Samsung has price sent out invitations for a Feb. 11 Galaxy Unpacked event, just as rumors earlier indicated. It'll be held in San Francisco at 11 a.m. Pacific.
That's all well and good, but what does that mean for the phone's actual sale date? For the Galaxy S10, Samsung held the product launch a few days before the Mobile World Congress 2019 trade show in Barcelona. It was unveiled on Feb. 20, but devices only started shipping March 8.
The takeaway? It's possible the Galaxy S20 could be in your hands before the end of February or within the first week of March, assuming the length of time between unveiling and sale is about two weeks once again.
Galaxy S20 price and models
There aren't any credible rumors regarding the price on the Galaxy S20 quite yet. But if the Galaxy S10 lineup is a guide, you can expect a range of models and an affordable model to go head-to-head with the iPhone 11.
The Galaxy S10e cost $749 when it debuted. The regular Galaxy S10 with its larger display cost $899 and the largest Galaxy S10 Plus cost $999. We expect similar prices this time around, but one wild card could be 5G. It's likely some Galaxy S20 variants will provide 5G connectivity, but what we don't know is how much that may add to the cost.
A tweet from Max Weinbach of XDA Developers names five Galaxy S20 models:
Samsung Galaxy S20
Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
Samsung Galaxy S20+
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Note the distinction between the S20+, S20+ 5G, and S20 Ultra 5G. The Ultra variant is expected to lead the range this time, offering the best camera technology of the bunch and perhaps a larger display to match. Weinbach reports that the 4G LTE versions may not release in the U.S.; given that they lack 5G connectivity, these models will likely forfeit the Snapdragon 865 as well, possibly opting for one of Samsung's Exynos chips instead.
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