Samsung S8 pre-orders hit 80,000 units

“The pre-orders are expected to hit 150,000 units by the end of this month,” industry sources said. Packed with a voice assistant, the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+ were listed on a Flipkart banner ad for pre-orders, starting from April 19.  Per sources, the company saw 15 times more traffic than usual on Samsung e store that led to a temporary downtime. The pre-booking saw more than four times the pre-booking compared to the earlier Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge devices. 

Early delivery for pre-booking customers will start from May 2 and owing to high demand of the black colour variants, the delivery date of these devices will start from May 12. Asim Warsi, Senior Vice-President, Mobile Business, Samsung India said: “We are overwhelmed with the response we have received for our flagships Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. A special ‘thank you’ to the customers for such a magnificent response. We are confident that S8 and S8+ will further propel our growth and we will be able to sustain and strengthen our position in India”. 

Set to give Apple iPhones a tough competition, Samsung released the devices with a voice assistant called Bixby. 

At Rs 57,900 and Rs 64,900, respectively, the S8 and S8+ devices with significantly larger screens, have re-engineered design with rounded edges and symmetrical sides make them compact and comfortable for one-handed operation.