With New Phone Coming, Amazon Puts Galaxy S III on Sale

By Cynthia Herbert :: 3:19 PM

With the next iteration of Galaxy handsets due to be unveiled tonight, Amazon has placed the current version, the Galaxy S III on sale temporarily.

The online retailer has cut the price for the Galaxy S III for Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint customers with who are new to the carrier, and purchase it with a two-year contract. In addition, Amazon has lowered its price on the Galaxy Note II on AT&T.

On Verizon and Sprint carriers, the handset has dropped from $69.99 to just one cent, in blue and white on both carriers, and black as an option for Verizon.

For customers new to AT&T, the S III is now $49.99 – down from $79.99 – and available in blue, white and red.

The Galaxy Note II is $69.99, down $30 for Sprint, and on AT&T, it’s $149.99.

Samsung will unveil the successor to the S III, the Galaxy S4 tonight in an event in New York City.