When will Verizon Wireless have the Samsung Galaxy s5 Mini available for sale?

[narntek]

No problem

[Corofin]

Clearly, they have to sell the remaining s4 Minis 😉

[Sam_K]

I still find it funny how Verizon wants to remain secretive about upcoming phone releases and tells customers to check out their news page for new phone releases.  When a customer asks when a particular phone is going to be available from Verizon, it would be better for Verizon to tell them an estimated release date instead of letting them wonder if they should wait or not.  Without any information the customer has to decide if they should get one of the current phones or wait for a phone that may never get released by them.  If they decide not to wait and get one of the current phones and then shortly after the return period expires for the phone they purchased the one they really wanted gets released, they're going to be a disappointed, annoyed and unhappy customer.

I would think that if Verizon if going to ever release the Galaxy S5 Mini they would want to do it before Samsung announces the Galaxy S6 which will probably be in March.  I stumbled across this topic because I really want to know if Verizon is ever going to carry the Galaxy S5 Mini because my friend wants a smaller Android phone with a good camera, not something with a 5+" screen.  There are others under consideration like the HTC One Remix and the Kyocera Brigadier but the Galaxy S5 Mini would be the best choice for the features that he's looking for. 

[Ann154]

The HTC Thunderbolt comes to mind of a phone they announced, but was delayed in releasing it.

I'm not positive, but the Galaxy S4 Mini might not have come to VZW until shortly before the Galaxy S5 was announced.

[Sam_K]

Ann154 I don't think you understood my point.  I wasn't saying that Verizon never delays a phone after it's announced.  I was saying that Verizon customer service reps never give an answer to people on this forum who ask when a particular phone will be available from Verizon (like in this thread).  Every customer service rep responds with something like "when it's announced you can read it about here" with a link to the Verizon news page as if customers are so interested in Verizon news that they're going to go and check the news page on a regular basis for new phone announcements.  That's just laughable. It would be better for people follow Verizon on Twitter or Facebook to find out about new phone releases.

The Galaxy S4 Mini for Verizon was announced by Samsung in October 2013 and was released by Verizon in November 2013 (along with the Galaxy S3 Mini) about 3 months before the Galaxy S5 was announced in February 2014.

Galaxy S4 mini coming to Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint in November | The Verge

Verizon launches Samsung Galaxy S3 + S4 Minis | Android Central

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/24/samsung-galaxy-s5-preview/

[narntek]

I find it laughable they always try to sell you something or are like, we can't help you with this, but we can upgrade you to a certain other device. I went to the mall the other day, tons among tons of S5 Mini Verizon accessories. It's coming, but I wish we could know when.

[mkarps]

Us cellular started carrying it now...does that mean you will shortly Verizon?  Both CDMA carriers.

[Snn5]

Will Verizon be releasing the S5 mini?

[ynggrsshppr91]

At a legitimate Verizon store? Are you sure these we not Galaxy Core Prime accessories?

[narntek]

We're talking a mall-type store. This would be like Cellairis, etc. It has Verizon branding on the case. Galaxy core prime is out of the question here.