Your Guide to Galaxy XR Launch Day: How to Maximize Your Bonuses

Samsung will finally announce the Galaxy XR headset on October 21. If history is any guide, pre-orders will likely open shortly after the event. In the meantime, the company is offering a free $100 to anyone who completes a reservation. To clarify, reservations are simply a way to show interest in an upcoming product, and you don’t have to pay anything. So there’s nothing to lose, but definitely a hundred dollars to gain.

Samsung is giving you $100, and we’re offering $75 worth gift cards. So don’t forget to claim your $175!

You can catch the launch event live from the comfort of your home. In a separate article, we’ve detailed the timings across several time zones and where you can watch the event live. Once the Galaxy XR is officially announced, you can head to our pre-order link, where we’ll add the purchase option. After completing your purchase, you can be assured that you’ll receive two bonus gifts from us: a $50 Amazon gift card and a $25 Google Play gift card. It’s our way of saying thanks to our readers.

You can use the $50 Amazon gift card to buy accessories for your Galaxy XR or anything else you like. Yes, even groceries and cookies. The $25 Google Play gift card can be used to purchase whatever you fancy on the Play Store. There will likely be a variety of offerings once the Android XR operating system is released.

Here’s the important part: you’ll need to verify your purchase using a form that we’ll send via our newsletter. Please make sure to subscribe to the newsletter, as we’ll be sharing more important details there around 945 PM EST on 10/21 (launch night). In addition, you can sign up for alerts via text message if you like. You won’t need to provide your order ID, just a screenshot of your purchase. That’s it, and you’ll soon receive your bonus gifts along with your Galaxy XR. We expect to send the bonus gifts around November 1, 2025, when the promotion closes.

If you’re planning to buy a Galaxy S26 device, you can also sign up for our usual mystery box program, open now. This program gets you a box full of accessories for your new phone, all completely free.