Samsung Galaxy S4 Ads Hints at Times Square

It’s looking more and more like Samsung is planning a public hands on with the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Times Square.

Samsung teased a Samsung experience in Times Square last week, and this morning New York awoke to three large Samsung Galaxy S4 banners in Times Square.

Two of the banners cover billboards that previously advertised a retail storefront for rent. This is the same retail store Microsoft occupied until earlier this year, offering up prime location for a Samsung Galaxy S4 hands on experience. The windows of the retail location are still papered up, but the big advertisement for a tenant is not there.

Could this be the new Samsung Experience in Times Square? If so, will Samsung allow fans to get a Samsung Galaxy S4 hands on ahead of the U.S. release date? It’s looking more and more likely.

It is a possibility that Samsung’s plans for a larger presence in the U.S. is a sign of a faster U.S. Samsung Galaxy S4 release date. Earlier rumors indicated that the Galaxy S4 release

could take place as soon as April, but that it may not arrive on U.S. carriers until May or June. If U.S. Carriers insisted on a U.S. launch for the Galaxy S4 and Samsung is planning a retail location in Times Square, perhaps the Samsung Galaxy S4 will launch in the U.S. at the same time as the international launch.

We’ve reached out to Samsung for a comment on what users can expect at the event and to find out if they are planning on occupying a retail location where shoppers can go hands on with the Samsung Galaxy S4 ahead of the release date. Samsung did not have additional information to share at that time.

Samsung challenges users to “Be Ready” for the next Galaxy in recent Times Square ads. The “4″ in the ad is linked to the Samsung Galaxy S4, which Samsung is expected to launch on March 14th.

Samsung will hold a Galaxy S4 launch event on March 14th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and will likely pair this with a public viewing and or “experience” in Times Square. The event starts at 7 PM, so the Times Square experience should also begin soon after.