A:AnswerYou have to pay the sales tax on the full amt of the price of the phone before discounts. So whatever the tax rate is where you live, the amount you pay will be the tax% on $949.00
A:AnswerNot sure if best buy will transfer your data over, but you can download the samsung app "smart switch" and copy all of your data from your old phone to your new phone. You will need to download it onto both phones, the old and new phone. It is easy to use and copies everything over. It will work on any name brand phone.