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Best time to buy flagship S25 series

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TimonN
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Galaxy S
Hello,

So finally we have launch of S25 series by Samsung. After many leaks , we get official release.

So if anyone is planning to buy new phone and looking for flagships , I feel they definitely consider buying S25 Ultra now. Especially 512GB variant which is kind of sweet spot.
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I have been observing Samsung launches since past many years , since first S series came out. Always I have found pre-launch offers are best time to buy. You get great offers, coupons and very good trade in value for your older phones.

Currently I can see 10% off on Samsung shop (For first time user) + 10% off on FAB or ENBD Cards + AED 500 coupon. Apart from this there are other offers. Also trade in values of good.

If you have S23 ,S24 series phones , I am not sure if you need to upgrade. But S22 users can definitely go for it.
Also any user who has budget of over AED 4500 should seriously consider this over other options.

As for me, I guess I will continue with my S23 for 1 year more. Hopefully S23 > S26 will be big enough jump.

If anyone needs pre-booking coupon, I am sharing it for free. Ping me if you need it.

Best Regards
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Galaxy S
I have super mixed feelings Timon..
Remember last year i mentioned phones are saturated in terms of hardware, and the upgrades moving forward will be software and services. The S25U is the perfect example. In a case, i will not see a difference, and the internal hardware upgrades are normal with a new phone. Google is behind all the AI upgrades, amd they're coming to the S23U and S24U, yes i agree upgrading is not necessary for those, but definitely for S22 users. The offers this year are also meh, no more free Samsung Care+, it costs now between 100&150aed in the UAE if you subscribe. I don't know... Need to digest all of this, I refrained from posting, till i go over everything again :)
TimonN
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Galaxy S
Yes , compared to last year offers are not good.
But my point was IF someone is looking to buy flagship of samsung in near term, then this is best time.
I have seen prices reduce only after 6-8 months and that too reach level to what they are currently after applying offers.
I have just posted screenshot of price on EPP. there 512GB variant is effectively AED 4400 + 1 year Care+
Galaxy S
I preordered the 1TB,and will get the 2 years samsung care+
I have 120k points and used some of them as they will expire soon.
Not that impressed, but you know me by now, i itch to replace yearly.

I'll give you the nitty gritty details/rant/opinion soon 🙈
TimonN
Expert Level 4
Galaxy S
Wow , that was fast.
Anyways congratulations 👏

Device itself is very good , but if you compare against S24 Ultra I am not really sure how big jump it is.
Anyways we can have first hand review by you soon.
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Galaxy S
Our fellow @A7mal posted the specs sheet/comparison

Hardware, it's the minor upgrade you get yearly. The design yes has changed, but won't make a difference in my dbrand case(might get the transparent this time with a skin. But all the pressure was on Google's AI, that integrates better and improved the experience and brought features from the pixels,to finally put the final nail in Bixby.

https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S/Difference-b-w-S23Ultra-vs-S24Ultra-vs-S25ultra/td-p/18...
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BoElyas
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Galaxy S
I just got one
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TimonN
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Galaxy S
Which one ?
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BoElyas
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Galaxy S
Green Ultra
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Bob86
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Galaxy S
And when in your opinion will we get the one UI 7 update for S24U
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