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The Samsung Galaxy S24 / Ultra

Technerd108

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Looking forward to seeing what is actually released.

I would really like a purple s24 ultra but my finances are taking a beating in the new year so unless I can find another sweet deal like I got with Google Fi last year then I am going to have to skip.

Of course the s23 ultra is a great phone and will be for a while. I am most curious about how the titanium holds up compared to the aluminum armor. I almost feel like the titanium is a downgrade because it will scratch easier than aluminum armor. But it should look nice. I am curious about the camera array and AI features. A flat screen on the ultra would also be welcome but unlike the s22 ultra which had some issues with the QC 8 gen 1 the s23 8 gen 2 has been a huge success. So this year Samsung has to do more to entice people to upgrade.
 
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Here in the UK, Samsung are offering us a £50 discount code, a free case and screen protector when registering to watch the event online. We are also being offered a free Galany Watch 6 when pre-ordering. We now also have the Samsung store app available for the iPhone and iPad (Via the App Store).

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Dave245 said:
Here is the UK, Samsung are offering us a £50 discount code and a free case and screen protector when registering to watch the event online. We are also being offered a free Galany Watch 6 Classic when pre-ordering. We now also have the Samsung store app available for the iPhone and iPad (Via the App Store).

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Unfortunately it seems like it’s the 40mm Galaxy Watch 6 freebie. No use to me at that size otherwise this would have been a big carrot for me with the 44mm. There is always a but with Samsung. Argh!
 
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kkh786 said:
Unfortunately it seems like it’s the 40mm Galaxy Watch 6 freebie. No use to me at that size otherwise this would have been a big carrot for me with the 44mm. There is always a but with Samsung. Argh!
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Maybe they will offer a discount to jump to the 44m, It's a nice little freebie for those of us in the UK, I don't remember Samsung offering that for the last few years. There's also rumours they will be offering a free storage upgrade, order the 256 and they will give you the 512, if that's also true it will be a nice bunch of freebies this year for us UK lot.

Galaxy Watch 6 free
£50 off when registering
and a free storage upgrade

That's great in my opinion. That's before I use the 5% off on top from using the app for the first time.
 
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Dave245 said:
Here in the UK, Samsung are offering us a £50 discount code, a free case and screen protector when registering to watch the event online. We are also being offered a free Galany Watch 6 when pre-ordering. We now also have the Samsung store app available for the iPhone and iPad (Via the App Store).

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That looks like a nice deal for the phone. I'm still clutching to a Note 20 Ultra (from release). Honestly, the performance is fine and I'm surprised the battery hasn't had any issues. That's almost 3.5 years old. I might just finally upgrade.
 
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Dave245 said:
Maybe they will offer a discount to jump to the 44m, It's a nice little freebie for those of us in the UK, I don't remember Samsung offering that for the last few years. There's also rumours they will be offering a free storage upgrade, order the 256 and they will give you the 512, if that's also true it will be a nice bunch of freebies this year for us UK lot.

Galaxy Watch 6 free
£50 off when registering
and a free storage upgrade

That's great in my opinion. That's before I use the 5% off on top from using the app for the first time.
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certainly a good deal

Heard they may also be offering two year samsung care included as well. maybe select markets
 
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kkh786 said:
Unfortunately it seems like it’s the 40mm Galaxy Watch 6 freebie. No use to me at that size otherwise this would have been a big carrot for me with the 44mm. There is always a but with Samsung. Argh!
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i would no doubt sell it regardless as i will never part with my apple watch but i imagine could get a decent amount for it selling it privately.

i would rather have the free storage and samsung care to be honest. or buds or even a tablet discount
 
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The Game 161 said:
certainly a good deal

Heard they may also be offering two year samsung care included as well. maybe select markets
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It's the best deal I think we have had in the UK from Samsung, if I'm not mistaken? also the deals when registering (free screen protector and case) plus £50 off.

If I do end up pre-ordering, my plan is to use my Apple Watch Ultra with my iPad Pro, since I have Apple Fitness+ I kind of need to keep the Apple Watch Ultra around. But then as my everyday watch, I'll use the free Samsung Watch 6. My iPhone will be given to a family member.
 
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keithop said:
2. Android or oneui or both have these "switches" where all I see is an on/off switch. Fine, cool, easy right? but no because some of them are straight on/off but some of them have options behind them but with no indication that they're there! This meant that I would look and see notification category "new emails" turned on but if I clicked into the switch then another screen of options appeared including things like "show in popup" which was sometimes off and explained why my notification experience was inconsistent.
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THIS I can attest to.
 
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kkh786 said:
o use to me at that size otherwise this would have been a big carrot for me with the 44mm.
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Dave245 said:
Maybe they will offer a discount to jump to the 44m, It's a nice little freebie for those of us in the UK, I don't remember Samsung offering that for the last few years. There's also rumours they will be offering a free storage upgrade, order the 256 and they will give you the 512, if that's also true it will be a nice bunch of freebies this year for us UK lot.

Galaxy Watch 6 free
£50 off when registering
and a free storage upgrade

That's great in my opinion. That's before I use the 5% off on top from using the app for the first time.
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While I'll agree - for me the Galaxy Watch 6 at 40mm doesn't work for me, and yet if there is no bump with a discount to get the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 47mm (WiFi) model ... then I'd take the 6 Classic at 40mm and SELL it to provide the extra dinero for the one I'm after.

Discounts and Trade-ins at Samsung is seriously incredible and stellar in the industry.
You can NEVER get that with Apple; they cannot think that way.
 
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DeepIn2U said:
While I'll agree - for me the Galaxy Watch 6 at 40mm doesn't work for me, and yet if there is no bump with a discount to get the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 47mm (WiFi) model ... then I'd take the 6 Classic at 40mm and SELL it to provide the extra dinero for the one I'm after.

Discounts and Trade-ins at Samsung is seriously incredible and stellar in the industry.
You can NEVER get that with Apple; they cannot think that way.
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Good thinking. I have registered for the event, but so far i’ve not had my code for the £50 off.

The Galaxy Watch is a nice touch, even if people like yourself sell it. It’s still a discount because you are making money back. I might keep the free Galaxy Watch 6 if it’s not too small and the battery life is good (At least as good as Apple Watch).
 
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keithop said:
I'm definitely in on the S24ultra, I hope for double storage. I have the galaxy watch classic 6 so if I "have to" get a free watch I'll be selling it.

It's still more freebies/discounts than I ever got from Apple.
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Exactly!

I like Apple but sometimes the cost really makes me ask if it is worth it.

No company gives two $hits about any of us other than money so I have no illusions about any of them.

That being said, Samsung has been more than fair with me over many years as a customer. I have as a repeat customer been able to own new devices I otherwise couldn't afford because of higher than market trade in values on my used Samsung devices. No other company has offered me better deals consistently and that makes a big difference in my purchase decisions.
 
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Technerd108 said:
Exactly!

I like Apple but sometimes the cost really makes me ask if it is worth it.

No company gives two $hits about any of us other than money so I have no illusions about any of them.

That being said, Samsung has been more than fair with me over many years as a customer. I have as a repeat customer been able to own new devices I otherwise couldn't afford because of higher than market trade in values on my used Samsung devices. No other company has offered me better deals consistently and that makes a big difference in my purchase decisions.
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I don’t think I’ve ever gotten anything free from apple….
 
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skulls17 said:
I don’t think I’ve ever gotten anything free from apple….
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I got a free 1st gen iPod Shuffle 512 ages ago (white USB stick).

No other freebies from Apple other than wholesale replacemnet of everything besides display on 12" 2015 m3 512/16 GB (that I still use for LR 6.14 photo viewing when out & about!) and 2017 i7 512/16GB that I bought used and sold for $200 more a couple of years later.
 
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jamezr said:
I got a free bumper case from Apple for my iPhone 4. This was after they told me I was holding it wrong......and that was why it would lose cell service.
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Ah I just posted that. I can’t remember having the issue but I sure as hell got my free bumper case lol
 
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Come on people. Apple gives gift cards away for free. That is about it. And you are lucky if you get them.

I got an edu discount on a MacBook Air with a free $150 gift card. I got a similar discount and $100 gift card when I got my 5th gen iPad air.

$250 from Apple for free. Not bad. You can get some freebies from Apple every blue moon but they do occasionally give them on some devices at some times.
 
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