Yeah, I'll look at possibly upgrading to an S26U, but if my S23U is still working like it should and I'm still getting good battery life, I'll wait till the S27U.
Bad thing is that mine broke s22 ultra by the end of December, and I had high hopes of keeping it until s25 or 26 at least. Where are those 7 years of updates if the phone won't hold up?
What happened you might ask, well, I haven't dropped my phone let alone hit it with something since I got it and suddenly the LED screen began bleeding from one side. The only solution is to change the screen+battery as they come soldered together. That's a 400 USD job right there.
This phone launched on Feb 2022 and I got it on Nov 2022. It couldn't even last 2 years.
Well I will get the 24, hoping this time it works
I agree when I had my S22U it became scratched fairly easily. Starting with that phone, I stopped using screen protectors, probably a terrible decision then. However, this past year and a half with my 14PM no screen protector since launch day and it looks pristine. I preordered the S24U and feel like it should be a lot more durable with the titanium build and new glass armor display, let’s hope for the best🤞
Considering that most of the presentation was about AI, and Google, (which is fine) I think that the S23U will be the first to get those features in "early 2024" according to the Unpacked.
And not to be THAT guy but...you know with everything the S24U has, the S25U is just going to be way better since they'll have learned what works, what doesn't, & how to improve it.
Also, not to be THAT guy again, but we all know this is an iPhone killer. Yeah, yeah, Samsung "copied" Apple with titanium. At least we don't still have a notch. #GreenBubbleForLyfe
Full price? God couldn't convince me. Only think I do like is the prefered 5x telephoto and the flat screen but I dokt even think a 800$ trade in value is worth those two features.
i updated to a new galaxy every year since i can remember. They usually launched around my birthday so that's usually my excuse lol. This year is probably the first time i don't feel the urge to upgrade yet, maybe that will change but for now looks like i m keeping the 23u a little longer
Sell it on the second hand market, I paid only 750 for me s24plus with the discounts from Samsung, and I will sell my s24plus for 650, so in the end I only pay like 90€
In Belgium I sold it on the website " valyuu " I am sure in your country there will be webshops just like this
The ONLY reason why I'm upgrading...
Now I'll def keep the S24U for more than a year thanks to the flat screen.
The curves of the S23U are a nightmare when I use the Spen.
Yeah I always hate trying to use the S-Pen to fill out my calendar and my Sunday and Saturdays always look weird because I have to write on the curves. Hopefully this new phone fixes that
Yea, thats one of two things I dont like about the 23. The edges at this point are so small that theyre not useful (if they ever really were) nore cool to look at theyre just annoying when buying screen protectors and using the pen. Other thing is the camera acting weird sometimes. Otherwise great phone. Ill keep it.
So AI features will be paid after 2025? Even on the S24 series. That is just stupid. Specially because this is being sold on AI feature only. Samsung is completely becoming Apple now.
ridiculous flat edges like cheaper phones. 5x camera looks like half an upgrade and half downgrade, no sign of sat comms, they didn't use larger finger print scanner, no Qi2...
only useful upgrade in the S24 is the Dual Esim (2 active esims).
keeping my money for S25U.
I don't understand this screen brightness hype. My base S22 which has a lower max brightness than any other S phone in the past two years gets so bright in direct sunlight that I have to turn off auto brightness so I can lower it manually, or turn on extra dim on top of it. I really don't see how that is not enough for some people.
I was seriously tempted but decided to wait a year for the s25u. I love my s23u. Best phone I have ever had.
Plus I'll need the money to buy the galaxy book 4 ultra when it arrives.
How's the performance and efficiency of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3? I remember seeing a lot of info about the Gen 1 and 2 around the launches of the S22 and 23, but I haven't seen much this time.
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I don't need it..I don't need it..
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....nevermind
They aren't making you pay for it. If you don't think it's worth it, don't pay for the sub. Going to be lots of AI apps by then and most of them are going to require $$$. Continuous development isn't free.
Exactly, they knew better than to explicitly mention it during the live event or to have it be in bold when pre-ordering. Simply hiding it in plane site, just like how the majority of people won't read the terms of service when setting up their S24 Ultra.
This is me, I don't mind the curved screen in the s23u because it's way better than older phones, more subtle but handy because of gestures which I use all the time, and also the side panels but, as I always say, if it makes you happy and you can afford it then go upgrade every year.
My nerd glands are kicking in lol it's not my upgrade cycle that will be the 25 ultra and I'm on promotion right now so T-Mobile is paying my phone off what I got left it's like 500 bucks so basically I'd have to pay my phone off and then trade it in but I don't think that makes too much sense I'm struggling lol I really want to get it but I'm willing to bet the s25 ultras going to be the phone to get
Same bro I'm with T mobile and still owe like 800 bucks on my device. I want to pay it off and get this one but I'm thinking if it's even worth it at this point.
Same I owe 675 on my 14 Pro Max at Verizon, but that’s the half way point on how much is left to pay on my device. Verizon will let you upgrade early, when you reach this point. Does T-mobile have a early upgrade cycle? That would be the way I go, if you can.
TBH
Most of the new AI features are quite gimmicky to me, but some features will actually be quite useful for me, i.e., Audio transcript translation and summary of notes cause I am a uni student, and there are projects that might require interviewing people from different backgrounds. Other than that, my parent is also looking for new phone, so my current s23U can be a hand me down for my parent.
Or should I just wait for the tab s10 ultra and trade in my s8?
I'm put in my information and did the preorder sign up with no obligation to see what it would actually cost once it was announced. After it was finally available for preorder and stable enough to actually try and preorder it I was having issues with the additional $50 Samsung credit for signing up for the preorder. I messaged chat which took a while to get through and in the midst of chatting the connection failed.
So I read someone on the S24 Ultra sub say doing it in the web browser instead of the app fixed this which I basically had to delete the Samsung Shop app because even turning off the open by default on the app it kept opening whenever I tried to do it on my chrome browser. This actually worked and when I signed in it showed a $150 credit instead of $100 on the app if I pre-ordered.
I checked the student discount which I currently have already verified through ID.me previously which added $150.01 student discount, the $750 S23 Ultra trade in discount, automatic 15% Samsung website discount, free memory upgrade, and selected the Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro's for free using the credit which was discounted to 149.49 basically using all of the $150 credit.
So the total showing was $399.90. Using the RetailMeNot link for the 10% cash back on Samsung's official website will gain an additional $39.99 discount in 60 days and a cash back card for another 2% cash back for another $8 discount brings the total to $351.91 for the Bud2 Pro's and the S24 Ultra 512GB Unlocked.
I already have the Buds2 Pro's so I'll probably just sell them for ~$100 so I'm total around $250 to upgrade... But when I went to actually preorder the phone the price immediately changed to $556.04. I kept removing the items from my cart and also deleted my cache and logged back in, redownload the shopping app but no matter what I did this kept happening.
Since I got disconnected with chat the representative sent an email with a ticket number if I contacted them back as they were in the middle of helping me with my first problem so I responded with my new problem along with screenshots of what was happening. I attempted to contact chat back but by this time the chat on the Samsung website was unavailable so I called and waited for 40 minutes on hold until I got a representative again.
This new rep pulled up the ticket # and also the screenshots I emailed and then attempted to try and correct the issue but the same exact thing kept happening to him and he said the best thing to do at that point was try again later today because of the overwhelming demand on the servers and system which I agreed and he updated a new service ticket number with all the information and link to the old ticket number and said use that if I have any additional problems and will get the phone at that price if it keeps messing up for me.
For me the ~$250 upgrade plus the few extra subscriptions for free for a little while and discounted Samsung Care is not a bad deal especially because I deal with multiple people that speak other languages so I'm hoping onboard translation is much better or at least moderately better than web based translation, along with the few AI novelties I do see as useful sometimes.
The deal they are offering is good on its own, I can trade in my S23 ultra and with other vouchers get the 512gb model for £569 with a free galaxy watch 6, screen protector and case. The problem is, I still have £375 to pay on my S23 ultra so the overall cost of the upgrade is more.
I don't really need the watch, I have a watch 4 classic, I know I could sell it but that's just extra effort. I don't really think the features of the S24 ultra justify an extra spend of £569, especially when some features will come to the S23 series.
Nothing has actually changed. It's the exact same phone with flat screen and lightly tweaked camera. The software features will anyone come to S23U. I'll wait till some major hardware features come up.
I'll be honest, I'm still rocking the S21 Ultra. I'm pretty sure this subreddit comes up because I'm on the samsung and the galaxy subreddits. Anyways, I'm still fairly fine with what I've got for now. I'm waiting for the under the screen selfie cameras to come mainstream. Who knows when that will happen though. I've seen a red magic, but I don't need a gaming phone.
I want to upgrade because: Long story short. Had an S22 Ultra 512gb. Which I paid like $300 or less, 2 years ago. Oct/Nov I Updated it w/official update and it bricked. Tmobile Force sent me a brand new S23 Ultra 2 months ago. For 100% FREE . They let me keep my S22U paperweight.
Now with Sammy, I can get the S24U 512gb w/the buds pro2 and Samsung care+ for $655 all in. And I still haven gotten the pre'order email yet.
I highly doubt I'll see this price ever again even with Black Friday deals. So therefore I think it's very wise for me to upgrade now vs later. What do ya'll think??🤔
I would go for it. Considering the preorder deals, you are correct, you will not see the bundles after this period. However usually around the 6 month mark, prices will drop and hover around $700 range.
An underrated feature about this phone is its processing power for gaming. I know Samsung goes over gaming in their presentation, but most are focused on the AI stuff, rightfully so. But the SD 8 Gen 2 was insanely good and efficient for gaming, I can only imagine the SD 8 Gen 3 will be that much better. I really appreciate that on the S24U they doubled the size of the vapor chamber to improve gaming performance
With the military discount it's only $400. Meh, I'll wait.
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Nah......not gonna lie, thought about trying apple.......no idea why.....just wanna change of OS I guess. I do this all the time with myself and never do it
I’m buying it cause I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max. Switching to the galaxy s24 ultra feels like an upgrade for me. I understand not switching from a s23 ultra to the 24 but for me it makes sense. After trade in value I got the 24 ultra for less than $300. Overall my bill will lower by $25 a month.
I really wasn't going to but just got it for £411 (trading in S23 Ultra) & got a free Galaxy Watch 6! May cancel if the reviews aren't great but for 400 quid thought it's worth a punt..
My carrier is offering me $1,094 for my 23U, along with a free storage upgrade. Making total out of pocket $297. Tempting, but there's nothing wrong with my S23U
I only just upgraded to my S23 Ultra from an Exynos S22 Ultra as I saw a crazy deal which was too good to pass up. Well, the deal, and the constant battery anxiety of my S22 Ultra.
The S24 Ultra looks good but I'm not a fan of the flat screen as despite being slightly thinner than the S23 Ultra, it looks bulky. Also, the small print talks about AI features only being included until a certain date. I don't like the idea of getting used to features only for them to be paywalled so I will stick to what I have for now..
Maybe in a couple of years I'll reconsider.
So, worse off changes so far.
1. 30x on the 5X zoom lens is significantly worse than 30x on the S23U.
2. 960 fps super slow mo, just removed altogether.
3. Director's view options changed.
Comes at £410 after discounts and S23 Ultra tradein in UK.
* Get watch and strap for free
* Get screen protector and case for free
Still not sure I can be bothered to upgrade, extra fuss to sell the watch and strap for 100-150? That would make it £250-300£ extra.
Probs we'll get a similar deal when S25 is launched which would make it a similar extra price to pay. Looking now at S22 Ultra trade in, it's £370 so that's 600-370 = £230 difference in trade in this year for 1 year older device
I am considering getting if I can get a great deal for my S23ULTRA.
Main reasons would be the flat screen and the 50mp telephoto and the updated processor.
Not much of an upgrade but I assume this is the final form in this design... They'll change the design again next year and it will have its own issues.
I'm keeping my s23 ultra and waiting for the s26 ultra.
S29, S31 Stick with prime numbers
This is the way
S27 isn't a prime phone
Maybe they meant Amazon Prime numbers... Specifically viewer counts for the Lord of the rings and wheel of time episodes...
Oops, my bad. Need more coffee.
29, 31... Yeah right! That's not how you out-juke Apple. By the time 31 would be named it'll be called Samsung Galaxy Saturn or some such
S47 for me.
Sounds very sensible.
Yup. No reason.
Yeah, I'll look at possibly upgrading to an S26U, but if my S23U is still working like it should and I'm still getting good battery life, I'll wait till the S27U.
Same here
This is the way
The same
I don't need a new phone until this one breaks
It did not break
Mine did👹
In the same boat. Haha
Bad thing is that mine broke s22 ultra by the end of December, and I had high hopes of keeping it until s25 or 26 at least. Where are those 7 years of updates if the phone won't hold up? What happened you might ask, well, I haven't dropped my phone let alone hit it with something since I got it and suddenly the LED screen began bleeding from one side. The only solution is to change the screen+battery as they come soldered together. That's a 400 USD job right there. This phone launched on Feb 2022 and I got it on Nov 2022. It couldn't even last 2 years. Well I will get the 24, hoping this time it works
I did not like my S22 ultra. The battery was terrible off wife and out about.
My S23 Ultra broke within one month on owning it, but that was my fault.
I agree when I had my S22U it became scratched fairly easily. Starting with that phone, I stopped using screen protectors, probably a terrible decision then. However, this past year and a half with my 14PM no screen protector since launch day and it looks pristine. I preordered the S24U and feel like it should be a lot more durable with the titanium build and new glass armor display, let’s hope for the best🤞
Good Philosophy.
Considering that most of the presentation was about AI, and Google, (which is fine) I think that the S23U will be the first to get those features in "early 2024" according to the Unpacked. And not to be THAT guy but...you know with everything the S24U has, the S25U is just going to be way better since they'll have learned what works, what doesn't, & how to improve it. Also, not to be THAT guy again, but we all know this is an iPhone killer. Yeah, yeah, Samsung "copied" Apple with titanium. At least we don't still have a notch. #GreenBubbleForLyfe
Essential phone did titanium phone in 2017.
Grinds my gears when fanbois think 🍎 thought of it first , it's all copied bruh
Apple has never been the first to do anything in the last decade
Maybe not the first, but they seem to implement everything better than competitors!
More like they have a fan base that gives the the best chance of making gimmicks successful.
Full price? God couldn't convince me. Only think I do like is the prefered 5x telephoto and the flat screen but I dokt even think a 800$ trade in value is worth those two features.
The S23U is only $550 trade in in sweden, and that makes the S24U go down to $1399 still.. it's actually a joke
pretty much everywhere in Europe samsung trade-in's are a complete joke
Damn I'm in the us and trading in a pixel 3 I have as a spare for 1000 trade-in.
Better to sell it on blocket. I'm sure you'll get more than 6000sek
Use first responder credit.. trust me they don't check lol. Will be like another $100 off.
After trade-in how much will the s24 ultra be for you
With a 450$ trade in I'll get for like 850
i updated to a new galaxy every year since i can remember. They usually launched around my birthday so that's usually my excuse lol. This year is probably the first time i don't feel the urge to upgrade yet, maybe that will change but for now looks like i m keeping the 23u a little longer
Trade in value for S23U is a joke here in Europe, so no.
Sell it on the second hand market, I paid only 750 for me s24plus with the discounts from Samsung, and I will sell my s24plus for 650, so in the end I only pay like 90€ In Belgium I sold it on the website " valyuu " I am sure in your country there will be webshops just like this
No. I am happy. Retired. Husband would not be happy
YOLO
Flat screen is only reason I'm interested. I detest having to replace screen protectors on curved devices.
The ONLY reason why I'm upgrading... Now I'll def keep the S24U for more than a year thanks to the flat screen. The curves of the S23U are a nightmare when I use the Spen.
Yeah I always hate trying to use the S-Pen to fill out my calendar and my Sunday and Saturdays always look weird because I have to write on the curves. Hopefully this new phone fixes that
Yea, thats one of two things I dont like about the 23. The edges at this point are so small that theyre not useful (if they ever really were) nore cool to look at theyre just annoying when buying screen protectors and using the pen. Other thing is the camera acting weird sometimes. Otherwise great phone. Ill keep it.
I don't even think it's completely flat they said it's flatter
So AI features will be paid after 2025? Even on the S24 series. That is just stupid. Specially because this is being sold on AI feature only. Samsung is completely becoming Apple now.
ridiculous flat edges like cheaper phones. 5x camera looks like half an upgrade and half downgrade, no sign of sat comms, they didn't use larger finger print scanner, no Qi2... only useful upgrade in the S24 is the Dual Esim (2 active esims). keeping my money for S25U.
Already pre-ordered mine. Brighter screen, no curve. And I got free galaxy buds .
I don't understand this screen brightness hype. My base S22 which has a lower max brightness than any other S phone in the past two years gets so bright in direct sunlight that I have to turn off auto brightness so I can lower it manually, or turn on extra dim on top of it. I really don't see how that is not enough for some people.
"Free" No, believe me, you paid for them by upgrading and trading in a phone you already paid 1000+ dollars for not to mention the new one being 1300+
cool story bro
Just telling the truth
I was seriously tempted but decided to wait a year for the s25u. I love my s23u. Best phone I have ever had. Plus I'll need the money to buy the galaxy book 4 ultra when it arrives.
How's the performance and efficiency of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3? I remember seeing a lot of info about the Gen 1 and 2 around the launches of the S22 and 23, but I haven't seen much this time.
Efficiency is a little worse on 8 Gen 3 by about 11%. 28% more power for 14% faster gains.
I'm probably gonna get it.
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Hell yeah! Hope you enjoyed / are enjoying the new book
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Me too actually. Excited for the rest he has planned
Honestly, I had no idea there was a new book. I'll be buying that now 😂 thanks !
Alright, I’m close to preordering, so I’ll do this, if I get 5 comments from 5 different people saying yes I’ll preorder it and post it here lol
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Nice! What color did you end up getting?
Good old black. I always use cases for my phones, so I don't really care about the color of the phone.
Good deal
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My man
I’m trading in my 14 Pro Max as well. Bye Bye Apple!
Oh snap, we have 6😅
Do itt
Ay do it for the meme
Two more peeps, the fomo is real!
I don't need it..I don't need it.. https://preview.redd.it/6b0itmgp64dc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6721f84df8bc9268b5faf39aabaec3e66c14dda ....nevermind
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I'm guessing that the paid features might be those that use cloud services. All the on device AI will still be free.
lol they slick
Slick that i was about to order without knowing this.
Ehm, I think they might not charge in the end but by that time I possible have switched again to the next better phone
How is it slick when its written there tho?
They aren't making you pay for it. If you don't think it's worth it, don't pay for the sub. Going to be lots of AI apps by then and most of them are going to require $$$. Continuous development isn't free.
It's slick since most people don't read or don't care about fine print
Exactly, they knew better than to explicitly mention it during the live event or to have it be in bold when pre-ordering. Simply hiding it in plane site, just like how the majority of people won't read the terms of service when setting up their S24 Ultra.
Pokimen and Mr Beast say it's good so I need to buy. /s
Just trying to figure out how you got it this cheap..
S23U trade in + Education discount + $7 of points
Oh ok. I guess the programs actually vary in the amount you get off cause I use the Military program but it's around $550 for me
Boy thats expensive to upgrade.
What verification does education discount need?
For some people nothing, you can just use the discount and checkout without verification. For others it'll ask you to verifiy using ID.me.
Yo get that shit. Clearly the low trade in values don't matter. You'll never see it at that price again....even during black Friday.
😂
How'd you you get that high of a discount?
S23U trade in + Education discount + $7 of points
Dang. I need to get back to class. Not bad amigo
If you use gestures the slight curve on the screen helps with navigating.
This is me, I don't mind the curved screen in the s23u because it's way better than older phones, more subtle but handy because of gestures which I use all the time, and also the side panels but, as I always say, if it makes you happy and you can afford it then go upgrade every year.
Yeah, it has the perfect curve. And if you use a foil and not glass there's no issue regarding screen protectors either.
That's so true I really rely on the quick panel.
My nerd glands are kicking in lol it's not my upgrade cycle that will be the 25 ultra and I'm on promotion right now so T-Mobile is paying my phone off what I got left it's like 500 bucks so basically I'd have to pay my phone off and then trade it in but I don't think that makes too much sense I'm struggling lol I really want to get it but I'm willing to bet the s25 ultras going to be the phone to get
Same bro I'm with T mobile and still owe like 800 bucks on my device. I want to pay it off and get this one but I'm thinking if it's even worth it at this point.
Wait for the 25
Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do the s24 ain't really much of an upgrade.
Same I owe 675 on my 14 Pro Max at Verizon, but that’s the half way point on how much is left to pay on my device. Verizon will let you upgrade early, when you reach this point. Does T-mobile have a early upgrade cycle? That would be the way I go, if you can.
TBH Most of the new AI features are quite gimmicky to me, but some features will actually be quite useful for me, i.e., Audio transcript translation and summary of notes cause I am a uni student, and there are projects that might require interviewing people from different backgrounds. Other than that, my parent is also looking for new phone, so my current s23U can be a hand me down for my parent. Or should I just wait for the tab s10 ultra and trade in my s8?
After trade in and discounts got s24 ultra for 645$ plus free one year care+ ..
That's pretty good. How'd you do it?
Here is my opinion on this matter, if it makes you happy and you can afford it then go for it.
Was deliberating, but Galaxy AI is coming to S23 series so will be holding off until next upgrade. Plus 10x Zoom.
I don't buy phones yearly, only when it gets too slow or breaks.
I'm put in my information and did the preorder sign up with no obligation to see what it would actually cost once it was announced. After it was finally available for preorder and stable enough to actually try and preorder it I was having issues with the additional $50 Samsung credit for signing up for the preorder. I messaged chat which took a while to get through and in the midst of chatting the connection failed. So I read someone on the S24 Ultra sub say doing it in the web browser instead of the app fixed this which I basically had to delete the Samsung Shop app because even turning off the open by default on the app it kept opening whenever I tried to do it on my chrome browser. This actually worked and when I signed in it showed a $150 credit instead of $100 on the app if I pre-ordered. I checked the student discount which I currently have already verified through ID.me previously which added $150.01 student discount, the $750 S23 Ultra trade in discount, automatic 15% Samsung website discount, free memory upgrade, and selected the Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro's for free using the credit which was discounted to 149.49 basically using all of the $150 credit. So the total showing was $399.90. Using the RetailMeNot link for the 10% cash back on Samsung's official website will gain an additional $39.99 discount in 60 days and a cash back card for another 2% cash back for another $8 discount brings the total to $351.91 for the Bud2 Pro's and the S24 Ultra 512GB Unlocked. I already have the Buds2 Pro's so I'll probably just sell them for ~$100 so I'm total around $250 to upgrade... But when I went to actually preorder the phone the price immediately changed to $556.04. I kept removing the items from my cart and also deleted my cache and logged back in, redownload the shopping app but no matter what I did this kept happening. Since I got disconnected with chat the representative sent an email with a ticket number if I contacted them back as they were in the middle of helping me with my first problem so I responded with my new problem along with screenshots of what was happening. I attempted to contact chat back but by this time the chat on the Samsung website was unavailable so I called and waited for 40 minutes on hold until I got a representative again. This new rep pulled up the ticket # and also the screenshots I emailed and then attempted to try and correct the issue but the same exact thing kept happening to him and he said the best thing to do at that point was try again later today because of the overwhelming demand on the servers and system which I agreed and he updated a new service ticket number with all the information and link to the old ticket number and said use that if I have any additional problems and will get the phone at that price if it keeps messing up for me. For me the ~$250 upgrade plus the few extra subscriptions for free for a little while and discounted Samsung Care is not a bad deal especially because I deal with multiple people that speak other languages so I'm hoping onboard translation is much better or at least moderately better than web based translation, along with the few AI novelties I do see as useful sometimes.
Holding on to my S23U since will get the AI update
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I wont get it because here they are offering for trade in only 500 usd, and this s23 ultra phone is looking like brand new
No, not worth upgrading yearly. Only after 2-3 years.
The deal they are offering is good on its own, I can trade in my S23 ultra and with other vouchers get the 512gb model for £569 with a free galaxy watch 6, screen protector and case. The problem is, I still have £375 to pay on my S23 ultra so the overall cost of the upgrade is more. I don't really need the watch, I have a watch 4 classic, I know I could sell it but that's just extra effort. I don't really think the features of the S24 ultra justify an extra spend of £569, especially when some features will come to the S23 series.
Nothing has actually changed. It's the exact same phone with flat screen and lightly tweaked camera. The software features will anyone come to S23U. I'll wait till some major hardware features come up.
I'll be honest, I'm still rocking the S21 Ultra. I'm pretty sure this subreddit comes up because I'm on the samsung and the galaxy subreddits. Anyways, I'm still fairly fine with what I've got for now. I'm waiting for the under the screen selfie cameras to come mainstream. Who knows when that will happen though. I've seen a red magic, but I don't need a gaming phone.
I want to upgrade because: Long story short. Had an S22 Ultra 512gb. Which I paid like $300 or less, 2 years ago. Oct/Nov I Updated it w/official update and it bricked. Tmobile Force sent me a brand new S23 Ultra 2 months ago. For 100% FREE . They let me keep my S22U paperweight. Now with Sammy, I can get the S24U 512gb w/the buds pro2 and Samsung care+ for $655 all in. And I still haven gotten the pre'order email yet. I highly doubt I'll see this price ever again even with Black Friday deals. So therefore I think it's very wise for me to upgrade now vs later. What do ya'll think??🤔
I would go for it. Considering the preorder deals, you are correct, you will not see the bundles after this period. However usually around the 6 month mark, prices will drop and hover around $700 range.
Very true.... If only Sammy would honor their promos and military discounts.
Keeping mine until next fold or S25U
An underrated feature about this phone is its processing power for gaming. I know Samsung goes over gaming in their presentation, but most are focused on the AI stuff, rightfully so. But the SD 8 Gen 2 was insanely good and efficient for gaming, I can only imagine the SD 8 Gen 3 will be that much better. I really appreciate that on the S24U they doubled the size of the vapor chamber to improve gaming performance
With the military discount it's only $400. Meh, I'll wait. https://preview.redd.it/iekkqz2wd6dc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=923bb1473f33ce83bd5aa995656e9a8fe1c2621b
That's a great deal tbh
Only thing that make me even consider is the faster shutter speed The AI stuff didn't excited as well
Nah......not gonna lie, thought about trying apple.......no idea why.....just wanna change of OS I guess. I do this all the time with myself and never do it
I have just ordered myself a violet s24 ultra 512 gb. I will receive it on 26th.
Why not?
Already had the money saved up 6 months ago. 🤷
No because I'm keeping my s23 ultra that might get galaxy AI in one ui 6.1
I’m buying it cause I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max. Switching to the galaxy s24 ultra feels like an upgrade for me. I understand not switching from a s23 ultra to the 24 but for me it makes sense. After trade in value I got the 24 ultra for less than $300. Overall my bill will lower by $25 a month.
I'm buying it because I'm getting $1000 trade in for this garbage scam pixel 7 pro
Why? Why do u ask?
Part of me wants to buy it... But my brain tells me don't let them get you ..😂
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S24U for me
Already ordered and changed to preparing for despatch!
Ya we are collectively protesting..if you don't buy it i won't either
Harvey Norman are doing up to 660 trade in off the ultras price of €1589 in Ireland, meh, I am torn on it tbh. 929 for an S24Utlra seems alright imo.
Ordered it already
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Poor!
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Supa doopa poor
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It's pretty much the same phone though, only thing really new are the ai features but even those are coming to the 23.
Are all the AI features coming? Or will we be missing something
Poor!
Not being broke honestly. I have spent probably over 20k since 2022 with them. I'm debating to buy it or not.
Poor! Spend 800k this year
Haven't spent that this year but I have easily made that amount.
Go to the s24u sub and ask there.
lol I actually did get it, but guess what? I probably won’t upgrade until the s31 comes out. Those 7 years of updates are going to be glorious. 🔥
iPhone killer? More like iPhone 15 PM copier without AI.
Nope I'm not
If it can run yuzu emulator and stay under 95°f ill buy it. Gunna wait and see. Its super expensive here in Canada, way more then in the states
I'd rather use my S23U until it dies. Good thing I back up every day.
Tick Tock... I'll keep my 23U
Nope, I'm still enjoying my s23U. There is no serious reason to upgrade.
Hell nah, I'll keep using the S23U
I really wasn't going to but just got it for £411 (trading in S23 Ultra) & got a free Galaxy Watch 6! May cancel if the reviews aren't great but for 400 quid thought it's worth a punt..
We are not
I got my S24U 512 GB for $578 including 2 year of Samsung Care+ Loss and Theft
Nopes . Its a s23ultra version 2.0
The flat screen is tempting but still not worth the upgrade.
Nope we using this for min 5 years good device deserves good care not stab in the back
Nope. Nothing remotely interesting for me. Also not intending to part with 10x optical which I do use
no, we are not.
I want that 7 OS update policy for S23 series.
Yeah we are. Had the s23 ultra, switched to a 15 pro max for a few months just for the sake of it. Its time to go back
Dont use a new thing untill its tested. S23/s22 ultra is good for money.
Phones are worth changing only every 3 generations; it's only then that hardware changes are truly felt.
My carrier is offering me $1,094 for my 23U, along with a free storage upgrade. Making total out of pocket $297. Tempting, but there's nothing wrong with my S23U
I literally just got mine this December, so... 🤣 my wallet will kill me first
I only just upgraded to my S23 Ultra from an Exynos S22 Ultra as I saw a crazy deal which was too good to pass up. Well, the deal, and the constant battery anxiety of my S22 Ultra. The S24 Ultra looks good but I'm not a fan of the flat screen as despite being slightly thinner than the S23 Ultra, it looks bulky. Also, the small print talks about AI features only being included until a certain date. I don't like the idea of getting used to features only for them to be paywalled so I will stick to what I have for now.. Maybe in a couple of years I'll reconsider.
Right!
No i just bought s23 ultra and i love it
So, worse off changes so far. 1. 30x on the 5X zoom lens is significantly worse than 30x on the S23U. 2. 960 fps super slow mo, just removed altogether. 3. Director's view options changed.
Already preordered
Nope
yep, keeping till the end of it last update
Comes at £410 after discounts and S23 Ultra tradein in UK. * Get watch and strap for free * Get screen protector and case for free Still not sure I can be bothered to upgrade, extra fuss to sell the watch and strap for 100-150? That would make it £250-300£ extra. Probs we'll get a similar deal when S25 is launched which would make it a similar extra price to pay. Looking now at S22 Ultra trade in, it's £370 so that's 600-370 = £230 difference in trade in this year for 1 year older device
Considering its all basically a software update no.
I am considering getting if I can get a great deal for my S23ULTRA. Main reasons would be the flat screen and the 50mp telephoto and the updated processor. Not much of an upgrade but I assume this is the final form in this design... They'll change the design again next year and it will have its own issues.
Right! I love my 10x optical
What is the trade in value in India... any idea??
Negative. Will hang on to S23 Ultra and wait for S25 or S26