Samsung S26 Series

I've upgraded my phone every year for almost 10 years. I have the S25 Ultra. Phones don't change much year on year. Assuming there won't be any massive upgrade for my current model I think Samsung would have to offer a better upgrade deal this year. They have offered slightly less each year. Upgraded last year and lost the best feature the S pen had.

Looking forward to seeing the specs & deals but I think I might be a harder sell this year

Will be sticking with my S24 for another year or two at least.

I dont game or do anything power sapping on it, so no need to upgrade.

I think phones have long since passed the stage where each new model brings something really different. They are just very tiny improvements now, so making it harder to justify spending money on upgrading.

Latest rumours saying they'll be released in March now

Rumour has it price increases outside the US. I have the S25 edge and love it. I can get some days 7 hours but usually 6 SOT Don't see anything to upgrade to. I need a new laptop this year my Book 2 pro 360 is 4 years now and the cracked screen is getting worse. Don't think I would buy another Samsung laptop as the screens are terrible for breaking. The amoled ones and mine broke after 5 months for no reason.

I had the S24U but not the S25U. If you plan to keep the device i would go S25U

There are dozens of phone shops throughout Ireland that sell these photos on the Grey market. You won't buy a new s25 cheaper than these stores. You can find them on Adverts and Donedeal. Phones are EU (but not Ireland) models. You will get a shop receipt for the 2 years parts and labour warranty. You won't get a VAT receipt though if this is important to you. I have bought many photos this way

Had another look. Pre registration only gives €30 discount BUT double storage from 256gb to 512gb

I think you have to confirm your email address. Once you do this nothing happens until launch. Then you get a pre registration code that gives you €30 discount & double storage. As far as I remember the code came a day late last year. I think I'd ordered my phone on the day but code came the next day. I had to cancel original order and order it again to get the full discount

I never bothered with the student codes myself but have still got decent deals the last few years, but it looks a lot more reined in with just €30 off, usually get the double storage at launh most years.

If you had a decent modern phone you would usually get more cash for them in Cex or just selling on adverts vs Samsung trade in. I'm hoping they will have the trade in a broken phone/tablet deal for like €150,.

With all the RAM price madness, I've heard the next models will cost a lot more, the likes of Samsung and Apple had already pre purchased stock for the upcoming models. So, if I get an ok deal this year I'll take it and skip a year or two after that if the prices are not worth it.

Think a new battery for my S24 Ultra is the best way to go for me

Just like other years, if I can upgrade for around €200-300 outlay, then I will.