For eager foldable phone and wearable buyers, there is one day left to register for Samsung’s pre-launch discount.
The pre-pre-order deal was released a few weeks ago and offered Galaxy fans the chance to reserve a yet-to-be-released device. Doing so will net people a “reservation gift” of $50 that will be discounted from the final device price when it’s time to pay.
On the promotional website, Samsung mentions that buyers can also save $1500 when one of the new gadgets is pre-ordered after they’re announced. The website reads like you must to sign up for the reservation gift to get this extra $1500 off, but I don’t think that’s the case.
I suspect the $1500 saving is related to enhanced trade-in prices and bundle deals. It may be the case that people who claimed their reservation gift are entitled to better trade-in prices, but I don’t see Samsung doing that. The company will want as many people pre-ordering devices (before reviews go live) as possible, so any deal it launches will be available to everyone.
Samsung is running an enhanced trade-in deal right now, which values some old phones at surprisingly high prices. The most you can get is $750 a Galaxy S23 Ultra, which isn’t worth it considering the phone has years of software support left, alongside new AI abilities. But the Galaxy S21 Ultra is valued at $550, while the Galaxy S22 Ultra nets a $600 valuation. The Fold 3 is worth $300, while your Note 20 Ultra will put $450 in your pocket.
What will be interesting to see is if these change at all. I can’t see the company offering much more than $550 for a Galaxy S21 Ultra considering it sells for under $300 on the secondary market. But I can see it upping its iPhone trade-in prices. For example, Samsung values the iPhone 15 Pro Max at only $600, less than the Galaxy S23 Ultra. There is some room for movement here.
We’ll know about Samsung’s deal plans tomorrow at the Galaxy Unpacked event. Hit the follow button below to get email updates with the latest news.
