Samsung Is Emailing Galaxy S25 Buyers A New Offer – Forbes
Samsung launches officially launches the Galaxy S25 with a new discount code. Photographer: … [+] SeongJoon Cho/BloombergThis story was updated on February 9th with new details on Amazon’s Galaxy S25 pricing. Don’t worry if you missed out on Samsung’s Galaxy S25 pre-order deals, the company officially launched the device today with new discounts.Predictably, the Korean company is running another promotion for its new flagship phone, which includes enhanced trade-in prices, discounted accessories and a double storage offer. There’s an extra perk the company is now throwing in with its discount bundle: a 5%-off voucher code.Samsung is emailing customers the code “S25APP” which knocks 5% off the total price of the device when it is bought in the Samsung Shopping app. This appears to be a rebrand of the long-standing “APP5” discount issued to first-time buyers.The difference here is that the discount applies even if you have ordered through the Samsung Shop app before. However, it can’t be stacked with the APP5 code, which still works.The new code worked for me on the U.K. version of the app. It’s worth pointing out that the promotion only works on the S25 series. If you purchase other devices while buying the new phone, the discount will only be applied to the handset and not any accessories. The APP5 code works on everything else, but only for first time Samsung Shop users.Elsewhere, Samsung is offering an additional store credit for all S25 Ultra purchases that maxes out at $100 depending on what storage option shoppers pick. Accessories have been discounted, too.Samsung Care Plus is 15% cheaper, too. The real savings are reserved for people with a phone to trade-in. In some places, Samsung’s trade-in prices have improved compared just a couple of weeks ago when the company ran its last major Galaxy S24 Ultra promotion. Valuations have, however, dropped for select phones.That Note 20 Ultra figure stands out. It is a not-so-subtle nudge from Samsung to upgrade because the 2020 Note will likely run out of software updates this year.Broadly, Samsung is willing to pay high prices for Galaxy phones when it is running a sale, so hold on to your used devices, especially if you’re planning to buy a foldable this year. It might also be worth your time fishing out your ancient Android phone because Samsung will pay $50 for it, provided it still works.Update February 9th: Amazon has slashed the price of the Galaxy S25 Ultra by 8%, bringing the total down to $1,299.99. This is essentially the same price as Samsung’s offer with the $100 instant credit, depending on what storage model shoppers pick.Amazon has also thrown in an additional $80 credit if the code “I7JV76JR32T5” is used (this is for the U.S. Amazon site, the code may be different in different territories).Amazon doesn’t appear to offer any discounts on the Samsung accessories. The U.K., however, is offering the same deals you can pick up directly from Samsung for its wearables. That includes 40% off the Galaxy Watch Ultra, Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro. The U.K. site is also offering £100 Samsung credit with all Galaxy S25 Ultra purchases.Neither the U.S. or British Amazon pages appear to offer any trade-in deals, which isn’t a terrible loss considering how poor the online retailer’s trade-in prices have been in the past.One Community. Many Voices. Create a free account to share your thoughts. Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.In order to do so, please follow the posting rules in our site’s Terms of Service. We’ve summarized some of those key rules below. Simply put, keep it civil.Your post will be rejected if we notice that it seems to contain:User accounts will be blocked if we notice or believe that users are engaged in:So, how can you be a power user?Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Please read the full list of posting rules found in our site’s Terms of Service.
