Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE this week, alongside two premium tablets. However is any one in all them really price it? Let’s have a look at the telephone first.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE begins at $650 and you may rise up to $400 price of trade-in credit score. Moreover, you’ll be able to decide up different FE devices, the Galaxy Watch FE and Galaxy Buds FE, at half value. We are going to take a look on the equipment in a second.
The FE will obtain 7 OS updates and seven years of safety patches. Will a tool with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage nonetheless be usable in 7 years? Who is aware of, Android will not be as slim because it as soon as was and it’s not getting any slimmer. Neither are all of the apps.
The Samsung Galaxy S24+ additionally has a 6.7” show, but it surely’s a QHD+ LTPO panel versus an FHD+ non-LTPO show on the FE. And the Plus is definitely a bit smaller and 17g lighter, regardless of having a battery that’s 200mAh bigger. The Plus additionally wins the charging race with 45W over a wire vs. 25W. As an alternative of the Exynos 2400e you’re going to get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and it comes with 12GB of RAM.
With no trade-in, the Galaxy S24+ will get a $200 low cost so the bottom 12/256GB mannequin drops to $800 – not that far off the 8/256GB S24 FE at $710. Nonetheless, an outdated S21+ will fetch a $400 low cost attributable to a promo marketing campaign that enhances the trade-in worth. That’s a worthwhile improve and a very good value for a telephone that’s three years outdated.
Samsung additionally has an authorized refurbished program for its older fashions, but it surely doesn’t make an excessive amount of sense – the Galaxy S23+ begins at $770 for an 8/256GB unit. Nonetheless, the trade-in supply is even higher right here. Even outdated, low-cost telephones with cracked screens are valued at $300 – that’s how a lot you will get for a broken Galaxy A13, for instance. The S21+ can be valued at $300, it’s finest you probably have an inexpensive outdated machine to ship in.
Or you’ll be able to seize a refurbished Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely. The costs begin at $920 and the trade-in gives aren’t nearly as good, however a broken Galaxy A13 will nonetheless get $150 credit score, which is greater than it’s price. An S21+ in good situation can fetch $300.
We talked about which you can get FE devices at 50% off in the event you purchase them alongside the S24 FE. This consists of the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE, which is generally priced at $200 for the Bluetooth mannequin (presently it has a $20 low cost). Nonetheless, Samsung can be launching an LTE model of this watch, which is $250. Observe that the Watch FE is obtainable solely in 40mm measurement. That isn’t an enormous downside for what may very well be the primary viewers for a Galaxy Watch FE LTE – college students who aren’t allowed to deliver a smartphone to high school.
It’s also possible to seize the Galaxy Buds FE, that are stemless, in contrast to the Galaxy Buds3 and Buds3 Professional. These are $100 (their MSRP) and we’ve definitely seen fairly a number of reductions for them, however $50 is a superb value (when purchased with the S24 FE).
In the event you do determine to go along with a Galaxy S24 FE, listed here are some official circumstances to think about:
Samsung additionally launched new flagship tablets, however solely 12.4” and 14.6” fashions this time. Each use a Dimensity 9300+ chipset as a substitute of a Snapdragon and have a heavy deal with AI – the non-compulsory keyboard cowl even has a devoted button for the Galaxy AI Assistant.
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We couldn’t discover a whole lot on final 12 months’s Galaxy Tab S9 Extremely, however we did discover a fairly low-cost Galaxy Tab S9+. The upgrades for the 2024 generations are pretty minor. Samsung says that the Dimensity 9300+ has an 18% quicker CPU, 28% quicker GPU and 14% quicker NPU. Not unhealthy, however the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 contained in the Tab S9 sequence isn’t any slouch both.
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