This official Samsung Galaxy S23 pre-order deal makes the phones more affordable

Date:
Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:02:44 +0000

Description:
Samsung has revealed that UK buyers will get a free storage upgrade if they pre-order a Galaxy S23, S23 Plus or S23 Ultra.

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The Samsung Galaxy S23 and its siblings are sure to be expensive phones especially in the UK, where leaks suggest there might be a price hike. But if you pre-order, then you can take a bit of the sting out of the price.

Thats because Samsung has officially confirmed that you can get a free
storage upgrade with your purchase. So if you pre-order a 256GB Samsung
Galaxy S23 then youll only pay the price of a 128GB model. Similarly if you pre-order a 512GB Galaxy S23 Plus or Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra then youll pay for the 256GB capacity.

Interestingly theres no mention of this scheme working for a 1TB version of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, even though thats rumored to exist .

This deal was oddly and likely accidentally confirmed in the small print of the Samsung Galaxy A23s page on the Samsung Business UK website (via Phone Arena ). At the time of writing the text is still visible too. The sixth
point in this small print is the deal in question (Image credit: Samsung)

Theres a bit to unpack here first, while this was a business website, the wording specifically refers to orders from Samsung.com (not the business site), so you presumably dont have to be a business customer to get this incentive. However, theres no guarantee it will be available from third-party stores or in other countries.

The US is running its own scheme though, allowing you to reserve a Samsung Galaxy S23 and get $50 off when it comes time to purchase, so even if this storage upgrade isnt offered there, you can still save some money.

The text on Samsungs UK site confirms a few other things too though, such as the fact that there is indeed a Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus and Ultra alongside the standard model, not that this comes as much of a surprise.

More interestingly, this incentive runs until February 16, suggesting that
the phones ship on February 17, as had previously been rumored . As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy S23 series is being announced on February 1, so theres not long to wait for an official look at them. Analysis: how much
money will this scheme save you?

UK pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S23 series remains unclear so we cant say exactly how much money you could save with these storage upgrades, but for what its worth, it cost 50 to move up a storage size with the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus , while with the Ultra you were looking at 80 to go from 256GB to 512GB. So we might see similar differences this year, even if the pricing does differ.

If this same deal is offered in the US, then the saving could come in at around $50 for the Galaxy S23 or S23 Plus, and $100 for the Samsung Galaxy
S23 Ultra. While in Australia we might be looking at a saving of AU$100 to move up a storage size on the Samsung Galaxy S23 or Galaxy S23 Plus, and a discount of $150 on the S23 Ultra.

All in all, it might not be a massive saving, but it makes whats sure to be some of the best Samsung phones a little more affordable.



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