Samsung Galaxy Unpacked
It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally coming up on the finish line of theSamsung Galaxy S24launch on January 17. Now, we’ve seen just about everything there is to be seen about this phone, and if you’re planning to buy one, chances are you know by now. And even if you don’t, if Samsung is willing to give you a $50 credit just for an email address, why leave anything to chance?
We’ve seenall the colors. Thespec sheet has leaked six ways to Sunday, all but confirming that Samsung is back on its BS of only having the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in certain markets like the United States while the rest of the world gets Exynos. Although, this seems like it will just be another reason to go with the S24 Ultra, as the Ultra will apparently get Snapdragon in all markets. These will no doubt be among thebest Android phonesof 2024, and while preorders won’t open until after the launch event next Wednesday, you should take the first — and totally free — step towards one by reserving one today on Samsung’s website.
How does the Galaxy S24 reserve promotion work?
Reserving a phone is totally free and carries no commitment to buy a Galaxy S24. You put down your name and email address on Samsung’s reserve page — linked in that shiny button above — and you’ll get an email once preorders open to buy the phone with an extra $50 Samsung credit on top of any other promotions — in past years, preorders have included free cases, free earbuds, or free storage upgrades — and enhanced trade-ins. If you decide to actually preorder the phone, you’ll get $50 in Samsung credit that you can use towards cases, accessories, earbuds, watches, and othereligibleSamsung.com items.
Note that extra emphasis on the word eligible, because you’re able to’t spend this credit on justanythingon Samsung.com, starting with not being able to spend that $50 on your new Galaxy S24 itself. Last summer, during the preorders for theGalaxy Z Fold 5, Flip 5, and the Galaxy Watch 6, you could use that $50 reserve bonus towards your new phone/watch, and it resulted in the Galaxy Watch 6 being impressively easy to upgrade to from the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5. $50 may have seemed like a drop in the bucket towards the $1,800 Galaxy Z Fold 5 — and the presumably $1,200 Galaxy S24 Ultra — but every little bit helps. It’s an utter shame Samsung is switching back to “Oh, sorry, you can only use this towards a $50 case or somefancy $100+ Galaxy earbuds” for its 2024 flagship series.
That said, it looks like there should besome new Samsung Fast Charge chargersto spend that credit on, as an upgraded Samsung’s 45W Power Adapter with Cable and a new 50W Duo dual USB-C adapter have been spotted by eagle-eyed leakers. If you already have atrusty and flexible USB-C PPS charger— PPS is a requirement of Samsung’s fast-charging protocols — then there’s plenty else you’ll be able tospend the Samsung credit on properlywithout just buying e-waste.
