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The New Phone Thread

I see lots of new phones are coming out.

Honor v6 fold looks impressive, ip69
Samsung with its privacy glass

Mid year ill be in the market for a new phone, my fold 5 will be just over 2 years old
 
Flat Eric said:
They always are strong trade in offers which is always the incentive to chop in against a new one.
With the vouchers they chuck at you as well, a 512gb S26 Ultra works out at 565 quid! Which spread over 2 years is really good!
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I was coming in at about £1200 or so? Then again, I only half arsed looked last night :LOL:

Ive got an S23 Ultra which, tbh, I dont really need to upgrade but I have noticed the battery performance starting to drop off.

Other than the usual AI shite I probably wont use, is there much else actually going for the upgrade between all the marketing nonsense?
 
Fantastic Nostrils said:
I was coming in at about £1200 or so? Then again, I only half arsed looked last night :LOL:

Ive got an S23 Ultra which, tbh, I dont really need to upgrade but I have noticed the battery performance starting to drop off.

Other than the usual AI shite I probably wont use, is there much else actually going for the upgrade between all the marketing nonsense?
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Just had a look expecting the battery to be bigger but it's the same :(
 
So, having looked through again, its disappointing. Im sure its a great phone, but the difference between what I have now and the S26 just dont seem to be brilliant.

Faster Processor, Better battery life (albeit size remains), better camera and........well. AI s**t?

The ONLY AI feature id ever want is call screening (I get a lot of work/spam calls). But, seeing as thats just software, there is hope that gets rolled out to the other Galaxy devices.

I cant see why id spend nearly £600 on a new device for very little benefit.
 
I'm on the S21 Ultra and very tempted to finally upgrade. Still the phone has been fine for me so I don't really need to upgrade but I prefer the new design. Not a fan of the last few and prefer the curved corners like the new one.

It's 512gb for price of 256gb one and an extra £100 off if paying with PayPal so is £1179. Might just wait until later in the year for a better deal maybe.

Again I don't really NEED to upgrade either so the smart decision financially is probably just to not bother seen as I'm in the process of moving.
 
Adamm. said:
I'm on the S21 Ultra and very tempted to finally upgrade. Still the phone has been fine for me so I don't really need to upgrade but I prefer the new design. Not a fan of the last few and prefer the curved corners like the new one.

It's 512gb for price of 256gb one and an extra £100 off if paying with PayPal so is £1179. Might just wait until later in the year for a better deal maybe.

Again I don't really NEED to upgrade either so the smart decision financially is probably just to not bother seen as I'm in the process of moving.
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If you are genuine I have still got a £50 off voucher code too.
Can you try and get access to employee portal too?
As it starts at £1087 for the 512gb before adding on trade in prices and vouchers etc. However to 100 quid PayPal code doesn't work but it still works out cheaper anyway
 
Glad to see this being discussed, haha, my S23U 512GB battery life is horrific now, I do use it a LOT though so lasted OK.

I've seen the deal for S26U 512GB direct on Samsung website for £1279
Trading in my S23 I'd get £400 which is strong imo.

Makes it £879

It also includes bud 4 pro's which I imagine are over £200 new, I wouldn't even use these, just sell right away

You can also get contract options direct which are three, o2 etc, three £25 /mo unlimited everything and £699 upfront seems good value, once factored in £400 trade in, £100 code off, topcashback has it as 12.75% at the moment, not sure if it would work with all this discount though worth a try......
In theory my total could be £599 for 2 years of unlimited with three, assuming topcashback doesn't pay out... that's value

Just call me martin lewis 😆
 
Mk1T said:
Glad to see this being discussed, haha, my S23U 512GB battery life is horrific now, I do use it a LOT though so lasted OK.

I've seen the deal for S26U 512GB direct on Samsung website for £1279
Trading in my S23 I'd get £400 which is strong imo.

Makes it £879

It also includes bud 4 pro's which I imagine are over £200 new, I wouldn't even use these, just sell right away

You can also get contract options direct which are three, o2 etc, three £25 /mo unlimited everything and £699 upfront seems good value, once factored in £400 trade in, £100 code off, topcashback has it as 12.75% at the moment, not sure if it would work with all this discount though worth a try......
In theory my total could be £599 for 2 years of unlimited with three, assuming topcashback doesn't pay out... that's value

Just call me martin lewis 😆
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You aware if you use code S26AI you’ll get an extra £100 for your trade in, then if you pay with PayPal a further £100 off
 
DrR said:
You aware if you use code S26AI you’ll get an extra £100 for your trade in, then if you pay with PayPal a further £100 off
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I didn't see the S26AI code when I looked last week. That would have been even better!
 
DrR said:
S26U 512GB ordered
Got it for £597!
Traded in a 13 pro 256gb
Used S26AI for extra £100 trade in
Used PayPal as payment for an extra £100
Then very kindly got a Loyalty Code for an extra £100 off
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Nice, that's how it's done! Did you get the buds also?
I really want to do a buy but just realised they won't let you keep number (already on three) and I'd rather stay on three... aaargh nothing is easy! Might have to switch to another network then back again.. ffs!
 
Mk1T said:
Nice, that's how it's done! Did you get the buds also?
I really want to do a buy but just realised they won't let you keep number (already on three) and I'd rather stay on three... aaargh nothing is easy! Might have to switch to another network then back again.. ffs!
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No couldn’t figure out how to get buds with it. This is my first ever Android phone so everything is new to me.
 
DrR said:
No couldn’t figure out how to get buds with it. This is my first ever Android phone so everything is new to me.
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I've not seen a deal that included buds. Just the offer that gave % off buds when purchased with the phone.
 
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Flat Eric said:
I've not seen a deal that included buds. Just the offer that gave % off buds when purchased with the phone.
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Perhaps it's because I'm adding the contract option via Three, not sure. Not to start the outright vs monthly debate again but going contract actually makes it even cheaper, as you don't need to worry about adding a rolling monthly sim at £10-15 month? And total for 2 yrs is similar to DrR's price above, bargain!
 
Mk1T said:
Perhaps it's because I'm adding the contract option via Three, not sure. Not to start the outright vs monthly debate again but going contract actually makes it even cheaper, as you don't need to worry about adding a rolling monthly sim at £10-15 month? And total for 2 yrs is similar to DrR's price above, bargain!
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Lebara sim is only £1.83 🫣
 
Fantastic Nostrils said:
So, having looked through again, its disappointing. Im sure its a great phone, but the difference between what I have now and the S26 just dont seem to be brilliant.

Faster Processor, Better battery life (albeit size remains), better camera and........well. AI s**t?

The ONLY AI feature id ever want is call screening (I get a lot of work/spam calls). But, seeing as thats just software, there is hope that gets rolled out to the other Galaxy devices.

I cant see why id spend nearly £600 on a new device for very little benefit.
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You not buying your phone through the business?

Are usually some decent deals for Ltd companies.
 
Andy_con said:
I see lots of new phones are coming out.

Honor v6 fold looks impressive, ip69
Samsung with its privacy glass

Mid year ill be in the market for a new phone, my fold 5 will be just over 2 years old
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I bought a V3 a couple of weeks ago, and loving it so far. From watching reviews of the newer models I can't even see a reason to upgrade, it's plenty slim enough, works fine, and the battery easily lasts a full day no matter how much I use it. These are a bargain too compared to new prices, I paid £450 for mine, and it is as new, not a mark on it anywhere, he'd also just had the inner screen replaced by honor, which meant a new battery too as they're mounted to the screen.
 
Adamm. said:
I'm on the S21 Ultra and very tempted to finally upgrade. Still the phone has been fine for me so I don't really need to upgrade but I prefer the new design. Not a fan of the last few and prefer the curved corners like the new one.

It's 512gb for price of 256gb one and an extra £100 off if paying with PayPal so is £1179. Might just wait until later in the year for a better deal maybe.

Again I don't really NEED to upgrade either so the smart decision financially is probably just to not bother seen as I'm in the process of moving.
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That's the main reason why I stagger my phone purchases - for longer periods now that what I used to. Back in the day, the tech was old within a month, but now they are getting to the point that you have to justify it hard to yourself to make the step-up worthwhile.

After twelve years of Nokias, I went to the iPhone 3GS, 5, 7, 11 and now 15 Pro - with no desire or urge to get the latest version. This was the 2nd one that I've bought through Apple finance (via Barclays) at 0% interest - and you don't really notice the monthly charge for the phone going out.

One thing that has massively changed for me in the last year has been my reliance of the phone for pretty much everything. I've left the wallet in the draw at home and cannot even recall the last time I opened it to use a physical card. I've also seen my PayPal usage decrease significantly in favour for Apple Pay. The ecosystem of it just works so well.
 
Rich.. said:
I bought a V3 a couple of weeks ago, and loving it so far. From watching reviews of the newer models I can't even see a reason to upgrade, it's plenty slim enough, works fine, and the battery easily lasts a full day no matter how much I use it. These are a bargain too compared to new prices, I paid £450 for mine, and it is as new, not a mark on it anywhere, he'd also just had the inner screen replaced by honor, which meant a new battery too as they're mounted to the screen.
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My fold 5 is great, only issue is the factory screen guard on the folding screen needs replacing. Im just scared to do it at the moment.
Battery is naff on the fold5, but that's a samsung thing.

But phone works fine, still love the bigger screen and would only ever get a folding phone again.

The honor v6 does looks really really nice, its very tempting.
 
Andy_con said:
My fold 5 is great, only issue is the factory screen guard on the folding screen needs replacing. Im just scared to do it at the moment.
Battery is naff on the fold5, but that's a samsung thing.

But phone works fine, still love the bigger screen and would only ever get a folding phone again.

The honor v6 does looks really really nice, its very tempting.
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I saw a YouTube about the screens on Samsung, the glue they use, I'd be paying the experts to do it myself.

I'd say the switch to an Honor would be huge, apart from the 7, the Samsung folds are like a brick compared.
 
The fold 7 is a difference beatst all together. That one did blow me away. The 8 will improve again soon.

No 26u for me just now. Still tempted by a 6.3 inch phone of somekind but no one can make a proper android flagship 6.3 sadly. My s24u is still like new.
 
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Any advantage going 17Pro over 17?

Treated myself to new Macbook & iPad but couldn’t decide on which phone to get?
 
dann2707 said:
Aye but EE is like aids you might as well use a cup and string

3 is superior to anything
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For me it goes EE, Vodafone, three
Then o2. Three and o2 just don’t work from my experience, unless you’re in a city.
 
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