Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE this week, alongside two premium tablets. However is any one in all them truly value 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 value of trade-in credit score. Moreover, you may decide up different FE devices, the Galaxy Watch FE and Galaxy Buds FE, at half worth. 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 isn’t 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 Nonetheless, an outdated S21+ will fetch a $400 low cost on account of a promo marketing campaign that enhances the trade-in worth. That’s a worthwhile improve and worth for a telephone that’s three years outdated.
Samsung additionally has a licensed 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 Even outdated, low-cost telephones with cracked screens are valued at $300 – that’s how a lot you may get for a broken Galaxy A13, for instance. The S21+ can also be valued at $300, it’s finest if in case you have an inexpensive outdated machine to ship in.
Or you may seize a refurbished Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely. The costs begin at $920 and the trade-in presents aren’t nearly as good, however a broken Galaxy A13 will nonetheless get $150 credit score, which is greater than it’s value. An S21+ in good situation can fetch $300.
We talked about you can get FE devices at 50% off in case you purchase them alongside the S24 FE. This contains the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE, which is often priced at $200 for the Bluetooth mannequin (at present it has a $20 low cost). Nonetheless, Samsung can also be launching an LTE model of this watch, which is $250. Word that the Watch FE is on the market solely in 40mm dimension. That isn’t an enormous downside for what may very well be the principle viewers for a Galaxy Watch FE LTE – college students who aren’t allowed to convey a smartphone to high school.
You may as well 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 couple of reductions for them, however $50 is a superb worth (when purchased with the S24 FE).
For those who do determine to go along with a Galaxy S24 FE, listed below are some official circumstances to contemplate:
Samsung additionally launched new flagship tablets, however solely 12.4” and 14.6” fashions this time. Each use a Dimensity 9300+ chipset as an alternative of a Snapdragon and have a heavy concentrate on AI – the optionally available keyboard cowl even has a devoted button for the Galaxy AI Assistant.
Talking of, right here is the E book Cowl Keyboard Slim for the Galaxy Tab S10+ and Tab S10 Extremely.
We couldn’t discover a whole lot on final yr’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% sooner CPU, 28% sooner GPU and 14% sooner NPU. Not unhealthy, however the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 contained in the Tab S9 collection isn’t any slouch both.
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