At the tip of March you could possibly have purchased the brand new Samsung Galaxy A55 and gotten the brand new Galaxy Buds FE at 50% off. Now you possibly can double the low cost and get the buds for free. The cellphone’s value continues to be holding regular for now, but it surely hasn’t been that lengthy because it first launched.
And if the A55 is exterior your price range, the Galaxy 35 additionally comes with a free pair of Galaxy Buds FE. This 12 months the 2 fashions are the identical dimension (with a 6.6” 120Hz FHD+ OLED show), however the A55 has the extra premium construct (metallic chassis as an alternative of plastic) and the higher chipset (Exynos 1480 with AMD graphics vs. Exynos 1380). There are a number of different variations, however the Galaxy A35 is £100 cheaper than its sibling, so it’s as much as you whether or not the financial savings are price it.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 sequence continues to be pretty new too, so there are not any nice reductions for the brand new trio. However, the S23 sequence additionally acquired the flamboyant new AI options and whereas the assist window is smaller (3 OS updates and 4 years of patches left to go), the prices are noticeably decrease.
The Samsung Galaxy S23+ (8/256GB) could be had for £750, whereas the S24+ (12/256GB) is £1,000. Note that when you have an Amazon Prime Student membership, you possibly can get an extra 10% off.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra nonetheless has a extremely succesful digital camera, even a 12 months later (extra succesful than the S24+ actually). You can have a 12/512GB unit for £1,100 in comparison with £1,350 for an S24 Ultra with the identical reminiscence configuration. And the identical 10% low cost for Amazon Prime Student members applies right here too.
Last week we talked about the Honor 90 Lite and Honor Pad X8. We’ll briefly point out them once more as they’re now £10 cheaper than they have been per week in the past. It doesn’t sound like a lot, however these are already fairly low cost – the Honor 90 Lite is a sub-£200 5G cellphone with a 100MP digital camera and a 6.7” 90Hz IPS LCD, the Pad X8 is a ten.1” pill with a 1,920 x 1,200px LCD.
Going above £200, we discover the Poco X6. This cellphone runs on the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and includes a premium 6.67” 12-bit 120Hz OLED with 1,220 x 2,712px decision and Dolby Vision. The chipset is paired with loads of RAM (12GB) and 256GB storage (non-expandable).
If we go as much as the £300+ tier, the Poco X6 Pro can be an possibility. This one has the sooner Dimensity 8300 Ultra chipset, however is in any other case principally equivalent to its vanilla sibling. Note that a part of the worth improve is the improve to 512GB storage.
When is Asus going to launch a small Zenfone 11? The firm is conserving quiet on the topic. You can have the Zenfone 10 for £600, although (8/256GB configuration). The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is quick even by 2024 requirements and there aren’t many small Android flagships to select from. The greatest hurdle to recommending this one is Asus’ poor replace coverage – it solely promised 2 OS updates and one already occurred. At least the corporate dedicated to 4 years of safety patches, i.e. till 2027.
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