S22 ultra range 30% off till the 28th September.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 128GB $1294.30, 256GB $1399.30, 512GB $1504.30 Delivered @ Samsung Education Store
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I am also looking for S22+ and have access to education store, but unfortunately 30% off is for S22 Ultra, Flip 3 and S21FE only. No love for S22+.
$1239 for 128 and 1319 for 256 on edu store
S22+I am aware of it, but thats only 20% off, not 30% like S22U.
Sd card expansion?
@shegeloaf: It's very easy to find the answer to your question using Google.
Alternatively you could also read the comments directly below yours which discusses this issue.
I would jump on the S22+ if it came in more than 256gb or had a micro sd card slot
I wouldnt expect the S range to have a card slot anymore. Just like removable batteries, they're now history. Samsung has gone the way of Google and Apple.
Samsung has gone the way of Google and Apple.
Do you mean Samsung execs said "Hey look, Apple and Google are overcharging customers for memory, by not including a micro-SD card slot, and making a shedload of money. Let's copy them."
Yes, I'm cynical, and I stick with ~$100 Android phones that DO have a micro-SD slot. 256GB memory cards cost about $40, and are easily moved to a new phone whenever I upgrade. No waiting a day or two to copy back from the cloud.
Exact reason my next phone will unfortunately not be an S range Samsung. I can't do without a SD card. I was lucky enough to get S20+ which seems to be one of the last of these phones with a SD slot.
@IJustKnowStuff: Yup, a 1tb microsd card is like $250. Apple charges about $900.
I think Sony is the last true Android flagship manufacturer. Too bad they charge too much and aren't in the Aus market anymore.
@Caped Baldy: What do you need 1tb on a phone for ? Streaming apps and Spotify reduce the need for massive amounts of physical memory..
What do you need 1tb on a phone for ?
Could be very useful for people who are a fan of TV series, and work as a FIFO miner or similar. Streaming is not possible in many places in the bush.
@Russ: Most FIFO workers have so much cash they all have laptops and share HDDs… Possibly about remote places but that would be an incredibly small minority
@Caped Baldy: internal memory is:
- faster than an SD card
- far more reliable than an SD card
- more useful than an SD cardI'm not saying the markups are fully justifiable, but it does make sense that internal memory costs more than an equivalent SD card.
it does make sense that internal memory costs more than an equivalent SD card
Not so. The flash in SSDs is even faster and even more reliable, yet 1TB SSDs are about $100.
I work in the electronics industry, and until four years ago was working for a company that regularly bought tens of thousands of dollars worth of flash. Trust me on this, the phone companies are gouging the customers.
@wombat81: It's the same product, both flash chips and SD cards are made by the same companies. The only difference is that SD cards have a controller as well.
SD cards, at 120Mbytes/second, can spit out data faster than any phone CPU can process it. So you're wrong about being faster. Write speeds are identical, because it's the same product.
But connected in a very different way.
I fail to see the relevance of your comment. The flash interface isn't a limiting factor in mobile phones, the phone's CPU is the limitation.
@Russ: A very quick Google suggests that you're wrong. Lots and lots of sources starting that SD cards in Android phones are almost always slower than internal memory.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Android+%2B+is+sd+card+slowe…
@wombat81: Internal memory cannot:
- be upgraded
- be replaced (as having many micro SD cards to swap)
- be more useful as it cannot be shared among videoCam/SLR/swapped phone/other portable devices
- provide instant backup in case you have to leave the phone for repair or your unique recordings on the spot (then keep them off for additional safety)
- provide fast (>USB2 on iPhone) bulk load of many 1TB cards from PC/etc in preparation for quick getaway in non-internet zone
& cannot be lost other than with the phone ;)However the alternative is Samsung (or similar) T5/T7 fast transfer external USB-C SSD (for those lucky to have USB-C with 3.2)
@taki: Noone's saying there aren't benefits to SD, but the way the flash chuos is accessed will always be faster for internal storage than an SD card.
@Waffles: Yes & both have their purpose :)
(I) Never leave home without it (since my 2001 smartPhone - full-size SD) & I share with cameras via adapter.
@wombat81: There is no con to a phone manufacturer adding a ext sd card. It takes little room and cost a penny.
It only cost them the ability to charge exorbitant prices for their products.
@taki: Dude trying real hard selling external SD in 99% of real world uses they would go home and back it up to a computer coming up with all these convoluted scenarios like your other mate is just dumb. You have heard of cloud storage mate ?
@Caped Baldy: SanDisk 1TB Ultra microSDXC Memory Card with Adapter $145.57 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AU 12/7'22
@IJustKnowStuff: My next upgrade will be note 20 ultra 5g. Second hand ofcoarse.
I'm not going any higher until they get the ext sd card.
Samsung is becoming my last favorite company because they trade apple but 2years down the track they copy them 😠😡
SD cards slots are on the way out, like it or not. You can either be bitter about it or you can start embracing more up to date tech.
Edit: downvote me as much as you want but the reality is that in 5 years time you simply won't be able to get a phone with an SD card slot. You're going to have to move on at some point. You know how you can't get phone with removable batteries or IR blasters anymore? This is on the same path.
Add the headphone jack to the list.
I can bet physical Sim slots are the next victims
With USB-C you can add any reader or portable SSD.
Don't get fooled by Apple - they always full the people. I made decission in 2001 to stick to micro SD & now complement it with Samsung T5/T7.
External memory is for backup & bulk transfer (Business Continuity Strategy) when not internet is practical or too slow.You know how you can't get phone with removable batteries or IR blasters anymore?
You absolutely can, even with a headphone jack and in the same form factor too.
Samsung just doesn't offer it anymore.
Unless your obsessed with the camera being 5% better each generation, there really isn't a reason to upgrade.You absolutely can, even with a headphone jack and in the same form factor too.
There are some obscure models still offering it. But you'd be compromising a lot of other features to find a device that still supports that.
People need to be realistic and not throw the baby out with the bath water just so they can hang onto a "feature" that was useful in the past.
The SD card thing is the same, I used to be a die hard SD card user, but after I had a couple of them fail on me I decided to move on and haven't missed them at all. I think it's a bit of a security blanket for a lot of people. I'd challenge people to explain their specific need for an SD card in a phone that isn't a "just in case" reason.
Yeah, you can swap them between devices but when was the last time you actually did that? If you're going on a decent holiday, I bet that you'd take spare SD cards for your drone or gopro anyway.
Storing movies etc to watch on flight etc. An external HDD with an OTG cable is a much better solution for the small percentage of people who still do this. If you're jumping on netflix etc to download a few movies for a flight, how hard is it to just delete some others at the same time, if you need the space? But again, most people who travel often would have a dedicated device to watch movies on like an ipad or laptop.
I used to have my whole music collection on my SD card. I bought a 256gb phone to ensure I could still do that. But between having my entire music library uploaded to Youtube Music, and Spotify, I haven't touched my MP3s in over 2 years.
Recording 4K videos. Yeah I can get that one, maybe. But surely people who record a lot of video would have a dedicated device that does a better job eg a gopro or osmo etc. Even if they are using their phone it, again, makes a lot more sense to have an external SSD with an OTG so that you can dump your videos.
I highly doubt people unmount the SD cards from their phones very often at all.
Samsung just doesn't offer it anymore. Unless your obsessed with the camera being 5% better each generation, there really isn't a reason to upgrade.
That's such a subjective comment. There are so many reasons why someone would buy a current S series phone over a niche device. Screen quality, processing speed, battery life, update frequency, security, better connectivity. This is the issue. People compromise all these other factors because they want to keep doing what they've always done instead of moving to faster, better, more convenient, more reliable technology.
As I've said, people are welcome to do what they like and buy whatever device they like, but their options are only going to become more and more limited.
There are some obscure models still offering it. But you'd be compromising a lot of other features to find a device that still supports that.
Sony's flagships have no trouble offering it without compromise, this model for example has very similar performance to the S22 Ultra with the same (Snapdragon var) CPU and GPU included, I'd be using it right now if it was available in Australia.
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=11521&idPhone…People need to be realistic and not throw the baby out with the bath water just so they can hang onto a "feature" that was useful in the past.
For me it's not about holding onto feature but instead having a reason to upgrade, I currently have a Note 20 Ultra which is 2 years old, if I were to "upgrade" to the S22 I'd get essentially the same phone with a small performance improvement but would lose my SPen and MicroSD support, on top of already giving up the headphone jack and regretting it for the past 2 years, that's not worth a $1400 price tag to me.
The SD card thing is the same, I used to be a die hard SD card user, but after I had a couple of them fail on me I decided to move on and haven't missed them at all
I've never had one die on me, been using them for years since the Galaxy S days.I'd challenge people to explain their specific need for an SD card in a phone that isn't a "just in case" reason.
I have a 200GB SD card in my phone, I use about 100GB for videos and photos from the camera, 15GB for documents, 30GB for cached content such as my Spotify Library (a must have unless you've got unlimited data) and the rest for large applications like games along with movies or TV shows I might want to sync from my Plex server to watch on the train.
Recording 4K videos. Yeah I can get that one, maybe.
This is annoying with modern Samsung phones as you can no longer record directly to the SD card for 4K content, anything I record is in 4K, why wouldn't I capture memories in the best quality I can?
This limitation results in me being forced to use internal storage for the camera which I tend to keep at least 30% free, later (if I have nothing better to do) I manually move stuff to my SD.
I have about 1200 things in my gallery, I like this to all be accessible locally otherwise (be honest) you'd never look at it.
No "media" needs to be on fast internal storage, that's just wasteful, my phone has 256GB of internal storage and I'm already using more than I would like, yes there are 512GB and sometimes 1TB options for phones but they are very expensive and internal storage cannot be used on a new device when your phone reaches EOL, your use case may also change after you buy your phone and you could find that you need more than the included storage.makes a lot more sense to have an external SSD with an OTG so that you can dump your videos.
I do, I use OneDrive for backups and also sync photos and videos to my Plex Server so I can run slideshows on the TV.
Having to carry USB storage all the time would be annoying though, not to mention you couldn't charge or used wired headphones with it connected.I highly doubt people unmount the SD cards from their phones very often at all.
Correct, using Smart Switch you can backup internal and external storage all at once so there is no reason to remove the card, it is handy to be able to read other cards and copy files (e.g. from my drone) or retrieve my card if something ever happened to the phone as well.
why someone would buy a current S series phone over a niche device. Screen quality, processing speed, battery life, update frequency, security, better connectivity.
Screen quality
I've been disappointed with Screen Quality, my Note 20 Ultra screen is significantly dimmer than my Galaxy S7 screen and it cost me quite a bit more, not to mention I can't run it at it's full resolution and refresh rate at the same time, but that's just Samsung's choice.
processing speed, battery life
The main reason I end up upgrading, stuff gets slow with updates and batteries only last about 2-3 years, but Samsung being Samsung forcing us to use their Exynos Chipset leaves me wanting more every time, virtually every other manufacturer has a better performing flagship as a result.
update frequency
I think the pixels are winning here, Samsung is by no means the quickest to push android updates, either way they're committing to longer update support for existing devices now.
security
Knox is cool and all when integrated with Samsung apps but a pain in the ass if you dare mess with custom software on your phone, if I wanted something basic like Call Recording I'd have to void my warranty.
Hardware Security hasn't really improved on Samsung over the last few years (with the removal of the iris and physical fingerprint scanner, I'd even argue it's gotten worse), the majority of real improvements have just been part of Android.better connectivity.
Eh, maybe 5G but that's not hard to find and I'd rather buy a 4G version of a phone anyway, WiFi gets a bit better each gen but we're in Australia so (aside from local stuff) good luck taking advantage of it.
This is the issue. People compromise all these other factors because they want to keep doing what they've always done instead of moving to faster, better, more convenient, more reliable technology.
This was the case maybe 10 years ago when smartphones were innovating and bringing new things, there's just so little of that now though, it isn't worth it.
Sony's flagships have no trouble offering it without compromise, this model for example has very similar performance to the S22 Ultra with the same CPU and GPU included, I'd be using it right now if it was available in Australia
Huh? We were talking about IR blasters and removable batteries. The Xperia 1 IV doesn't have either of those things, to my knowledge.
If you're referring to the SD cart port, yes, but my point is that I have no doubt even Sony will remove it from their devices in the next few years.
For me it's not about holding onto feature but instead having a reason to upgrade, I currently have a Note 20 Ultra which is 2 years old, if I were to "upgrade" to the S22 I'd get essentially the same phone with a small performance improvement but would lose my SPen and MicroSD support, on top of already giving up the headphone jack and regretting it for the past 2 years, that's not worth a $1400 price tag to me.
And that's totally fair enough. The debate above was more about "I refuse to buy this phone because it doesn't support an SD card", rather than whether it was a worthy upgrade or not.
Out of interest, why the regret over the lack of headphone jack? Do you not like wireless headphones/earbuds?
This is annoying with modern Samsung phones as you can no longer record directly to the SD card for 4K content
It's not a Samsung thing, it's an Android thing, and I believe it's to do with security and apps being able to access the SD card directly etc. But this also makes SD cards less useful. Just another reason to move to a better solution.
Samsung forcing us to use their Exynos Chipset leaves me wanting more every time, virtually every other manufacturer has a better performing flagship as a result.
The Exynos 2100 in the S21 series is far, far superior to the previous version. It essentially performs on par with the equivalent Snapdragon chip. The S22 series that this thread is about all have Snapdragon chips. So both of those phones would be a decent performance upgrade from your S20.
I think the pixels are winning here, Samsung is by no means the quickest to push android updates, either way they're committing to longer update support for existing devices now.
Well Pixel and Android both being Google products, you'd hope they have the quickest update turnaround. Samsung is the next best and it's daylight after that.
Hardware Security hasn't really improved on Samsung over the last few years (with the removal of the iris and physical fingerprint scanner, I'd even argue it's gotten worse), the majority of real improvements have just been part of Android.
This is one of the points I'm trying to make. People will hang onto and old phone, or they'll buy a random Chinese phone just to maintain the security blanket feature (eg SD card support) but in making that decision they're foregoing security updates whether it be because their phone is too old to receive them, or the manufacturer to terrible at updating their devices. What's more important? Having a few hundred GB of music at your fingertips that you might listen to occasionally, or having security against the latest compromises?
We were talking about IR blasters and removable batteries
I was thinking more on SD Card Slot, Headphone Jack and the like.
Out of interest, why the regret over the lack of headphone jack? Do you not like wireless headphones/earbuds?
I prefer wired headphones, no charging, impossible to lose and you can just remove them and leave then dangling if you need to talk to someone.
With no headphone jack you are unable to charge your phone with headphones in, speakers connected, a microphone in use or whatever it may be. Because of how bluetooth works, every wireless mic will sound the same, extremely compressed, worse than a phone call, this applies to your audio as well if the mic is in use, this is a problem if you ever need to talk to someone privately or want to multitask on a phone or voice call.What pisses me off the most is the fact that it didn't need to be removed, flagships had them for years and then apple spewed some rubbish about "courage" and everyone copied them.
It's not a Samsung thing, it's an Android thing, and I believe it's to do with security and apps being able to access the SD card directly etc. But this also makes SD cards less useful. Just another reason to move to a better solution.
All I know is my last phone could record 4K 30 to a cheap slow SD card without issues, my current phone can't record 4K anything to any SD card no matter the speed.
The Exynos 2100 in the S21 series is far, far superior to the previous version. It essentially performs on par with the equivalent Snapdragon chip.
They're usually within about 10% performance wise but the power consumption is a big one.
The S22 series that this thread is about all have Snapdragon chips. So both of those phones would be a decent performance upgrade from your S20.
Is that confirmed?
The S22 looks to still have an Exynos version and when I ordered my Note 20 Ultra through the education store 2 years ago I got an Exynos variant.What's more important? Having a few hundred GB of music at your fingertips that you might listen to occasionally, or having security against the latest compromises?
Both are achievable, security updates are offered by all manufacturers usually for 2 years, most consumers don't care and will buy any phone with a higher number on the end (hence iPhone success). There is no reason features can't be added to the latest phones, I find it unacceptable that the price continues to go up while cost-saving measures continue to make the manufacturer more money.
It's something I'm not willing to support but everyone is entitiled to their own opinion.With no headphone jack you are unable to charge your phone with headphones in, speakers connected, a microphone in use or whatever it may be. Because of how bluetooth works, every wireless mic will sound the same, extremely compressed, worse than a phone call, this applies to your audio as well if the mic is in use, this is a problem if you ever need to talk to someone privately or want to multitask on a phone or voice call.
I'm not sure what you're referring to here. I've never had any issues with earbud speaker or mic quality on phone calls, multitasking or not. I use my Buds2 for phone calls regularly. Maybe it's something to do with an older bluetooth version or something…
Is that confirmed?
Yes. The exynos chip is in European models. Australian models, and most other countries, have SD chips. It looks like the S23 will be the same.
security updates are offered by all manufacturers usually for 2 years
"officially" yes, but in practice most manufacturers don't bother updating their devices and if they do they're so far behind schedule it's pointless.
cost-saving measures
How much do you think it costs to put a headphone jack or SD card slot into a phone? I'd suggest the cost would be almost zero. They're not doing this to save money. They are partly doing this to make money elsewhere (eg sales of airpods etc) but for the vast majority of users, wireless headphones and earbuds are a much, much better experience than wired headphones. It also makes it easier to make devices waterproof, reducing warranty claims etc, which is obviously a good thing for manufacturers.
Despite how sceptical you are, you have to remember that mobile phones are on the leading edge of tech innovation. In the next decade mobile devices will quickly move towards minimalism. We're already seeing foldable devices, there will be flexible screens, and that innovation requires the manufacturers to move away from physical ports and connectors. That's the main reason the manufacturers are removing this stuff. It won't be long before physical SIM cards are gone and even charging connectors won't exist forever.
And you will continue to buy everything but own nothing as the WEF put it.
Don't know who you're replying to or what you're on about. But if you like your SD card security blanket, go find a crappy device that supports it. It's no skin off my nose.
@wombat81: I'm replying to you bashing sd cards like they serve no purpose. They do. Plenty of people prefer it than cloud or having to buy a dongle.
It's a universal object for computers, Camera and phones so it make no sense to remove it other than money 💰💰💰
That's what i hate about these tech companies.
@wombat81: Ssd are faster so why floppy disks?
SSDs also allow one to carry their data without internet, they have absolute control of it.
Cloud storage is only good if you are in an area with good internet. And the cloud company has some indirect control over your data,
if it came in more than 256gb
The Ultra does. Double that.
I have an Ultra and use it loads and don't ever think of space. All my video/photos go to Google Photos and I even purchased this .https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/715395
for less than $45. Instant extra 256GB if I ever needed it. So now I'm potentially at ~768GB the drive is about the size of my little fingernail. I purchased it thinking it's what I'd load movies on when I travel.
Is there really a decent saving Ultra Vs + that would justify going +? Ultra is nuts. Awesome and worth it.
Yep! Waiting on the S22+ as well
Anyone have a $50 voucher code that their not using? Unfortunately I applied for it, but it never came in the email for some reason.
talk to online customer service. they normally give it to you if you tell them you plan on purchasing a phone.
I did, they said they've sent the code again, so It'll take 24-48 hours.
hmm i thought they just put it in the chat but I cant remember exactly. Maybe process has changed
@Turbonetics: They just gave me a $100 discount code in chat just now, but advised that it's only applicable to the normal Samsung store, not the Education store.
@FiloGuy: Sorry, am planning to use it.
I asked in live chat if I could please be given a $100 loyalty voucher, as I am a current Samsung phone owner and planning to upgrade to a S22 Ultra.
@FiloGuy: I don't have the $50 voucher, so can't say, sorry.
Edit: Can confirm the $100 discount code doesn't work on the Education store….bummer.
This is the price i paid on release
Do trade ins and trade in bonuses work for edu store?
AFAIK, trade in works, but you don't get the bonus. So phone value only
Chat confirmed with me that the bonus $350 credit with trade-in doesn't apply to the edu S22 Ultra deal, sadly. For those looking to trade in, the regular Samsung Store or JB Hi-Fi may result in a better deal.
FWIW, I checked the Samsung Store vs JB Hi-Fi and JB gave me a higher trade-in value for my 5G 256GB S20FE.
I've had luck price matching Samsung Edu pricing to JB, in conjunction with their trade-in bonus; ended up paying ~$400 for a S22 trading in a Pixel 4A.
@scaryspace: That's a lot of luck, did you do any convincing for the pricematch? What did you say to them? Planning to try tomorrow.
@tajid: Well I tried to get a price match for this exact deal, and I have spoken to about 10 different stores at this point, even going to a couple in-person. Basically it's below not their cost price, but their staff pricing, so they wouldn't do it. One store even said to me that they would "consider it" if I bought their BS insurance crap. So I can't really tell if they are all being pricks or if its actually below their price that they can sell it at. YMMV, let me know if you had any luck, FYI I was trying at Eastern Vic stores.
Wait for another trade in deal with the edu store.
I got the S22U 128gb, for $960 delivered last month.
Forgot the deal exactly. But there were two trade in bonuses, plus 30% discount. I traded my s21.The often do trade in bonuses, but they're usually for less value than the normal store.
Do u know what the value is?
No bonus at the moment
Any Fold 3 bargains, wish the prices dropped more significantly for older Folds
What price are you looking for?
Would you pay $800 for Fold 1 Refurb?
FYI - I ordered this deal (512gb) when it was on in early August. I should be delivery this week (nearly 7 week lead time)
There's store pickup option as well unless you've ordered through the Edu store or ordered the special coloured ones
Do they show the expected delivery time before buying? Thanks
Samsung said 3 to 4 weeks
Was that a custom colour, though?
Yes it was custom, but they did quote 3-4 weeks and of the 2 phones we ordered 1 came in 3 weeks the other should arrive today (Startrack courier gods willing)
Traded my S21 Ultra for the S22U. Paid $554 ($300 discount + $445 trade in value + $350 additional trade in discount + $100 loyalty voucher + $50 sign up voucher)
Very nice stacking of deals. Good work.
The only concern I have now is will Samsung notice the very tiny screen burn in on my trade in phone.
Maybe contact them and claim DOA.
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Are there discounts on the s22+ models as well? I don't use my camera enough to justify the 'ultra' and my s10+ is still serving me well other than battery life.
Also are there any easy ways to get an edu email these days?