Pixel and Samsung Pre-Order Deals Are Always The Best Deals All Year Round

yummypinacolada on 25/01/2025 - 00:41

I've been noticing for the past couple of years Pixel and Samsung flagship deals are always best during pre-order period which usually gives us almost ~40-50% off RRP(Just need to search the best deal on Ozb here). Even during boxing day, black friday, cyber monday, EOFY, etc they are almost never as cheap as pre-order sales. Most times buying a previous generation phone will cost you more than buying a newly released phone during pre-order period.

This is the complete opposite with iPhone where they want to retain their phone value as long as possible, even by not allowing retailer to sell their phone below RRP.

On the good side I've always able to switch to new phone every year without needing to spend any money on it. I could always sell my S24 ultra for the same price as I buy my S25 ultra.

On the bad side, if I urgently need a phone for whatever reason, then I will basically be overpaying their over inflated RRP or I need to switch to iPhone to avoid overpaying.

Also, I thought of how good of a deal for Pixel and Samsung during pre-order period, but after a couple of years of the same pattern I just realized how over inflated Samsung and Pixel phones prices are. I believe if you are not getting at least 30% off RRP for Pixel or Samsung flagship phones, you are just over paying. If you are paying RRP, better to just get an iPhone instead.

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Comments

  • star-ggg on 25/01/2025 - 11:40

    Isn't switching between Apply and Android ecosystem a big hassle?

    • notfrodo on 25/01/2025 - 12:32

      If you are switching from Apple to Android - iMessage is the only real blocker. Some people use Airtags which you wont be able to reuse. Other than that most of your data will switch over.

    • yummypinacolada on 25/01/2025 - 15:59

      It is a pain, its much easier when you transfer within the same brand as you could also retain all your phone settings, I've been sticking with Samsung these past 3 years.

  • notfrodo on 25/01/2025 - 12:30
    +1

    Please explain how you get 40-50% off? There is a deal for getting 512gb for the price of 256 and that's about it. The trade in offers are a joke.

    • yummypinacolada on 25/01/2025 - 15:44
      +2

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/890072 for S25 ultra it breaks down as(Copying from one of the comments from the thread)

      Samsung S25 Ultra 512GB - RRP $2,349 (invoice: $976.79)
Samsung Buds 3 Pro - RRP $399 (invoice: $227.43)
      ($469.80) 20% disc EPP —- $1,879.20
($100) E-voucher —- $20 cost
($400) Trade-in bonus
($150) Bonus Trade-in
($200) GALAXY2025 code
($1) - Trade -in device (will not return)
($222.98) - 5% app purchase?
      Total Savings ($1,543.78)
      Final value paid to Samsung: $1,204.22
      Total cost altogether: $1,235.22 ($1,204.22 + $1 trade in value + $30 Asurion penalty for not returning)

      TOTAL savings about 47% Off RRP + you get bonus Samsung Buds 3 pro

      Say if you don't have EPP access , go through with (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/890078) JB Telco deal and just terminate your service straight after. It will ends up being
      $766 + $99 + 237 = $1102 TOTAL savings 53% off RRP(this one you only get the phone with no additional accessories)

      Lets say you want to go for base S25 512gb, with the same JB Telco deal you are basically paying only ~$620 with the same strategy as above. S25 512GB have RRP of $1599, that's even a whooping 61% savings based on their RRP.

      Pretty much the same pattern for every Galaxy and Pixel devices every year

      • notfrodo on 25/01/2025 - 19:30

        Can you explain this?
        ($400) Trade-in bonus
($150) Bonus Trade-in

        Which device did you trade in? I am on the edu site and I am not getting anywhere near this.
        Also, do you need to buy accessories to use the GALAXY2025 coupon? It kinda defeats the purpose if you just want the phone.

        • yummypinacolada on 25/01/2025 - 21:37

          No, you don't want to trade-in your device. You do the trade-in but don't need to send your device, you could just pick the cheapest device to trade-in(Ex. pick the cheapest Galaxy Watch). $150 trade-in bonus is automatic when you add any device for trade-in and $400 trade-in bonus is code that you need to request from Samsung chat.

  • jebdra on 25/01/2025 - 13:54

    Do you have any figures to back up your assertion?

    • yummypinacolada on 25/01/2025 - 15:48
      +1

      See my comments above, and you can also search for pre-order threads on this Ozb for Pixel and Samsung. Seems like this is just their marketing strategy

  • ATTS on 26/01/2025 - 20:00

    Op how u sell s24 ultra for same price as buying s25 ultra

    • yummypinacolada on 26/01/2025 - 22:38

      You could sell S24 ultra 512gb in marketplace for about ~$1100 for sure, that's the approx amount you need to pay for S25 ultra 512gb from this deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/890078

      • ATTS on 27/01/2025 - 09:21

        Thanks, didnt think people would pay 1000 for used s24 ultra,, that like upgrading every year for free, nice

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