Samsung has for
Samsung Offer Program Members: 512GB Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G Smartphone (Unlocked)
w/ S22 Ultra Trade-In on sale for
$284.99 when you follow the instructions below.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
zasdf for finding this deal.
Note: You may need to sign in to your qualifying discount plan and add item to cart to see deal price. Non-Offer Program Members may purchase for
$299.99 w/ S22 Ultra Trade-In.
Deal Instructions: - Visit the Samsung Offer Program page and select the program for which you qualify.
- Go to 512GB Galaxy S23 Ultra (Unlocked)
- Select Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G from the 'Select a Brand' drop-down menu under 'Yes, Trade-In'
- Trade-in device must be in good physical condition/working order (i.e. no cracked screens/camera lenses, etc.).
- Click 'Yes, I Agree' to terms
- Follow the instructions provided by Samsung to trade in your device by mail.
- Add to cart
- Sign in or create a new Samsung account if prompted
- May also be prompted to verify eligibility
- Price in cart will be $284.99 + Free Shipping
Specs:
- 6.8" 3088 x 1440 Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120Hz HDR10+ touchscreen display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Octo-core Processor
- 512GB UFS 4.0 internal storage
- 12GB RAM
- Main Cameras: 200MP (wide) w/ Laser AutoFocus & OIS | 10MP (periscope telephoto) w/ OIS &10x optical zoom | 10MP (telephoto) w/ OIS & 3x optical zoom |12MP 120Ëš (ultrawide)
- Selfie Camera: 12MP (wide)
- WiFi 6e | Bluetooth 5.3 LE | NFC w/ Samsung Pay support
- Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Built-in Stylus pen (Bluetooth)
- USB 3.2 Type-C port
- 45W Power Delivery 3.0 wired charging
- 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) charging
- 4.5W reverse wireless charging
- 5000 mAh battery
- Android 13 (Samsung One UI 5.1)
- 5G Ultra Wideband support (carrier dependent)
- No 3.5mm headphone jack
- No microSD card expansion slot
Top Comments
This is becoming so prevalent and widespread that I believe it won't be long before Samsung revamps their trade in policy subsequently addressing this issue and effing it up for the rest of us..
S23 ultra 256GB has 8GB ram.
S23 ultra 512GbB has 12GB ram.
His earlier trade in (without the ram upgrade) downsized ram. This deal matches ram with bigger storage. Honestly, I think this deal is great for someone who has s22 ultra 128gb. Mine is s22 ultra 256gb so I am still on the fence, considering mine still runs like new, look like new and there is no much difference between 22/23.
You listening samsung?
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1. Double the storage for me
2. The battery life is noticably better. Mine is starting to drain faster than before.
3. I get renewed warranty
4. Better trade in value for S24U
On #4 -- Let's say you pay $300 out of pocket to buy S23U now, the trade-in difference between S22U and S23U when S24 is out will be more than $300? Is that what you are saying?
I buy strictly from the Samsung and hold out until I find great trade-in deals. The most I've paid for a phone in years is $600 and a trade-in for my Fold 4. I've gotten free or heavily-discounted buds. I paid like $87 for my Watch5 Pro and free Buds2 Pro and the only thing I had to trade in was my S22 Ultra for the 23 Ultra.
A phone is a very personal device and there's nothing wrong with upgrading it if and when you want to.
1. Double the storage for me
2. The battery life is noticably better. Mine is starting to drain faster than before.
3. I get renewed warranty
4. Better trade in value for S24U
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Lets see here:
Going Victus+ to Victus 2 .. eh majority of the time we put screen protector anyways nothing biggy.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 .. You might not think its a big deal but it goes from Samsung process to TSMC process, and we all know Samsung process sucks so we get a decent performance boost, less heat etc... CPU configuration definitely boosted for performance... Latest Adreno 740 for the gamers out there and again less heat.
UFS 3.1 to UFS 4.0... sure not NVME speeds like the iPhones but a big up in drive speeds!
RAM upgrade not bad either LPDDR5 3200MHz to LPDDR5X 4200MHz support, less power with more bandwidth/speed. If you're going from 8GB to 12GB its nice to have.
Bluetooth 5.2 to 5.3 etc...
TL;DR, is it worth it to upgrade? it depends on the person, if I'm on my phone a lot, play games, it feels more of an improvement from S22U -> S23U than it was for S21U -> S22U.. at least for me, even with VRR the S22U ran hotter and almost the same battery life. With S23U using Light Profile I'm getting an additional 1-2+ hours on my phone so I'm not sure how much of importance that is to a person. Unfortunately not all places are the same, where I live it will cost $304 to upgrade where as people living in higher taxed area have to pay +$100 which is a bit much so probably not worth it at that point. To others its a new battery, new warranty, faster phone, heats up less, lasts longer.
Question is:
In 5 months S24U is coming out so will S23U fair a better trade in price over S22U?
Will there be more deals closer to Black Firday/Christmas?
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