S24 U 1tb Well I Never

[PaulC59]

I decided to check out my upgrade options via the samsung email invite to test it out having seen some have had problems. I have also been quite critical of OneUI 6 so hopefully OneUI 6.1 will be better on the S24. I would suggest early morning or late evening to avoid the rush

I went through the steps and all went smoothly.

I was offered a 1tb for the price of 512mb

I picked the online only Blue

I was offered £600 for my S23U

I was offered a Free Galaxy Watch 6

I was offered 30% off cases and chargers

And other freebies such as Disney Plus etc

I was offered finance either Samsung finance 0% or Klarna finance? Not sure what the difference is but I chose samsung

I couldn't find screen protectors

Anyway

After hearing that Apple have just overtaken Samsung in mobile sales and the S24 having the Snapdragon 3 and not the Exynos I figured I should order one so I did

To be honest there isn't much of an improvement in performance stats over the S23U but it may be more apparent with AI and seems to be a bit more durable.

What clinchéd it for me

1 I don't like Apple

2 I feel better with 1tb storage

3 Free Galaxy Watch

4 Decent trade in offer

5 Titanium frame instead of aluminium as I frequently take my phone in and out of case and holder in car

Slightly Disappointed with 12gb RAM which is great for now but should be 16gb really for future proofing especially for gamers

Don't get me wrong, this won't stop me complaining and griping but I just couldn't let Apple be the market leader 😔

So come on Samsung, sort out your bug testing so end users can talk about the good stuff to your potential new customers and not complain about bugs 🙂

I'll probably be kicking myself tomorrow as I dread the prospect of setting up another phone but sometimes we can get overcome with irresistible urges 😊

[BandOfBrothers]

Hi @PaulC59 

Congratulations on your Pre Order and bagging all those lovely promotional items. 👍 

I also think an extra 5% was given if a person ordered through the Samsung Shop, and as long as a person is logged in they will receive Samsung Reward Points. 

I also believe there is a £30 Galaxy Store voucher if claimed via Samsung Wallet App. 

The Exynos soc I believe is in the Samsung s²⁴ and Samsung s²⁴ + in the UK and the Qualcomm Snapdragon soc in the Samsung Galaxy s ²⁴ Ultra in the eu. 

Enjoy your new phone once received  👍 

[PaulC59]

Thank you for your comments. I got the reward points but I didn't know about the extra 5% by using the app, that'll teach me for rushing. Using 2 different processors in the same model of phone is a bit of a worry as I think that was a big factor in the software bugs in the release of the S22. Hopefully updates will be modified to accommodate running on 2 different processors. Im looking forward to trying out the phone, hoping all goes well 😊

[GreaterGalaxyUK]

I tried ordering via the App but it just would not open. Used website instead. Even today the app is not loading. Confused if it is a technical fault or due to traffic of people preordering

[PaulC59]

I find when using the Samsung shop app that you can't find everything. E.g Screen protector for my phone so I gave up and ordered it from the Samsung shop website instead

[GreaterGalaxyUK]

Hopefully they completely revamp the app!