Samsung's very own event, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025, is just around the corner: January 22 at 1pm ET to be exact.

The Korean company announced today that it will launch a new trade-in program that doesn’t require the purchase of a new handset. The “Galaxy Easy Compensation” scheme will pay Korean Galaxy phone owners money for their old device, with values fluctuating depending on the condition. Crucially, no purchase of a new phone is needed.

On the bottom of the front screen, we can see a One UI 7 / Galaxy AI feature that Samsung is yet to fully announce. The "Now Brief" bar will show you notifications designed specifically for you. It takes information from all of your apps and Galaxy AI summarises and presents important aspects as brief alerts.

I don't buy phones for my parents, but I am the person they ask for advice when they need new ones. For years, I've recommended Moto G phones. With the announcement of the Galaxy A16 5G coming to the US,

In the case of the trade-in rebate, you could potentially pick up the S24 Ultra for just $350 if the device you hand over is valued highly enough to hit the max rebate. For the non-trade-in deal, you get a Galaxy S24 Ultra for just $799 upfront - which is lower than last year's Black Friday deal, for the record.

Samsung’s big Galaxy S25 launch is right around the corner. The first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2025 is confirmed for January 22 at 1PM ET in San Jose, CA, where Samsung’s “Next Big Thing” (to borrow a 14-year-old marketing slogan) will be revealed.