Samsung boosts trade-in deals for the Galaxy S24 series and the Galaxy Tab S9 series

Peter, 23 February 2024

The legendary Galaxy Note series is no more, Samsung replaced it with the Galaxy S Ultra series. If you’re still holding on to a Note, now might be the best time to swap it for its successor as Samsung.com offers some heavily boosted trade-in deals.

For example, the Galaxy Note20 Ultra from 2020 normally fetches $200, but is now worth $600 trade-in credit. There’s more – the Galaxy Note8, Note9 and Note10 will get you $400 credit right now (normally, they are closer to $100).

And this might be a mistake on Samsung’s part, but it’s on the list – the Galaxy Note3 is also valued at $400. Note that this is for unlocked phones, there are carrier deals that go up to $1,000 trade-in credit (the unlocked offers top out at $750).

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

12/256GB
up to $750 trade-in credit for unlocked
up to $1,000 with carrier deal (incl. free S-View Wallet Case)

Read our review

The Samsung Galaxy S24+ is the best S+ that we’ve seen in years with a QHD+ display and 12GB of RAM, whereas 2021-2023 model were FHD+ and 8GB. The kind of silly trade-in offers continue with this one too.

The S23+ is valued at the maximum $650 trade-in credit, while the older S22+ is $550 and the S21+ is $400. And yes, the Galaxy Note 3 still fetches $400.

Samsung Galaxy S24+

Samsung Galaxy S24+

12/256GB
up to $650 trade-in credit for unlocked
up to $1,000 with carrier deal (incl. free S-View Wallet Case)

Read our review

If you want the small Samsung Galaxy S24, its trade-in credit is capped at $550 – that’s how much you will get for the S23, the S22 is $450. Got a Galaxy S7 edge, S9, S9+, S10, S10+, S10 Lite, Galaxy A51, etc.? That is worth $200 trade-in credit.

Samsung Galaxy S24

Samsung Galaxy S24

8/256GB
up to $550 trade-in credit
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The latest Galaxy Tab S flagship tablets have trade-in offers in a similar vein too, plus they get a free storage upgrade.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra starts at $1,200 for the 12/512GB model (instead of 256GB). You can discount that by up to $800 if you send in a Tab S8 Ultra, for example. But older slates are more interesting – a Galaxy Tab S7, Tab S7+ or Tab S7 FE are valued at $600. A Tab S6 or Tab S6 Lite are worth $300 (normally, they are $125 and $80, respectively).

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

Wi-Fi, 12/512GB
free storage upgrade
up to $800 trade-in credit

Read our review

The Galaxy Tab S9+ also has 12/512GB base configuration thanks to the free storage upgrade. The trade-in credit is capped at $700. A Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ will convert to $600, Tab S7, Tab S7+ and Tab S7 FE to $500.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

Wi-Fi, 12/512GB
free storage upgrade
up to $700 trade-in credit

Read our review

The Galaxy Tab S9 also has 12GB of RAM, though the free storage upgrade takes it only to 256GB. Also, the trade-in credit isn’t as good – it’s capped at $650, but the Tab S7 series is valued at only $350.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

Wi-Fi, 12/256GB
free storage upgrade
up to $650 trade-in credit

Read our review

And while we’re looking at Samsung tablets, a couple of weeks ago the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) fell to $220 – at the time this matched the price of the Galaxy Tab A9+ and the S6 Lite has the better hardware. However, the Tab A9+ is now down to $190.

That’s a great price for a tablet that will get 2 OS updates and security patches for 4 years. However, this price is for the 4/64GB model. We would recommend going for the 8/128GB one instead as 4GB of RAM will be really tight four years from now. Unfortunately, this raises the price to $255 (the Tab S6 Lite has 4GB of RAM too, by the way).

For something higher end but still easy on the wallet, the OnePlus Pad combines the Dimensity 9000 (and old but still powerful flagship chip) with an 11.61” IPS LCD. The display has 2,800 x 2,000px resolution, 10-bit colors with Dolby Vision and 144Hz refresh rate. The tablet is also equipped equipped quad speakers and a 9,510mAh battery with 67W fast charging. This is equally good as a media consumption device as it is as a work tool.

Moving over to watches, the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 is down to the $250-$300 range, depending on the size and connectivity options you want (i.e. Bluetooth or LTE).

Wi-Fi 7 is the latest local connectivity option. It operates on the less crowded 6GHz band and promises much lower latency (up to 99% lower than Wi-Fi 6). Unfortunately, router prices are still pretty high, but we’re already starting to see discounts. This Linksys Velop Pro 7 has a 2.5 gig WAN port and four gigabit LAN ports. Better yet, it supports the Cognitive Mesh system that can cover up to 9,000 sq. ft. with the 3-pack (there’s also a 2-pack option for 6,000 sq. ft.).

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Reader comments

  • Anonymous
  • 25 Feb 2024
  • k@B

typical hater shenanigans

whenever they feel threatened, they increase deals. whenever they feel they are in a good place, they offer nothing. it's just a short term solution for customer rentention. if they win the android market, there will be no good deals going ...

Never said about the quality of the product, just a marketing ploy is used. Say/release a product at a price then instantly "discount" it which in reality is the actual msrp of the product (therefore you believe you're getting a discou...

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