Samsung is leaning heavily into the trade-in racket as a way of dropping prices for its new smartphones. Virtually any deal the company runs will include wildly high trade-in valuations. It even launched a new standalone trade-in scheme in Korea and France that doesn’t require the purchase of a new device.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+ are some of the best Android phones yet, though current Galaxy owners may not find a ton of reasons to upgrade.

For many, the Samsung Galaxy S25 range is one of the most prominent thus far, offering the latest and greatest technology from the Korean brand. While the overall picture was one of incremental changes over previous generations,