And on the note, the bad news for Galaxy S24 owners remains the wait for One UI 7’s stable release, bringing Android 15 to the Samsung masses. This is an excellent upgrade and makes Samsung phones materially safer and more secure, narrowing the gap to iPhone — its main competitor pre S25s hitting shelves. It can’t come soon enough.

The Galaxy S25 hits shelves soon, and that means you can score the S24 for significantly less with the right deal.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra became the first Samsung flagship in six years to enter the top 10 sales. Samsung shipped 222.9M phones in 2024, just behind Apple's 225.9M units globally. The global average smartphone price rose to $324,