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9
Nov

Samsung rumoured to be developing an entry-level fitness tracker with ‘Triathlon’ codename


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Samsung recently revealed its stylish new Gear S2 smartwatch running the Tizen operating system, garnering positive reviews along the way. Naturally the high-end market isn’t quite enough for the South Korean electronics giant, as it is allegedly looking at fleshing out its entry-level offerings in the wearables department. According to a report by SamMobile, Samsung is busy developing a health and fitness tracker, with model number SM-R150.

The wearable is apparently known internally as the Triathlon, which lends some credence to the health and fitness theory. Other than that, not much is known, other than it might offer fewer features than the Gear Fit which has a higher model number.

Would you be interested in an entry-level health and fitness tracker from Samsung? Bearing in mind that almost nothing is known about it.

 

Source: SamMobile 

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9
Nov

Samsung publishes its latest Gear S2 commercial


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Earlier this week, Samsung took to its official YouTube channel to share the latest promotional video for its second-generation Tizen-totting smartwatch, the Gear S2. In the short 30-second clip, we learn how the device’s integrated 3G connectivity can be used to keep connected with the world around us, without having to use our smartphone at all.

Check it out after the break.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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9
Nov

Buying a Samsung phone? Get $349 in accessories, $50 rebate and more


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Carriers and manufacturers are celebrating the holidays extra early this year. Yesterday we reported on T-Mobile offer $100 discounts on top smartphones; now Samsung and Sprint are offering some of the sweetest smartphone deals we have seen in a while.

You won’t exactly be saving much on the phone itself, but the amount of value Samsung and its partners are offering is actually quite stunning. There’s a few deals available, so let’s share them with you one by one.

Swarovski Holiday Bundle

Here’s for all of those who want to add some flash to their holidays. The Swarovski Holiday Bundle includes a Samsung battery pack, a wireless charger and a Swarovski crystal phone cover.

All of these gifts will be free with the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+ or Galaxy Note 5. After purchasing the device, simply go to the dedicated website to redeem your gift (have your receipt ready). By the way, you have to make sure you purchase the phone on (or before) November 19th.

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Level On Holiday Bundle

This one works pretty much the same way as the Swarovski deal, but you get different accessories. Buy one of the before-listed devices and Samsung will give you a wireless charger, a portable battery pack and a set of Level On headphones.

Just visit Samsung’s Gifts of the Season website to claim your prize. And remember – get that phone before November 19 if you want in on this deal.

Activate Samsung Pay to get a $50 rebate

It’s not only cool accessories you can get. Sammy is also throwing in a $50 rebate you can claim after getting your new Galaxy device. Just go ahead and claim your $50 at the Promotions website. It’s the same deal: you have to have purchased the phone from November 5 to 19, and the form must be completed by November 26th (or postmarked by December 26th, if done by mail).

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$100 in Google Play credit when switching from an iPhone!

Yes! Samsung will give you $100 in Google Play Store credit if you switch from an iPhone to one of the qualified Samsung Galaxy handset being included in this offer. But you must do this one before you actually purchase the new Galaxy phone! Pay close attention if interested in this.

  • Head over to samsungpromotions.com/giftsoftheseason from a qualifying iPhone.
  • Pre-register by entering your email address.
  • Go trade in your iPhone for a Galaxy phone at your carrier.
  • Visit the Samsung Promotions website again and submit your offer claim.
  • You should get your $100 soon after!

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Sign up for Samsung Pay and get $50 bill credit from Sprint

You can also get $50 of bill credit if you activate Samsung Pay on a Sprint device. Of course, this is only for those in the carrier, but it will be a nice treat if you qualify. Just head over to the Samsung/Sprint offer page and follow instructions after you have set up Samsung Pay and registered a compatible card.

This deal only works on the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+ or Galaxy Note 5. The offer is valid until November 30th, so hurry up! It doesn’t really cost anything, and you don’t even have to continue using Samsung Pay if you don’t want to.

Wrapping up

Samsung is either super excited or super desperate. The South Korean manufacturer is trying to increase its numbers, and though sales are up, they have been struggling to get revenue up. We won’t complain either way.

Do keep in mind the hotter deals usually come on, and after, Thanksgiving, though. Maybe Samsung has even more cool offers for us! Regardless, this should be a good incentive to go with Sammy. Are you signing up?

9
Nov

Samsung Galaxy Golden 3 shows up on TENAA certification site


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Samsung is certainly prolific when it comes to trying out different form factors, shapes, and configurations for mobile devices. One of those examples is their line of clamshell smart phones that attempt to maintain the spirit of the flip phones that were so popular in days gone by. Their latest version, model number SM-W2016 believed to be the Galaxy Golden 3, has shown up on Chinese regulatory agency site TENAA indicating it may be ready to hit the market.

The TENAA filing did reveal a discrepancy in specifications compared to earlier numbers that surfaced on GFXBench. According to previous reports, the Galaxy Golden 3 would have 4.6-inch screens. The TENAA certification lists the two screens at only 3.9-inches, but the resolution of 1280 x 768 remains the same.

Combined with the high-end processor and memory, the smaller screens at a relatively low resolution should result in a device that performs quite well even if it is an unusual form factor.

Samsung’s last clamshell, the SM-W2015, passed through TENAA certification, but was never released to the market. The original Galaxy Golden was only released in South Korea.

source: phoneArena

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9
Nov

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ review: Same edges, similar body, soaring price


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Samsung is fearless when it comes to trying new things, a characteristic aided by the company’s deep pockets. We’ve seen countless devices from Samsung over the years that are unusual or the first of its kind. This company isn’t afraid to see a product underwhelm before revamping it and coming back with something even better. Samsung’s use of displays with curved edges is a perfect example. The Galaxy Round from 2013 was the first sign of Samsung trying to buck the trend of conventional displays. It had a display that was curved down the center. Hardly any attention was paid to the Galaxy Round, but the following year, with the Galaxy Note Edge, the company moved to implementing a display with a single curved edge to provide extra information. The issue was that it provided little reason to be chosen over the Galaxy Note 4. Then the Galaxy S6 Edge came along in early 2015 to show that, yes, curved edges can be part of a mainstream device.

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ builds upon its young predecessor by being bigger and better in every way. It’s basically the result of merging the original Galaxy S6 Edge with the more recent Galaxy Note 5. Samsung created a device that has the size and strength of the Galaxy Note 5 while maintaining the look of the Galaxy S6 Edge.

Note: Pieces of this review are taken from the Galaxy Note 5 review (but also edited) due to many of the same components being used.

Design

The original Galaxy S6 Edge measures 142.1 x 70.1 7mm and weighs 132g. This plus-sized version raises those figures to 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9mm and 153g, making the Galaxy S6 Edge+ larger and heavier than most of today’s flagships. It’s pretty much the same size as the Galaxy Note 5 while being way lighter. As with that Samsung flagship, the company has done an excellent job dissipating the weight throughout the body of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ — it’s not a top- or bottom-heavy phone. In use, even for someone with smaller hands like myself, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ is easily manageable in one hand because the side bezels are pretty much nonexistent and the height of the phone isn’t all that different from other devices like the LG G4.

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Metal and glass rule the day here. The front and back of this phone feature smooth scratch-resistant glass, being met with sharp metal at every edge. Where there is not metal, there is glass. And where there is not glass, there is metal.

Pick up the phone and you’re met with a cold, solid piece of hardware that sits perfectly in the hand. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ screams premium.

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My sole gripe with the design of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ is how uncomfortable the phone is to hold. The dual-edge display takes up a lot space on the sides. Samsung wasn’t able to replicate the Galaxy Note 5’s curved sides. Like the back’s edges, the edges on the front where the display and sides meet dig in to your hands and fingers. There isn’t any avoiding that unless you hold the Galaxy S6 Edge+ with your fingertips, obviously an impractical thing to do. Samsung’s only solution that I can think of would be making the device thicker to provide extra space, and I highly doubt that would go over well with consumers.

Regarding buttons, ports, and visible components, this doesn’t differ very much from any Samsung phone you’ve seen within the last eighteen months. Below the display is a narrower-but-taller home button (which is also a fingerprint scanner) with Samsung’s capacitive buttons that illuminate when used. Sadly, Samsung still believes that the Recents button belongs on the left and the Back button belongs on the right. Who knows if this will ever change. Spin around to the back of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and you’ll see a cutout to the right of the camera that houses the LED flash and heart rate monitor. On the top of the phone, the SIM card tray is accessible. The bottom of the Galaxy S6 Edge+, though, is busier than any other part of the phone. It has the audio jack, micro-USB port, and speaker.

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What’s missing that buyers of Samsung devices have come to expect? A removable battery and a microSD card slot. The design of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ limits users to the battery and internal storage that ships with the phone.

You can pick up the Galaxy S6 Edge+ in Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, and White Pearl. Color options may depend on your carrier.

Hardware

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ features a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440) Super AMOLED dual-edge display, Exynos 7420 octa-core processor, Mali T760MP8, 4GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, a 16MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera, a 3000mAh battery (non-removable), a fingerprint scanner, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, and Bluetooth 4.2.

Bands:

4G LTE (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 27, 20)
HSDPA (850, 900, 1800, 1900)
GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900)

Performance

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Both display size and display resolution are identical to the Galaxy Note 5. Samsung is continuing to go with 5.7 inches and Quad HD (2560×1440) resolution. From afar, the crispness can be matched by phones that have Full HD (1920×1080) resolution, but bring the Galaxy S6 Edge+ closer to your face and that Quad HD resolution never gives away a single pixel. The 5.7 inches gives a lot to look at, especially if you want to run multiple apps simultaneously with Multi Window.

The display, which is of the Super AMOLED variety, is also vibrant. It offers incredible viewing angles and impressive color reproduction. Looking at the display from almost any angle does not mean that quality is lost. Whites shine and blacks are deep while other colors pop, giving the Galaxy S6 Edge+ a display with depth. Items on the home screen — app icons and text — look as if they is lifting off of the display, for example. Throw in the dual-edge design and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ has an infinity-like display. Content seems to be flowing to the sides and spilling over, an illusion that I’ve never seen executed on any other device.

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Samsung clearly benefits from designing its own displays because this one is awing at all times.

The only thing odd about using the Galaxy S6 Edge+ as a multimedia beast is that the speaker on the bottom is pretty weak. If it gets covered, the sound is essentially muted. Samsung should have put another speaker on the other end of the bottom.

Once again, Samsung is using its very own processor after Qualcomm sent the mobile industry into panic mode, causing many companies to look at other options. Samsung, like it does with displays, makes processors; therefore, abandoning Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 series was easy. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ uses Samsung’s go-to processor for 2015, the Exynos 7420. This time the strongest Exynos processor to date has been paired with 4GB of RAM.

The Galaxy S6 started to change the perception of Samsung’s devices being sluggish. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ (like the Galaxy Note 5) proves that slowdowns are a thing of the past for Samsung flagships. An octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and software optimization puts this phone as one that performs with speed, avoiding speed bumps or hiccups in the process. I was jumping between Hangouts (with multiple accounts) conversations and Minecraft: Pocket Edition as Samsung’s Milk Music streamed in the background; to my surprise, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ was not batting an eye. Then I put Hangouts and YouTube on the screen at the same time with Multi Window and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ held its ground.

It really satisfies me that performance on Samsung devices is finally where it should have been years ago. Do what you want with the Galaxy S6 Edge+ because it probably won’t slow down.

Battery

Let’s just get it out of the way: the battery encased within the Galaxy S6 Edge+ cannot be removed. Samsung’s faithful were upset when the company made the same decision for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. But if you want to have beautiful phone made of high-end materials rather than cheap plastic, you have sacrifice something. So the 3000mAh battery inside is all you get to work with.

Perhaps the inclusion of Fast Wireless Charging makes up for the smaller, non-removable battery. Samsung’s Fast Wireless Charging Pad powers the Galaxy S6 Edge+ up to the top of its capacity in about 120 minutes. With the included wired charger, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ charges to completion in less than 90 minutes. Using another charger means that the Galaxy S6 Edge+ will take hours to charge.

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What really matters, though, is how long the battery lasts. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ is fine-tuned to carry you during the day. A typical day for me includes sending and receiving many emails, chatting on Hangouts, tweeting a lot, playing a lighter game like Threes or Game Dev Story once or twice, and maybe watching videos on YouTube for a few minutes. I would start my day with 100% 8:30AM and start to get antsy for a charger by 10:00PM. It makes me doubt that there is such a concern among consumers about non-removable batteries. If the hardware manufacturer does the proper software optimizations, a device can get by with respectable battery life.

Software

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Very little has changed on the software side compared to other Samsung devices released this year. Here, Samsung’s TouchWiz overlay is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Although still not as attractive as stock Android or HTC’s Sense, TouchWiz is better than ever before. It now feels like a mature user experience instead of looking so rough and technical. Samsung flattened everything to basically move closer to (but not match) Google’s Material Design guidelines. This translates to Samsung-made apps such as Calendar, S Health, S Note, Milk Music, Samsung Pay, and Voice Recorder being aesthetically pleasing.

Note: Read our review of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge for in-depth analysis of the software due to the Galaxy S6 Edge+ being practically identical in this area.

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Samsung didn’t choose a dual-edge display for beauty alone. This phone’s unique design serves a purpose. With People Edge and Apps Edge, Samsung allows you to store contacts and apps in a slideout menu at one edge of the display. A small tab (seen above) requires just a little flick to bring out the menu. In People Edge, selecting a contact brings up actionable icons for calling, messaging, and emailing. Apps Edge launches the designated app immediately. When the Galaxy S6 Edge+ is inactive, Edge Lighting will illuminate the display to inform you of incoming calls or other notifications. Each of these features are helpful and they do add value to the Galaxy S6 Edge+. How much value do they add? That depends on your needs.

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Camera

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A flagship phone deserves a flagship camera. Both rear and front-facing cameras from the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge return months later for the Galaxy S6 Edge+. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as the Galaxy S6 takes decent pictures. When taking pictures with the 16MP rear camera, you’re able to choose between Auto and Pro modes. I kept the Galaxy S6 Edge+ on Auto because I’m not one to delve into camera settings and become a Master of Photography. Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ takes amazing pictures that are always sharp due to optical image stabilization (OIS). The camera also proved to be impressive under low-light conditions.

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No one questions the quality of Samsung’s cameras anymore. It’s only a matter of stacking them up against Apple, LG, and Sony’s cameras to see where Samsung places. I compared the Galaxy S6 Edge+ with a friend’s iPhone 6S Plus and found that the latter was more accurate and less washed out. But compared to other Android phones, this phone only has the LG G4 to truly worry about.

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And those of you who record a lot of video on mobile devices will appreciate that the Galaxy S6 Edge+ can record in 4K. Keep in mind that there is no way to expand internal storage and 4K content takes up a tremendous amount of space.

Closing

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Probably the biggest concern for Samsung with the Galaxy S6 Edge+ is giving consumers reasons to purchase it. Is the dual-edge display, the only clear differentiator here, enough for the company to sell millions of units? Because the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are both very similar to and, more importantly, cheaper than the Galaxy S6 Edge+. Even the brilliant Galaxy Note 5, which has added value coming from the S Pen, is cheaper than the Galaxy S6 Edge+. This phone is crowded by the very company that makes it. Competition is already fierce from the likes of Apple, Motorola, LG, and HTC this fall. Samsung injecting another device into the market seems like a bad idea; however, remember this is the company that doesn’t mind if an idea doesn’t work. The company will make changes and come back with something better than before. For now, the Galaxy S6 Edge+, especially given its price, shouldn’t be viewed as a true flagship.

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8
Nov

Android Authority this week – November 8, 2015


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Android fans, this week brought us a very interesting report on how Google tries to fight Android fragmentation by standardizing components. Contradictory rumors about the camera of the upcoming Galaxy S7 surfaced. Meanwhile, Samsung’s future in the mobile industry came into question, following one prominent analyst’s prediction. Huawei teased the upcoming Mate 8 and launched the Kirin 950 processor. Google released updates for its productivity apps and tweaked the terms of the Android One program. Finally, Motorola launched the Turbo Edition of the Moto G, and more rumors surfaced about the Xiaomi Mi 5.

Inside AA HQ

As we’re getting closer to the holidays, there’s a distinct slowdown in the world of Android. The biggest devices of the season are already familiar; the Marshmallow update cycle is yet to start; and next year’s crop of flagship is still several months away. Hopefully, we’ll still get some exciting new devices by the end of the year, with the Xiaomi Mi 5 and Huawei Mate 8 standing out. And, considering what we’ve been hearing about Google’s plans for next year, there’s always a chance that some juicy leaks will give us what to talk about.

Things  are pretty quiet around AA HQ too, but we still had a few standout posts this week: namely, make sure to check Nirave’s very special throwback hands-on, Krystal’s reviews of the new Droids, and Gary’s blockbuster report on the top SoCs of the moment.

This week, the prize in our weekly giveaway is a Nexus 5X! Good luck, everybody!

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8
Nov

25 Colorful HD wallpapers to light up your display


Our mobile device displays just keep getting better and better. What better way to show off that 2k Super AMOLED display than with a super colorful wallpaper. We’ve curated a selection of 25 wallpapers for you to put up on your device background. Enjoy!

If you see a wallpaper that belongs to you and you would like to receive credit, I would love to give it to you! Just drop a comment in the section provided below with some proof (You know, just so we don’t have people claiming things that are not theirs…) So, please choose those that you like and enjoy!

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8
Nov

T-Mobile slashing $100 off top smartphones before the holiday deals


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The holidays are coming and that can only mean one thing for avid tech shoppers – some hot deals are about to come! Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner, kickstarting Christmas shopping with some of the hottest offers you will see all year. T-Mobile doesn’t want you to wait around, though.

The Un-carrier is getting jolly with $100 discounts on top smartphones (plenty of them are on our list of best smartphones). And this discount applies whether you are buying the smartphone at full price or through an installment plan. All users have to do is access the T-Mobile Super Smartphone Deals website and click on “Apply Coupon”. After that, simply follow the usual purchase method and add your phone(s) to your cart. The discount will be applied during checkout.

Which phones are discounted?

You can’t just buy any phone. This deal is limited to 11 handsets, but they happen to be some of the best devices currently in the market. Here’s a list:

I know, those are only 7 phones and I said there were 11 included in the offer. This is because the other 4 are from Apple. We don’t tend to cover that kind of stuff here, but if you are into those phones it’s easy to assume which ones they are. With that said, let’s get back to talking about these hot Android smartphones.

Some of these are actually pretty hot deals. The LG G4 can be had for only $379.76, and the Galaxy Note 5 is only $599.99 after the discount.

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Limitations?

There are a few things to keep in mind. For starters, we don’t know how long this deal is going for, so you should act as quickly as possible if interested. We are also not sure if this applies only to new lines, or upgrades as well. What we do know is you can’t use these deals on top of other offers and it is a web-only discount. You can’t just waltz into a T-Mobile store and get $100 off!

Are you signing up?

There you have it, guys. Winter is coming, and the deals are already arriving. Are any of you getting one of these phones? Which one?

See this deal on T-Mobile’s website!

7
Nov

Report suggests the Samsung Galaxy S7 will be 10% cheaper than the Galaxy S6



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Samsung is in a very interesting situation – despite releasing multiple smartphones that are widely accepted to be some of the best, the company has been unable to reattain the dizzying heights it was able to with some of its previous devices. Many pundits suggest it is because the devices are too expensive, too premium, and to combat this, a report has suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S7 will be 10% cheaper than the Galaxy S6. This report comes courtesy of analyst Pan Jiutang, who has some credibility after correctly predicting that the Huawei Nexus 6P would have a Snapdragon 810 processor and not the Snapdragon 820.

Previous rumours have suggested that the Galaxy S7 will have a slew of new features including a 3D Touch pressure-sensitive display, magnesium alloy body, a special audio chip, and will be announced earlier than usual in January. While that all sounds fine and dandy, to be able to do that and still shave 10% off their usual asking price seems challenging, even for Samsung. It will be interesting to see if this comes to pass as profit margins for Android manufacturers have been dropping for some time – Samsung is one of the few still in the positive. For now.


What do you think about a 10% cheaper Samsung Galaxy S7? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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7
Nov

Samsung offering two new accessory bundles with a smartphone purchase and Samsung Pay activation


samsung_galaxy_note_5_back_name_low_TAIf you’re thinking about buying a new Samsung phone over the holidays, Samsung is offering two new pricey bundles to tempt you. Both bundles are valued at about $349, and all you’ll have to do is buy a 2015 Samsung flagship and activate Samsung Pay.

Both bundles include a wireless charging pad and a fast charging battery pack, but one bundle includes a Swarovski crystal case for your phone and the other includes a Samsung Level On pair of headphones. That’s a pretty solid set of accessories to go with a new phone.

If you’re curious about the eligible phones, you can buy a Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge or its Plus variant, or a Galaxy Note 5. Once you buy the phone, you’ll have to activate a valid card on Samsung Pay, which will also net a $50 cash back rebate, too. Then you’ll just have to register with Samsung and they’ll get your accessory bundle set up.

Also, for anyone coming from an iPhone, you can trade in an old Apple smartphone for $100 in Play Store credit. Samsung’s really not pulling any punches to sell some phones over the holidays.

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