Samsung will still give you $50 for reserving a Galaxy S25 preorder within the next few hours

Samsung has been everywhere so far this January, from Las Vegas for CES to San Jose for its Unpacked event, where we expect to hear more about the company’s plans for Galaxy AI and the latest S series of smartphones. The phone maker confirmed a few weeks back that the San Jose event will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 22 — and the day is here.

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“Get ready for AI that is more natural and intuitive. The next evolution of Galaxy AI is coming, and it’s going to change the way you interact with the world every day,” says Samsung in its initial press release. What exactly the new AI features will entail is up for grabs, but the idea of a more burdenless, meet-you-where-you-already-are approach to software sounds promising.

What we can make an educated guess about has to do with Samsung’s continuous partnership with Google in popularizing Android. As previously reported, the search giant is rumored to give Samsung users a year’s worth of Gemini Advanced access for free when they preorder the upcoming Galaxy S25 series. That’s $200 in value alone.

To top that, Samsung is still running a reservation-to-preorder deal for those interested in the new phones. From now until Jan. 22 (again, that’s today), customers can “reserve” their preorder and receive a free $50 Samsung credit when it’s time to make the transaction later on. 

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Making the reservation, which is free and doesn’t require a commitment, will also enter you for a chance to win a $5,000 Samsung gift card.

If you’re considering trading in an older phone, Samsung says it’ll offer up to $1,250 in trade-in credits this time around, which should be enough to get you the most premium Galaxy S25 Ultra model or a more standard model with additional accessories. Stay in the loop with ZDNET’s live coverage of Samsung Unpacked to find out more about the brand’s newest products and exclusive offers.