If you're a fan of Android phones, you'll be well aware of the big Samsung news anticipated for today. The Korean brand looks set to unveil its new Samsung Galaxy S25 range at an event later today. Still,

I don’t know if I’ll go that far this week when Samsung holds its next Galaxy Unpacked event. Not because Samsung phones are intrinsically inferior to iPhones—although coincidentally they are—but because I feel like I’ve seen it all before.

The major carriers will almost certainly follow suit with similar promotions at launch. Verizon was recently offering free Galaxy Watches and Samsung tablets alongside Android flagships, which was a pretty good deal that I hope it brings back again for the Galaxy S25 launch.

The Korean company announced today that it will launch a new trade-in program that doesn’t require the purchase of a new handset. The “Galaxy Easy Compensation” scheme will pay Korean Galaxy phone owners money for their old device, with values fluctuating depending on the condition. Crucially, no purchase of a new phone is needed.

I take no pleasure in saying this, but if the rumors about the Galaxy S25 series are true, then these phones look boring as hell. That would be fine, except that Samsung is asking us all to get very excited about them by hosting a big,