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Samsung is operating a “Candy Summertime Improve” promotion, which means that a number of Galaxy fashions are paired with a free Galaxy Watch7. The 2 we picked are the S24 FE and A56.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is £100 off in the intervening time and seeing how the 256GB variant is simply £60 greater than the 128GB one, that’s the one we’d advocate – storage is non-expandable and 128GB is fairly tight.
The cellphone’s Exynos 2400e is fairly zippy and the 50+8+12MP digicam setup features a 75mm 3x telephoto digicam. The battery scenario is typical for Samsung with 5,000mAh capability and 25W wired charging, however at the least you additionally get 15W wi-fi – that and the tele digicam are fairly uncommon for this value vary. That and the promise of seven years of OS and safety updates.
The Samsung Galaxy A56 is sort of £180 cheaper for a similar 8/256GB configuration. Nevertheless, the 2400e is 70-80% sooner (typically extra) than the Exynos 1580, so these financial savings come at a value – and that value consists of dropping the tele digicam. There’s sooner 45W wired charging for the marginally bigger 5,000mAh battery (vs. 4,700mAh on the FE), however there is no such thing as a wi-fi charging. The A56 will obtain 6 years of help, however since it’s one 12 months newer than the S24 FE, help for each will finish across the identical time.
And right here is the freebie that comes with each telephones, the Samsung Galaxy Watch7. By the appears to be like of it, you’ll be able to solely get the 40mm mannequin – that’s simply north of £200 proper now (£290 MSRP). It has a 1.3” show and a 300mAh battery. You possibly can learn extra in regards to the supply and declare the watch here.
As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is launching subsequent week. Through the pre-order interval you get a free storage improve to 512GB, £100 Samsung Credit score and now Amazon has added a £100 low cost for Prime Pupil members that wasn’t there last week.
The Poco X7 Professional value has fallen to £240 for the bottom 8/256GB mannequin and £270 for the 12/512GB (a worthy improve for simply £30). Three weeks ago these costs had been £285 and £327, respectively.
The vanilla Poco X7 is a bit cheaper too, however the Professional mannequin is healthier worth for cash. You lose a variety of efficiency going from a Dimensity 8400 Extremely with UFS 4.0 storage (X7 Professional) to Dimensity 7300 Extremely with UFS 2.2 storage (X7). The GPU particularly is in one other class. You additionally lose battery capability (5,110mAh vs. 6,000mAh) and cost velocity (45W vs. 90W) and that does have an effect on battery efficiency.
The Poco F7 Professional is noticeably pricier (£160 extra) than the X7 Professional however its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is simply marginally sooner. There are different upgrades just like the display screen decision (1440p+ vs. 1220p+), primary digicam sensor dimension (1/1.55” vs. 1/1.95”) and Wi-Fi 7, however the value premium could be onerous to justify.
Lastly, the Poco F7 Extremely value is the place it was final week – one other £160 upcharge. Nevertheless, you get the most recent Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, plus a 50MP 2.5x/60mm telephoto digicam and a better decision 32MP ultra-wide (vs. 8MP).
The 5,300mAh battery is smaller, nevertheless it helps each 120W wired and 50W wi-fi charging. Regardless of the seemingly giant distinction in capability, battery life finally ends up being about the identical. Try our Poco F7 Pro vs. F7 Ultra article for digicam samples and extra particulars on how these two examine.
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