Galaxy S25 Ultra preorders are live: here's where to get a device for free with a trade-in

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in four different colours
(Image credit: Samsung)

After much anticipation, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra preorders are finally available at major carriers in the US, UK and Australia. As expected, there are some great discounts to consider today if you're looking to be an early adopter and I've rounded up the top retailers to check out just down below.

As with previous generations, this device was officially unveiled at the winter Samsung Unpacked event with Galaxy S25 Ultra preorders starting immediately ahead of a February 7th release date.

Since the device comes in at a hefty starting price of $1,299 / £1,249 / AU$2,149 for the baseline 256GB model, I'd highly recommend lining up one of these preorder deals if you're looking for a discount. While most of the best deals are locked behind trade-in criteria or new plans, it's currently possible to get a device for free in the US and a massive discount of up to £800 in the UK. Meanwhile in Australia, most retailers and telcos are offering double storage upgrades.

New features for this model include a massive suite of expanded AI tools, a powerful new chipset, and a beefed-up 50MP ultra-wide camera. You can read more about the device just below or head on over to our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review if you want to deep-dive into our initial thoughts on this model, having tried the device.

Samsung Galaxy S25 preorders in the US

Samsung Galaxy S25 preorders in the UK

Samsung Galaxy S25 preorders in Australia

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra starting prices
Header Cell - Column 0 US pricingUK pricingAU pricing
256GB$1,299£1249AU$2,149
512GB$1,419£1349AU$2,349
1TB$1,659£1549AU$2,749

Overview

An image of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra from a hands-on event

(Image credit: Future / Roland Moore-Colyer)

What's new?

  • Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset
  • Greatly expanded AI integration and features
  • 50MP ultra-wide camera

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra carries the lion's share of upgrades for this generation - which, well, you would expect since this is the brand's highest-end end device for 2025 so far.

Headline features include a refreshed design that's more akin to its smaller siblings, with slightly smaller bezels, a lighter weight, and a more rounded-off profile that's more comfortable in hand, in our opinion. The Galaxy S25 Ultra also now carries a beefed-up 50MP ultra-wide camera and the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which brings a significant bump in performance for both gaming and AI features.

Speaking of which, it's 2025 - which can mean only one thing - the Galaxy S25 Ultra is absolutely stuffed to the brim with new AI features. While previously, AI tools have resembled party tricks, Samsung is massively looking to integrate AI into nearly every software aspect possible with the S25 Ultra. The brand is promising a much smarter assistant capable of increasingly advanced tasks and a new 'Personal Data' engine designed to keep all the personalized information these tools use safe on-device.

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Header Cell - Column 0 Galaxy S25Galaxy S25 PlusGalaxy S25 Ultra
Dimensions146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2mm158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3mm162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2mm
Weight162g190g218g
OSOne UI 7, based on Android 15One UI 7, based on Android 15One UI 7, based on Android 15
Display6.2-inch AMOLED, 120Hz6.7-inch AMOLED, 120Hz6.9-inch AMOLED, 120Hz
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for GalaxyQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for GalaxyQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
RAM12GB12GB12GB
Storage128GB / 256GB / 512GB256GB / 512GB256GB / 512GB / 1TB
Battery4,000mAh4,900mAh5000mAh
Rear cameras50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto200MP main, 50MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto
Front camera12MP12MP12MP
Charging25W wired, 15W wireless45W wired, 15W wireless45W wired, 15W wireless
Alex Whitelock
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Alex is TechRadar's deals editor, specializing in getting our readers the best bang for the buck on the tech that we know and love. He's a dab hand at covering retailer events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day having over seven years of e-commerce experience at Future PLC; including bylines at our sister sites T3 and GamesRadar. Alex's expertise touches on most areas of TechRadar but he has a particular love for phones, laptops, and cameras, being an avid photographer. Outside of work, you'll find him indulging his love for street and travel photography, at home working on music, or down at the local climbing gym.

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