Samsung Electronics is launching a new 'Galaxy AI Subscription Club' in Korea that offers customers up to 50% of their money back when returning a used Galaxy S25 after 12 months. The subscription costs 5,900 KRW (4.11 USD) per month and provides access to various benefits, including the money-back guarantee. This scheme aims to incentivize customers to upgrade to new Galaxy phones more frequently, potentially encouraging a faster product refresh cycle.
on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Samsung Electronics Co. is banking on an artificial intelligence overhaul and tweaked hardware designs to sell its new line of Galaxy S25 smartphones. Photographer: Yuki Iawmura/BloombergThe new ‘Galaxy AI Subscription Club’ launched last week in Korea and appears to be an extension of the ‘AI Subscription Club’, which rolled out in Korea last December.
Up to 50% money-back if the Galaxy S25 is returned to Samsung after 12 months, or 40% after 24 months.The subscription costs 5,900 KRW per month, which entitles shoppers to access to these perks. This isn’t the price of leasing a phone from Samsung, as some had speculated. Galaxy S25 buyers will still have to pay full price to receive the phone, alongside paying for the subscription. That means Korean Galaxy S25 buyers will get back $573 from their purchase in January 2026.
Back in 2015 Samsung launched its “Ultimate Test Drive” scheme that let iPhone users borrow a Galaxy Note 6 or Galaxy S6 Edge. I wrote at the time that the opinion of those who took up Samsung’s offer
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