There's one thing we need to get out of the way immediately: The $1,099 Galaxy S25 Edge is a substantially more expensive phone than the $799 iPhone 16. As such, the expectations for specs and features are a little different for these two phones. Here is what Samsung is working with:

In the US, New Galaxy Club is a subscription fee charged in addition to the full or financed price of the phone. This subscription includes Samsung Care+ protection and the option to get up to 50% of the price of your phone returned as credit if you choose to upgrade after 12 successful monthly payments.

Samsung’s phone is not as pricey as the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra, but it’s also not cheap, starting at $1,099 for the model with 256GB storage on board. So, the trade-in offe