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PREORDER BONUS ALERT: As of Jan. 22,Hostess in Heat shoppers who preorder an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S25 series smartphone from Amazon or Best Buy (starting at $799.99) will receive a free gift card worth $50 to $200, depending on the model.

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Amazon Samsung Galaxy S25 (128GB) $799.99 + free $100 Amazon gift card

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Amazon Samsung Galaxy S25+ (256GB) $999.99 + free $100 Amazon gift card

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Amazon Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (256GB) $1,299.99 + free $200 Amazon gift card

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Best Buy Samsung Galaxy S25 (128GB) $799.99 + free $50 Best Buy gift card and 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership

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Best Buy Samsung Galaxy S25+ (256GB) $999.99 + free $100 Best Buy gift card and 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership

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Best Buy Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (256GB) $1,299.99 + free $200 Best Buy gift card and 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership

Almost as soon as Samsung announced them during its Galaxy Unpacked livestream, the new Galaxy S25 series smartphones went up for preorder on Wednesday (Jan. 22). Several major phone carriers are giving them away for cheap or free, provided you trade in an older phone and/or sign up for a new line first. But for shoppers who prefer an unlocked device with no strings attached, two retailers are offering hefty preorder bonuses in the form of free gift cards.

Reserve an unlocked Galaxy S25, S25+, or S25 Ultra through Amazon or Best Buy ahead of the series' formal launch on Feb. 7, and you'll receive a gift card worth up to $200 that you can put toward a future purchase there. (A phone case, perhaps: Best Buy has select Galaxy S25 cases on sale for half off.) Best Buy's offer further includes a free one-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership worth $19.99, for those who want to give mobile gaming a shot.

SEE ALSO: Every Samsung Galaxy Unpacked announcement, including S25 phones

If you're planning on buying the 1TB configuration of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, though, reserve it directly through Samsung's website instead: It was randomly on sale for $240 off there at the time of writing.

Starting at $799.99, $999.99, and $1,299.99, respectively, the Galaxy S25, S25+, or S25 Ultra are priced the same as their Galaxy S24 series counterparts from early 2024. That's not the only thing they have in common with their predecessors: Their storage configurations, batteries, displays, and camera setups are mostly identical, save for a couple small tweaks in the higher-end S25+ and S25 Ultra variants. (Both have new "ProScaler" display technology for a bump in image quality, for example, while the latter has a new 50MP ultrawide camera sensor and a Corning Gorilla Armor 2 screen.)

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Anyone coming from a Galaxy S24 phone (or even a Galaxy S23 model) is mainly getting more RAM, a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy processor that's probably faster, and a slew of new agentic AI software features. That's our initial take on the Galaxy S25 series, at least — keep an eye out for Mashable's forthcoming reviews of all three phones.

The 6.2-inch Galaxy S25 and the 6.7-inch Galaxy S25+ both come in navy, mint, icy blue, and silver shadow finishes, while the 6.9-inch Galaxy Ultra is available in titanium black, titanium blue, titanium gray, and titanium silver.

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