By KBC Associate 
Samsung is running a “Sweet Summertime Upgrade” promotion, meaning that several Galaxy models are paired with a free Galaxy Watch7. The two we picked are the S24 FE and A56.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is £100 off at the moment and seeing how the 256GB variant is only £60 more than the 128GB one, that’s the one we’d recommend – storage is non-expandable and 128GB is pretty tight.
The phone’s Exynos 2400e is pretty zippy and the 50+8+12MP camera setup includes a 75mm 3x telephoto camera. The battery situation is typical for Samsung with 5,000mAh capacity and 25W wired charging, but at least you also get 15W wireless – that and the tele camera are pretty rare for this price range. That and the promise of 7 years of OS and security updates.
The Samsung Galaxy A56 is almost £180 cheaper for the same 8/256GB configuration. However, the 2400e is 70-80% faster (sometimes more) than the Exynos 1580, so these savings come at a cost – and that cost includes losing the tele camera. There’s faster 45W wired charging for the slightly larger 5,000mAh battery (vs. 4,700mAh on the FE), but there is no wireless charging. The A56 will receive 6 years of support, but since it is one year newer than the S24 FE, support for both will end around the same time.
And here is the freebie that comes with both phones, the Samsung Galaxy Watch7. By the looks of it, you can only get the 40mm model – that is just north of £200 right now (£290 MSRP). It has a 1.3” display and a 300mAh battery. You can read more about the offer and claim the watch here.
As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is launching next week. During the pre-order period you get a free storage upgrade to 512GB, £100 Samsung Credit and now Amazon has added a £100 discount for Prime Student members that wasn’t there last week.
The Poco X7 Pro price has fallen to £240 for the base 8/256GB model and £270 for the 12/512GB (a worthy upgrade for just £30). Three weeks ago those prices were £285 and £327, respectively.
The vanilla Poco X7 is a bit cheaper too, but the Pro model is better value for money. You lose a lot of performance going from a Dimensity 8400 Ultra with UFS 4.0 storage (X7 Pro) to Dimensity 7300 Ultra with UFS 2.2 storage (X7). The GPU in particular is in another class. You also lose battery capacity (5,110mAh vs. 6,000mAh) and charge speed (45W vs. 90W) and that does affect battery performance.
The Poco F7 Pro is noticeably pricier (£160 more) than the X7 Pro but its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is only marginally faster. There are other upgrades like the screen resolution (1440p+ vs. 1220p+), main camera sensor size (1/1.55” vs. 1/1.95”) and Wi-Fi 7, but the price premium can be hard to justify.
Finally, the Poco F7 Ultra price is where it was last week – another £160 upcharge. However, you get the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, plus a 50MP 2.5x/60mm telephoto camera and a higher resolution 32MP ultra-wide (vs. 8MP).
The 5,300mAh battery is smaller, but it supports both 120W wired and 50W wireless charging. Despite the seemingly large difference in capacity, battery life ends up being about the same. Check out our Poco F7 Pro vs. F7 Ultra article for camera samples and more details on how these two compare.
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