The exact date of Samsung’s annual Unpacked event shifts a bit year after year, but we finally have this year’s schedule. Yep, later this month on February 25, Samsung will take the stage to unveil refreshes throughout its Galaxy line of smartphones, earbuds, and more. Not everything has been officially confirmed as of yet, but we should be receiving a closer look at the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Plus and Galaxy S26 Ultra and likely the Galaxy Buds 4. Expect lots of talk about AI because that’s been the general direction Samsung has gone with its products along with most other industry tech giants as of late.
If you’ve already made the decision you’re going to be upgrading from your old phone to something from this year’s lineup, you’ll want to look more closely at this deal Samsung is offering.
You can head to Samsung’s website and reserve your Galaxy S26 smartphone right now ahead of the official unveiling. Doing so, you will receiving a $30 Samsung credit to be used toward the new phone. Beyond that, you’ll become eligible to trade in your old phone to reduce the price of your new one by as much as $900 (depending on the model you’re handing over).
You Can Win $5,000
Now that’s just the standard perks of the reservation. Beyond that, your name will also be entered into a Samsung sweepstakes which has a reward prize of $5,000. That catch is that’s in Samsung gift card money. Though, it would be pretty easy to find $5,000 worth of tech to spend that e-cash on.
Samsung’s stunning 77-inch 4K OLED TV would already use up the bulk of that reserve and it would be money well spent. Or perhaps you just forgo pre-ordering the S26 after it’s release so you can secure yourself the brand new Galaxy Z Tri-Fold—Samsung’s newest foldable smartphone that opens up to a remarkable 10 inches across—once that comes back in stock.
I personally have my eyes on the 55-inch Odyssey Ark 2nd Gen gaming monitor. I need my desk and eyeballs to be consumed by this humongous, curved 4K monstrosity.
It’s worth noting too that this reservation doesn’t even require follow through. You can later change your mind after the Unpacked event and decide not to purchase a Galaxy S26 or any other model within its family after being officially announced. So you can still enter for a chance to win the $5,000 with no money out of your wallet up front.