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Samsung Samsung Galaxy S23 Series Discussion Thread, Epic moments are coming

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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 02:21 PM Return to original view \| Post #1
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 6 2023, 11:21 AM) Ask ur friends and family members for any broken phone/watch/tablet to be disposed. Ensure the IMEIs are trace-able before releasing them to u. Bro, Appreciate if you could enlighten me. 1) Do we need to click yes to the "phone has external damage" question? It says to tick yes if got nicks or dents, etc. I tried trading in my Redmi Note 4 and got a few ringgit offer, and Note 8 got RM31 offer when I ticked yes to the external damage part 2) is the best offer now consists of just the RM400 accessories e-voucher plus RM200 email voucher? TIA
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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 02:22 PM Return to original view \| Post #2
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(daisuke @ Feb 6 2023, 02:17 PM) wife just preo s23u, seems like the promo this time not as good as last year when i bought my s22u, the 800 i got last time now bcome 400, and dunno why, during preo, samsung force my wife to us ethe 400 str8,so she pick watch, cannot like last time, use the 400 for other things, or its just my wife kena like that? granted last round lots of shipment delay, out of stock for the 800 to spend on, but still, i think last year's deal was better how come when try to trade in old phone, the trade in value is 0? if the phone no value means 0? then trade in for what? or website say 0 but will deduct 600 from the total later on? That's strange. I am able to select other accessories like charger and casing.
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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 02:26 PM Return to original view \| Post #3
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(andrekua2 @ Feb 6 2023, 02:24 PM) Out of stock again... just checked Oh, I added to cart last night but didn't check out because I want to know more about other potential discounts.
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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 03:31 PM Return to original view \| Post #4
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 6 2023, 02:59 PM) A1) External damage will be inspected during collection. Those external damages will reduce the trade-in value further depending on the "obviousness". Say, the Pre-Order trade in value is stated to be RM50 with external damages applied. During inspection, the value is lowered further to RM40. U can reject the InstaCash Agent offers and keep ur old device without any issue. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « A2) The best from SME will be redeeming ur existing Samsung Reward Points. Each 333 pts will deduct RM10 from the Pre-Order amount. The RM400 (on accessories) and RM200 (on total amount) eVs are standard discounts all over Malaysia. The RM600 trade-in discount is not applicable to Borneo. Hence, the telco discounted price of RM4,399 is way better than RM600 + RM400 + RM200 combined. Strictly for the 512GB S23 Ultra non-Lime unit: SME discounts = RM5,699 - RM600 - RM200 = RM4,899 Axiata discounts = RM4,399 str8. No need to trouble urself trade-in any device. No need to use RM200 eV. As shown above, Axiata offering is way better than SME provided that we don't feel regretted to be "jailed" under Axiata for the next 24-months period. Thank you for the clear explanation. I'm using pre-paid so I don't have the "to contract or not" dilemma.
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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 03:33 PM Return to original view \| Post #5
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(shamsul_LP @ Feb 6 2023, 03:09 PM) That means, non working phone still can get rm600 off?wow Btw, rm600 off apply only on ultra variant? I don't think so. My wife's working Samsung Note 8 only gets RM30-plus estimated trade in price.
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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 03:47 PM Return to original view \| Post #6
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 6 2023, 03:37 PM) The RM600 is guaranteed discount. Thus, for ur Note8, the total discounts is: = RM600 (during pre-order) + RM30 (during collection of Note8) = RM630. Oh, that's great. And if we don't agree with the RM30 trade-in, we can still reject the trade in kah? How about the RM600 already given during pre-order? Btw, is there any option to choose self-collect? I only see the shipping address page when I clicked checkout (before paying).
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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 04:06 PM Return to original view \| Post #7
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 6 2023, 03:55 PM) RM600 is guaranteed discount whether we release the old device or not. The RM600 is not applicable to Borneo. It is for all S23 variants whether Lime colour or non-Lime colour. For ur Note10_+, the total trade-in value will be: =RM600 (during pre-order online) + RM410 (online transfer during InstaCash Agent collection) = RM1,010 We can reject to surrender the old device only when the InstaCash Agent lower the RM30 promised value. Usually, they will offer slightly higher than RM30 (if no obvious damages). Store pick-up will be disable if certain accessories is in the e-Cart. Try remove all accessories and u should be able to see Store Pick-up option. Thank you very much for your help.
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mushigen	Feb 6 2023, 11:31 PM Return to original view \| Post #8
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	Guys, what accessories did you purchase to utilize the RM400 voucher?
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mushigen	Feb 7 2023, 04:02 PM Return to original view \| Post #9
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(AlOnE89 @ Feb 7 2023, 03:13 PM) Inst*cash personnel just came to collect my phone today, upon payment transacted and phone surrendered to them, i received an email and SMS stated that my trade in request had been cancelled That's very weird isn't it? what if the personnel claimed that i didnt pass them the phone? will Samsung retract my RM600? They collect the old phone before new phone arrived ka? Like that, how about those who trade in their existing phones which they are still using while waiting for the new phone to arrive?
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mushigen	Feb 7 2023, 04:06 PM Return to original view \| Post #10
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 6 2023, 11:37 PM) Buy the charger is 1st priority if we don't have any extra PPS charger ... else, grab earbuds... the casings are over-priced and can be replaced with 3rd party easily... but if we have extra budget, smartwatch is the best as we can get notifications and reply to it without the hassle to reach for the S23 Ultra non-Lime in the pocket....also, smartwatch has fitness tracking & sleep monitoring which earbuds, casings, charger and other accessories don't have.... » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « With RM400 eV applied, the Watch5 is = RM879 - RM400 = RM479 Source for PWP : https://images.samsung.com/is/content/samsu...s-PWP-Promo.pdf kIDwPUXSeRQ Charger is a good idea. Gonna get them and one cheaper casing to utilise the RM400 voucher. QUOTE(jackytiong @ Feb 6 2023, 11:58 PM) charger bit beware check i orders casing now missing.... Thank you for sharing. Will be screenshotting the payment pages.
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mushigen	Feb 10 2023, 11:42 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	azhar75, appreciate if you could enlighten me on the trade-in part. I have placed order with trade in of old phone. 1) for my Xiaomi Note 4 that I'm trading in, how do I securely delete data and un-link the phone from all accounts? Can I just do a factory reset or need to sign off one by one account - email, cloud, etc? 2) if I decide not to trade in when the insta fellow calls (either due to their final offer too low or personal reason), what will happen? Do I lose the RM600 online trade-in value too? Thank you.
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mushigen	Feb 11 2023, 01:07 AM Return to original view \| Post #12
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 11 2023, 12:27 AM) A1) Steps below: 1) Take screenshot of our account/credit card balance in all banking apps. Sign-out from all banking apps. Some banking apps need to "un-link" authorised device 1st. See below: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « 2) Take screenshot of our eWallet balance in all e-Wallet apps. Sign-out from all e-Wallet apps. 3) Backup all mobile browsers bookmarks. 4) For other non-Google apps, take necessary screenshots of account details for every apps, if needed. Sign-out from these apps. 5) Backup all pix/vix/screenshots/WhatsApp chat/etc. Backing up to the cloud service is preferred but also "necessary" thru USB-C drive or to PC. 6) Remove other accounts (eg Mi account) in Android settings. 7) Remove Google accounts in Android settings. 8) Remove biometrics (ie fingerprints & face unlock) database. 9) Remove lock-screen PIN and/or passwords. 10) Reboot. Ensure we can go into the home-screen without key-in PIN/passwords. 11) Turn off device. 12) Remove all SIM cards and microSD card; and insert them into the new/backup device. 13) Hard reset the old device. Watch YouTube on how to hard reset for ur device from the device is turned off. ===== A2) The RM600 trade-in value has been deducted during checkout. If we rejected the InstaCash Agent offering, the order is honored but SME may also hold our order (if SME preferred to do so when InstaCash report to SME). See below: Source: https://images.samsung.com/is/content/samsu...nC_1-1-2023.pdf This trade-in process is very vague and hopefully some1 can elaborate further based on his/her previous SME's trade-in experience. Thank you so very much for taking the time to type the above. Much appreciated If the phone I'm trading in is a spare phone last used 2 years ago and doesn't have banking app or WA but still have google stuff (gmails, etc) which I was too lazy to remove, can I just do a factory reset instead of signing off one by one?
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mushigen	Feb 11 2023, 10:35 AM Return to original view \| Post #13
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 11 2023, 01:26 AM) Must sign-off or else Google database will still link to that phone. But, alternatively, we can also remove this phone inside our Google Account > Security > Manage All Devices ; below: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « As for other accounts not related to Google, u can ignore but they are actually very easy to be removed in Android settings menu. Understand now. I'm a complete noob because so far I have not sold any used phone. TQ again.
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mushigen	Feb 11 2023, 11:51 AM Return to original view \| Post #14
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(ycs @ Feb 11 2023, 11:37 AM) i think keeping in the cart doesnt guarantee it; checkout will verify again if still available That's exactly what happened to me. My cart had the soyacincau code applied but when I finally made the purchase, the discount was not there anymore.
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mushigen	Feb 20 2023, 09:34 PM Return to original view \| Post #15
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	Received my set today, minus casing ordered (will be shipped later). 1) Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced casing and screen protector to buy from shopee or lzd? 2) for screen protector, is the plastic film type or tempered glass better for the phone due to the curved screen at the side?
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mushigen	Feb 20 2023, 11:02 PM Return to original view \| Post #16
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(azhar75 @ Feb 20 2023, 10:46 PM) A1) & A2): See pix below for Galoxxx Note22 (last year model): The full weight of Note22: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « That is the combo of Nillkin casing plus fiberglass (ala EPU film) screen protector. We can see that the Nillkin sides/edges do not encroach the screen. It stops right before it touches the screen and thus, we can see a little silver colour of the armor aluminium frame. So, if we prefer EPU film screen protector, only Nillkin would not lift the EPU film. Other casing will touch the film and lift the screen protectors (whatever types out there). EPU film will NOT have any effects to the fingerprint scanner. That's why Sammy does not dare to offer UV-glue Tempered Glass. They worry customers don't properly install the UV-glue TG... But, if we use the UV-glued tempered glass, any casing will NOT lift the TG becoz the UV-glue is very strong and also thick. But, some UV-glue is prone to "dusturb" the fingerprint scanner sensitivity if not properly installed. 300g... oh my. I think I'll go for EPU film. Thanks for taking the time to explain, much appreciated.
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mushigen	Feb 28 2023, 09:31 PM Return to original view \| Post #17
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	A really noob question: Waifu's S23U was purchased online (preorder) at Samsung website with 2 year Care+. She received the insurance cert via email. Question: do we still need to register the phone online at Samsung website?
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mushigen	Mar 7 2023, 02:00 PM Return to original view \| Post #18
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	Anyone experience S23U hanging? Waifu was trying to configure Samsung Wallet and the phone froze - frozen as in not responding to any touch input, but still able to receive call/notification without the ability to respond to the call/notification due to touch input not working.
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mushigen	Mar 7 2023, 02:07 PM Return to original view \| Post #19
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(PJng @ Mar 7 2023, 02:04 PM) Do you try spen is working with touch? Didn't try that. Had to google how to reboot phone, then powered off the phone by holding Vol down and Power buttons for 7 seconds.
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mushigen	Mar 7 2023, 02:26 PM Return to original view \| Post #20
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 4,954 posts Joined: Jul 2010	QUOTE(PJng @ Mar 7 2023, 02:16 PM) Got once my note 10 lite sudden touch not working, but phone is not freeze Then try spen touch is function, so i use spen to restart phone Not sure what happen Mine was frozen and yet not frozen .... the animation moves, the calls come in, I can on/off the screen by toggling power button, and yet I cannot switch off by holding the power button. Holding the power button to mimic switching off only brings up the screen (restart, off, ..). Next time, will try using S pen.
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