Last week I had an invitation from a friend to attend the Samsung Global Promotion Party for the 25 Series.
I didn't know how that evening could look like, considering that the start was at 19:00, with the end around midnight. This is not the time for night parties.
How much will it be a party, and how much is actually a promotion?
We dressed casually and headed to the agreed address.
The strict city center, a famous Belgrade restaurant, at the entrance three hostesses, handsome, young girls in tight sparkling dresses, on high heels.
While we were leaving our jackets in the wardrobe, the hostesses were around us again, several of them, as well as the photographer who took pictures of all the guests.
I said goodbye to the host and looked for a place where we can stay.
From the arrangement of the tables, the stage set up, the place for the DJ and the very small area for the presentation of new phone models, I realized that this was not going to be the presentation of new products that I had been to before.
This is going to be a real party.
We sat down at the bar, ordered drinks for us and talked with the people gathered around the same sledge.
My friend, the host, told me that an English band, a singer and a saxophonist, was expected to perform, followed by the Big Band, Dejan Petrovic's trumpet orchestra.
Make your ordinary night extraordinary
I'll share a few shots of this party with you, but that's not what's on my mind right now.
At some point I made my way through the crowd to the area where the new phone models were on display: Samsung 25, S25 plus, S25 Ultra and Galaxy watch Ultra.
Everything is great, pleasant under the fingers, and according to the hostess: "Quite expensive".
When I asked what was the difference in the devices compared to the previous model, for example, the difference between S24+ and S25+, since I could not notice any significant difference between the phone I was holding in my hand and the S25+ that was on display, she told me: "You know, sir, it is the most advanced technology for a complete AI experience. There is a new chip developed specifically for this series with advanced AI solutions... And one of the improvements is the possibility of editing audio on the recorded recording..".
"Ok, I understand, something inside the device has been done, because I don't see a difference from the outside... Thank you".
I headed back to the bar, thinking about how I edit the sound of my video content (through edit), how I add background music to video content (also through edit) and how much I really use AI on my phone (almost never)...
Do I need something like this?
Absolutely not...
I remember the documentary that galenkp shared with us "Buy Now" , and which you can watch on Netflix.
Is there a need to spend an unnecessarily large amount of money for the improvement offered by the new model?
OK.
I understand that big companies (like Apple, Samsung and others) make a living from new products, but what about these older models (still perfect in every sense of the word) that have already been made and can still be bought?
Should you plan to spend around 1300€ to buy a Samsung S25 Ultra or simply spend almost twice as much money and buy an older model?
Yes, it's twice as affordable, but you don't have audio editing for your videos, and you don't have advanced AI either.
I don't have it, and I don't need it.
I have the option of editing video content, in the old way, and as for intelligence, for now I will use this one because I have it under my hairstyle (with the help of a slightly older version of AI that was built into previous models).
The bill is clear.
Double less money for an old series phone, so as not to damage the budget by a large amount, and also to act in accordance with the point of the documentary mentioned above.
The music that was played at the party, foreign and domestic performers, lifted the atmosphere that evening and clarified a big dilemma for me.
Why does a new model of mobile phone cost as much as...?
Because the price of that phone pays for the organization of this and similar events, they pay for all those beautiful hostesses who surrounded us, they pay the wages of our hosts, they pay for every bite of canapes and every sip of wine that I ate and drank, they pay for these English women and the famous trumpet band...
While I'm listening to the recordings of the music tracks they performed at the Samsung party, I unpack the new phone (and the old model), which I bought for my partner, because she herself didn't want us to pay so much for the new model.
The reason is not only money, but a simple fact - the new model does not have curved screen edges 😀
All ultra advanced AI options and all the features gone with a wind 😀