Why I traded my Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus for the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

I remember before I went to Taiwan last year, I wanted a phone that I could use to take excellent pictures with. At the time, the S9 and S9 Plus had just come out and my IPhone 6 Plus was really struggling. I took advantage of the trade in deal at the time to get my S9+ for about 750 Dollars as opposed to 950. I knew that the S10 would come out this year and be the best Galaxy yet so I did the Samsung Upgrade Program. Got the phone have used it for a whole year and it was pretty good. But to be honest, it wasn't until I recieved the One UI Update that I started to actually enjoy the phone and be super proud of it. Shortly after the One UI update, Samsung goes and releases the S10 and S10 Plus and literally it comes in white so I bought it.

As a Banker, let me go over why I bought this phone financially.

The model I wanted was the Ceramic White. The minimum cost for this phone is $1250. Samsung had a trade in offer of $550 off the phone for trading in my S9 Plus!!!! $550! My phone is only worth about $450 after the S10 Plus was released, and that's not including the work I would have to go through. My current payment is 31.63 and my new one is only 32.63.

Truth be told I still owe about $420 on the S9 Plus, but if i pay that off I will still be making $130!! I also got a $130 gift card from Samsung so a total of $260 net difference. ll I know is I'm getting a $1250 dollar phone for $700 dollars fully unlocked for my upcoming trip to China!!!

When it comes to phones, they grow at a much faster rate than things like cars or computers. I could either use my S9 Plus for another year and pay it off and then buy another phone at that time or just trade it in and use the phone I planned on buying and taking advantage of these offers.