By Christopher Harper

Copyright dailyrecord

Samsung and Sky have teamed up to offer a tempting deal for Brits looking to upgrade their smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which usually costs £43 per month with a £12 upfront cost through Sky, now comes with the new Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic completely free of charge. This means customers can enjoy a stylish smartwatch worth £449 that tracks workouts, sleep, and health without having to pay any extra. However, it’s important to note that this deal involves a 36-month contract with Sky, and the quoted price doesn’t include data, so be sure to factor this into your decision-making process. The Galaxy S25 Ultra is Samsung’s top-of-the-range smartphone, boasting 12GB of RAM, a 5000mAh battery, and a 6.9-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Samsung claims that the Galaxy Watch8 Classic is the most comfortable Galaxy Watch ever made. It features a stylish design with a rotating bezel, a stunning 1.3-inch display with 3,000 nits of brightness, 64GB of storage, and the ability to track sleep, heart rate, and workouts on the go. For those in the market for a new mobile this year, rest assured, there’s a wealth of options available. If you’re after an ultra-slim handset, Apple’s iPhone Air is on offer for £32 per month on a 36-month contract from Sky. For those keen on the latest Google tech, the brand-new Pixel 10 phones are also up for grabs. EE is retailing the Pixel 10 starting at £59.39 per month, with a generous 125GB of data included. The technology team at the Daily Express were impressed with the Galaxy S25 Ultra during their review – so much so that they nearly awarded it a full five stars. Tech editor David Snelling said: “Samsung has done it again and produced another spectacularly good smartphone. “The Galaxy S25 Ultra looks great, features a stunning 6.9-inch screen, brilliant camera, long battery life, and that supremely quick Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. “It also gets all of those Galaxy AI upgrades that can organise your life, retouch your photos, chat to you like a human and bring live football scores straight to the home screen.” However, he did point out the high price tag of the device and suggested that the AI features might be somewhat overwhelming. He added: “There’s so much Artificial Intelligence now included that it can all feel slightly overwhelming, and only power users (and true AI geeks) are going to get close to scratching the surface of what this device can really do. “That doesn’t make this a bad phone. In fact, it’s a very good phone. It just feels like all of Samsung’s development is going into the software rather than boosting the hardware. Perhaps the AI boom for smartphones is because there’s nothing else manufacturers can add or improve. You might ask yourself why you need a new phone at all – they say AI is the answer.” Another shopper said: “I’ve been previously using Samsung phones, but this one is a different level, above all the others with the ease of juggling between apps and everything else. Best Samsung phone ever”