Deals: 20% off Galaxy S24+ and S24 Ultra, 14% off Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro, new iPad mini arrives
Prime Day may be behind us, but there are still some great offers ahead – with and without Prime.
Right now, you can get 20% off at checkout when buying a Galaxy S24+ or S24 Ultra. The Galaxy S24 Ultra in particular also has an 11% discount for the 512GB model – this makes the price of the 512GB model lower than that of the 256GB model. For reference, a 512GB S24 Ultra cost £1,050 during the Prime Day deals.
The Samsung Galaxy S24+ doesn’t have additional discounts, just the 20% off that you will see during the checkout process. This is why we’ve linked both the 12/256GB and 12/512GB variants below, but with just £80 between them, you may want to go with the 512GB one, anyway.
The S24 offers are available to everyone, now here is something for Prime subscribers – they can get 14% off the Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro with the code PRIME14.
The Xiaomi 14T has the same 6.67” 1220p+ 12-bit 144Hz OLED display as its Pro sibling. It’s powered by the Dimensity 8300 Ultra and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W wired-only charging. It has a 50MP main camera (1/1.56”, OIS), 50MP 50mm portrait cam (2x) and 12MP ultra wide (15mm), plus a 32MP selfie camera.
The Xiaomi 14T Pro brings flagship power with the Dimensity 9300+ chipset and better charging options for its 5,000mAh battery – 120W wired and 50W wireless. The camera is more capable too, with a larger 1/1.31” 50MP sensor for the main and a slightly longer 60mm lens (2.6x) for the 50MP tele (the 12MP ultra wide and 32MP selfie cameras are the same).
Apple refreshed the iPad mini out of the blue – the previous model was three years old at this point and not ready for the computational demands of AI. That’s the main difference, the iPad mini (2024) uses the Apple A17 Pro chip (from last year’s iPhone 15 Pro) and double the RAM (8GB), so that it can support Apple Intelligence.
There are a few other changes like doubling the base storage to 128GB and adding support for Wi-Fi 6e (up from regular 6), but that’s about it. Still, there are basically no mini flagship tablets out there – the iPad mini stands alone. Note that the tablet will start shipping on Wednesday.
Amazon unveiled its first-ever color Kindle e-reader. The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition has a 7” e-paper display, which achieves 300ppi pixel density when showing black and white content and 150ppi for color content. This is great for reading comic books (Comixology is natively supported) or highlighting text with different colors. It’s not cheap at £270, though.
Amazon Kindle Colorsoft (2024)
color 7", 300ppi B&W, 150ppi color, IPX8coming October 30
wireless charging, auto-adjust light
If you plan on sticking with good old black on white print, check out the new Kindle Paperwhite. It is available in regular (16GB) and Signature edition (32GB). The Signature edition adds wireless charging and a light sensor that automatically adjusts the warm front light. Note that the Colorsoft is available only as a Signature edition and has the same features. The Paperwhite (including the vanilla version) and Colorsoft are waterproof (IPX8) and have a front light with adjustable color temperature.
The regular Paperwhite is much cheaper than the Colorsoft, but you can go even cheaper with the new vanilla Kindle. Its screen is smaller (6” vs. 7”), but is just as sharp – both panels have 300ppi pixel density and this generation has improved contrast. The reason to get the Paperwhite is the larger screen and the IPX8 rating, but whether those are worth the extra £65 is up to you.
Amazon also upgraded the Kindle Scribe. This one is focused on reading documents and note-taking with its large 10.2” display (300ppi, B&W). It adds new AI features that can clean up your handwriting, convert them to digital text and summarize it into bullet points.
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