According to ETNews, Samsung Electronics vice chairman Han Jong-hee has confirmed that the company’s AI Subscription Club, which launched last December for some of Samsung’s home appliances in South Korea, will soon roll out to both Galaxy phones and the upcoming Ballie AI robot.

Samsung's vice chair confirmed in a CES press conference that it is expanding its AI Subscription Club to Galaxy phones.

CNN Underscored editors are turning our attention to all of the latest gear and gadgets out of CES 2025. On top of everything else Samsung is announcing, the brand is also gearing up for its latest Unpacked event later on in January.

Membership covers the cost of a device plus related maintenance services. It's rolling out in Korea next month; will the next Samsung Unpacked event include news of a US launch, too?

You will no longer need to spend a large sum of money at once to buy a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. The South Korean company is set to launch an AI subscription service that will allow you to rent one of their premium phones instead.

Reportedly, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is not an inexpensive addition to smartphones. Throw in higher costs for components overall and political unrest in Samsung's home country of South Korea, and a lot of analysts expect prices to rise for the Galaxy S25 compared to recent Samsung flagships.

Samsung announces smartphone subscription service launching February 2025 in South Korea, offering installment payments and maintenance services.

Samsung is shaking up the smartphone industry by introducing a subscription-based model for its Galaxy phones. Launching in February 2025, the initiative will allow customers to rent smartphones instead of purchasing them outright.

According to news out of CES 2025, Samsung is reportedly planning to introduce a new “AI subscription” ahead of