Samsung fans go wild for £18p/m Galaxy smartphone plan that costs ZERO upfront

SAMSUNG'S newest budget-friendly smartphone recently launched, and we're beginning to see a lot of great deals across retailers.

Samsung fans can get the Galaxy A35 with 100GB of data on the iD Mobile network for nothing upfront and £17.99 a month - plus £50 cashback and a free set of Galaxy Buds FE earbuds.

Samsung Galaxy A35, 100GB data, £17.99p/m
(£0 upfront, £50 cashback, free pair of Galaxy Buds FE)

Samsung has built a well-deserved reputation for affordable alternatives to flagship devices.

This particular budget-friendly handset is marked as a best-seller on the Carphone Warehouse website - it's clearly gone down a treat with shoppers.

If you're a little put off by the thought of buying a phone at this low cost, keep in mind the A series has a handful of the same features as Samsung's flagship phones.

If saving a huge chunk on an extremely polished, cost-conscious device wasn't enough to get you interested, Carphone Warehouse is also chucking in a free pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds FE and £50 cashback.

(My suggestion is that you put that claimed cash towards your Spotify subscription, since you've got those new earbuds to play with.)

The Galaxy Buds sell for £99 on Amazon, so you're essentially getting £149 worth of freebies with your new phone. Who doesn't love free stuff?

As to be expected, the Galaxy A35 builds neatly on the successes of the A34.

We see the return of a 6.6-inch display, but instead of it being AMOLED this time, it's a Super AMOLED Infinity-O display, so expect even sharper contrasts and deeper colours.

Brighter colours and better-looking images are all great improvements, but you're likely to notice smoother operation as well since the refresh rate has been upgraded to 120hz, which is the same in all of the more expensive devices like the Fold and S series.

Improvements like this will probably lead to you spending a little extra time on your phone, so it is a good thing the battery still has a capacity of 5,000mAh which promises up to 2 days of use per charge.

Lastly, we have the camera. The rear configuration is an ultra-wide 8MP, 50MP rear camera and 5MP macro camera, so you're equipped for all situations, from group photos to stunning landscape shots.

If you're after the device but want a slightly lower upfront cost, last week, I spotted the A35 in a similar deal from Mobiles.co.uk at £14.99 but with an upfront cost of £69.

As mentioned before, there's a load of options for affordable Androids, and deals writer Tom Tyers also spotted a great O2 deal on the Samsung Galaxy A55 for Easter.