Globe vs Smart: Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+ Plans

Both Globe and Smart have just announced their postpaid offerings for Samsung’s latest flagships — the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+.

The new Samsung handsets don’t come cheap when getting it unlocked. If you want to stretch out the payment terms to get the new top-of-the-line phone, getting a postpaid plan will help. But, should you get it under Globe or Smart? Here’s our comparison to help you out.

Here’s a comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S8:

With Globe, we have their suggested offering of Plan 1799 with a cash-out of Php19,200. As before, they offer the cash-out as an installment via select credit cards to put down the cost to Php800/month. The plan comes with unlimited calls to Globe/TM, unlimited texts to all networks, 11GB of mobile data, and months of premium subscriptions for Netflix, HOOQ, and Spotify. All in all, the plan will cost you Php2,599/month for a 24-month contract which has a total cost of Php62,376.

READ: Samsung Galaxy S8 Review

Smart, on the other hand, has a similar offering under their Plan 999 which includes 50 minutes of calls to all networks, unlimited texts to all networks, 10GB of mobile data, and a free monthly app of your choice. While the plan itself is cheaper compared to Globe’s, the cash-out is a bit costly. For the Galaxy S8, Smart offers it with an initial handset payment of Php5,000 plus a monthly installment of Php1,500. As a result, you’ll have to shell out Php2,499/month with a total cost of Php64,976 for the whole 24-month contract including the initial payment.

Let’s now check with the Samsung Galaxy S8+:

If you want to get the bigger sibling, Globe suggests the Plan 1999 that also comes with unlimited calls to Globe/TM, unlimited texts to all networks, and months of premium subscriptions for Netflix, HOOQ, and Spotify, but it’s got a bigger 16GB mobile data allowance. The handset fee at this plan is Php21,600 or Php900/month for installment. The total monthly fee will be Php2,899 with a total cost of Php69,576 for 24 months.

READ: Samsung Galaxy S8+ Review

Smart, again, has a different scheme. We chose the Plan 1499 with its 60 minutes of calls to all networks, unlimited texts to all networks, monthly free app, and a whopping 18GB of mobile data. Since the Galaxy S8+ is more expensive, the initial cash-out for the device is Php8,000 with a monthly fee of Php1,500. The total monthly fee is Php2,999 and for the whole 24-month contract, you’ll shell out Php79,976.

Seems like the handset payment scheme of Smart for Galaxy S8 and S8+ is taking a toll to the cost of the plan. We don’t see any 30-month contact option so far which usually makes the cash-out cheaper. As for Globe, you’d have to resort to the 24-monthly installment cash-out to keep the monthly cost more manageable.

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ is available in Midnight Black, Maple Gold, and Orchid Gray colors with local price tags of Php39,990 and Php45,990 when unlocked.