Globe vs Smart: Samsung Galaxy S9 / S9+ Plans Comparison

Globe Telecom and Smart Communications have both released their postpaid plans for the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, and we know how it feels to choose between the two telcos on which one’s a sweeter deal. We break down the details for you on where you’ll get more bang for your buck.

To start with this comparison, we opted to use both telco companies’ recommended Php1499USD 26INR 2,165EUR 24CNY 186 plans for a quick look at where it becomes more expensive. We have also readjusted values that are initially reported and got the updated ones from each of their respective websites. Here’s an apples-to-apples look at both telco’s Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+plans:

	ThePlan 1499 Globe	GigaX Plan 1499 Smart
Data Allocation	8GB mobile data	5GB mobile data
		10GB mobile stream data
SMS	Unli All-Net	Unli All-Net
Calls	Unli to Globe/TM	60 mins All-Net
Consumables	-	-
Other Perks	3 months Spotify Premium	Data Rollover
	6 months Netflix
	Globe Gadget Care
Contract period	24 months	24 months
Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB
Cashout	Php24,000	Php25,499
	or Php1,000 per month	or Php1,062.46 per month
S9 Total MSF	Php2,499	Php2,561.46
Total Contract cost	Php59,976	Php61,475.04
Samsung Galaxy S9+ 64GB
Cashout	Php32,000	Php32,699
	or Php1,333.23 per month	or Php1,326.46 per month
S9+ Total MSF	Php2,832.23	Php2,861.46
Total contract cost	Php67,973.52	Php68,675.04

Globe’s recommended setup of ThePlan 1499 has free value-added services such as 3 months of Spotify Premium, 6 months of Netflix subscription, and Globe’s own Gadget Care. Their offer is also competitive with unlimited calls to Globe or TM numbers, unlimited texts to all networks, and 8GB of mobile data that you can use for any purpose you want. The 24-month added value on top is only available when you have a credit card to make installments out of the specified cashout or is charged to the bill when re-contracting, otherwise, you’d have to take it out in full.

Meanwhile, Smart’s GigaX Plan 1499 offers unlimited all-network texts, an hour of all-network calls, and dedicated mobile data allocations for video streaming (10GB) and everything else (5GB) which is quite a good deal if you’re into watching online content on your phone. The cashout scheme is a bit higher than Globe’s, but could still be broken down into 24-month installments that can be added on top of the monthly service fee.

Overall, Globe’s offering is a more well-rounded plan that would make the most out of your monthly payments. On the other hand, Smart’s offering is surely great for binge-watchers who do not mind the slightly higher fees just to play more content with the S9 or S9+. Just to compare, unlocked units will be available at Php45,990USD 784INR 66,437EUR 746CNY 5,707 for the S9 and starting at Php52,990USD 903INR 76,549EUR 860CNY 6,576 for the S9+, with pre-orders currently underway both offline and online.

Which one do you think is the better postpaid plan for you? Let us know in the comments section below.

6 Comments

geffchang says:

7 years ago

For Globe, can I get the S9+ at 1,333.23/month, or do I have to cash out in full?

Sorry, I don’t quite understand what you meant by “The 24-month added value on top is only available when you have a credit card to make installments out of the specified cashout or is charged to the bill when re-contracting, otherwise, you’d have to take it out in full”
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Xylon says:

7 years ago

According to site from Smart, Plan 1499 will result to a payment of 2499 also per month. https://smart.com.ph/Postpaid/whats-new/galaxys9
I’be preordered from them and can confirm that this one is correct.
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Mori says:

7 years ago

Globe also have the rollover for the data.
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jerson says:

7 years ago

It only shows 24,000 cash out for smart for galaxy s9 1499 plan on their website.
Where did you get the 25,499 cash out from smart?
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Jude says:

7 years ago

There are errors in your computation. In fairness to smart,

Cash out for S9 is 24,000. The 25,499 you presented included 1 month payment so it should be 24,000. So, for 24 months, total contract price is 59,976. Same as globe

Cash out for S9+ is 31,200. Again, the 32,699 you presented included a 1 month payment. And globe’s cash out is a bit higher by 800. So the total contract amount totals 67,176. A bit lower than globe.

Author needs to dig more before presenting any computations.

One more thing, one of the authors here presented s8 and s8+ postpaid plans for the two telcos and globe’s plans came out cheaper. But it turns out that smart’s plans are really cheaper after i visited their stores.
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