Samsung dropped the Galaxy S24 price right before Google’s Pixel 9 launched earlier this month. Now, with the iPhone 16 release weeks away, the Korean company has once again discounted its flagship smartphone.
The new deal is rare in that it knocks a straight $200 off the headline price, bringing the Galaxy S24 down to $1219.99.
Typically these $200 price cuts are saved for the Black Friday holiday shopping period, but we know that Samsung, Google, and Apple (on occasion) have run several aggressive deals this year as they try to steal loyal customers from each other.
The deal runs until September 2nd and only applies if you don’t have a phone to trade in. If you do, Samsung has boosted its trade-in prices for your old device, as it has done several other times this year. There are some good savings to be made here when buying the Ultra unit:
- $650 for the Galaxy S22 Ultra
- $600 for the Galaxy S21 Ultra
- $500 for the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- $400 for the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
As always, prices for Google’s Pixel range don’t match those of Samsung and Apple. For example, Samsung will only give you $300 for the Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 8 Pro. Considering that the latter isn’t even a year old, those are not good numbers. It might be worth seeing what Google will pay for those devices when buying the Pixel 9 or Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
Samsung’s $1500 Galaxy Fold 6 offer is also still running. The Koran company revived its Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 pre-order deal at the end of July and extended it until September 9th.
In short, foldable phone buyers can get double storage for free, receive an enhanced trade-in price for an old phone, and a $300 store credit towards a wearable device. One free year of Samsung Care + has also been thrown into the bundle.
Samsung says this equates to $1500 worth of deals, although to reach that figure you will need to trade in a Galaxy Z Fold 5 for $1200. Not a wise thing to do considering how new the phone is.
What will be interesting to see is if Apple joins the Android price war with an enticing pre-order deal of its own. Typically the company relies on carriers to offer deals to iPhone pre-order buyers. But there are hints that Apple is changing its attitude towards discounting its hardware.
In May, the company launched a rare promotion that temporarily enhanced trade-in prices for old smartphones, which were surprisingly competitive with Samsung. In the same month, it slashed prices in China to compete with competition from Huawei—a rare move for Apple.
