Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 smartphones at the Galaxy Unpacked event in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 9, … [+]
Samsung isn’t just making big price decisions for its new Galaxy Ring. The pre-order promotion for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 are also surprisingly generous.
Until July 23rd, Samsung has upped its trade-in prices when buying either of the new foldable phones. Buyers can get up to $1200 off the Fold 6 when trading in their old device, or up to $1000 when purchasing the Flip 6. Before this deal landed on the 10th, the trade-in prices topped out at $750.
Of course, to get the full amount you will need to hand over a Galaxy Z Fold 5, which isn’t a wise thing to do considering it’s a new phone with all of Samsung’s AI abilities, and five years of updates left. But there are some unusually high valuations for old phones in Samsung’s deal.
Some of these phones we released almost five years ago, like the Galaxy Note 10 and iPhone 11 Pro Max. On the secondary market, the Note 10 is selling for under $200, as is the case with the other listed handsets, which are selling for less than what Samsung will give you for them.
If you’re planning to buy the Flip 6 or Fold 6, it might be worth picking up a cheap used handset from eBay or Swappa and handing it over to Samsung to get that extra discount.
The Korean company is also offering a base of $300 for any smartphone from Google, Samsung or Apple. This is similar to a recent Galaxy Watch trade-in deal, which offered a fixed amount of money for any device in “any condition.” The difference here, though, is that whatever handset you send to Samsung must be working and in good condition.
These trade-in prices, combined with the company’s double storage offer, 5% discount when bought with the app, and 12 months of Samsung Care + represent some of Samsung’s most aggressive deals.
The caveat is that these devices have not been reviewed yet and there’s a good chance that they won’t be (fully) before the pre-order deal ends on July 23rd. As ever, the good value pre-order deals are balanced with taking a leap of faith on a device that hasn’t seen many hands yet.
Also, be aware of what’s marketing and what is real. The trade-in page has crossed out figures for devices, which suggests how much they were previously. But these don’t appear to be accurate.
For example, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is now worth $650, compared to $600 on July 9th, a day before Galaxy Unpacked. But the trade-in page has “$230” crossed out. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is valued at $800, up $50 from the previous price, but the page suggests that it was worth only $380 before.
