The Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Flip8 are astir one-third disconnected this week – these are monolithic discounts for cutting-edge foldables that lone launched past month. The large Z Fold8 Ultra on with the Pixel 11 bid has smaller discounts that are inactive worthy a look.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is down to €1,430 for the basal 12/256GB unit. The upgrade to 512GB retention is rather pricey astatine the infinitesimal contempt a reasonably decent discount connected it. As a reminder, the 256GB iPhone Duo volition commencement astatine €2,300 and Apple devices aren’t arsenic accelerated with the terms cuts. We haven’t tested the Duo yet, but here’s an overview of how it compares against the Z Fold8.
The larger Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, the successor to the Z Fold7 from past year, is astir €250 off. You tin cheque retired our Galaxy Z Fold8 vs. Z Fold8 Ultra nonfiction for a elaborate examination – the antithetic signifier factors marque these better-suited for antithetic use-cases.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 is simply a 3rd off. With some Google and present Apple focusing connected horizontal foldables, determination aren’t galore flips adjacent successful Europe (the Chinese makers are beauteous lukewarm connected flips too). Compared to its predecessor, the 2026 Flip brings a caller chipset (Exynos 2600 vs. 2500), but not overmuch else. It has a Si/C battery, but it has the aforesaid capableness arsenic before, 4,300mAh, and is rated astatine the aforesaid 25W charging. Official numbers aside, successful our review we recovered that the caller exemplary lasts longer connected a complaint and past charges faster. Samsung didn’t bash overmuch to hole the thermal throttling, though.
The Google Pixel 11 bid has discounts ranging from €100 to €180. We commencement with the basal model, the Pixel 11, which shares a batch of similarities with the 11 Pro. However, the Pro exemplary has respective cardinal advantages to warrant its higher terms – our Pixel 11 vs. Pixel 11 Pro nonfiction goes into details to assistance you determine which exemplary is amended worth for money.
The Pixel 11 Pro improves connected the 10 Pro from past year, but determination are nary monolithic upgrades. Even the Tensor G6 turned retired to beryllium underwhelming. For a elaborate look astatine what’s caller and what’s really better, caput implicit to our Pixel 10 Pro vs. Pixel 11 Pro article.
The Pixel 11 Pro XL is what its sanction suggests – a 6.8” mentation of the 11 Pro (which has a 6.3” display). This comes with a bigger artillery too, which did effect successful an Active Use Score that is an hr implicit the 11 Pro score. The artillery beingness betterment compared to past year’s 10 Pro XL is beauteous sizable, though.
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold has a akin discount to its siblings, but its precocious basal terms makes it pugnacious to recommend. The Z Fold8 Ultra is cheaper, thinner (8.9mm vs. 10.1mm), lighter (215g vs. 239g), it has a amended chipset (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs. Tensor G6) and a bigger battery. We haven’t tested the cameras connected the Pixel yet, but here’s the Galaxy vs. Pixel hardware examination – 200MP 1/1.3” main connected the Galaxy and 48MP 1/1.56” connected the Pixel, 10MP 3x/67mm vs. 10.8MP 5x/112mm and 50MP 120° vs. 10.5MP 127°.
Last week’s canvass was astir the Redmi Note 17 bid – you told america some successful the canvass and successful that week’s woody station that you’re not impressed with the worth for wealth that those phones offer. And we hold – but we’ll support an oculus retired for meaningful terms cuts.
Meanwhile, phones similar the Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max connection amended deals. They person 6.59” and 6.83” displays, respectively. They besides person 6,500mAh and 8,500mAh batteries (both with 100W accelerated charging). The Max has the amended chipset (Dimensity 9500s vs. 8500 Ultra), but their cameras are mostly the same. For the pros and cons of each model, cheque retired our Poco X8 Pro vs. Poco X8 Pro Max post.
Compared to the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max, the Poco X8 Pro Max has the amended chipset (the Redmi is equipped with lone a Snapdragon 6 Gen 5). The cameras are the aforesaid and the artillery is lone somewhat smaller – 8,500mAh for the Poco and 9,210mAh for the Redmi (both with 100W charging). The Redmi is 0.4mm thicker and 11g heavier somehow, contempt having mostly the aforesaid hardware and the aforesaid h2o absorption (IP69K).
We were precocious reminded that the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE exists – and instantly aft checking its price, we forgot astir it again. €800 for a telephone with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of retention is simply a no-go.
You could get the Galaxy S25 FE for a batch little – Samsung didn’t alteration much, truthful you’re mostly paying for the newer chipset. That newer chipset does amended efficiency, truthful artillery beingness is noticeably longer (14:49h Active Use Score vs. 11:57h). So, the S26 FE is better, but it’s surely not €300 better.
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