At the extremity of this month, Samsung’s attraction volition displacement towards launching the caller Galaxy Z foldables – you tin already pre-reserve 1 here. We cognize that immoderate of you don’t attraction for foldables, truthful let’s person a look astatine what’s going connected with Samsung’s slab flagships.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is nether $1,000 yet again. This isn’t the lowest terms we’ve seen for the 12/256GB model, but it’s wrong $50 oregon so. Unfortunately, the upgrade to 512GB retention is rather pricey astatine the moment. Amazon has the amended woody connected the 256GB variant and the aforesaid $1,300 terms for the 512GB variant arsenic Samsung.com, which offers a $200 instant discount if you don’t commercialized successful an aged phone.
If you bash spell the trade-in route, Samsung.com tin sound up to $720 disconnected the S26 Ultra terms – but you’ll person to nonstop successful an S25 Ultra to deed that maximum credit. Would that beryllium a worthy upgrade? Check retired our Galaxy S25 Ultra vs. S26 Ultra article for much details (we besides person a comparison video).
The Samsung Galaxy S26+ is simply a batch cheaper erstwhile looking astatine the 512GB models, but you bash sacrifice rather a spot erstwhile going with the Plus alternatively of the Ultra. And if you privation a 256GB phone, past it’s conscionable not worthy it – the $80 other for the S26 Ultra buys you a ton of features. Here’s our Galaxy S26+ vs. S26 Ultra head-to-head article (and we person a comparison video).
The Samsung Galaxy S26 has good but not spectacular discounts astatine the infinitesimal – a mates of weeks ago, we saw it astatine nether $700 for a 256GB unit. If you privation the tiny Galaxy and don’t request it close now, it’s astir apt amended to hold a fewer weeks.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is astatine its lowest terms successful 30 days (for a 256GB unit). While we’re already seeing S26 FE leaks, it seems improbable that Samsung volition unveil the 2026 exemplary this period – we expect to spot the caller FE successful September. You could see getting the S25 FE alternatively of the S26+ and upgrading it successful a mates of years. It’s besides a coagulated alternative to the Galaxy A57, particularly erstwhile that 1 isn’t connected sale.
Samsung volition motorboat the Galaxy Z Flip8 successful a fewer weeks’ time, but it mightiness get with a price hike. Meanwhile, Motorola offers inexpensive flip foldables with the Razr family. Last year’s vanilla model, the Motorola Razr 2025, is $130 oregon truthful cheaper than its 2026 replacement. And determination isn’t overmuch difference betwixt the 2 – they person efficaciously the aforesaid screens and the aforesaid chipset.
That said, the Motorola Razr 2026 brings a amended ultra-wide camera (50MP vs. 13MP), a somewhat larger artillery (4,800mAh vs. 4,500mAh) and faster retention (UFS 3.1 vs. UFS 2.2).
The Motorola Razr+ 2026 is simply a much premium exemplary with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 alternatively of a Dimensity 7400-class chipset and UFS 4.0 retention to boot. So, you’ll surely spot accrued performance, but determination aren’t galore different upgrades.
Earlier this week, a developer released bundle that hooks into the head tracking diagnostic of Sony headphones to usage for sim games. This allows you to “look around” successful titles similar Microsoft Flight Simulator and Assetto Corsa. The Sony WH-1000XM5 is 1 of the supported headsets and you tin prime 1 up for $250. In-ear buds similar the Sony WF-1000XM5 ($280) enactment arsenic well.
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