This October Prime Day comes soon after the launches of several new phones that immediately impressed us, and lucky for you, several companies have slashed prices during this deals event. If you want to save hundreds of dollars on a new phone, now’s the time.
There is a good spread of discounts that will go live on Tuesday when Prime Big Deal Days kicks off, but act fast, as they’ll likely go away when the event ends on Wednesday. The one I’m most excited about is for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, the most exciting foldable so far this year, thanks to its passport-style format. But there are deals for other foldables and new conventional flat phones as well if you’re looking for the highest-value premium phone.
All these suggestions are for Android phones, which get discounted far more often than Apple’s iPhones. If you’re looking to get a deal on the new foldable iPhone Duo, you’re even more out of luck, as that doesn’t hit store shelves until Oct. 23. But if you’re looking for a phone during the deal event, here are great options that save hundreds of dollars each.
Note that the deals listed below are for the lowest-tier storage options, typically 256GB. There are deals for higher storage configurations of the same phone — just click the links provided and select 512GB or 1TB, which should also see some discounts while supplies last.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a high-end foldable with a neat design — a passport-sized phone when folded shut that’s handy to hold, but it unfolds to reveal a widescreen-friendly 4:3 ratio display. Normally $1,900, this Prime Day deal knocks $350 off the price, bringing it down to $1,550 for the starting 256GB of storage model.
The Z Fold 8 is the new entry-level book-style foldable and is a bit cheaper than its more premium sibling, the Z Fold 8 Ultra, which is taller and narrower, opening up to a more square-format internal display. While both foldables have main and ultrawide cameras, the Z Fold 8 Ultra also has a telephoto camera — a compromise that owners of the Z Fold 8 make for its neat design. We liked the Galaxy Z Fold 8 so much that it received a CNET Editors’ Choice Award.
Save $350 on Samsung’s newest passport-size foldable.
While the Z Fold 8 turns heads with its squat, passport-style design, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is the true top-of-the-line foldable, with a main camera suite that rivals Samsung’s flat Galaxy S26 Ultra. Sadly, the ultrawide and telephoto don’t quite match the S26 Ultra. You’ll pay a premium for these features, as the Z Fold 8 Ultra starts at $2,100 for 256GB of storage, but this Prime Day deal saves $400 off the list price, dropping it down to $1,700.
The Z Fold 8 Ultra is in the running as the most premium foldable on the market, and will outstrip the upcoming iPhone Duo in terms of photographic capability. Even other Android foldables like the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold don’t measure up in the camera department.
Take $400 off the starting price of Samsung’s most powerful foldable.
The Google Pixel 11 Pro is one of our favorite high-end Android smartphones released in 2026, with great cameras and features. Starting at $1,099 for 256GB of storage, this Prime Day deal knocks $250 off the price, bringing it down to $849.
The Pixel 11 Pro is the latest in Google’s line of premium smartphones, and the company saves its best cameras for its flat flagship (skimping on the megapixels in the Pixel 11 Pro Fold’s shooters), unlike Samsung. The Pixel 11 Pro packs a larger image sensor to capture more light when taking shots, and packs the filters and AI features like Best Take and Magic Eraser that make Google’s phones shine.
Take $250 off Google’s top-tier flagship phone.
What’s the best choice?
The best phone will always be subjective to the buyer, as needs differ — do you prioritize price, performance, cameras, battery life or something else? But there are some clearer winners among the pack. The squat, wide Galaxy Z Fold 8 has been popular with fans and, anecdotally at least, among friends who have picked up the passport-size foldable. But if you can’t bring yourself to spend nearly $2,000 on a foldable, the Pixel 11 Pro comes in at a great price mere months after its launch.
Should you wait for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales?
Every year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday feature some of the best discounts on tech all year, which include savings on Android phones (and a limited number of Apple iPhones, too). Judging by the discounts we’ve seen above, it’s possible that there will be slightly bigger discounts on the Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Pixel 11 Pro devices during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday period. But there’s no guarantee, and the deals in the October Prime Big Deals Day event are novel in how soon they’ve been applied after these phones launched — less than two months in some cases. It’s possible to save more, but $250 to $400 in savings is still a big deal.
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