How to Get a Deal on Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3

The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 are expensive phones, so discounts and trade-ins are going to be crucial for buyers who don’t want to break the bank.

Pre-orders are open now, and the phones arrive at carrier stores on Aug. 27. We got pricing from AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon in the US, and Bell in Canada, so far. If you poke around, you’re sure to find discounts or gifts-with-purchase at Best Buy, B&H, Amazon (Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3), and other retailers.

AT&T

The Z Flip 3 has a base price of $999.99 and the Z Fold 3 has a base price of $1,799.99.

You can get “up to $1,000 off” with a trade-in if you also agree to an installment plan and are on an “eligible unlimited plan.”

Samsung.com

Samsung.com is the safest place to buy unlocked Samsung phones for the US, so you know you’ll be getting the right model, certified for all the US carriers.

The Z Flip 3 has a base price of $999.99 and the Z Fold 3 has a base price of $1,799.99. Thirty-six-month payment plans are available for both phones.

Through Aug. 26, purchasers can trade in up to four devices for a total of $800 credit towards a Z Fold 3 or $650 towards a Z Flip 3. Folks who pre-order on Samsung.com get a $150 accessories credit with a Flip or $200 with a Fold.

T-Mobile

The Z Flip 3 has a base price of $999.99 or $41.67/month over two years, and the Z Fold 3 has a base price of $1,799.99 or $50/month over three years.

If you agree to a two-year plan for the Flip or a three-year plan for the Fold, you are on the Magenta Max plan, and you have a trade-in, you can get a free Z Flip 3 or up to $1,000 off a Z Fold 3. If you agree to a two-year plan for the Flip or a three-year plan for the Fold, you are on any other postpaid plan, and you have a trade-in, you get $500 off one of those phones.

Verizon

The Z Flip 3 has a base price of $999.99 or $41.66/month over two years, and the Z Fold 3 has a base price of $1,799.99 or $74.99/month over two years. There are also 30-month options.

The carrier offers a $500 discount with “select trade-ins” on “select Unlimited plans.” If you buy one of the phones, you can get a second, “free” Galaxy Z Flip 3 “with select Unlimited plans.” If you’re switching from another carrier, you get up to $500 to cover the switching cost, and up to $1,000 on the phone “with select trade-in on select Unlimited plans.”

The Z Fold 3 comes with a case and S Pen at Verizon.

Bell Canada

We also got pricing from Canadian carrier Bell, which is a complex grid. All of the prices below are in Canadian dollars. “Device Return Option,” or DRO, is a plan where you agree to give the phone back in two years for an automatic trade-in (so, basically, leasing).