Deals: Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Flip6 and Motorola razr+ 2024, Prime Day deals in preview

Samsung unveiled its next-generation foldable devices this week, which are expected to be available on July 24. However, Motorola chose that same date to launch its new Razr.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 has virtually no competition, at least for now. Google and OnePlus are expected to launch new horizontal foldables later this year. The Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 are the first foldables to feature particle protection. It’s simply an IP48 rating, so only the coarsest particles are repelled (but dust can still get in). Still, with that and the improvements to Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and Armor Aluminum, these should be the most durable foldables yet.

And they’ll get 7 years of software support – both OS updates and security patches – so if you invest in one now, you might not need a new device until 2031. Oh, and Samsung has refined the proportions of the Galaxy Z Fold6’s dual screens and made the phone thinner (when folded) and lighter. These things have a noticeable positive impact on the feel in the hand. For more, check out our hands-on review.

The Galaxy Z Fold6 is available on Samsung.com, Amazon, and other retailers. The price on Samsung.com is lower to start, and there’s an enhanced trade-in credit of up to $1,200. But if you don’t want to part with an old device, Amazon is throwing in a free $300 gift card in the Z Fold6 bundle, making its effective price lower than Samsung’s.

The situation is similar with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6: it’s $50 less on Samsung.com, and you can lower that price even further with an enhanced trade-in credit of up to $650. However, Amazon is throwing in a $200 gift card, so the non-trade-in price is lower.

Note that these are pre-orders, Samsung’s new gadgets arrive on July 24. But during the pre-order period, you get a free storage upgrade, so both Z phones start with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

But wait a minute. The Motorola Razr+ 2024 is already $900, but that’s for half the storage and a weaker Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset (versus the Galaxy’s 8 Gen 3). And the Z Flip6’s $1,100 minus a $200 gift card matches the Razr. The Moto has a larger Cover Display (4″ 417ppi, 165Hz vs. 3.4″ 306ppi, 60Hz). Both have 4,000mAh batteries, but the Moto charges faster via USB-C (45W vs. 25W), and wireless charging is the same at 15W. Finally, the Z Flip6 has an ultrawide camera, but the Razr+ has a 50MP 2x portrait camera. Check out our review to see if that’s a good tradeoff.

Then there’s the Motorola Razr 2024. This one costs $700 for an 8/256GB unit. That’s cheaper, but not by a lot, especially considering this phone uses a Dimensity 7300X instead of a flagship chipset. The Cover Display isn’t as nice as on the Plus, but at 3.6-inch 413ppi 90Hz, it’s still better than the Galaxy’s. The battery is slightly larger at 4,200mAh with 30W wired charging and 15W wireless charging. And this one has an ultrawide camera (13MP), while zoom is left to the 50MP main camera.

We’ve mentioned these things before, but they bear repeating: Galaxy Z phones get longer software support and protection against particles (the Moto Razrs are only rated IPX8 for water resistance).

The Galaxy Watch Ultra is Samsung’s attempt to take down the Apple Watch Ultra. With 100m water resistance, a new 3nm chipset, a big battery, and a blood pressure monitor, this watch has it all (including a distinctive design, love it or hate it).

The Samsung Galaxy Watch7 also uses the 3nm Exynos W1000 chipset and the new BioActive sensor can measure your AGEs index to determine your biological age. This one comes in 40mm and 44mm sizes, in Bluetooth and 4G variants. There’s no rotating bezel here though. Note that Samsung is currently running a sale and the prices are lower than Amazon’s.

Samsung has completely redesigned its TWS earbuds. They now feature “blades” for better physical controls (and lighting on the Pro models). The Galaxy Buds3 Pro have two-way speakers and UWB, while the Buds3 are cheaper but still offer ANC and AI features.

Amazon is offering early Prime Day deals with discounts of up to 50% on its own products. You can get an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K for just $25, but we’d opt for the 4K Max for $10 more. It has a more powerful processor and faster Wi-Fi 6E. Both support Xbox Game Pass Ultimate streaming (note that the price is dropping to $20/month in September).

The Amazon Fire Max 11 also supports game streaming, meaning anything that runs on Android, not just Xbox. With a good-quality 11-inch IPS LCD display and stereo speakers, it’s also great for streaming movies, and it can handle all the web browsing and social media scrolling. The base model costs $140, but we’d pay $20 more for more storage (there’s also a microSD slot) and to remove ads from the lock screen.

If you’d rather read a good book than play games or dive into House of the Dragon, the Amazon Kindle Scribe e-reader is for you. Its 10.2-inch screen is great for reading content that can’t be reformatted, like PDFs, and it comes with a stylus for taking notes and sketching ideas.

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