Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 gets first major price cut
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now $250 to $300 off, knocking the base model to $1,650 at places like Amazon and Best Buy—a first for this new foldable. The steeper $300 discount applies to the Z Fold 8 Ultra, available both at Samsung’s official store and third-party retailers. Trade-in deals stack with these offers for bigger savings. The discount isn’t available directly from Samsung.com for the non-Ultra model.
- Base Z Fold 8 drops to $1,650 at Amazon and Best Buy
- Z Fold 8 Ultra gets $300 off, now $1,799
- Stackable trade-in offers add further discounts
- Samsung.com offers direct discount only on Ultra model
- Lowest price so far for new Z Fold 8 series
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