The discounts on some phones are even better than what we saw during the recent Prime Day event, so it’s time to revisit old offers. There are some offers that aren’t as great, but they’re worth checking out in case you missed the prime sale a few weeks ago.
Let’s start with the Samsung Galaxy S24. Last week, the base 8/128GB version was $720. Now you can get a model with more storage, 8/256GB, for just $705 (was $780 last week). Note that this isn’t just double the storage, the 128GB version uses the older UFS 3.1 chip, while the 256GB version is built with the UFS 4.0 chip. This means faster read and write speeds.
Next up is the Motorola Edge (2024). During Prime Day, this phone was priced at $450, but now it’s $350 for the same 8/256GB configuration. It can’t compete with the Galaxy, but for half the price you get a curved 6.6-inch 144Hz OLED display with 1080p+ resolution, a 50MP (1/1.5-inch, OIS) main camera and 13MP ultrawide, 32MP selfie, and a 5,000mAh battery. 68W wired and 15W wireless fast charging. Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is slow, but it’s okay for this price range.
Motorola razr (2024) was $600 during prime day – as I said at the time, this wasn’t a huge deal. However, this has been reduced to $450 for the 8/256GB model. With a large 3.6-inch cover display, a high-quality 6.9-inch 120Hz LTPO inner display (1080p+), a 50+13MP camera, and a 4,200mAh battery with 30W/15W charging support, this is a solid choice for your mid-range flip-fold. Masu. The Dimensity 7300X has less performance, but it’s fine for casual browsing and app use.
A high-end alternative is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6. The 12/512GB unit costs $940. That’s not quite as high as the $874 Prime Day price from a few weeks ago, but it’s pretty close. It has a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, but no DeX. The battery is 4,000mAh and supports 25W/15W charging.
The real competitor to Motorola’s Z Flip is the Moto razr+ (2024). A 12/256GB unit is now $800, compared to $760 during Prime Day. The Snapdragon 8s Gen is a (smaller) step down than the 8 Gen 3, but it can charge its 4,000mAh battery faster with wired charging at 45W (wireless is still 15W). Also 50MP main (Z Flip has 12MP ultrawide instead of tele module, vanilla razr has 13MP ultrawide).
The OnePlus 12R was one of the top deals on Prime Day, with 8/128GB for $380 and 16/256GB for $475. They currently cost $430 and $530, respectively. It’s not great, but it’s a solid product with a 6.78-inch LTPO OLED display (1264p+), Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a 5,500mAh battery with 90W wired charging.
I skipped this one before, but the Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) is a capable 5G midranger, especially now that it’s only $250. It features a 6.7-inch 1080p+ 120Hz OLED display with stylus support, 5,000mAh battery with 30W/15W charging, 50+13MP camera, stereo speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD slot, and synthetic leather back. Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is a good, if not amazing, 4nm chip for this price range.
Amazon has announced its first-ever color Kindle e-book reader. The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition features a 7-inch e-paper display with a pixel density of 300ppi when viewing black and white content and 150ppi when viewing color content. This is great for reading comic books (Comixology is natively supported) and highlighting text in different colors. However, at $280, it’s not cheap.
If you want to stick to the good old black-on-white print, check out the new Kindle Paperwhite. Standard version (16GB) and signed version (32GB) are available. The Signature edition adds wireless charging and a light sensor that automatically adjusts the warm front light. Please note that Colorsoft is only available as Signature edition and has the same features. Paperwhite (including the vanilla version) and Colorsoft are waterproof (IPX8) and feature front lights with adjustable color temperature.
The regular Paperwhite is much cheaper than the Colorsoft, but it’s even cheaper with the new vanilla Kindle. The screen is smaller (6 inches vs. 7 inches) but just as sharp. Both panels have a pixel density of 300ppi and have improved contrast in this generation. The larger screen and IPX8 rating are the reasons to buy the Paperwhite, but whether they’re worth the extra $50 is up to you.
Amazon also upgraded Kindle Scribe. It focuses on reading documents and taking notes using a large 10.2-inch display (300ppi, black and white). It adds new AI features that can clean up handwriting, convert notes to digital text, and summarize it into bullet points.
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