The Samsung online shop is currently selling the 512GB Galaxy Z Fold 7, unlocked and with no trade-in requirement, for only $1,399.99. This is an effective $720 discount off the original 512GB price of $2,119.99, and it beats Amazon’s best Fold 7 deal. The company has also included a bundle of software freebies, including six months of Google AI Pro. This is alongside a new Galaxy S25 Ultra deal (unlocked) that discounts the phone by $450 for the weekend.
Update November 14th: Galaxy S25 Ultra Drops to $849.99 Unlocked For Black Friday, But Beware Of Samsung’s Strange Trade-In Pricing
Update November 14th 1:04pm ET: Samsung has released more deals this weekend, slashing the prices of its Galaxy phones by hundreds of dollars. Chief among them is the Galaxy S25 Ultra deal, which is now $450 cheaper without requiring a trade-in.
Following a similar discount method to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 deal, Galaxy S25 Ultra buyers can get a straight $450 off the flagship without trading in their phone, which drops the handset’s price down to $849.99 unlocked. This is one of the cheapest Galaxy S25 Ultra prices I’ve seen across the many deals it has been included in this year, and I recommend taking advantage of it if you were planning to buy the phone.
A huge Galaxy S25 Ultra price drop isn’t a major surprise considering its successor, the Galaxy S26, is only a couple of months away. I suspect Samsung will have more Black Friday deals for the actual shopping weekend at the end of the month, but I doubt the price will drop much further than this. Instead, expect Samsung to bundle in freebies (including software, a case, or a charger) or launch new discount codes for cheaper, or free, accessories.
I expect Samsung to raise its trade-in prices, too. The company says it will pay up to $700 for your old phone in this Galaxy S25 Ultra deal, but that’s only if you trade in the Galaxy S24 Ultra. More realistic smartphones to trade in, such as the Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra, will net $170 and $270, respectively. For context, Samsung was offering $530 for the Galaxy S23 Ultra last month.
I believe we’re seeing some Samsung Black Friday trade-in pricing trickery here, with the company dropping its valuations ahead of the shopping event, only to raise them on the actual day. This isn’t an uncommon tactic for retailers, but don’t be surprised if we see raised trade-in prices with old values crossed out on Samsung’s trade-in page on Black Friday in two weeks.
Update November 13th: Amazon’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 Deal vs. Samsung’s Pre-Black Friday Offer
Update November 13th 1:48 pm ET: Amazon has joined the Galaxy Z Fold 7 deal race with its own its own early Black Friday discount that knocks 15% off the foldable phone. The promotion sees the price of the 256GB version slashed by $300. Knocking it down to $1,699.99 from $1,999.99.
This is a solid offer that would have been one of the best around, had the below Samsung discount never existed. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 pre-Black Friday offer remains $300 cheaper and includes double the storage free upgrade offer.
Amazon is typically the cheapest place on the web to buy a smartphone, having repeatedly undercut manufacturers with its sales over the last two years. This is partly because the company does not bundle any free accessories or subscriptions with the phones it sells, nor does it offer competitive trade-in prices.
The only place it can compete is the actual handset’s price. With that said, you will still get access to six months of free Google AI Pro with this Amazon Galaxy Z Fold 7 deal.
Samsung has Amazon comfortably beaten with this pre-Black Friday deal. Samsung’s 512GB Galaxy Z Fold 7 deal at $1,399.99 is $300 cheaper than Amazon’s offer for the 256GB model at $1,699.99. Amazon’s trade-in prices are similar to Samsung’s current poor offerings, so I would recommend sticking with Samsung’s no-trade-in $600 discount and selling your used phone on eBay or Swappa.
It is worth noting that Amazon often adds up the total value of Samsung bundle deals or giveaways and then discounts the Galaxy device by a similar amount. I do not know if that will happen this time around, and that Samsung price is too good to pass up, but if you want to wait, keep an eye on Amazon or hit the follow button at the bottom of this story for the latest deal updates.
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Save $720 On The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 With No Trade-In
The foldable phone has been discounted by $600 if you do not have a device to trade in when buying directly through Samsung. This is coupled with a double storage deal, which means shoppers can buy the 512GB storage option for the price of the 256GB model. In total, that brings the price down to $1,399.99 from $2,119.99.
In terms of the upfront price, this is the best deal I have seen for the Fold 7 so far. It even beats Amazon’s straight $400 discount for the flexible handset last month, which knocked the Fold 7 down to $1,599.99 for the 256GB model. This deal is $100 cheaper and comes with double the amount of storage.
The Free Bundle: What Comes With The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7?
Samsung has also included a handful of software freebies with the Galaxy Z Fold 7:
- 30 days free of LumaFusion
- Two months of Adobe Lightroom
- Six months of Google AI Pro
- 30-day free trial for Samsung Health powered by iFit
The headline freebie here is the six months of Google AI Pro, with the Adobe Lightroom offer not far behind. However, there are some missing names here, specifically three months of Peacock Premium and six months of SiriusXM, which were bundled with most Galaxy phone purchases earlier this year.
The overall selection also does not match up to some of Samsung’s other free giveaways. In recent deals, the Korean company has bundled a free Chromebook, tablet, Galaxy Watch, and Galaxy Buds with select phone purchases. These freebies, however, were reserved for U.K. shoppers. Buyers in the U.S. have to make do with higher trade-in prices and larger straight discounts.
Samsung’s Poor Trade-in Prices For The Galaxy Z Fold 7
Samsung will pay up to $1,000 for your old phone, but that price is reserved for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy S25 Ultra. It is rarely a good idea to trade in a working phone that is barely 12 months old (or, for the S25 Ultra, not even a year old), especially when it has years of software support left. FOMO is not worth the additional cost.
Outside of that top $1,000 figure, Samsung’s trade-in prices are surprisingly poor. The Galaxy S23 Ultra only fetches $268, compared to the $600 price Samsung paid for it in October. Samsung currently values the Galaxy S22 Ultra at a shockingly low $167, compared to $500 last month. Elsewhere, Samsung will only pay $283 for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and a meager $336 for the iPhone 16.
These are some of the worst trade-in prices I have ever seen from Samsung and compare with Amazon’s low valuations. The reality is that if a device gets a huge discount, savings have to be made elsewhere for Samsung. I would recommend taking the company’s no-trade-in $600 offer and selling your used phone on the secondary market instead.
