Deals: Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Flip6 and Motorola Razr+ 2024, early Prime Day deals

Samsung unveiled its next generation of foldables this week and they are set to become available on July 24. However, Motorola has chosen the exact same date to launch its new Razr.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 is basically without competition – at least for now. Google and OnePlus are bound to launch new horizontal foldables later this year. The Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 are the first foldables with particle protection. It’s just an IP48 rating, so only coarse particles are stopped (but dust can still get in). Still, with that, plus improvements to Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and Armor Aluminum, these should be the most durable foldables ever.

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

The Galaxy Z Fold6 is available on Samsung.com, Amazon and other retailers. It has a lower starting price on Samsung.com and an increased trade-in credit of up to $1,200. But if you don’t want to sell the old device, Amazon throws in a free $300 gift card in the Z Fold6 package, making its effective price lower than what Samsung is charging.

The same is true of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 – it’s priced at $50 less on Samsung.com and you can get it even lower with an advanced trade-in credit of up to $650. However, Amazon throws in a $200 gift card, so the price is lower without a trade-in.

Note that these are pre-orders, Samsung’s new gadgets will 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. The Motorola Razr+ 2024 is already priced at $900, though that’s for half the storage and the weaker Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset (vs. 8 Gen 3 for the Galaxy). And the $1,100 minus $200 gift card price 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 is faster at charging over USB-C (45W vs. 25W), wireless charging is the same at 15W. Finally, the Z Flip6 has an ultra wide camera, but the Razr+ has a 50MP 2x portrait cam. Check out our review for our thoughts on whether or not this is a good trade-off.

Then there’s the Motorola Razr 2024. It’s $700 for an 8/256GB unit. That’s cheaper, but not by much, especially considering that this phone uses a Dimensity 7300X instead of a flagship chipset. The cover display isn’t as good as the one on the Plus, but at 3.6” 413ppi at 90Hz, it’s still better than the Galaxy. The battery is slightly larger at 4,200mAh with 30W wired and 15W wireless charging. And it has an ultra wide camera (13MP), while zooming in is left to the 50MP main camera.

We’ve mentioned these points already, but they bear repeating — the Galaxy Z phones have long-term software support and particle protection (the Moto Razr is only rated IPX8 for water resistance).

The Galaxy Watch Ultra is Samsung’s attempt to beat the Apple Watch Ultra. With a 100-meter water resistance rating, a new 3nm chipset, a bigger battery, and blood pressure monitoring, this watch has it all (including a distinctive design, like it or not).

The Samsung Galaxy Watch7 also uses the Exynos W1000 3nm chipset and the new Bioactive sensor can measure your AGEs index to determine your biological age. It comes in 40mm and 44mm sizes in Bluetooth and 4G variants. However, there is no rotating bezel here. Note that Samsung is currently running a promotion and the prices are lower than Amazon.

Samsung has completely redesigned its TWS buds. They now have “blades” for better physical control (and even some lighting on the Pro model). The Galaxy Buds3 Pro have 2-way speakers and UWB, while the Buds3 are cheaper yet offer ANC and AI features.

Amazon is kicking off its Prime Day offerings with up to 50% off its own products. You can buy the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K for just $25, but we’d rather get 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 will go up to $20/month in September).

The Amazon Fire Max 11 also supports game streaming – not just Xbox, but anything running Android. With a good quality 11” IPS LCD and stereo speakers, it’s also great for streaming movies and can handle all the web browsing and social media scrolling you can think of. The base model costs $140, but we’d pay the extra $20 for more storage (it also has a microSD slot) and to remove lockscreen ads.

If you prefer to relax and read a good book instead of gaming or watching House of the Dragon, then the Amazon Kindle Scribe is the best option for you. The 10.2” display is great for reading content that can’t be reformatted like PDFs, and it comes with a stylus for taking notes and sketching out ideas.