Deals: OnePlus 15 on pre-order, discounts on Galaxy S25 series

Postage charges get high this time of year, but there’s still time to buy a new phone and get it in before the holidays.

Well, not this one. The OnePlus 15 is still “coming soon” – the company’s US site is showing January shipping times. It’s available on Amazon at the same starting price of $900 for the 12/256GB model.

Another alternative brand is Nothing – its first flagship isn’t as powerful as we expected, but at least its price now reflects that. And it is available now. The Nothing Phone (3) features a 6.67″ 120Hz OLED display (1260p+, LTPS), Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and a 5,150mAh battery (65W wired, 15W wireless). The phone has four 50MP cameras – 1/1.3″ main, 3x periscope and 114° ultra-wide on the back, as well as a selfie camera.

You can pair the phone with Nothing headphones (1) or Ear (3), which have a matching transparent look.

Next, let’s battle the 6.7″ Samsung Galaxy S phones. The Galaxy S25+ is old reliable. It’s significantly more expensive than the Galaxy S25 FE, but it offers higher performance and better battery life. The FE model offers a similar user experience which makes it worth considering. Check out our Galaxy S25+ vs S25 FE article for more details.

There’s also the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, which will probably go down in history as a failed experiment. Still, it is thinner and lighter as well as having a more premium build. Despite not having a dedicated zoom lens, the camera experience is close too (this is more a condemnation of Samsung’s old 10MP 3x module than anything else). The S25+ has a larger battery and thus better battery life. For more details, here is a head-to-head comparison of the Galaxy S25 Edge vs S25+.

We’ll also mention the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and S25. Both are available from Samsung US and through Amazon. Samsung has better prices for the Ultra, while Amazon sells the vanilla model slightly cheaper.

Let’s go back to OnePlus to look at the company’s tablets. The OnePlus Pad 3 features a large 13.2″ IPS LCD (12-bit color with Dolby Vision and 144Hz refresh rate). It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite and houses a 12,140mAh battery with 80W fast charging.

The OnePlus Pad 2 is significantly cheaper, while still offering a powerful chipset, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and a high-quality display – a 12.1″ IPS LCD (10-bit, 144 Hz with Dolby Vision). The battery is 9,510mAh with 67W charging.

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The Motorola Edge (2025) certainly looks premium with its curved 6.7″ 1220p+ OLED display (10-bit, 120Hz) and faux leather back. However, the Dimensity 7400 Ultra chipset barely qualifies as mid-range. Still, you get a 5,200mAh battery with fast charging (68W wired, 15W wireless) and a 50MP main camera system. (1/1.56”), 10MP 3x/73mm telephoto and 50MP ultra-wide, as well as another 50MP sensor in the selfie module.

The Moto G Power (2025) was disappointing at its $300 MSRP, and even at $200, some of its components are subpar. However, it is a stylish looking phone with an IP69 rating and ticks many of the boxes: microSD slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, it also has wireless charging (15W) for the 5,000mAh battery (and 30W wired). However, the Dimensity 6300 is slow, the camera is limited and we found the 6.8” IPS LCD to have uniformity issues.

RAM prices have become very high now, but you still have a lot of options. One just wait, the prices will calm down. The second is to get a Sony PlayStation – either the original or Pro model.

You can also pick up an extra DualSense controller – some PS5 games have local multiplayer like the old days – or the PS Portal, which will let you play from anywhere in the house (or while the TV is occupied).