Weekly Deals: Galaxy S26 series is on sale, Motorola Razr 2026 series is on pre-order

The Samsung Galaxy S26+ (256GB) is currently priced at $890 on Amazon – this is a bit lower than the price we’ve seen over the past few weeks and a solid $200+ discount on a phone that’s less than three months old.

That said, the 2026 model doesn’t bring many updates over its predecessor – it has the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and slightly faster wireless charging (20W vs 15W, though still without magnets). Meanwhile, several key features are still missing, things like the higher resolution sensor in the telephoto camera, 10-bit color or the IP69 rating for the display (though that last one is mostly for bragging rights).

So, you could consider last year’s Samsung Galaxy S25+, which offers a largely similar experience for $700 — that’s $190 less than the S26+ for 256GB of storage and the difference is a little bigger if you look at 512GB phones. The S26+ offers longer battery life (16:25h active usage score vs. 14:26h), the new chipset has more oomph, the speakers are nicer and there are some small camera upgrades. You can read about these things in detail in our Galaxy S25+ vs Galaxy S26+ article.

There are two reasons to buy a vanilla Galaxy S phone – one is that you want the smaller Galaxy S model, the other is that you want the cheaper Galaxy S model. The former is still true, even if Samsung has increased the display to a 6.3″ diagonal. The latter is also true, though only barely – there’s only $65 separating the 512GB versions of the S26 and S26+.

Then there’s the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. It got most of the upgrades this generation, including a unique privacy display. You can see how the S26 Ultra compares to the S26+ here. The $200 discount is solid (again, it’s been launched less than three months), but the S26 Ultra is still one of the most expensive models on the US market.

Last week, the Samsung Galaxy A37 got its first real discount – $50 off. It wasn’t huge, but it was a start and the price has continued to fall. This week there is a $75 discount on the base 6/128GB model. However, the 8/256GB upgrade doesn’t really make any changes. This is exactly what you want unless you’re willing to compromise – the extra RAM and storage will make a big difference in this phone’s six-year life. Or you can wait for a deal on the Galaxy A57.

Meanwhile, the Motorola Razr 2026 trio is available for pre-order – they will start shipping on May 21 (Thursday). We’ll give a brief description of each, but we’ll save the best for last.

Not much has changed on the Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 from last year – not even the chipset, it’s still the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The battery is slightly larger at 5,000mAh (+300mAh) and the screen is slightly brighter at 5,000 nits (+500 nits), but overall it’s a fairly minor upgrade.

Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 (Pre-order)

Coming on May 21st

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The Motorola Razr+ 2026 is in an odd position – it’s a marginal improvement over the Razr+ 2024 from two years ago. It has a bigger battery (4,500mAh vs. 4,000mAh) and a new 50MP ultra-wide camera (which is more useful than the older model’s 2x/47mm telephoto), but that’s about it. The Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 chipset is great for a flagship killer, but not for a $1,100 phone.

The Motorola Razr 2026 doesn’t break from the pack and is an iterative upgrade at best. It brings a 300mAh increase in battery (to a total of 4,800mAh) and its ultra-wide camera now has a 50MP sensor (up from 13MP). However, the Dimensity 7450X offers only a small modem upgrade over the 7400X and the Dimensity 7400X itself was not all that different from the 7300X.

As promised, here’s the best option among the current bunch of Razr phones – last year’s flagship, the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025. It’s cheaper than the three models above, even vanilla, with only half the RAM and storage. It has the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chip as the Ultra 2026 while costing less than half. While there are Ultra 2025 units available at this price, the 2026 Ultra will be a tough sell.