There were no new major launches in the US, so we will focus on the recently released Galaxy S26 series. Meanwhile, the previous generation Pixel phones have resurfaced.

The S26 flagships are in an intermediary period – they are too new for straight discounts, but it has been a month since they arrived, so they need a sweetener – the top dog, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, is paired with a $200 gift card from Amazon. If you pick the 512GB model, you can also get a $300 bonus on trade-ins.

To help you pick the best phone for you, we have a Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. iPhone 17 Pro Max article. We have also compared it with the previous Ultra flagship, here’s the Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. S25 Ultra comparison.

The Samsung Galaxy S26+ gets a smaller $100 gift card, but both the 256GB and the 512GB models have trade-in bonus – $200 in this case.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 is in basically the same boat – $100 gift card and $100 trade-in bonus for both memory configurations.

Before you settle on an S26 model, we’ll point out that the OnePlus 15 (512GB) is still available at $900 – that’s cheaper than the small Galaxy S26 (512GB), to say nothing of the Plus and Ultra models. Here’s how the OnePlus 15 compares against the OnePlus 13.

The Samsung Galaxy A57 and A37 aren’t available yet. The A57 in particular is headed for a rough launch since the MSRP for the 8/128GB model is $550, while the Galaxy S25 FE has gotten even cheaper– an 8/256GB model is now down to $580 (was $657 last week). The FE is the better phone overall with a faster chipset (Exynos 2400 vs. 1680), an 8MP 3x/75mm telephoto and a USB-C 3.2 port with DeX support.

Amazon has dug up some leftover Pixel 9-series units. The Google Pixel 9 is available for just $500 – that’s the same price as the Pixel 10a, which uses the same chipset (Tensor G4), but lacks the old model’s large camera sensors (50MP 1/1.31” and 48MP 1/2.55” for the 2024 phone).

There’s also the Google Pixel 9 Pro, which upgrades to an LTPO display (6.3”) and adds a 5x/113mm telephoto camera with a 48MP sensor.

The larger Google Pixel 9 Pro XL offers a 6.8” display and a larger 5,060mAh battery (up from 4,700mAh on the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro). Note that since these are leftover units (but still new in box), there isn’t much choice when it comes to colors or memory configurations.

That said, a vanilla Pixel 10 (256GB) costs around the same as the Pixel 9 Pro with the same storage. The 10 may have a telephoto camera, but it’s only a 10.8MP 5x/112mm unit. And even the 48MP main camera has a small 1/2.0” sensor, so it’s no match for the old Pro.

You can always get the Google Pixel 10 Pro, of course, but that’s $800 for the base 128GB model even after a solid $200 discount. Note that the 10 Pro was $250 off last week, so, with a bit of patience, you can get it at a lower price.

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