It’s time to revisit some old deals as the discounts on select phones have gotten better than what we saw even during the recent Prime Day event. There are also a few deals that aren’t as good, but they’re worth checking out in case you missed the Prime deals a few weeks ago.
We start with the Samsung Galaxy S24. Last weekthe base 8/128 GB variant was $720. Now you can get the more storage model, 8/256 GB, for just $705 (down from $780 last week). Keep in mind that this isn’t just doubling the storage, the 128GB variant uses older UFS 3.1 chips, while the 256GB variant is built with UFS 4.0 chips. This means faster read and write speeds.
Next up is Motorola Edge (2024). During the day First daythis phone cost $450 – now it’s $350 for the same 8/256 GB configuration. It’s no match for the Galaxy, but for half the price you get a curved 6.6″ 144Hz OLED display with 1080p+ resolution, a 50 MP (1/1.5″, OIS) main camera and 13 MP ultra-wide angle, 32MP selfie and a 5,000mAh battery with fast 68W wired and 15W wireless charging. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is slow, but it’s okay in this price range.
The Motorola razr (2024) cost $600 during Prime Day – as we noted at the time, that wasn’t much. But this one is: the 8/256GB model costs just $450. With a large 3.6″ cover display, high-quality 6.9″ 120Hz LTPO inner display (1080p+), a 50+13MP camera and a 4,200mAh battery with 30W/15W charging, this is a solid choice for a foldable mid-range device. The Dimensity 7300X is underpowered, but can handle casual browsing and app use just fine.
A more expensive alternative is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 – a 12/512GB device will set you back $940. That’s not as good as the $874 price tag from Prime Day a few weeks ago, but it’s pretty close. This gives you a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, but no DeX. The battery is 4,000mAh and supports 25W/15W charging.
Motorola’s actual competitor to the Z Flip is the Moto razr+ (2024). It was $760 during Prime Day, now it’s $800 for a 12/256 GB device. The Snapdragon 8s Gen is a (small) step down from the 8 Gen 3, but you get faster wired charging for the 4,000 mAh 45W battery (wireless is still 15W) and a 50 MP 2x camera that comes with the 50 MP main camera fits (the Z Flip has a 12 MP ultrawide instead of a telephoto module, the vanilla Razr has a 13 MP ultrawide).
The OnePlus 12R was one of the best Prime Day deals: $380 for 8/128 GB and $475 for 16/256 GB. Now they’re $430 and $530 respectively. Not as good, but still a solid offering for a 6.78-inch LTPO OLED display (1264p+), Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a 5,500 mAh battery with 90W wired charging .
We skipped this one before, but the Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) is a capable 5G mid-ranger, especially now that it costs just $250. It has a 6.7” 1080p+ 120Hz OLED display, which supports a stylus, a 5,000mAh battery with 30W/15W charging, 50+13MP camera, stereo speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD slot and a back of artificial leather. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is a fine 4nm chip for this price range, if not great.
Amazon has unveiled its first-ever color Kindle e-reader. The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition has a 7-inch e-paper display, which achieves a pixel density of 300ppi when displaying black and white content and 150ppi for color content. This is great for reading comic books (Comixology is supported by default) or highlighting text with different colors. It’s not cheap, though: $280.
If you plan to stick with the good old black-on-white printing, check out the new Kindle Paperwhite. It is available in regular (16 GB) and Signature edition (32 GB). The Signature Edition adds wireless charging and a light sensor that automatically adjusts the warm headlight beam. Please note that the Colorsoft is only available as a Signature edition and has the same features. The Paperwhite (including the vanilla version) and Colorsoft are waterproof (IPX8) and have a headlight with adjustable color temperature.
The regular Paperwhite is much cheaper than the Colorsoft, but you can go even cheaper with the new vanilla Kindle. The screen is smaller (6” vs. 7”), but is just as sharp – both panels have a pixel density of 300ppi and this generation has improved contrast. The reason to buy the Paperwhite is the larger screen and IPX8 rating, but whether these are worth the extra $50 is up to you.
Amazon also upgraded the Kindle Scribe. This is aimed at reading documents and taking notes with its large 10.2-inch screen (300ppi, black and white). It adds new AI features that can clean up your handwriting, convert your notes to digital text, and summarize them into bullet points.
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