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Google Pixel Fold deals: Save $1,000 on Google’s foldable phone

John Alexander
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A person holding the Google Pixel Fold with the screen open.
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If the thought of flipping and folding a phone takes you back to your youth, or at least younger days, you aren’t alone. But what’s old is new again, and today’s phones are reimagining past forms with the touchable smartphone screens we love today. Right now, we’re seeing great deals on one of the best foldable phone lines out there, the Google Fold. Depending on the carrier and company offering the sale, the deals are slightly different, so we’ve arranged them for you in a way that will allow you to pick your best. Plus, we look at the Google Fold in depth and analyze if it is really the phone you should buy at the moment.

Today’s best Google Pixel Fold deals

Amazon, Best Buy, and Google are all offering $400 off the unlocked phone with 5G access and 256GB of storage. You’ll likely want to go with your preferred company, but there are also some bonuses that come with buying the phone from each place:

  • gives you the phone at $400 off, a month of free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, 3 months of Google One 100 GB (for new subscribers), and the opportunity to trade in your old phone for even more savings.
  • gives you the phone at $400 off and an opportunity to save up to $900 extra with an eligible trade-in.
  • gives you the $400 off the phone and the chance to use any Amazon Prime benefits alongside your purchase.

Carriers also have special deals on the phone, including the 256GB or 512GB versions:

  • : Get up to $1,000 off in trade-in credit on the 256GB or 512GB version of the phone.
  • : Get the 256GB phone for $21/month (down from $52/month) and save even more with a trade-in.

Should you buy the Google Pixel Fold?

A person holding the Google Pixel Fold, showing the camera module.
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You know that you can buy the phone, but does that mean that you should? It really depends, of course! Here, we present arguments both for and against taking this deal.

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Buy the Google Pixel Fold

The arguments in favor of buying a Google Pixel Fold are plentiful. It has long been considered one of the best smartphones on the market, just recently having been cycled off the list for shiny newcomers like the Google Pixel 8 Pro. It has an OLED screen with an admittedly weird 1080 x 2092p screen, sporting a 120Hz refresh rate, still quite high for a phone. It also has an inner display, of course, that stretches 7.6 inches from corner to corner and hits 1840 x 2208p. From our Google Pixel Fold review, or really any user of the phone, you’ll see that the Google Pixel Fold has a truly wonderful camera. Look at this flower, captured during the aforementioned review:

Orange flower taken with Google Pixel Fold.
Orange flower taken with Google Pixel Fold Christine Romero-Chan / Digital Trends / .

Overall, the phone feels smooth and cool to use, a result of the delightful combination of its G2 chip and that 120Hz refresh rate. You’ll get at least a day’s usage out of a fully charged battery, and can go quite beyond that if you use every energy-saving feature of the phone. This means that, even using all of this power and multiple screens, the Google Pixel Fold will still hold up to all of your needs.

Don’t buy the Google Pixel Fold

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Google Pixel Fold renders next to each other.
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If you’re skeptical of the Google Pixel Fold, that’s okay too. As it turns out, when we compare the Google Pixel Fold vs the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, it is anybody’s game! While the Google Pixel Fold has clearly better cameras, delivers faster wired charging, and provides machine learning-powered photographic tools, it can be a bit clumsy to hold. All of this is to say that you might want to consider this deal on an unlocked Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 with 256GB of storage as well. The deal isn’t at good (it’s only $100 off) but it’s worth considering in the context of buying a Google Pixel Fold.

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