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Updated · GSMArena.com · Oct 3

Amazon Starts Prime Phone Deals With Discounts Up to £850 Ahead of October 6 Sale

Updated

Updated · GSMArena.com · Oct 3

Amazon Starts Prime Phone Deals With Discounts Up to £850 Ahead of October 6 Sale

Q: With inventory fears looming, is grabbing the discounted Galaxy Z Fold8 now smarter than waiting for the main October event?

Yes — if you already want the Galaxy Z Fold8 and the current £180 discount fits your budget, buying now is the safer move. The strongest reason is inventory risk. Amazon’s own early-sale messaging and outside deal trackers both note that popular Prime deals can sell out before the October 6–7 event even starts. Foldables are niche but limited-stock products, and the Fold8 is one of the headline Samsung deals Amazon is using to draw shoppers in early. There is also no solid evidence that the Fold8 itself will get meaningfully cheaper during the main event. Coverage of the early sale suggests many of these offers are already among Amazon’s lowest prices of the year so far. While some products may see flash discounts later, the more likely change is stock volatility, not a guaranteed deeper cut. The case for waiting is weaker unless you are price-sensitive and flexible. Main-event deals can widen to other storage variants, and rival retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart or Samsung direct sometimes respond with matching or better offers. If you are willing to miss out on the Fold8 specifically, waiting a few days could reveal a better bundle or trade-in elsewhere. For a buyer set on the Galaxy Z Fold8 from Amazon, the smarter play is to lock in the current price now, provided Amazon offers a return window or price protection that would let you benefit if the same model drops further during Prime Big Deal Days.

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Up to £850 off selected smartphones is already live at Amazon before Prime Big Deal Days officially starts on October 6, with offers limited to Prime members.
Samsung leads the markdowns: the Galaxy Z Fold7 is discounted by as much as £850, the Z Flip7 by £450, the Galaxy S26 Ultra by £370 and the Galaxy S26 by £220, though some cuts apply only to certain storage options.
Newer Samsung foldables are also included, with the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra up to £200 off and the Galaxy Z Fold8 reduced by £180, helping offset recent global price increases on Samsung flagships.
Google's Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro come through bundle offers with free Pixel Buds Pro 2 rather than direct price cuts, while the older Pixel 10 Pro gets £250 off at checkout.
Xiaomi's Poco range rounds out the early sale, with the Poco F9 Pro discounted by £220 and the newly launched Poco C95 Pro by £90.