The first full week of sales of the Samsung Galaxy S26 series is now behind us. While we can’t expect to see price movement this quickly, there was the smallest twitch.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra has not budged and we don’t expect it to anytime soon considering that it is by far the most popular of the three models. The Galaxy S26+ hasn’t moved either.
The Samsung Galaxy S26, however, had a $45 price drop for its 256GB model. It’s just a 5% discount, so it’s nothing to write home about yet, but it is the first step. There’s no discount on the 512GB model, however. Note that Amazon is offering a trade-in bonus ($300/$200/$100 for the Ultra/Plus/vanilla, respectively) if you want to get rid of your old device.
Meanwhile, the Google Pixel 10 series has pretty deep discounts. The Pixel 10 Pro XL is under $1,000 for its 256GB variant and also has a small trade-in bonus. We have a versus article in the pipeline that will compare the S26 Ultra with the Pro XL in detail, we’ll let you know when it’s ready.
The 6.3” Pixel 10 Pro is aimed squarely at the S26. And this week it costs $50 less than it did last week. It’s best to skip over the 128GB model, but a 256GB one is essentially the same price as a 256GB S26.
You can go cheaper with the vanilla Pixel 10 – again, skip the 128GB variant and look at the 256GB model, which is $100 less than it was last week. This places it $200 below its Pro sibling and the S26.
The new Pixel 10 price is bad news for the S26 and perhaps even worse news for the Pixel 10a – the 256GB model is only $50 less. We should note the RAM amounts: 16GB for the Pixel Pro duo, 12GB for the vanilla model and 8GB for the Pixel 10a. All Galaxy S26 phones have 12GB of RAM (the sole exception being the 1TB S26 Ultra).
The Apple MacBook Neo has put cheap Windows laptops on notice and makers are scrambling for a response. Reviews have shown that 8GB of RAM is perfectly workable for a lot of use cases, even light gaming, but it is the main limiting factor on this laptop.
The old MacBook Air, the 2025 model with an Apple M4 chip, is now under $1,000 for a 13.6” variant with 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage. You can get a configuration with more memory, of course, though prices rise steeply.
You can have a 15.3” MacBook Air (M4) for under $1,000 too, though this is the 256GB model. Again, you can configure it with extra RAM and storage, at a price. Choose wisely, though, as both the RAM and the SSD are soldered on the motherboard.
You can also consider the newly released MacBook Pro 14.2” with an M5 chip – the 512GB variant gets close to the pricing of the M4 Air. The newer chip and active cooling make the Pro more suitable for heavier workloads.
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