A discount on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is headlining today’s best deals at $1,500. It comes joined by rare price cuts on all four of Samsung’s official companion cases for the Z Fold 5 starting at $42. Plus, the ASUS 16-inch Chromebook Flip CX5 just got a 12th Gen Intel chip, and it now falls to $599. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Fold $300 back into your wallet with Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
Amazon is now offering the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 for $1,500. Today’s offer lands from the usual $1,800 price tag, and saves you $300. It’s also the second-best price to date and the best in over a month. Also matched at Best Buy. Galaxy Unpacked has now come and gone. If you need something more capable than those new flagship smartphones, then today’s discount has your back. We take a closer look at the whole experience in our hands-on review and then break down the full experience below the fold.
The new Galaxy Z Fold 5 is the latest iteration of Samsung’s massive folding smartphone. In its current form, not all too much has changed. There is notably a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip now under the hood as well as Android 13 out of the box, but last year’s form-factor almost entirely remains. There’s still an interior 7.6-inch display that pairs with a secondary 6.2-inch screen on the outside. Samsung has at least spent a lot of this year’s focus on the hinge design, ultimately resulting in both sides of the screen folding a bit closer than before all while sliming down the overall thickness.
All four of Samsung’s official Galaxy Z Fold 5 cases are on sale
Amazon is now discounting four different official Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 cases. A favorite of the batch has the first-ever price cuts on the Standing Case with Strap starting at $55. Both Sand and Graphite designs are included in the sale, each of which normally sells for $85. This is 35% off or more and marking the very first discounts so far. This cover takes the one-handed focus of extra accessories like a PopSocket and blends it right into a protective case. It’s made of an eco-conscious silicone, and features two-tone designs with the rubber strap that can fold back in when not in use. If Samsung’s Z Fold 5 is a bit too unwieldy to use with just one hand, this case helps give you some extra grip.
All of the Z Fold 5 cases on sale:
- Standing Case: $54 (Reg. $85)
- S Pen Cover: $80 (Reg. $100)
- Gadget Case: $42 (Reg. $60)
- Eco leather: $72 (Reg. $80)
ASUS 16-inch Chromebook Flip CX5 falls to $599
Best Buy is now offering the ASUS 16-inch Chromebook Flip CX5 for $599. This is $50 off the usual $649 price tag and a rare discount on the more recent Intel 12th Gen refresh. It’s the best in several months and comes within $50 of the all-time low from last summer. ASUS just updated its Chromebook Flip CX5 with a newer 12th Generation Intel chipset to start off 2023. It only saw few discounts period in its first year, and now the newer iteration is on sale.
This Chromebook model rocks a Core i3 processor to drive all the pixels on its 16-inch NanoEdge display and also features 128GB of storage and 8GB of onboard memory. The same 2-in-1 design as the original model remains, letting you convert it between a typical laptop and folding back the keyboard into more of a tablet design. There’s also plenty of I/O, with an HDMI 2.1 output being joined by dual USB-C 3.2 slots that also make the cut alongside a typical USB-A port.
Today’s the last day to score OnePlus 12R from $370
The new OnePlus 12R is beginning to ship, and that means time is running out to lock-in these pre-order deals. Right now, you can drop the price down to $470. That’s $30 off the $500 MSRP it was just announced with, and just the start to the savings. Trading in any smartphone will get you at least $100 off, while more recent devices will get you upwards of $450 in credit towards the new release. That lets you walk away for $370 or less. We dive into how OnePlus managed to deliver more flagship-caliber specs at a midrange price over in our announcement coverage.
The new OnePlus 12R arrives as the little sibling to the standard OnePlus 12, delivering a more midrange experience centered around a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip. There’s 12GB of storage and 8GB of RAM on the base model, which is joined by a 6.78-inch AMOLED display on the front with a 120Hz refresh rate. The internal 5,500mAh battery is backed by the same 80W SUPERVOOC charging as on its flagship counterpart, and around back there’s a 50MP main camera with both macro and ultrawide lens for good measure. All of that makes it a more budget-friendly option to consider compared to some of the higher-end handsets just hitting the market.
Enjoy Dolby Atmos playback on Jabra’s Elite 10 ANC earbuds a
Amazon is offering the Jabra Elite 10 ANC Earbuds for $200. This is the first discount since we heard that Jabra had some software improvements on the way back at CES, and saves you $50 from the usual $250 going rate. These are some of our favorite earbuds around, and now you can enjoy their Dolby Atmos playback for the second-best price yet. Today’s offer comes within $1 of the all-time low. You can explore the whole experience in our hands-on review.
The new Jabra Elite 10 earbuds arrive as the company’s latest and greatest releases. More capable than anything we’ve ever seen from the company before in the true wireless stable, the Elite 10 doubles down on higher-end listening with Dolby Atmos. Everything comes packed into a unique form factor that I’ve found to be quite comfortable from personal listening. Sound quality lives up to the hype and Atmos backing, with advanced active noise cancellation also making the cut.
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