Samsung will upgrade your new foldable if you pre-order (and you'll get another treat)

Samsung’s latest foldables are up for pre-order, and regardless of where you decide to buy it through you’ll get a free storage upgrade. Meaning if you buy the 128GB Z Flip 4 you’ll get the 256GB version at no extra cost, or the 512GB Z Fold for the price of the 256GB. 

Free storage is a plus, but each telco has its own unique pre-order deal offering either a free Galaxy Watch 5, Galaxy Tab A8, or Samsung Trio Wireless Charger. Here are how the plans and treats compare across the major telcos.

Galaxy Z Flip 4 256GB

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• Free Galaxy Watch 5
• Free storage upgrade

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Plans start from

$126.70/mth

Min cost $1,706.80

Galaxy Z Flip 4 256GB

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• $500 bonus trade-in credit
• Free storage upgrade

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Plans start from

$102.45/mth

Min cost $1,538.80

Galaxy Z Flip 4 256GB

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• Free Galaxy Tab A8
• Free storage upgrade

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Plans start from

$111.43/mth

Min cost $1,547.32

Galaxy Z Fold 4 512GB

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• Free Galaxy Watch 5
• Free storage upgrade

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Plans start from

$170.45/mth

Min cost $2,756.80

Galaxy Z Fold 4 512GB

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• $700 bonus trade-in credit
• Free storage upgrade

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Plans start from

$144.12/mth

Min cost $2,538.88

Galaxy Z Fold 4 512GB

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• Free Galaxy Tab A8
• Free storage upgrade

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Plans start from

$153.10/mth

Min cost $2,547.40

Pre-order deals are available until the September 2nd launch.

Vodafone: Free Samsung Trio Wireless Charger + up to $700 bonus trade-in credit

A free charger is all around a “meh” deal, but the standout from Vodafone is the bonus trade-in credit. If you trade in an old phone you’ll get $500 extra on top of the trade-in value to go towards the Z Flip 4, or $700 towards the Z Fold 4.

Vodafone will let you trade-in S-series phones all the way back to the Galaxy S10 and the Note 8. Without the extra credit this would give you $140 or $80 to go towards your new phone, but with the bonus credit you could save up to $840 or $780, respectively.

If you’ve got your eye on a foldable then it might be time to rummage through your drawers and see what phones you’ve got laying around.

Telstra: Free Galaxy Watch 5

Whichever phone you choose, Telstra will add on Samsung’s latest wearable - the Galaxy Watch 5 - for free.

If you order the Z Flip 4 you’ll nab the 40mm Galaxy Watch 5 (RRP $599), or if you opt for the Z Fold 4 you can pick between the 40mm or the 44mm (RRP $649) models.

Optus: Free Galaxy Tab A8 (4G)

Optus has a solid pre-order deal of its own, throwing in a bonus Galaxy Tab A8 (4G) valued at $529. The Tab A8 is a midrange tablet in Samsung's family, first announced in December last year. The model you'll get features a 10.5-inch display, an eight-core processor, 64GB of expandable storage, and a 7,040mAh battery.

Of course if you’d rather buy your foldy lad outright you can grab it from a range of retailers for the RRP and still qualify for the free storage upgrade. Here is the pricing across the full range:

Here are the complete specs for both phones:

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Anula is the Off-Site Editorial Lead for WhistleOut Australia, and an award winning tech journalist. She has been writing about the Australian telco industry, and consumer technology for over five years, and has been known to tell her Uber driver which phone they should upgrade to next.

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