Verizon is knocking up to $1,200 off Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorders: how to get yours

We're still days away from the official release of Samsung's new foldable phones, but if you want to get your preorder on, one carrier is offering an epic deal you can't miss.

For a limited time, Verizon is taking up to $1,200 off Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorders or up to $1,200 off Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra preorders. Both offers require a trade-in and eligible data plan. Nevertheless, they're an excellent way to shave a few hundred dollars off Samsung's new phones.

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Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorder: up to $1,200 off w/ trade-in + unlimited @ Verizon
Verizon is taking up to $1,200 off the Galaxy Z Fold 8 with trade-in and select data plans. The phone features a 7.6-inch AMOLED (1848 x 2448) 120Hz main display, 5.5-inch AMOLED (1248 x 1972) 120Hz cover display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. On the rear you get a 50MP main wide-angle lens and 50MP ultra-wide lens. Selfie cams include a 10MP main display and 10MP cover camera. In our Galaxy Z Fold 8 hands-on, we called it our favorite foldable to date. It loses the telephoto zoom, but multitasking is way more suitable on its canvas, with up to four apps running simultaneously.

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Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra preorder: up to $1,200 off w/ trade-in + unlimited @ Verizon
Verizon is taking up to $1,200 off the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with trade-in and select data plans. The phone features an 8-inch AMOLED (2504 x 2256) 120Hz main display, 6.5-inch AMOLED (1080 x 2520) 120Hz cover display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. On the rear you get a 200MP main wide-angle lens, 50MP ultra-wide lens, and 10MP telephoto lens (3x optical). Selfie cams include a 10MP main display and 10MP cover camera. In our Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra hands-on, we said its greatly reduced crease, upgraded silicon carbon battery, faster charging, and upgraded ultrawide camera make it a meaningful upgrade.

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One of the biggest differences between the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra comes to down to display size. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 has a wider design that gives it an aspect ratio similar to an iPad mini, making it more suitable for watching videos.

It also steals the most unique features of the Galaxy Z TriFold: its three-app side-by-side multitasking. While the more expensive Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra can run up to four apps simultaneously, the Z Fold 8 has the inherent advantage because of how it lays them out. It can run three apps in their own windows, all at the same time — which it can do thanks to its 7.6-inch main display. What's great about this layout is that all three windows remain proportionate, with the ability to save them as an app pair shortcut for quick access later. And if you need just one more app, you can launch a fourth in a separate floating window.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has a more square aspect ratio when opened. We tried running three apps on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra's 8-inch main display, but it would only let you run two properly. Sure, you can introduce a third app, but it forces the layout to change so that one app remains in full view on one side, while the other two share the remaining half. This isn’t ideal because those two apps get shrunken down to the point where they're almost unusable.

Bottom line: If you're looking to multitask Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the winner.