Samsung silently splits Galaxy Z Flip 3 trade-in options for Flip 4 buyers

Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Flip 4 last week, bringing further refinements to its clamshell foldable phone. At the time, the company offered a pretty attractive trade-in credits deal, lowering the price of the new phone by up to $900 if they traded in their Galaxy Z Flip 3. However, this deal has changed slightly since its launch.

First spotted by 9to5Google, Samsung has silently added another option to the trade-in dropdown on its site. Initially, there was only one Galaxy Z Flip 3 option listed, suggesting that all variants would earn potential buyers up to $900 in trade-in credits. However, there are now two — one for the 128GB model and another for the 256GB. The latter will still earn you up to $900 in credit, effectively dropping the Galaxy Z Flip 4’s price to $99. If you own a 128GB model, you’ll only get up to $700 off.

Sure, paying $299 isn’t nearly as bad for a new foldable as full price, but it will likely disappoint a swathe of potential upgraders.

The $200 gulf between the two storage options becomes more curious when looking at the Galaxy Z Fold 4 trade-in options. Owners of both the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Z Fold 3 get up to $1,000 off that particular model, regardless of storage capacity.