{"id":623196,"date":"2026-04-23T11:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/623196\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:56:12","slug":"samsung-hands-galaxy-z-fold-7-and-z-flip-7-shoppers-a-300-reason-to-stop-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/623196\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung hands Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 shoppers a $300 reason to stop waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung has been chasing thinness, premium materials, and shiny AI features with the Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a> and Z Flip 7, but accessibility has not really been on that list. That is starting to shift.What Samsung just rolled out
The company has added the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/a> to its Certified Re-Newed program<\/a>, available exclusively through Samsung.com. According to the announcement<\/a>, Certified Re-Newed Fold 7 models start at $1,699 for the 256GB version, while the Flip 7 starts at $939 for the same storage tier.
\nSamsung is also offering up to $580 in trade-in savings when you swap a qualifying old phone for a Re-Newed Fold 7 or Flip 7. Every refurbished device is rebuilt by Samsung technicians using genuine parts, ships with a newly certified battery, and comes with a one-year manufacturer warranty (plus Samsung Care+ eligibility).<\/p>\n

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 (and Z Flip 7) can now be purchased through the Certified Re-Newed program. | Image by Samsung<\/p>\n

Why this is important
Context helps here. A few months ago, we covered how Samsung is quietly bumping the price of the Z Fold 7 up in the States<\/a>. That made an already pricey phone even harder to justify for anyone still on the fence about foldables.<\/p>\n

This refurb push softens the blow without Samsung having to admit anything. You are getting the thinnest, lightest Fold the company has ever built (lighter than a Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/a>, even), with the same 200 MP main camera and Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy inside, just at a price that does not demand a second mortgage.<\/p>\n

The Certified Re-Newed program is expanding
This move also picks up where Samsung left off last summer when it started offering its foldables as part of the Certified Re-Newed program<\/a>, with the Fold 5 and Flip 5. The bigger deal is that the program now includes current-generation hardware. Most refurb lineups lag a generation or two behind.A smart play, not a desperate one
This is Samsung doing foldables right. Foldable curiosity is real, but $2,000 phones are not how you build a user base.<\/p>\n

A $939 Flip 7 with a genuine battery, Samsung parts, and a warranty is the kind of entry point that actually converts skeptics. It is the phone I would point a friend to if they have been eyeing clamshells but cannot stomach the new price.<\/p>\n

The $1,699 Fold 7 is still not cheap, but roughly $300 off retail for Samsung’s flagship foldable matters when you are deciding between a foldable and a traditional slab.<\/p>\n

The only thing I want Samsung to do next is pull Fold 7 pricing closer to the Flip 7’s discount ratio. Until then, this is the smartest foldable move Samsung has made in a while.<\/p>\n

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