The craziest Prime Day deal on all of Amazon this year saves you $457 on a 512GB Galaxy S26 Plus

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By Adrian Diaconescu

Published: Jun 25, 2026, 11:10 AM

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At the right price, you can probably learn to live with the unremarkable design of the S26 Plus (by 2026 flagship standards).

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As great as Amazon's initial $300 Prime Day discount on the Galaxy S26+ undeniably looked earlier this week, I couldn't help but feel that the e-commerce giant had bigger plans for the least successful member of Samsung's latest ultra-high-end handset family.

After all, it was less than a couple of weeks ago that the 6.7-inch Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 powerhouse randomly went more than $400 below its $1,299.99 list price in a 512GB storage variant for a limited time, so it was only logical to expect an even better deal to drop at some point during the extended Prime Day 2026 sales event.

$457 off (35%)

Amazon's pretty great Galaxy S26 Plus Prime Day deal has become even greater, slashing a mind-blowing 35 percent off the $1,299.99 list price of the 6.7-inch high-end phone with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processing power in a 512GB storage configuration. The record-breaking discount is only available on a black colorway, although the white hue is also marked down by a substantial 34 percent of its own.

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As such, I probably shouldn't be surprised to see exactly that happen today for not one but two different S26 Plus colorways. Specifically, the black model is marked down at the time of this writing by an incredible $457.35, while the white flavor can be yours for $445.01 less than usual.

In both cases, I'm obviously talking about the 512 gig configuration that normally costs a whopping $1,299.99, while the more affordable 256GB model is only discounted by $340 from a regular price of $1,099.99 in a black hue, with the other three color options available at an even humbler $330 markdown.

The Galaxy S26 Plus is not a bad gaming phone by any standards. | Image by PhoneArena

Clearly, the best deal is the one that will save you more than 450 bucks with no special requirements or strings attached (apart from an obligatory Prime membership, of course), and I think I could go so far as to call this the absolute greatest Prime Day promotion of 2026.

Yes, I believe the deal itself is better than Amazon's enhanced Galaxy S26, S26 Ultra, and Z Fold 7 discounts... although the phone continues to have a questionable reputation and iffy mass appeal. Of course, that has a lot to do with your preconceived notions of how the best Android phones of 2026 are supposed to look, because if you view our in-depth Galaxy S26 Plus review objectively, you won't be able to deny this bad boy's overwhelming value at its highest discounts to date.

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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.

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