Smartphones are expensive purchases, prohibitively expensive in the case of some ultra premium models. To make matters worse, the prices keep going up, sometimes with no warning, and makes even the most basic devices feel less affordable than ever. Thankfully, the big sales events are stepping in to help out.

Amazon's Prime Day sales are now live, as are rival sales at other retailers. This means a bunch of phones have been discounted — including phones that recently suffered big price hikes, like the Samsung Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10a. In some cases the phones are actually cheaper than they were before the price hike, which makes shopping now a great way to pick up that new phone without feeling like you overpaid.

Here are the best price hike-beating phone deals we've seen at Amazon and other retailers.

There's no denying that the mid-range Samsung Galaxy A57 is one of the best cheap phones you can buy — with good cameras, solid battery life, helpful AI features and a durable design. Now, with $200 off the regular price, this is an unbeatably good value for the money.View Deal

It's rare to see iPhones get any kind of meaningful discounts, but Best Buy has just knocked $110 off the cost of the iPhone 16e . It's not as powerful as the 17e, and doesn't include MagSafe, but it does offer most Apple Intelligence features (including Siri AI). You also get solid battery life, a good solo camera and Apple's trademark Face ID feature.

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