Samsung is leaning hard into June with a stack of phone promotions, and the Galaxy S26 Ultra is the one grabbing the loudest attention. Depending on where you buy, you can shave hundreds off the flagship — but the route you take changes the math quite a bit.
In the US, Samsung is offering $150 off the Galaxy S26 Ultra through its own store if you use PayPal at checkout and enter the code PayPal150. The offer runs through June 7 and applies to the 12GB/256GB, 12GB/512GB and 16GB/1TB versions. That brings the base model down from $1,300 to $1,150 before trade-in credits or bundle perks are added. Samsung is also throwing in $100 in store credit for accessories, which can be used toward things like cases, chargers or earbuds.
That trade-in piece is where the deal can get much more aggressive. Samsung’s official storefront is still advertising up to $720 off the Galaxy S26 Ultra with an eligible trade-in, which would knock the 256GB model all the way down to $580 if you hand over a Galaxy S25 Ultra in suitable condition. Older flagships still bring real value too: Samsung lists up to $600 for a Galaxy S24 Ultra and up to $500 for a Galaxy S23 Ultra. If you’re already sitting on one of those phones, the jump to the new model suddenly looks a lot less painful.
The PayPal promo is only one version of the story. Samsung’s June discount push is wider than that, and it lines up with a broader round-up of Samsung phone deals to watch this month, where the company’s trade-in offers, store credit and carrier promotions all stack up in different ways. In Australia, for example, Samsung has cut AU$400 from the Galaxy S26 Ultra through its EOFY sale, bringing the 256GB Silver Shadow model to AU$1,799. That same sale also trims the Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus, which shows Samsung isn’t reserving the discounts only for its most expensive handset.
There’s a reason these offers keep showing up around the Ultra: it’s still the phone Samsung wants to frame as the no-compromise option. Our review called the Galaxy S26 Ultra one of the best Android phones around, thanks to its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip, new privacy features and a camera system with a bit of attitude. If you’ve been waiting for a price drop before jumping in, this is the kind of window Samsung clearly expects you to notice.
The catch, as always, is that the best discount depends on how much friction you’re willing to accept. PayPal checkout is easy enough, but trade-ins, carrier bundles and prepaid plan requirements can all change the value in ways that aren’t immediately obvious. That’s especially true if you’re comparing Samsung’s direct deal with a prepaid offer like the Mint Mobile Galaxy S26 Ultra discount, which cuts $500 off without requiring a trade-in but does tie the phone to a year of service.
For buyers who want the simplest path, the current Samsung.com offer is straightforward: use PayPal, save $150, and pick up some accessories with the included credit. For anyone upgrading from an older Galaxy Ultra, the real savings come from the trade-in estimate, not the checkout code. Either way, Samsung has made sure June is not the month to pay full price if you can avoid it.
