There are big discounts for just about everything, so besides phones, we also picked out tablet and accessory deals. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is here and.
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is here and offers some select but very good offers. We also picked out some deals that aren’t technically part of the sale but are just as good.
First off, Samsung is taking its sweet time launching the new Galaxy A36 and A56. The Galaxy A36 is finally here, available only in 6/128GB configuration at $400. Amazon doesn’t have discounts yet, but it will throw in a $50 gift card for free.
For the same $400 – though without the gift card – you can have the Nothing Phone (3a) instead. It features a better chipset (Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs. 6 Gen 3) and a 50MP 2x (50mm) telephoto camera, which isn’t available on the A-series.
The Nothing has a brighter screen with 10-bit colors, but both are about the same size and resolution at 1080p+. The Samsung has better water resistance (IP67 vs. IP64), but charging is surprisingly similar – both with 5,000mAh batteries with 50W charging on the Nothing and 45W on the Samsung. In our tests, the A36 fell behind at the finish line, but showed comparable charge status at the 15 minute and 30 minute marks.
Before settling on the (3a), do check out its sibling – the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro is $100 more, but this is with more RAM and storage (12/256GB vs. 8/128GB), which makes the price gap feel smaller. The Pro improves the telephoto camera to a 50MP 3x periscope (70mm) and the selfie camera to 50MP 4K (vs. 32MP 1080p). The rest is essentially the same.
Okay, now on to the Big Spring Sale offers. The vanilla Samsung Galaxy S25 is up to $125 off. We would recommend going for the 256GB variant as the extra storage will come in handy over the long years that this phone will last – Samsung will update it for 7 years (compared to 6 years for the A36 and only 3 OS updates from Nothing).
