27 March 2025


Buying the Galaxy A36 in the US? This deal is better than Best Buy's gift card

Best Buy's $50 gift card might be appealing, but there are better deals to be had.

Adnan Farooqui

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Samsung recently revamped its Galaxy A series and two of those models – the Galaxy A16 and Galaxy A36 – are now available for purchase in the United States. If you're about to buy the device and looking for the best Galaxy A36 deals online, you may have come across Best Buy's offer.

The retailer is offering customers a $50 gift card if they buy the Galaxy A36, but that's not the best deal you can find on the device. As always, the best place to get the absolute bang for your buck remains Samsung's US online store.

US customers can save more when buying the Galaxy A36 from Samsung

Yes, the obvious benefit of the $50 Best Buy gift card when purchasing the Galaxy A36 from the retailer is that you can use that card to buy anything on the retailer's website, even though you'd be leaving a lot of money on the table.

You probably have an old device lying around that you can trade-in. Samsung is giving $150 as trade-in credit for a large number of devices, including some very old models. This includes the Galaxy Note 8 from 2017 and the original Galaxy Z Flip from 2020. You can also get $100 even for devices like the Galaxy A12 and A13.

Get your Galaxy A36 for just $249

If you get the $150 trade-in, your cost for a new Galaxy A36 comes down from $399 to $249. That's not all, Samsung will also give you 50% if you bundle your purchase with a Galaxy Fit 3 activity tracker or the Galaxy Buds FE, enabling you to save over $230 on the combined purchase.

This is a great way to update your personal tech stack at a fraction of the full price. Keep in mind that this is a limited time deal, so it would be best to jump on it before Samsung takes it away.