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Get a free Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphone while this Cyber Week deal lasts
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If you head over to Samsung’s website, you can wrap your hands around the incredibly popular Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphone for a super low price (potentially free). The base price for the 256GB configuration of the phone is $1,000. However, Samsung is currently offering up to $600 in instant trade-in credit if you have an eligible phone or mobile device (including a tablet or smartphone from any brand). This could bring the cost of the phone down to just $400.
If you’re also eligible for the Samsung Offer Program, you’ll get an additional $300 off. This brings the cost of the unlocked phone to just $100. The Samsung Offer Program is open to students, educations, first responders, military personnel (as well as veterans and their families), plus local, state and federal government workers. Employees of certain companies are also eligible.
As always, you can purchase the Flip 5 outright, pay for the phone in four bi-weekly installments, or finance the phone for up to 24 months.
Get the Samsung Flip 5 smartphone for free… Here’s how
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Wait, you say. That’s $100 — not free. We know, but if you get the phone through Samsung, and activate it with AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile, and you have an eligible trade-in, you could get up to $1,030 in 36 monthly trade-in credits on your cellular bill.
And that means you ultimately get the 256GB version of the phone for free.
Additional discounts are available if you’re willing to switch your cellphone service to one of these providers. Plus, when you purchase this phone from Samsung, you automatically receive two months use of Adobe Lightroom, a four month trial subscription to SiriusXM, six months of Microsoft 365 access, and four months of unlimited access to YouTube Premium.
There’s one more deal you should know about, too. At the same time you purchase the Flip 5 from Samsung, you can save $180 off the price of Galaxy Buds2 Pro wireless earbuds, so they’ll cost you just $50 (instead of their usual $230). You can also snag up to $250 off the price of a Samsung Galaxy Watch6, which will bring its price down to as low as $100.
Discover the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphone
As more Android users are discovering the unique and compact size of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5. People love the folding design that easily fits in a pocket. Another key feature is the beautiful 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x Infinity Flex display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 1,750 nits. This is complemented by an outer, 3.4-inch Super AMOLED display that offers 748 x 720 pixel resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 1,600 bits.
In our recent coverage of the best Android-based smartphones of 2023, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 was one of our top picks. It was also a star performer in our roundup of best folding smartphones of 2023.
This intelligently designed smartphone isn’t just about screens, though. It’s powered using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform processor and offers your choice of between 256GB or 512GB of internal storage. And since it runs the latest version of Android, you know the phone is both highly customizable and secure. The 3,700mAh battery offers wired or wireless charging and, of course, you get the latest in 5G LTE cellular connectivity.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is available in eight colors. And with its impressive camera setup, it’s ready for you to take your selfies, snap high-resolution photos, or shoot visually stunning video wherever you happen to be.
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“I’m sure they’re doing some great stuff already. I’ve been looking a little bit here and there,” Lake said in an interview with CBS News Saturday. “I’m not there to make it Trump TV and MAGA TV. That’s not what this is about. That’s not what Voice of America is.”
Lake, a former broadcast journalist who unsuccessfully ran for governor and for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, is President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to head the international broadcaster.
VOA, which is part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, broadcasts news internationally in 49 languages on radio, television and online to an audience of an estimated 354 million people per week, according to its website. It is run by an independent federal agency.
Lake on Saturday was sharply critical of non-conservative media outlets during remarks on stage at AmericaFest, a political gathering in Phoenix hosted by the far-right group Turning Point USA, saying “the fake news — the mainstream media — has just become obsolete.”
“They’re good for one thing,” she told the crowd. “They’re kind of like a barometer. If you see the fake news attacking someone, what you should do is say: I’ve got to support that person.”
In an interview later Saturday, she told CBS News she’d like to ensure VOA staff have the resources to “be the incredible journalists that they’re meant to be.”
Asked about her plans for changes to the newsroom, Lake said: “Well, I need to get in there and see what’s going on.” She then indicated she wants to expand its coverage.
“We’re talking to the world through Voice of America,” she said. “And I want to actually put more coverage out there, more product out there, if you will, more broadcasting, and make sure that they’re doing really quality, top-notch broadcasting and focus on great journalism, asking questions, and making sure that the journalists know that they’re independent journalists.”
Lake responded to concerns by some that she might politicize the news organization by saying she doesn’t care if the reporters are Democrats or Republicans, but whether they can set aside their opinions.
“I’ve never met anybody – they can say they’re neutral, but I’ve never really met anybody that has not formed beliefs,” Lake said. “It’s natural. It’s normal. Can you as a journalist check this while you’re covering the news? To put out a fair and accurate assessment. And so that’s what I’m going to be pushing for.”
Lake disclosed that she thinks people will realize she’s not the person the “corporate media” has described.
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Lake also acknowledged that Trump can’t unilaterally appoint her to this position — that decision lies with a bipartisan board that would have to remove the current director and approve a new one.
VOA reported last week that its current director, Mike Abramowitz, said in an email to staff that he welcomed “a smooth transition of power.”