T-Mobile is giving away the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for free — no trade-in required
FREE SAMSUNG GALAXY S26 ULTRA: Sign up for any T-Mobile Experience Beyond plan for 24 months and get a free Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (256GB) which ordinarily costs for $1,299.99.
Apple had an incredible month of announcing new iPhones, iPads, and the budget-friendly MacBook Neo. But we cannot forget that Samsung is right beside Apple, offering awesome new products for those on team Android. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is one heck of a phone, and if you're interested in the upgrade, check out this free deal from T-Mobile.
As of March 13, get a free Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (256GB) when you sign up for or add a line to any T-Mobile Experience Beyond plan with no trade-in required. In order to snag this deal, you'll need to sign up for a 24-month plan, and pay taxes plus a $35 connection fee. The 256GB version of the Samsung Galaxy Ultra 26 comes with a price tag of $1,299.99, so you'll be saving nearly $1,300 with this deal. You can also upgrade this free offer to to the 512GB version which will come with a monthly fee of $8.33.
Late last month, Samsung unveiled the S26 lineup at sathe annual Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event. Arguably, the show-stopper this year goes to Samsung's new Privacy Display feature on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. This fully customizable feature gives you better control over what others can see on your phone, whether you're showing a meme to a friend of taking the train home from work.
Mashable Tech Editor Timothy Werth went hands-on with the new Galaxy S26 Ultra and said this could be the model that convinces him to switch to Android. "For my Galaxy S26 Ultra review, I spent two weeks with this flagship. I took 1,461 photos and 93 videos. I doomscrolled in bed. I made so many frivolous demands of Gemini, Perplexity, and Bixby. I even used it to report live from an Apple event," he wrote. "And the more time I spent with it, the harder it was to go back to my iPhone."
The list of things that impress on the new Galaxy S26 Ultra include its processor, cameras, display, and extra features like the privacy. In Timothy Werth's testing, he mentioned the cameras on this fresh model has a wider aperture and videos are improved thanks to Super Steady capabilities and Enhanced Nightography Video. Samsung also improved the phone's ability to take photos at night.
If you're in line for a fresh Android device or you've been considering getting on team Android, this T-Mobile deal might be your sign. Get the new 256GB Galaxy S26 Ultra for free when signing up for T-Mobile's Experience Beyond plans.
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Lauren Allain is a freelance journalist covering deals at Mashable. She graduated from Western Washington University with a B.A. in journalism and holds an M.B.A from Webster Leiden. You can find more of her work online from publications including Reader’s Digest, U.S. News & World Report, Seattle Refined, and more. When she’s not writing, Lauren prefers to be outside hiking, bouldering, swimming, or searching for the perfect location for all three.
