[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-mint-mobile-offers-500-off-google-and-samsung-phones":10,"sections":41},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":30,"tags":31,"sources":36,"feedback":40,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":40,"total_tokens":40},13014,"mint-mobile-offers-500-off-google-and-samsung-phones","Mint Mobile Offers $500 Off Google and Samsung Phones","Mint Mobile takes $500 off the latest Google and Samsung phones, but only for new customers who sign up for 12 months of unlimited service.","Mint Mobile is offering $500 off select new phones, but only to new customers who sign up for 12 months of its unlimited plan.\n\nThe limited-time offer covers the latest phones from Google and Samsung. Two conditions apply: you must be a new customer, and you must take the unlimited plan for a full 12 months. Existing Mint customers are left out.\n\nThe structure matters more than the headline number. A $500 cut is a meaningful chunk off phones that cost many hundreds of dollars, but it is tied to a year of service. That makes the deal a customer-acquisition tool as much as a hardware promotion: Mint secures a subscriber for 12 months, and the buyer gets a cheaper phone.\n\nThe trade itself is familiar. Carriers have long offered discounts on hardware in return for a commitment, and a budget brand like Mint borrowing the tactic shows how competitive the phone-and-plan bundle has become. Pairing the discount with only the latest Google and Samsung models also points the offer at buyers who would otherwise pay full price for a new handset.\n\nFor a shopper who already planned to switch and stay put for a year, the offer is straightforward. For anyone who might leave sooner, the 12-month condition is the part to weigh before buying.","[\"mint-mobile\",\"phone-deals\",\"google\",\"samsung\"]","2026-11-12T22:47:26.000Z","2026-11-12T23:56:34.593Z","2026-11-12T23:56:37.073Z","published",null,[24],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"Remove the leftover editorial hedge 'The source does not say which phones qualify, how long the offer runs, or what the plan costs' (and the closing admission that the plan price is unstated), either by sourcing those details (qualifying models, end date, plan price) from Mint or cutting the unresolved gaps; also drop the unsupported claim that big carriers 'typically' spread credits over 24 or 36 months unless it is sourced, and don't leave the reader with an unfinished cost comparison.","resolved","deals",[32,33,34,35],"mint-mobile","phone-deals","google","samsung",[37],{"name":38,"url":39},"Wired","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002Fstory\u002Fmint-mobile-phone-deal-november-2026\u002F",0,{"sections":42},[43,48,53,57,62,67,72,77,82,87,92,97,102,107],{"name":44,"slug":45,"count":46,"latest_published_at":47},"AI","ai",7151,"2026-11-13T11:05:00.000Z",{"name":49,"slug":50,"count":51,"latest_published_at":52},"Security","security",1132,"2026-11-12T15:35:00.000Z",{"name":54,"slug":30,"count":55,"latest_published_at":56},"Deals",653,"2026-11-13T11:52:26.000Z",{"name":58,"slug":59,"count":60,"latest_published_at":61},"Policy","policy",621,"2026-11-12T19:54:30.000Z",{"name":63,"slug":64,"count":65,"latest_published_at":66},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",370,"2026-11-12T17:00:00.000Z",{"name":68,"slug":69,"count":70,"latest_published_at":71},"Hardware","hardware",337,"2026-11-12T15:31:12.000Z",{"name":73,"slug":74,"count":75,"latest_published_at":76},"Science","science",232,"2026-11-13T12:00:40.000Z",{"name":78,"slug":79,"count":80,"latest_published_at":81},"Software","software",172,"2026-11-13T11:04:24.000Z",{"name":83,"slug":84,"count":85,"latest_published_at":86},"Startups","startups",160,"2026-11-12T17:31:47.000Z",{"name":88,"slug":89,"count":90,"latest_published_at":91},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",127,"2026-11-11T19:00:44.000Z",{"name":93,"slug":94,"count":95,"latest_published_at":96},"General","general",120,"2026-11-13T11:33:19.000Z",{"name":98,"slug":99,"count":100,"latest_published_at":101},"Gaming","gaming",109,"2026-11-13T10:00:00.000Z",{"name":103,"slug":104,"count":105,"latest_published_at":106},"Reviews","reviews",38,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":108,"slug":109,"count":110,"latest_published_at":111},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]