The biggest sales event of the year is coming up fast; Black Friday is tomorrow. If you can’t wait to get in on the action, the good news is that Amazon and Best Buy sales are already live, right now. If you need a new phone or are shopping for a gift for a loved one, it’s a perfect time to pick one up. You’ll find massive savings from all the popular brands, whether you’re iPhone obsessed or an Android evangelist.
Here at Pocket-lint, we test all the top phones in-house so we know which ones are the most exciting, powerful and feature-packed and which offer the best value for money. We cover everything from budget-friendly and mid-range handsets to top-tier folding beauties, and below you’ll find discounts on some of the best options on the market today.
Latest Black Friday phone deals
We’re constantly hunting for the best deals this Black Friday, and here’s some of the latest that we’ve found.
Best Black Friday iPhone deals
Whether you’re well embedded in Apple’s ecosystem or not yet enclosed in the company’s walled garden, an iPhone is a powerful handset that’s just as intuitive. With renowned cameras, vibrant displays, and unparalleled inter-device integration, Apple’s iPhone is a marketplace leader for a reason, and now, just in time for the holiday season, on sale at nice discounts.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Coming with a refined design, glossy camera housing, and the powerful Action Button, the iPhone 15 Pro is getting some nice Black Friday discounts.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
With a lightweight Titanium build that knocks 19 grams off the scale, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is just as bold as its predecessors without weighing you down. Coming with an impressive camera and a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display, we found in our review that the display is lovely and makes for seamless navigation.
Apple iPhone 15
Apple’s 2023 flagship debuted in September and offers a slim, refined design and subtle enhancements, making it a great choice this Black Friday.
Apple iPhone 14
$644 $680 Save $36
Apple’s 2022 flagship, the iPhone 14, debuted the multi-functional Dynamic Island. In 2023, it’s still a powerful option with great battery life, and this renewed option is a bargain.
Best Android phone deals
From the AI-powerhouse Google Pixel phones to Samsung’s elite cameras and multi-functional engineering, Android phones essentially offer a mini-computer in your pocket. These are some of our favourite models that have been dropped to a generous discount.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
$900 $1200 Save $300
Samsung’s best phone is available for Black Friday at a shockingly reasonable price. It offers an incredible 200MP snapper, a gigantic display, powerful performance, and S Pen support.
Samsung Galaxy S23+
$800 $1000 Save $200
The excellent Samsung Galaxy S23+ with 256GB of storage and exceptional cameras can be yours for only $800 in this early Black Friday deal.
Samsung Galaxy S23
$700 $800 Save $100
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 is a speedy performer with brilliant camera performance and a petite and pocketable design. It’s a great option at a price like this.
Samsung Galaxy S22
$400 $650 Save $250
Samsung’s 2022 flagship handset still packs a serious punch and with this discount, it’s extremely affordable. We’d take this over a mid-range device any day. Provided you’re into the Green or Pink Gold version, the S22 can be yours for only $400.
Google Pixel 8 Pro
$799 $999 Save $200
The Google Pixel 8 Pro only recently debuted, but it’s already seeing big Black Friday discounts. A personal favorite of Pocket-lint’s smartphone expert, Chris Hall, the Pixel 8 Pro “reinvented smartphone photography” with AI-powered software, making it a great gift for handset photo buffs.
Google Pixel 8
$549 $699 Save $150
The Google Pixel 8 has only been out for about a month, but it’s already seeing a big price drop this Black Friday. In what Pocket-lint’s Jason Cipriani called a “complete package with consistent performance, an amazing camera with even more impressive AI editing tools, and software support for far longer than any of us will realistically own the phone,” it’s a flagship phone worth the investment.
Nothing Phone 2
$559 $699 Save $140
The Nothing Phone (2) is our mid-range phone of the year, and it’s easy to see why. It offers flagship-level performance, exceptional styling and a brilliant display at a bargain price.
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
$325 $500 Save $175
The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G has a lovely display, great looks and solid cameras. It’s already one of the best mid-range phones we’ve reviewed, but at only $325, it’s an absolute bargain.
Google Pixel 6
$350 $600 Save $250
It has been around for a couple of years now, but the Pixel 6 is still a fantastic smartphone in 2023. With this phone, you get many of the benefits of Google’s newer flagships, but at less than half the price.
Moto G Stylus (2023)
$150 $200 Save $50
The Moto G Stylus is one of the most affordable phones, especially when discounted. If you want value, look no further. As an added bonus, it’s one of the few phones on the market to come with a stylus.
Best Black Friday foldable phone deals
Before smartphones featured their signature sleek, slab form factor, there was the flip phone. In recent years, Android has made a case to bring a retro handset style to the modern phone with classic clamshell flip phones and even folding phones with double screens for more experimentation to match the phone’s creative form factor.
Google Pixel Fold
$1399 $1799 Save $400
Google’s first foldable phone is certainly an impressive one. There’s loads to love about this device, but it’s an expensive option. However, with $400 slashed off in this Black Friday deal, it’s more tempting than ever.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
$800 $1000 Save $200
Samsung’s latest Flip phone, the Z Flip 5, adds a much larger outer display, making it easier to use without opening it up. It’s also massively powerful, thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor at its core.
OnePlus Open
$1500 $1700 Save $200
Having just reviewed the OnePlus Open, we’re big fans of the brand’s first foldable. It features beautiful internal and external screens, full-day battery life, and a sleek, thin chassis. Right now, you can get up to $200 off when you trade in any smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
$800 $1000 Save $200
The new Z Flip 5 comes with a beautiful, but quite large, outer display when folded in the clamshell position, and if you think that defeats the flip’s appeal, you may enjoy its still capable predecessor – the Z Flip 4. While the handset may not be quite as powerful as the successor, it still performs well and offers more than most people would ever need. Plus, it’s now at the lowest price we’ve seen in 30 days.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
$1420 $1920 Save $500
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is one of the most well-known and beloved tablet-style foldables available today. It’s one of the best handsets we reviewed at Pocket-lint in 2023, making subtle yet important changes from its predecessor and boasting a beautiful AMOLED screen.
Motorola Razr+ 2023
$700 $1000 Save $300
The 2023 Razr+ is Motorola’s best foldable yet, and at a heavily discounted price, it’s a bit of a bargain, too. It has one of the largest outer displays of any flip phone and gorgeous styling throughout.
Motorola Razr (2023)
$500 $700 Save $200
If you can do without the large outer display, the Motorola Razr 2023 is an excellent choice. With a healthy Black Friday discount, it’s currently one of the cheapest folding phones on the market, but it still looks and feels premium through and through.
Best Black Friday trade-in phone deals
If you’re shopping for yourself and looking to upgrade your phone while limiting e-waste, trading your phone in is a great way to save money and the environment. Major retailers and carriers, like Best Buy, Verizon, and AT&T, are offering great trade-in deals along with out-of-the-box handset deals right now, including deals on the newest iPhone 15 Pro.
Apple iPhone 15
The amazing iPhone 15 comes with a USB-C port, the Action Button and loads of power. If you have an iPhone 11 or higher to trade in, you could save yourself up to $650 at Apple.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple’s biggest baddest device doesn’t come cheap, but if you have an iPhone 11 or newer to trade in, you could save yourself up to $650 on your upgrade at Apple.
Best Buy
In partnership with Verizon and AT&T, Best Buy offers trade-in deals for iPhones, Google, and Samsung phones. Check out their website for more information.
Verizon
Depending on which phone you want, Verizon offers trade-in deals with accessories for new and existing customers.
AT&T
Save on all iPhone 14 models and even the new Google Pixel 8 with these trade-in offers from AT&T.
Should I buy an Android or Apple phone?
This is a great question that has lingered on since the dawn of the smartphone era. In truth, there’s no correct answer; it’s all just a matter of preference. If you’re all-in on the Apple ecosystem, using AirPods, an iPad and a MacBook, then the iPhone is the obvious choice, as it’ll work seamlessly with all your other Apple gear.
If you’re seeking value for money, however, Apple doesn’t really cater to the budget market, so you’ll definitely want to consider Android to get the best bang for your buck. On the opposite end of the spectrum, high-end Android phones tend to get cutting-edge features long before Apple debuts anything similar, so if you fancy a camera with a 1-inch sensor or a foldable display, then Android is the platform for you.
What is the newest iPhone?
The latest iPhones are the 15-series – that’s the iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. If you want a detailed breakdown of how they compare, you can find that here, but in short, as you go up through the range, you get larger displays, better cameras and more horsepower.
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus and the iPhone 13 are all still available from Apple if you don’t need the latest features, and you can save a lot of money by opting for a slightly older device. Still, if you want the best of the best, the 15-series is the way to go.
What colours does the iPhone 15 come in?
The standard iPhone 15 comes in pink, blue, black, green, and yellow. See the full-colour range and what they look like here.
Should I get a foldable phone?
Featuring some of the most innovative and unique designs in the smartphone industry, Foldable phones feature an undeniably cool, experimental form factor, which, with double screens, are also highly functional — especially if you’re a multi-tasker. So, if you want to try something new, nothing feels as fresh as a folding display.
That said, there are drawbacks to folding phones, and the main one is durability. As hard as manufacturers work to make their folding devices robust, folding phones will never be quite as strong as a traditional phone, so if you have butterfingers, you might want to steer clear.
There’s also the cost to be considered. This is something that’s getting better, with flip phones now firmly in the territory of standard phones, but it’s still not uncommon to see flagship foldables creeping towards the $2000 mark – and that’s a lot of money to spend on a phone. Still, carrying a foldable tablet in your pocket is a futuristic and fun prospect for those who can afford it.
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