Although Black Friday is the best time to buy a phone, many people worry whether waiting for Cyber Monday is a better idea. This fear of missing out is pretty typical of these two shopping events, so let’s take a look at that and some great Black Friday phone deals you can grab.
Should you buy a phone on Black Friday?
The short answer is yes, you should buy a phone on Black Friday. While it’s true that we’re likely to see a lot of great deals on Cyber Monday, especially since they tend to mirror Black Friday deals, you can never guarantee that. So it’s better to grab Black Friday phone deals as soon as you see one you like, rather than waiting. Plus, even if you find a better deal on Cyber Monday, you can still get a refund on your earlier Black Friday purchase and grab a newer and better deal.
Our 5 favorite Black Friday phone deals
Straight Talk Apple iPhone SE (2020) — $99, was $149
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The Apple iPhone SE (2020) was a big surprise when it was released a few years ago as Apple has always maintained a more premium product category. Even with the lower price, the SE is still a surprisingly powerful machine that uses the A13 Bionic chip. Admittedly, it’s a bit outdated at this point, but you can still get great performance when playing games and using apps; at the very least, it’s still pretty fast. Image quality is, of course, as excellent as ever, given that Apple has some of the best cameras in the industry. As for the display, it’s a 4.7-inch beauty with a resolution of 1,334 x 750 with True Tone, so it adapts to your surroundings, which we like to see for a budget Apple phone. Of course, the most impressive part is that you can grab it all through Straight Talk for under $100, and even though it’s an older SE, it’s still a great phone, but if you want to see a comparison, we’ve taken a look at the Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs. iPhone SE (2020).
Google Pixel 7 (Unlocked) — $499, was $599
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The Google Pixel 7 is a beautiful phone, given its minimalist design. At 8.7mm thick, it’s still a relatively thin phone, although you might not feel that way given its 6.3-inch AMOLED screen on the larger side. Despite this, it gives you a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, a 90Hz refresh rate and is even HDR10+ certified, which is impressive. There are two cameras on the back: a 50MP f/1.9 main camera and a 12MP f/2.2 wide-angle camera, which gives you a lot of versatility and produces some truly vivid images. In terms of performance, the Pixel 7 has a Tensor G2 processor and 8GB of RAM, which is more than enough for a fast and fluid experience on the phone, although gaming sometimes heats up the phone, so that’s something you have to pay attention to.
Google Pixel 7 Pro (Unlocked) — $749, was $899
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While the Pixel 7 is a great phone, the Pixel 7 Pro stands out in this generation of Google phones. The screen is larger at 6.7 inches, and has a higher resolution of 3120 x 1440 and an impressive 120Hz refresh rate, which we’d expect from a flagship phone at this point. It also has 1500 nits of brightness, which is a lot to say the least, and it’s OLED, so it’s gorgeous too. As for the cameras, they’re about the same as the Pixel 7, which isn’t a problem because those cameras are pretty great. Performance is also similar since both phones use the Tensor G2 processor, so everything here is smooth. Battery-wise, it’s a little disappointing, and while it can last a day with heavy use, it really should be able to manage more with a 5000mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra — $975, was $1,200
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If you need a phone that will last you for several years at the top of your game, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will do just that. Probably one of the biggest features you don’t see on other flagship phones is the S Pen, which may seem like a gimmick at first, but it’s a useful little device, especially once you get used to the different ways you can use it. This of course leads us to the display, a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with a crisp 120Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support and a whopping 1750 nits of peak brightness, so it’s a joy to look at things on. In terms of performance, the US version has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and 8GB with the cheapest model, which, even with that, has smooth performance and doesn’t seem to have any problems with any out-of-the-box task. As for battery life, you’ll probably get a full day of use, maybe less if you have very little help, but that’s to be expected, given the screen quality and battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 — $1,470, was $1,920
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 leads the way in foldable technology and is one of the best iterations we’ve seen, although most of the changes from the Fold3 to the Fold4 are quality-of-life changes. For starters, the external display is a 6.2-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2316 x 904 and a refresh rate of 120Hz, which puts it on par with some other flagship phones and is very usable on its own. On the inside is a larger 7.6-inch AMOLED with a similar 120Hz refresh rate and 2176 x 1812 resolution, which isn’t quite the size of a tablet, but provides a similar experience. Performance is quite fast as it uses the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor as the Samsung 22 Ultra, and it even comes with more RAM at 12GB, which makes sense given the added functionality of the internal display. In terms of battery life, unfortunately, you won’t be able to use it all day, but that’s a trade-off you have to make when buying a flagship foldable model.
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