If you’ve been putting off a new phone purchase all year, then I have great news: your procrastination is about to pay off. Black Friday has officially arrived with some excellent deals in tow — think Pixels, iPhones, and Galaxy devices for hundreds of dollars below MSRP. And even if you picked up a new phone recently, it’s a great time to stock up on some new cases, chargers, and accessories. And when you’re done looking at phones, you can check out our entire Black Friday roundup.
The best deals on phone chargers, cases, and accessories
- Maybe you heard, but Apple’s new FineWoven case isn’t our favorite. Consider a Moment case instead for your new iPhone 15 — they’re $34.99 right now, which is $15 off the full MSRP.
- Another option: Nomad is offering 30 percent off sitewide, so its $50 leather iPhone 15 case is $35 right now.
- Moft’s Snap Case and handy wallet / stand accessory are $58.99 for the pair, down from $69.99.
- It might be your last chance to pick up the discontinued MagSafe Duo iPhone and Apple Watch wireless charger — it’s $79.99 at Woot, down from its $129.99 original price. It’s definitely not the cheapest way to charge your phone wirelessly, but it’s a surprisingly good travel charger.
Belkin’s BoostCharge Pro with MagSafe supports 15W fast wireless charging with MagSafe-compatible iPhones and has a lengthy 6.6-foot built-in cable. Its 15W charging speeds and little kickstand make the BoostCharge Pro with MagSafe the best all-purpose magnetic charging puck.
Belkin’s triple charging stand achieves 15W MagSafe wireless iPhone charging speeds and keeps your phone and Apple Watch elevated for easy reading.
The Backbone One mobile controller can connect to iPhones as far back as the 6S generation through the Lightning port. It’s a fully featured controller complete with dual analog sticks, a headphone jack, and its own software for capturing screenshots and connecting to game streaming services. Read our review.
The best deals on iPhones
- Apple is offering a $75 gift card with the purchase of an iPhone 13, iPhone 14, or iPhone SE. The iPhone 13 is a particularly good deal since it should have several more years of OS upgrades ahead of it, and its discounted $599 price is already a good value. Read our review.
With the introduction of the iPhone 15, Apple lowered the price on the 13 to $599. If you’re paying upfront rather than subsidizing your purchase with a carrier, then it’s a great option.
The yellow iPhone 14 is equipped with Apple’s A15 Bionic CPU and a 6.1-inch display and is available with onboard storage ranging from 128GB to 512GB.
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The 2022 iPhone SE will last for over five years if it’s taken care of, thanks to Apple’s excellent track record of offering iOS updates to older devices. But its tiny 4.7-inch screen feels cramped now and may be tough to use in five years’ time while apps and webpages continue to be designed for bigger screens.
Best Google Pixel phone deals
Google didn’t hold back on this year’s Black Friday deals. The Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are barely a month old, but they’re subject to some significant discounts. And if you were eyeing a Pixel Fold, now might be the time — at $1,400 it’s a better offer than at its $1,700 MSRP.
The Pixel Fold, Google’s first foray into the world of foldable phones, features an outer 5.8-inch display and a 7.6-inch, tablet-like inner screen. Read our review.
The Pixel 8 Pro offers some solid upgrades over the standard Pixel 8, including a 5x telephoto lens, a bigger 6.7-inch screen, and the promise of more on-device AI capabilities in the near future.
The Pixel 8 comes with just a couple of key upgrades over the Pixel 7, and it misses out on several higher-end features on the 8 Pro, like a telephoto lens. But its combination of price, features, and the promise of seven years of OS updates makes it the best mainstream Android phone to buy right now.
The Pixel 7A includes several features that are hard to find for around $500, including wireless charging and an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance. It’s not the cheapest phone in the class, but it’s the one that’s best suited to go the distance. Read our review.
Best Samsung Galaxy phone deals
Samsung is offering deals across the board on its S23 series phones, which will likely be replaced at the beginning of 2024. But even with a successor on the horizon, $899 for the Galaxy S23 Ultra is an awfully good deal. Take a look at the healthy discounts on Samsung’s folding phones, too.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 looks a lot like its predecessor, but it now folds flat thanks to a new hinge with fewer moving parts. It maintains the 7.6-inch inner display and narrow 6.2-inch cover screen, but it now utilizes the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor found in Samsung’s Galaxy S23 phones.
Samsung’s Z Flip 5 is its latest 6.7-inch flip phone that folds in half, now sporting a larger front cover display and a new hinge design that allows it to close flat. Inside, it packs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a dual-camera setup.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra offers a huge 6.8-inch screen, built-in S Pen stylus, two telephoto cameras, and a top-notch Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. It’s pricey, but there’s nothing else quite like it on the market.
With a sizable 6.6-inch screen, good battery life, a whip-fast Snapdragon processor, and a capable camera system, the S23 Plus is an Android crowd-pleaser. Read our review.
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 phone maintains a 6.1-inch screen like its predecessor, but it now has a brighter panel with a stronger Gorilla Glass covering for improved drop protection. Design-wise, it eschews the camera bump around its three rear cameras, and it also has a bigger battery than the S22.
Best Motorola phone deals
Motorola’s Razr Plus flip phone is an awful lot of fun, and with a 30 percent discount, it’s a tempting offer. The company’s flagship-status 2023 Edge Plus falls a little short of the offerings from Google and Samsung when considering its full $799 price, but at a 26 percent discount, it makes much more sense.
The Razr Plus, Motorola’s latest foldable, improves upon previous models with a better processor, better cameras, and a more useful cover screen. Read our review.
The 2023 Motorola Edge Plus rights some of its predecessors’ wrongs with a full IP68 dust and water resistance rating, wireless charging, plus excellent performance with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset.
Best OnePlus phone deals
The OnePlus 11 is seemingly out of stock everywhere in its cheaper 128GB variant, but the 256GB version is marked down to a thoroughly reasonable $630. The Nord N30 has its share of budget phone problems, but its Black Friday markdown brings it well under $300.
The OnePlus 11 lacks a couple of key features, namely robust water resistance and wireless charging. But its big 6.7-inch screen, excellent performance, and fast wired charging are all quite appealing at its relatively low price.
With a price around $300, the N30 is squarely a budget phone. It offers snappy performance that’s hard to find elsewhere in the class, though the lower-contrast LCD is a downgrade from the OLED panel on last year’s N20.
Feeling a little overwhelmed on what deals to pounce on? Need some tech buying advice? Our Verge Deals team is here for your retail therapy, and we’ll be answering your burning shopping questions for Cyber Monday live on November 27th at 11AM ET. Leave a question here.
Update November 24th, 5:22PM ET: Vetted existing deals, adjusted pricing, and added several new charger deals.
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