After months of build-up, Black Friday 2023 is finally here – and it’s the perfect time to pick yourself up some new tech, whether that’s a shiny new air-fryer or a new smartphone. In fact, we’ve seen some pretty spectacular money-off deals on smartphones this year.
That means this Black Friday shopping season is the ideal time to pick yourself up a shiny new smartphone, and that includes both cheap SIM-free smartphones or recent flagship devices on a heavily discounted contract.
Here, we give you the low-down on Black Friday 2023 mobile deals, including our hand-picked list of the best Black Friday phone deals we’ve seen pop up so far, along with an analysis of the phone deals available last Black Friday to give you something to compare to.Â
We’re also tracking the best Black Friday tech deals separately for those searching for a tech bargain.
Best Black Friday 2023 phone deals
Here’s a selection of the best Black Friday phone deals we’ve seen today, both on contract and SIM-free:
Contract deals
- Google Pixel 8: no upfront cost, £27.99 per month with unlimited data
- Google Pixel 8 Pro: £149 upfront, £29.99 per month with 250GB of data
- Google Pixel 7a: £9 upfront, £18.99 per month with unlimited data
- iPhone 15 Pro: £45 upfront, £49 per month with unlimited data
- iPhone 14: £9 upfront, £29.99 per month with 250GB data
- iPhone 13: no upfront fee, £30 per month with 300GB data
- iPhone 12: No upfront fee, £25 per month with unlimited data
- iPhone 12 (refurbished): No upfront fee, £23 per month with 100GB data
- iPhone 11: £9 upfront, £22 per month with 40GB data
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: No upfront cost, £34 a month with 100GB of data
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: £29 upfront, £39.99 per month with 250GB of data
- SIM-only: No upfront fee, £8 per month with 32GB of data
SIM-free deals
- Google Pixel 7: £299.50 (50% off)
- Google Pixel 7a: £369 (17% off)
- Google Pixel 6 Pro: £396 (53% off)
- Google Pixel Fold: £1,449 (£300 off)
- OnePlus 11: £466.49 (36% off)
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: £892 (46% off)
- Samsung Galaxy S23: £570 (39% off)
- Samsung Galaxy S22: £464 (39% off)
- Samsung Galaxy S21 FE: £364 (47% off)
- Samsung Galaxy A54 5G: £256.84 (40% off)
- Samsung Galaxy A34 5G: £249 (£100 off)
- Honor Magic 5 Pro: £699 (£250 off)
- Honor 90: £299 (34% off)
- Sony Xperia 1 V: £979.99 (25% off)
- Nothing Phone (1): £299 (£50 off)
- Xiaomi 12: £463.28 (41% off)
What were the phone deals like on Black Friday 2022?
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2022 were great days to pick up a smartphone on the cheap.
We saw a bunch of money-off deals on 2022 flagships including £200 off the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, as well as a whopping £450 off the foldable Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, bringing it down to just £549. There were even deals on refurbished models of iPhone, with one particularly notable deal offering a refurbished iPhone 13 Pro in excellent condition for just £549.
It wasn’t just SIM-free deals however; Black Friday 2022 was also an excellent event for contract deals. We saw cheap contract deals on the Pixel 6a that bundled 100GB of data for £18 a month with no upfront costs, as well as a particularly tempting deal on the then-just-released Pixel 7 with 100GB of data and no upfront cost for £28 a month.
There was also the occasional tech bundle offered by retailers like Amazon, bundling the then-year-old Pixel 6 Pro with Pixel Buds A-Series for just £549, down from a combined price of £948.99, suggesting we could see something similar this year.Â
Our favourite Black Friday tech deals:
- Pixel 8 Pro with 250GB data – £149 upfront and just £29.99 a month
- Pixel 7a with 250GB data – £9 upfront and just £17.99 a month
- Honor 90 SIM-Free Smartphone – Was £449.99, now £229.99
- Sony WF-1000XM5 wireless earbuds – Previously £259, now just £219
- Ninja 3-in-1 Toaster – Was £149, now just £129
- Oral B Pro 3 3500 Electric Toothbrush – Was £99.99, now just £34.99
- Nothing Phone (2) SIM-Free – Was £629, now just £549
- Xbox Series X Console – Was £479.99, now just £359.99
- EA Sports FC 24 with PS5 DualSense Controller – Was £99.99, now £64.99
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage (PS5) – Was £44.99, now just £34.99
- Dyson V8 Absolute Vacuum – Was £399.99, now £269.99
- Ticwatch Pro 5 – Was £329.99, now £229.99 (with coupon applied)
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We also expect our journalists to follow clear ethical standards in their work. Our staff members must strive for honesty and accuracy in everything they do. We follow the IPSO Editors’ code of practice to underpin these standards.
