Black Friday is here, or at least it will be once November 24 rolls around. You know what that means, right? That it’s time to score some deals on a new phone and maybe even some accessories to truly deck it out. In conjunction with Boost Mobile, we here at TechRadar have assimilated some of the best Black Friday deals for your phone you probably weren’t expecting to come to fruition.
The newest flagship smartphones – such as the iPhone X, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Huawei Mate 9 aren’t exempt either. We’ve gathered deals on all of the top-rated and best-selling smartphones 2017 has to offer. These include more affordable, “budget” Android phones like the LG Stylo 3 from Boost Mobile, which you’ll find for $99.99 at Best Buy come that sacred day of discount shopping.
So while everyone else is running rampant to find a deal off the shelf, you can take solace in the fact that you don’t have to leave the house. You can sit in silence in the comfort of your own home, cup o’ coffee in hand and enjoy the sweet convenience of finding your next phone in one of the entries below. And, while you’re at it, bear in mind the benefit of switching to Boost Mobile and getting unlimited text, talk and web for a measly $50 a month.
1. Get a $300 gift card when you buy an iPhone X
When: Thanksgiving at 6pm to Black Friday
Where: Walmart, Walmart.com
The iPhone X is bound to be a hot item this year, especially since it’s tough as nails to find one. The good news is that if that if you can find one, at Walmart in particular, you’re entitled to a $300 gift card to go with it. That makes the $999 starting cost of the most expensive phone ever made a much easier pill to swallow. That said, the one requirement for this deal is that it’s limited to certain carriers, but you can always bring it over to Boost Mobile for a discount later.
2. Get more from your phone with a $15 power bank
When: Thanksgiving at 6 PM to Black Friday
Where: Walmart, Walmart.com
Another heavy hitter from Walmart, the Blackweb 20,000mAh power bank will set you back a mere $15 on Black Friday. Now, in case you’re not familiar, this is essentially a brick that you can hook your phone up to via USB, either to prevent it from dying or to revive it once it’s already dead. It comes suited in a black finish, so it’s stylish as well as functional. The most interesting detail is that it can charge your phone up to 10 times depending on the handset.
3. Fetch yourself a ZTE Blade V8 Pro (and Bluetooth speaker) for $139.99
When: Cyber Monday at 4 PM to Tuesday
Where: Newegg
Here’s a Cyber Monday deal for you nerds out there who use the internet. Or, perhaps more appropriately, this one’s a deal for Android fans. The ZTE Blade V8 Pro is an awesome phone for its price. Like the iPhone X and iPhone 8 Plus, it packs those sweet dual-rear cameras that everyone is craving right now. What’s more, it even has a fingerprint scanner built-in, in addition to a curved, rubberized back that’s a pleasure to grip. Best of all, it comes with a free Boombotix Bluetooth speaker thrown in.
4. Motorola Moto Z 64GB with a bunch of accessories – $429.99
When: Cyber Monday at 4 PM to Tuesday
Where: Newegg
If you’re looking for a high-end phone that comes with all the bells and whistles for a fraction of the price of an iPhone X, you’ve come to the right place. The Motorola Moto Z is that phone. It’s 5.5-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 pixel display keeps up pace with Apple’s latest and greatest, and the camera blows the iPhone X out of the water at 13MP compared to the iPhone’s slightly less pretty 12MP. There’s also the fact that the 64GB version of the Moto Z will come with a JBL speaker, a power pack and Incipio car dock Moto mods come Cyber Monday.
5. Boost your way to unlimited talk, text and 4G LTE for $50 a month
When: Now to forever
Where: Right here
Here’s the thing about buying a smartphone: it’s nothing without an unlimited data plan to go along with it. Sure, you could scrape by with a relatively inexpensive 2GB plan from a company that will no doubt make you sign away your soul on a contract. Or you could shell out a modest sum of $50 – taxes and fees included – on Boost Mobile’s $50 a month Unlimited Gigs plan. That’s unlimited talk, text and data for less than the price of a new video game every month. That means you could afford it just by skipping out on Star Wars Battlefront II.
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