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Best Black Friday smartphone and tablet deals
Black Friday is right around the corner now, and while there are quite a few deals to be had on new smartphones and tablets during all this madness, finding the bargains amid the chaos isn’t always easy.
We’ve already created a roundup pointing you in the right direction for Black Friday deals and have plenty more Black Friday goodness heading your way, but if you are simply looking for some of the best deals for new tablets an smartphones, this is the list for you. Keep in mind that it would be nearly impossible to gather up all the deals, so this list will likely be updated continuously between now and Friday.
If you know of any great tablet/phone deals that aren’t on the list, be sure to let us and our readers know! With all that said, let’s jump right in.
*Note: While some of these deals are already live, there are a number of the deals that won’t actually go live until Black Friday officially arrives.*
Radio Shack
Contract phone deals
- Samsung Galaxy S5 – Free with contract through AT&T, Verizon or Sprint.
- LG G3 – Free with contract through AT&T, Verizon or Sprint.
Prepaid phone deals
Tablet Deals
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7″ 8GB – $149.99 (org. $349.99) [in store deal]
- Amazon Fire HD 6 8GB – $79.99 (org. $99.99) [in store deal]
For a complete look at all details from RadioShack, head here.
Best Buy
Contract phone Deals
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Electric Blue – $1 with contract through AT&T, Verizon or Sprint
- LG G3 – $1 with contract through AT&T, Verizon or Sprint
Prepaid phone deals
- LG Realm (Boost Mobile) – $39.99 ($79.99)
- Samsung Galaxy S III 4G (Sprint Prepaid) – $79.99 (org. $199.99)
- HTC Desire 510 4G (Virgin Mobile) – $29.99 (org. $99.99)
Tablet Deals
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 8GB – $149.99 (org. $179.99)
- Samsung – Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4″ 16GB – $199.99 (org. $249.99)
For a complete look at all deals from Best Buy, head here.
Walmart
Prepaid Deals
- Samsung Galaxy S4 (StraighTalk) – $250 (org. $450) [in store only]
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Style (StraighTalk) – $29 (org. $129.88) [in store only]
- Straight Talk LG 31G LTE – $49.00 (org. $179.88) [in store only]
- Samsung Galaxy S3 (Straight Talk) – $179 (org. $300)
Tablet Deals
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7″ 8GB – $99.00 (org. $139.99) [in store only]
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0″ 8GB – $149 (org. $179)
For a look at more Walmart deals, be sure to head here.
Amazon
Don’t want to deal with brick-and-mortar retailers this Black Friday? We don’t blame you. Thankfully, Amazon is running quite a few deals, many of which last beyond just Friday, so you can sleep in, enjoy life and still save some money:
Contract phone deals
Tablet Deals
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, 10.1-inch 16GB (White and Black) – $229.99 – $249.99
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, 7-inch 8GB (White and Black) – $139.99
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, 8-inch 16GB (White and Black) – $179.99
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, 10.1-inch 16GB (White and Black) – $229.99
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5-inch 16GB (White and Black) – $379.99
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2-inch 32GB (White and Black) – $497.99
- Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2-inch (32GB and 64GB as well as 32GB + Keyboard) – $599 – $699
AT&T
- Samsung Galaxy Alpha for $0 down on AT&T Next, and get a Tab 4 8.0 for just 99 cents [in store only]
- Get Moto X (2014) and save $50 on Moto 360 or Moto Hint [in store only]
- Get HTCDesire Eye or HTCOne (M8) and save $50 on the HTCRe [in store only]
- Buy an LG smartphone and LG G Watch and get 50% off [in store only]
- HTC Desire 610 4G LTE 8GB – $.99 with two-year contract
You can find a few other deals and more information about AT&T’s Black Friday offerings here.
Verizon
Black Friday only:
- Droid Razr HD – free with contract [in store]
- Sony Z3v – free with contract
- Samsung Galaxy S5 – free with contract, after $50 rebate
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4 – $199 with contract
- $100 off all Android phones, with contract
Black Friday and through the weekend:
- Moto X 2014 (Football Leather Edition) – Free with contract
- Motorola Droid Turbo – $99 with contract
For a better look at all Verizon’s deals, be sure to visit here.
Sprint
For more details on Sprint’s Black Friday offerings, be sure to check out their website.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile doesn’t do contracts, but for Black Friday they are running savings on several phones. Here’s a few of the promos that stand out:
- Samsung Galaxy S5 – $150 off
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 – $100 off
- LG G3 – $48 off
- Sony Xperia Z3 – $48 0ff
You can take a better look at the full list here.