Black Friday 2013: Smartphone Deals

Black Friday might sound like the perfect time to storm your favorite retail stores for savings on HDTVs, tablets, refrigerators and everything in between, but what you might not know is that it’s also a good time to grab a phone at a discount. Sure, Amazon offers its 1 cent smartphone deals throughout the year (and don’t forget to check there, though the sales will be sporadic), but who knows if your contract is up when they hit? Or maybe you want to try it out in person first. We’ve looked through the Black Friday sales of each of the major retailers in the United States to find you the best smartphone deals we can find. Let’s take a look.

Best Buy – Link

• HTC One SV 4G for Boost Mobile – $179.99, no contract.
• LG Optimus F3 4G for Virgin Mobile – $89.99, no contract.
• ZTE Avail 2 3G for AT&T – $34.99, no contract.
• LG G2 – $49.99 with two-year contract on AT&T, Sprint or Verizon.

Target – Link

• Galaxy S4 for Verizon or AT&T – $39.99 with a new two-year contract.
• Galaxy S III for Verizon or AT&T – $0.01 with a new two-year contract.
• Virgin ZTE AWE Android smartphone – $19.99, no contract.
• 16GB iPhone 5s for AT&T or Verizon – $179.99 with a $30 Target gift card and a two-year contract.

Walmart – Link

• Straight Talk Galaxy Centura – $29, no contract.
• iPhone 5c – $45 with a two-year AT&T or Verizon contract and $75 Walmart gift card.
• iPhone 5s – $189 with a two-year AT&T or Verizon contract and a $75 Walmart gift card.
• Samsung Galaxy S4 – $99 with a two-year AT&T, Sprint or Verizon contract and a $100 Walmart gift card.
• Galaxy S III – $0.97 – with a two-year Verizon contract and $100 Walmart gift card.
• Moto X – $49 with a two-year AT&T, Sprint or Verizon contract and a $100 Walmart gift card.
• Galaxy Mega – $79 with a two-year AT&T contract and a $100 Walmart gift card.

Sam’s Club – Link

• Samsung Galaxy S4 – $0.96 with a two-year contract (Carrier not defined).
• HTC One – $0.96 with a new two-year contract on Sprint.
• DROID Ultra – $50 off with a new two-year contract from Verizon (price not defined).
• Samsung Galaxy Mega – $0.96 with a new two-year contract from AT&T.

Sprint – Link

• Galaxy S4 mini – Free with two-year contract.
• LG G2 – $49.99 with new two-year contract.

Verizon – Link

• BlackBerry Z10 – Free with two-year contract.
• DROID 4  – Free with two-year contract.
• Hydro Elite – Free with two-year contract.
• 8GB iPhone 4s – $0.99 with two-year contract.

T-Mobile – Link

T-Mobile is offering the LG G2 (promo code G2PROMO), Nokia Lumia 925, and HTC One with urBeats earbuds for $0 down. The carrier is also offering these discounts with the provided coupon code:

Galaxy S4 – Save $48 with promo code GS4 DEAL
Galaxy Note 3 – Save $48 with promo code SAVENOTE3 Nexus 5 – Save $30 off down payment with promo code 30NEXUS

The carrier is also offering $40 off the down payment of the Galaxy S III and $48 off of the Sony Xperia Z.

AT&T – Link

AT&T is kicking off the savings early. The carrier began offering a deal on November 22 that includes a Galaxy Note 8.0 with a qualifying Samsung smartphone purchase, but it has plenty more to offer. On Thanksgiving AT&T will offer the following deals:

• Galaxy S4 – $29.99 with new two-year contract
• Galaxy S III mini – Free with new two-year contract
• Galaxy Mega – $49.99 with new two-year contract
• Galaxy S III – Free with two year contract.

Then, on Cyber Monday, AT&T is offering the following deals:

• Galaxy Note II – Free with a two-year contract
• HTC One – Free with a two-year contract
• Moto X – Free with a two year contract  (Moto Maker not included)