Black Friday 2026 cheap cell phone: is the discount real?
Cheap cell phone: models in the catalog
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- No proven discountscore 8.7score 8.7
Apple
iPhone 18 Pro$1,439
checked today
- No proven discountscore 8.4score 8.4
Samsung
Galaxy S26 FE$600
checked today
- No proven discountscore 8.4score 8.4
Samsung
Galaxy S26$789
checked today
- No proven discountscore 7.7score 7.7
Samsung
Galaxy S25$740
checked today
- No proven discountscore 6.6score 6.6
Samsung
Galaxy S22$310
checked today
- Good deal3% below the previous check · score 6.3−3%score 6.3
Samsung
Galaxy A57 5G$532
$5513.4% below the previous check
checked today
- No proven discountscore 4.5score 4.5
Samsung
Galaxy A05$150
checked today
No cell phone with this filter in this list.
7 models with a score, from highest score to lowest. Cheap, here, means up to $300, the same range as the price overview. The final price is the one at the store. Basis: today’s price and the previous check.
Black Friday is on Nov 27, 2026. 7 models up to $300.
How to tell if the discount is real
We compare with the previous check
Each check reads the trusted-store price of each model; the benchmark is only the previous check, with no price history kept.
We compare with the median, not the "was" price
The benchmark is the model’s own price at the previous check. The "was" price the store crosses out is not used.
A drop is today’s price against the previous check
With a price 5% or more below the previous check, the model goes into the list of drops.
When is Black Friday 2026?
- Nov 27Black FridayFriday
- Nov 30Cyber MondayMonday
- 7Models on this listprice from today’s check
Black Friday falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November (Nov 26, 2026). Cyber Monday comes on the following Monday, Nov 30, 2026. Each store announces its own sale period on its website.
Date sources: U.S. federal law, 5 U.S.C. § 6103: Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday of November; Black Friday: the Friday after Thanksgiving (Wikipedia); Cyber Monday: the Monday after Thanksgiving (Wikipedia).
How to read these numbers
Entry price on this list: Samsung Galaxy A05, $150 en Amazon, on 12/11/2026. Black Friday falls on November 27, 2026. The yardstick for the discount is the 30-day median of the model’s own price; the "was" price the store crosses out doesn’t count.
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See each cell phone on the price and score chart
Each point is a new cell phone, by price and spec score.
Frequently asked questions
When is Black Friday 2026?
On November 27, 2026, a Friday: the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Is the cheap cell phone discount on Black Friday real?
Compare with the same model’s previous check. The Radar ignores the store’s "was" price. On Nov 12, 2026, no model on this list is 5% or more below the previous check.
How much does cheap cell phone cost today?
On Nov 12, 2026, 7 models in the catalog are from $150 to $1,439. It’s the price from a trusted Amazon store on the collection date; the final price is the one at the store.
How does the Radar know the price dropped?
It compares today’s price of each phone with the previous check of the same product, and keeps no price history. A drop is 5% or more below the previous check.
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Where the numbers come from
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. No price history is kept: today’s price is compared only with the previous check.
The price is the one collected on the date shown and changes without notice. The series shows what the price has done so far; it doesn’t predict the Black Friday price or say it’s time to buy.
- Amazon.com catalog
- U.S. federal law, 5 U.S.C. § 6103: Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday of November
- Black Friday: the Friday after Thanksgiving (Wikipedia)
Data from Nov 12, 2026.