Black Friday returns in 2024 and smartphones will once again see prices skyrocket. Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, Xiaomi, Honor, OnePlus… Here are the models to watch.
THE Black Friday is generally a very good time to buy a smartphone. Almost every major manufacturer releases a new flagship model every year. Samsung, Apple, Google, but also the Chinese Xiaomi or OnePlus are thus renewing their product ranges, leaving significant stocks of previous generations of smartphones to sell. At the end of November, there is therefore a great opportunity to liquidate old models, with reduced prices.
For consumers looking for a good, not too expensive smartphone, Black Friday 2024 will in any case, as usual, be spoiled for choice. In all major brands, at least one smartphone generally displays very attractive crossed-out prices each year. Overview of the models and prices to watch for this 2024 vintage.
Samsung Galaxy S
The last Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has established itself in our ranking of the best smartphones as the must-have for the year 2024, through the quality of its cameras and the numerous features offered by its “Galaxy AI” artificial intelligence. And good news for Black Friday: unveiled on January 17, 2024, an eternity ago so, it is reaching the end of its life! But if Black Friday does not sufficiently lower the prices of the S24 range (Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra), you can totally fall for its predecessor, the S23, or even the S22. With great performance for video games and photos, they still remain essential.
Samsung Galaxy A
Samsung is also the Galaxy “A” range, the latest of which is the Samsung Galaxy A55. And this one also has a few months left since it was released last March. What to hope for a clearance sale for Black Friday? Generally more affordable, the Samsung Galaxy A offers excellent performance with a solid 5000 mAh battery which allows you to take full advantage of it. Not to mention that it remains one of the best camera phones available below 500 euros and even below 300 euros if we look at its little brothers, the Galaxy A 35, A25, A15 and even A05, at the prices (and performances) strongly decreasing!
Samsung Galaxy Z
We would obviously be incomplete if we didn’t mention Samsung’s folding smartphones. The latest, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and its little brother, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, were unveiled by the Korean brand this summer. All with a new design side to offer a foldable “book” type smartphone, with revised edges, which is close to the design of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. So keep an eye on: the prices of the Z Fold 5 and the Z Flip 5 which could skyrocket during Black Friday.
Google Pixel
The series of Google Pixel 9 (Google Pixel 9, Google Pixel 9 Pro, Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold) was officially presented to the general public at the beginning of August 2024, which gives little room for discounts during Black Friday. But the Google Pixel 8 released the previous year with a significant price increase at the time, should mark this Black Friday 2024. Equipped in particular with an excellent camera thanks to the algorithm integrated into the phoneit already had several features boosted with artificial intelligence, such as automatic photo retouching, modification of faces, or removal of extraneous sounds from videos… The Google Pixel 7 will also remain an extremely interesting choice during this Black Friday for its price!
Xiaomi and Xiaomi T
THE Xiaomi 14the latest from the Chinese brand, was released in February 2024, a few days after the Samsung Galaxy S24 and a few days before the Samsung Galaxy A55. Which places it in a good position among the candidates for discounts during this Black Friday. Available in Xiaomi 14, Xiaomi 14 Pro and Xiaomi 14 Ultra, it can transform into a power monster, equipped with many features worthy of a high-end phone. Add to that very fast charging and a quadruple camera and you get Xiaomi’s flagship.
Xiaomi is also playing on the multiplication of ranges, since the brand also includes the Xiaomi 14T, 14T Pro and Mix Flip. The latter, released in September, should benefit less from Black Friday, but as they play in the mid-range smartphone niche, with excellent value for money for reliable performance, they could well steal the spotlight from the smartphones mentioned above . Without counting once again the generation of Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro, dating back to last year, which could stand out from the crowd.
Honor, OnePlus, Oppo, Huawei… What smartphone alternatives for Black Friday?
Many other alternatives to these three major brands will be offered during Black Friday on smartphones. The Honor brand, which always benefits from excellent reviews and a pool of absolute fans among lovers of high-end smartphones, should attract attention like every year. While the Magic 7 was announced for the end of October 2024, with Android 15 for the first time, the generation of Honor Magic 6 and Magic 6 Pro will be one to watch very closely. Same thing with OnePlus which should release a very high-profile OnePlus 13 very soon and should therefore see its OnePlus 12 hit by offers during this Black Friday.
During Black Friday you can still take a look at the promotions offered on phones in the Huawei Pura 70 range, even if the brand has experienced serious handicaps for several years due to American sanctions, in particular the absence of Google services and 5G. Let us also and finally mention the big return of Oppo in Europe and France this year, after a “commercial break” (or rather legal problems) of one year. The Oppo Reno 12 and Oppo Reno 12 Pro are close in terms of releases (they were marketed in June), but could be subject to nice discounts.