Black Friday phone deals 2026

Black Friday 2026 is Friday 27 November, and Cyber Monday is Monday 30 November. Phone offers don't keep to those two days: networks and providers usually launch Black Friday prices one to two weeks earlier, and many keep them into early December, so the deal you want may already be live.

Most UK networks start Black Friday phone offers in the week or two before the day, and some run “early Black Friday” prices from mid-November. We check prices every day and mark a genuine drop here once there is 30 days of price history behind it, so a new low shows up within a day of the network changing it.

Not always. Which? tracked Black Friday deals and found most were the same price or cheaper at other times of the year. Contract prices move all year, and a “was” price may be one that barely ran. Compare the total cost over the contract, not the size of the discount.

We record every price in our feeds each day. We only mark a price drop when the previous price ran for at least 30 days, the new price started less than 30 days ago, and it saves at least £10 and 3% of the total contract cost. We compare what you pay over the contract, not RRP or a network's own “was” price.

Each marked deal shows the old total and the dates it ran, so you can check the claim yourself.

Often, if you can pay for the phone upfront. Add the handset's outright price to 24 months of a SIM-only plan, then compare that with the total cost shown on a contract. SIM-only plans are also easier to leave, and many run month to month. See Black Friday SIM-only deals.

Probably. Most networks add a fixed rise each April, and since January 2025 Ofcom has required that rise to be shown in pounds and pence before you sign up. Check it in the deal details: a price that goes up by £2 a month from April costs £24 more over the following year.