Have you done all the Christmas shopping yet? It’s not too late to pick up a gift for yourself and others, so here are the best smartphone offers (and some accessories) that we found.
Amazon has a big Samsung promo with cashback up to £250. This will last until December 22, so you have this week to pick out your favorites.
Starting with the main Samsung Galaxy S24 trio, it comes with £200 cashback. If you can’t decide which one is right for you, check out our head-to-head articles: Galaxy S24 vs. S24+ and Galaxy S24+ vs. S24 Ultra.
There’s also the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, which gets a slightly smaller £150 cashback. Read our Galaxy S24 FE vs. S24+ and S24 FE vs. S24 posts if you need help deciding whether the FE is the better option.
The biggest cashback amount is for the two Samsung foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6. The Z Fold also comes with a discount, which helps bring its price to close to £1,000.
We’re not done. Both the Samsung Galaxy A35 and A55 are offered with £75 cashback and they come with a free Galaxy Fit3.
For more serious health and exercise tracking, check out the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and the Galaxy Watch7. The Ultra is pricier, even when combining a discount and cashback, it’s bulkier too but more rugged and with longer lasting battery. The Watch7 is smaller (especially the 40mm variant) and Prime Student subscribers can get an additional £25 discount.
An alternative to the wrist-worn watches is the Galaxy Ring. It can replace a watch to an extent (it has more limited capabilities, obviously) or supplement it – the Wearable and Health apps allow you to wear the watch during the day and the ring at night with 24/7 tracking.
Samsung’s TWS buds are part of the deal too. The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro have a higher cashback amount, putting their price quite close to the Buds 3 and we think the Pro is well worth the small premium.
Last week there was a great offer on the old OnePlus 11 (it’s now over, unfortunately). For comparison, we listed the price of the OnePlus 12 and it was £750 for the 12/256GB model and £830 for the 16/512GB one. We looked again and the prices have fallen significantly – the 16/512GB model is down to £700 (£130 less than last week!). The 12/256GB model has a smaller discount and isn’t a good deal. Check out our OnePlus 12 vs. Galaxy S24 Ultra post for how the phone stacks up against the Samsung flagship.
The OnePlus 12R price has fallen as well, it now goes for £500, £50 less than last week.
If that’s still too much, the OnePlus Nord 4 might be a better pick with its cool aluminum unibody and £370 price for the 12/256GB model. We would recommend spending a bit extra (just £30) to get the 16/512GB model. Last week the Nord 4 was £400/£480, so this is another notable price drop.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra packs an impressive set of cameras. More impressive than the Galaxy S24 Ultra? We compare the two in our Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs. Galaxy S24 Ultra post.
Finally, a flip foldable to rival the Samsung offering – the Xiaomi Mix Flip. It has the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and a 50MP 47mm tele camera instead of an ultra wide (both have 50MP main cams). The battery is much bigger (4,780mAh vs. 4,000mAh) and faster (67W wired-only vs. 25W/15W).
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