Deals: The best Android phones collide during Black Friday week

There’s a whole week of sales ahead of us that ends on December 2nd. We’ve selected the best smartphone deals from Amazon UK and tried to pair similar models together.

As we saw last week, Pixel 9 phones are £100 off. This week the offer is slightly better with an extra 10% off if you have an Amazon Prime Student subscription.

However, the Google Pixel 9 Pro at £900 (£810 if you can get an extra 10% off) is quite expensive. But there aren’t many small (or small) flagships out there.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 is smaller with a similar screen size (6.2”, 70.6mm wide, 167g vs 6.3”, 72.0mm and 199g for the Pixel). It has a faster Exynos 2400 chipset, but only half the RAM. Both Pixel and Galaxy will be supported for 7 years.

Increasing the screen size brings us to the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which also has a larger battery than the 9 Pro. That said, both use the same chipset and 50+48+48 MP camera hardware.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has a much better camera than its vanilla sibling with a 200MP main one, a 50MP 111mm periscope (compared to 48MP 113mm on the Pixel), an additional 10MP mid-range tele 67 MP and a 12 MP ultra wide angle. For a detailed comparison, read our post Galaxy S24 Ultra vs. Pixel 9 Pro XL. And keep in mind that the S24 Ultra uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset in the UK (in all regions, actually).

We’ll quickly look at some foldables, both with a £300 discount. The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold can also get an additional 10% off with Prime Student. The Tensor G4 is no speed demon, but the 6.3-inch 20:9 cover display and 8.0-inch internal display are fantastic and let you choose a level of multitasking that suits the occasion.

The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra has a 6.9″ internal display at 165 Hz (FHD+) and a large 4″ display cover. With both foldables you can do a lot without even opening the phone. The Razr has a 50MP main camera and a 50MP 2x portrait module, but no ultra-wide angle.

The 13R will likely be announced soon, so this should be the last hurrah for the OnePlus 12R. However, £450 is a great price for a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone with a 6.78-inch LTPO display. Or is it?

The Poco F6 Pro gives you the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for £400 (with a little less RAM but more storage). The 6.67-inch OLED display is not an LTPO panel, but it has a higher resolution (1,440 x 3,200 px versus 1,264 x 2,780 px). Neither phone has great water resistance with a rating of IP54 for Poco and IP64 for OnePlus.

The Poco F6 also offers flagship performance at an even lower price: the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 phone costs £300. Although we’d opt for the version with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, which costs just £30 of update.

The OnePlus Nord 4 has that great aluminum unibody exterior, but you pay extra for it. Qualcomm’s naming scheme can be confusing, so we’ll note that the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is actually a bit faster than the 8s Gen 3. The Nord has slightly better water resistance (IP65) and a bigger battery. large (5,500 mAh versus 5,000 mAh). And it will receive 4 operating system updates, compared to the 3 updates that Xiaomi promises. However, these two are quite similar.

The Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro share much of the hardware, but the Pro has a faster chipset (Dimensity 9300+ vs. Dimensity 8300 Ultra), a better camera, and faster charging (120W vs. 67W, both with 5,000 batteries mAh). You can check out our detailed head-to-head comparison if you need help choosing the right 14T model.

We also wanted to take a look at the OnePlus 12, which is also likely in its last days in the sun. It features the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and a sharper 6.82” LTPO 1440p+ display. However, water resistance is lacking (IP65 versus IP68 on the 14T duo. The OnePlus has a better ultra-wide camera (48MP 14mm versus 12MP 15mm), but the 14T Pro isn’t far behind overall.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite is a 5G phone just above the £200 mark. It’s powered by the older Snapdragon 695 and has a 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED display (FHD+ resolution). The 50MP camera on the back is unique.

The Samsung Galaxy A35 is a little more expensive, but it comes with a free Galaxy Fit3 smart band. And it has the better Exynos 1380 chipset, as well as a higher dust and water resistance rating (IP67 versus IP54). Its 50 MP camera is joined by an 8 MP ultra wide-angle one. The Nord is way ahead in terms of charging: 80W for its 5,110mAh battery, compared to just 25W for the Samsung’s 5,000mAh battery.

You can get a 5G phone for under £200, as highlighted by the final trio. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G will receive 6 years of support and is powered by the Exynos 1330 chipset. It has a 50MP main camera and a 5MP ultra-wide camera, which puts it in the middle of the pack.

The CMF Phone 1 costs the same as the A35, but will only receive 2 OS updates. Its Dimensity 7300 chipset goes up against the Exynos, but neither comes out on top. This has a 50MP main camera, but no ultra-wide angle.

The Redmi Note 13 5G has the weakest chipset of the three (Dimensity 6080) despite being the most expensive. Just £20 and that extra budget goes towards a 108MP main camera and an 8MP ultra-wide one. The Redmi will receive 3 OS updates, but it started with Android 13 (the other two arrived with Android 14).

All three phones have approximately 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED displays, the Samsung runs the display at 90 Hz, the other two at 120 Hz. All three have a basic level of dust and water resistance, although the CMF is not officially certified. The batteries are also pretty close: 5,000 mAh capacity on all three, 33W charging for the Redmi and CMF, 25W for the Samsung (no wireless on any of them).