Apple doesn’t usually have its own Black Friday deals for iPhones, but stores that sell iPhones do.
For the most part, Black Friday iPhone “discounts” from stores like Target and Walmart come in the form of a gift card that you can use at that store. Meanwhile, Best Buy offers a direct discount for certain iPhones, but it isn’t as much as the gift cards you’d get at other stores.
You’ll have to figure out for yourself whether you shop often enough at certain stores to make gift cards worth it, or whether you’d rather take the smaller direct discount.
Alternatively, there’s always Apple’s Refurbished iPhone Store, where you can get discounted used iPhones that Apple has refurbished.
Check out the 2018 Black Friday deals for the iPhone:
iPhone XS
Target: Get a $250 Target gift card when you activate with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint, from 7 a.m. on Friday to Sunday. Target REDcard holders can get early access starting on November 11.
Walmart: $0 down and get a $300 gift card when purchased with AT&T Next, Sprint, or Verizon device-payment plans. Begins 6 p.m. on Thursday for in-store purchases or Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET for online purchases.
Best Buy: Up to $150 off with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint activation. Doors open at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
iPhone XS Max
Target: Get a $250 Target gift card when you activate with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint, from 7 a.m. Friday to Sunday.
Walmart: $0 down and get a $300 gift card when purchased with AT&T Next, Sprint, or Verizon device-payment plans. Begins 6 p.m. on Thursday for in-store purchases or Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET for online purchases.
Best Buy: Up to $150 off with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint activation. Doors open at 5 p.m. Thursday.
iPhone XR
Walmart: $0 down and get a $300 gift card when purchased with AT&T Next, Sprint, or Verizon device-payment plans. Begins 6 p.m. on Thursday for in-store purchases or Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET for online purchases.
Best Buy: Up to $150 off with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint activation. Doors open at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
T-Mobile: Free iPhone XR when you add another line to your T-Mobile account and trade in an eligible device, including iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, and X. New T-Mobile customers need to activate two lines as well as trade in an eligible device.
iPhone X
Target: Get a $150 Target gift card when you activate with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint, from 7 a.m. Friday to Sunday.
Walmart: $0 down and get a $400 gift card when purchased with AT&T Next, Sprint, or Verizon device-payment plans. Begins 6 p.m. on Thursday for in-store purchases or Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET for online purchases.
Best Buy: Up to $200 off with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint activation. Doors open at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
iPhone 8 Plus
Target: Get a $150 Target gift card when you activate with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint, from 7 a.m. Friday to Sunday.
Walmart: $0 down and get a $400 gift card when purchased with AT&T Next, Sprint, or Verizon device-payment plans. Begins 6 p.m. on Thursday for in-store purchases or Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET for online purchases.
iPhone 8
Target: Get a $150 Target gift card when you activate with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint, from 7 a.m. Friday to Sunday.
Walmart: $0 down and get a $400 gift card when purchased with AT&T Next, Sprint, or Verizon device-payment plans. Begins 6 p.m. on Thursday for in-store purchases or Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET for online purchases.
iPhone 7
Best Buy: Up to $150 off with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint activation. Doors open at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Apple also has refurbished devices for a nice discount if you don't want to mess around with stores, carrier activations, or payment plans.
Apple's best-kept secret is its refurbished-device stores. Since we're talking about iPhones here, I'm highlighting Apple's newly redesigned Refurbished iPhone Store.
You don't get as big a discount as you would at stores on Black Friday, but it saves you from having to go to the store if the Black Friday deals are in-store only.
You're also not bound by any qualifiers for Black Friday deals, nor do you have to buy the phones during the store's Black Friday event dates.
At Apple's Refurbished iPhone Store, you can get:
- iPhone 7 128 GB starting at $470 (you save $80)
- iPhone 7 Plus 32 GB starting at $480 (you save $90)
- iPhone 8 64 GB starting at $500 (you save $100)
- iPhone 8 Plus 64 GB starting at $600 (you save $100)
Stocks of refurbished iPhones constantly change because of availability, so you might see different iPhones with different storage options available on Apple's site.
If my experience with a refurbished MacBook Pro is anything to go by, Apple's refurbished devices are as good as new.