Cyber ​​Monday: The best flagship deals for the US

Black Friday is behind us, but today is the tech shopping day of the year. Cyber ​​Monday deals may be even better than last week – for example, Pixels are $50 off. Samsung is also running its promo campaign with huge discounts.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra remains a unique productivity device with its built-in S Pen and DeX support. You can use USB-C for wired video out, but wireless screen casting also works, so the Ultra is quite versatile. And right now Samsung is offering both a US discount and a free storage upgrade.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

The Ultra is also Samsung’s best camera phone at the moment. The 2026 model is arriving in a few months, but expectations of a major upgrade have been tempered by rumors about it. In this generation, Samsung upgraded the ultra-wide camera from 12MP on the S24 Ultra to a 50MP sensor (here’s how the two phones compare). The phone already has a large 200MP 1/1.3” sensor on the main and two telephoto cameras: a 50MP 5x/111mm periscope and a 10MP 3x/67mm medium-range telephoto camera.

There is a way to get additional discounts – you can check if you are eligible for the Samsung Offers program here. Programs are available to teachers and students, first responders and healthcare workers, military personnel and government employees, as well as eligible employees of 1,000+ participating companies. In the case of the S25 Ultra, this brings an additional discount of $153.

The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL benefits from Google’s experiments in UI design, messaging, AI, and more. However, its hardware suffers from a poorly performing Tensor G5 chipset – it’s nowhere close to the performance of the Galaxy’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. And Google is working with Samsung on building a native desktop experience for Android 16.

There was an aura around Pixel cameras – they did wonders with older hardware. Now the Pixel 10 Pro XL has competitive hardware with a 50MP 1/1.31″ main, 48MP 5x/113mm periscope, and 48MP ultra-wide. Photos still have a “Pixel feel”, though they lag behind the market leaders in terms of quality. Luckily for Google and Samsung, the best of the best aren’t available in the US.

There are other things to consider — the Pixel 10 Pro XL had a brighter screen when we tested (peaking at 2,340 nits compared to 1,417 nits for the S25 Ultra), but the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra had better battery life (14:49 hours vs. 12:29 hours active usage score). The Samsung also charges to 100% faster (0:59 hours vs. 1:22 hours).

The Google Pixel 10 Pro has the same chipset and cameras, so the same considerations apply. The phone is equipped with one of the brightest displays we’ve ever tested and measures 6.3″. The relatively large 4,870mAh battery doesn’t last as long as we’d like with a 12:06h active usage score. Slow charging doesn’t help either.