Deals: The best Android phones go head-to-head during Black Friday week

We have a full week of sales ahead of us, ending on December 2nd. We picked out the best smartphone offers from Amazon UK and tried to pair similar models.

As we saw last week, there’s £100 off Pixel 9 phones. If you have an Amazon Prime Student subscription the deal is a little better this week with an additional 10% off.

Still, the Google Pixel 9 Pro is quite expensive at £900 (£810 if you can get the extra 10% off). But there aren’t a lot of small (or small-like) flagships out there.

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

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

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

We’ll be looking at some foldables soon, both £300 off. You can also get an additional 10% discount on Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold with Prime Student. The Tensor G4 is no speed demon, but the 6.3” 20:9 cover display and 8.0” inner display are great and let you choose a level of multitasking that suits the occasion.

The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra features a 6.9” 165Hz inner display (FHD+) and a massive 4” cover display. 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.

The 13R is likely to be announced soon, so this should be the last straw for the OnePlus 12R. Still, £450 is a good price for a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone with a 6.78” LTPO display. or is it?

You get the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in the Poco F6 Pro for £400 (with slightly less RAM but more storage). The 6.67” OLED display is not an LTPO panel, but it has a higher resolution (1,440 x 3,200px vs. 1,264 x 2,780px). Neither phone has good water resistance, with IP54 ratings for Poco and IP64 ratings for OnePlus.

The Poco F6 brings flagship-grade performance at an even lower price – the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 powered phone is £300. Although we’d opt for the version with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, that’s only a £30 upgrade.

The OnePlus Nord 4 has a 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 slightly faster than the 8S Gen 3. The Nord has slightly better water resistance (IP65) and a larger battery (5,500mAh vs 5,000). mAh). And it will get 4 OS updates, whereas Xiaomi is promising 3 updates. Still, both of them are quite similar.

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

We also wanted to see the OnePlus 12, perhaps its last day in the sun. It features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and a sharp 1440p+ 6.82” LTPO display. However, it lacks in water resistance (IP65 vs IP68 on the 14T Duo. OnePlus has a better ultra-wide camera (48MP 14mm vs 12MP 15mm), but the 14T Pro isn’t far behind overall.

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite is a 5G phone that costs just over £200. It is powered by the older Snapdragon 695 and features a 6.67” 120Hz OLED display (FHD+ resolution). There is a single 50MP camera on the back.

The Samsung Galaxy A35 is a bit expensive, but it comes with a free Galaxy Fit3 smart band. And it has a better Exynos 1380 chipset, as well as higher dust and water resistance ratings (IP67 vs IP54). Its 50MP camera is joined by 8MP ultra-wide. The Nord is miles ahead in terms of charging – 80W for its 5,110mAh battery, while Samsung’s 5,000mAh battery is only 25W.

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

The CMF Phone 1 has the same price as the A35, but will only receive 2 OS updates. Its Dimensity 7300 chipset trades places with Exynos, but neither comes out on top. It has a 50MP main camera, but no ultra-wide.

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

All three phones have FHD+ OLED displays around 6.7 inches in size, with the Samsung running its display at 90Hz, the other two at 120Hz. All three have basic dust and water resistance ratings, although CMF is not officially certified. The batteries are also pretty close – 5,000mAh capacity on all three, 33W charging for the Redmi and CMF, 25W for the Samsung (no wireless on any of them).