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Best AT&T Black Friday deals: Recap of 2022 and expectations for 2023

Updated: Dec 06, 2022, 6:22 AM

Peter Kostadinov

Black Friday 2022 has officially ended, which means that nothing remains for us but to make a recap of the event and draw our expectations for 2023.

Black Friday 2022 gave us tons of deals on many superb phones, tablets, and smartwatches, with many BOGO deals available on Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, Motorola flagships, and more.

Next year's Black Friday event will take place in late November 2023, as usual, and we expect tons of deals on all the upcoming hot phone that will see the light of day in 2023, as well as most devices that we saw discounted in 2023.

What were the best AT&T Black Friday phone deals in 2022?

AT&T had a ton of great deals on phones in 2022, including a multitude of BOGO deals and markdowns on the hot Galaxy and iPhone flagships. Most of these deals call for a qualifying trade-in and might also require you to open a new line on an eligible 5G plan.

Some of the more intriguing deals saw a massive $1,350 write-off on the awesome Galaxy Z Fold 4, as well as $750 off on the Galaxy Z Flip 4, both with trade-in required. Meanwhile, the awesome Galaxy S22 ultra was $825 off, of course with a trade-in required, and the Galaxy S22 Plus went down by $650 off, selling for just $350 with trade-in. Finally, the awesome regular Galaxy S22 was available for just $325 with trade-in, which was a superb deal on the compact flagship.

9.0

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4

The Good

Solid build
Empowering multitasking features
Beautiful displays
Stylus support
Smooth performance
Good battery life

The Bad

Expensive
Still has a crease
Thick and heavy, harder to carry around than a slab phone

Deal £55 at Virgin Deal £59 at SkyMobile Deal Buy at Amazon

A similar neat discount was available on the iPhone 14 Pro Max as well, which was 74% off with trade-in, while the iPhone 14 was free with trade-in. The iPhone 14 Plus also got discounted by a whole lot of $800, while the Pixel 7 could be yours for free with trade-in.

8.8

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

The Good

S Pen in a flagship, great for creatives
Industry-leading screen quality
Faster charging than before
10X zoom camera is improved significantly
Video recording gets smoother stabilization
4 years of major software updates!

The Bad

Battery life has gone down from the S21 Ultra
You get less RAM than last year
No microSD card slot, no headphone jack
Loudspeaker quality could be better
Jittery swiping, microstutter with gesture nav in One UI

Deal £42 at Virgin Deal $1200 at Samsung Deal $10 at T-Mobile

What were the best AT&T Black Friday 2022 smartwatch deals?

BOGO deals are usually associated with phones, but this year AT&T had some exceptional BOGO deals on the Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch 8, Apple Watch SE 2nd Gen, Galaxy Watch 5, Google Pixel Watch, and more.

9.0

Apple Watch Ultra

The Good

Exceptional rugged design
Bright and vivid display
Solid and reliable battery life
Intuitive and logical watchOS 9 interface
Excellent performance and functionality
Great selection of wellness and health features

The Bad

At $799, it's not very affordable
Little differentiation from the Apple Watch Series 8
Just a single color option

Deal Buy at Amazon Deal Buy at Amazon $848 at eBay

When do the AT&T phone deals start on Black Friday?

There's probably no way of guessing when AT&T will kick off its Black Friday deals. Sure, it might seem intuitive that as soon as the Thanksgiving Turkey goes cold, the carrier will unleash its deals and promotions, but there's a high chance that the deals will be revealed days ahead of the actual Black Friday. In 2022, for example, the Black Friday deals kicked off a week ahead of the discount festival, so we expect the same pattern in 2023 as well.

Can I get a free iPhone from AT&T on Black Friday?

Similarly to Verizon and T-Mobile, AT&T usually has its own BOGO deals this Black Friday. By buying an iPhone with an eligible line, you can get a second unit for free, which is essentially a 50% off. The most recent iPhones are usually included in AT&T's BOGO deals, but so are some slightly older yet still relevant iPhones. In 2022, we saw lots of similar deals on the iPhone 14-series and the iPhone 13-series. So, yes, technically, you can get a free iPhone on Black Friday, and we expect that to remain the same in 2023 as well.