Best cell phone deals as of November 16, 2021

Gift yourself or your family the latest tech at a fraction of the price!

This week’s best cell phone deals

  • Trade in your old phone for up to $1,800 off a new iPhone 13 from Verizon
  • Save up to $1,800 on the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G series through Verizon
  • Pay just $100/month for Visible‘s 4-line unlimited family plan
  • Get four lines on Mint Mobile‘s mix-and-match plan for $60/month

The best cell phone deals: iPhones

  • From Verizon: Get the iPhone SE (2020) for FREE with a new line and an eligible unlimited plan
  • From AT&T: Get the iPhone 13 for FREE when you add a new line or upgrade to an unlimited plan
  • From Verizon: Switch and get the iPhone 13 for up to $1,800 off when you activate on an eligible unlimited plan, or save up to $800 without switching
  • From T-Mobile: Save $1,000 when you purchase an iPhone 12 series phone and trade in an eligible device with a Magenta MAX plan

Check out all of the best iPhone deals on offer this week from all of your favorite carriers. Whether you’re looking to buy an iPhone outright or you’d prefer to pay monthly installments, there’s a great cell phone deal out there for you.


Best Samsung Galaxy deals

  • From Verizon: Trade in and save up to $1,800 on the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G series with a new line or up to $800 with an upgrade (unlimited plan required)
  • From AT&T: Get the Galaxy Z Flip3 for FREE with trade-in
  • From T-Mobile: Buy a Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, or S21 Ultra on monthly payments. trade in and get $1,000 back with a Magenta MAX plan

Check out all of our favorite Samsung Galaxy deals this week from carriers, big and small. We’ve reviewed limited-time deals including buy one, get one free offers, trade-in discounts, and new customer offers, and narrowed them down—we’ve done the hard work for you.


Best Google Pixel deals

  • From Verizon: Save up to $1,700 on the Google Pixel 6 or 6 Pro when you switch and trade in your old phone, or save $700 without switching
  • From AT&T: Get up to $800 off the Pixel 6 Pro with trade-in, or get the Pixel 6 for $15/month without trade
  • From T-Mobile: Get the Pixel 6 for FREE or save $900 on the Pixel 6 Pro when you sign up for Magenta MAX and trade in
  • From US Cellular: Get a free Google Pixel 5 when you activate a new account on a qualifying postpaid plan and purchase your phone on monthly payments

If you’re looking for a new Google Pixel phone, check out the latest deals on all models before you go and pay full price. There aren’t usually as many deals available for the Pixels compared to iPhones and Galaxy phones, but discounts are still out there.


Best cell phone deals for families

Whether you’re a 2-person household or 4-person household, you can save yourself hundreds of dollars each year by signing up for a family plan. Carriers like Verizon and AT&T offer huge discounts when you add additional lines to your plan.

Additionally, carriers often offer buy one, get one free discounts on the latest phones, including iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones. These BOGO deals require that you have a multi-line family plan to qualify.


How we pick the best cell phone deals

Each week our cell phone experts scour the web for the best cell phone deals from various carriers. Some of the key things we look for include:

  • Total value
  • Eligibility
  • Fine print

Total value

One of the most important things when it comes to finding the best cell phone deal is the total value or total savings you’ll be making. For example, $100 off a new phone may seem great compared to a $5/month discount, but if the $5/month discount is from AT&T, you’ll be paying for the phone for 30 months, which means your total discount is actually $150 total.

Eligibility

Sometimes you’ll notice that we don’t choose some buy one, get one free deals as our favorites. This is because more often than not, these deals require that you add an additional line to your cell phone account. This is great for those who have someone they’re willing to add, but for those of us who only need one line, you won’t be eligible for this deal.

Deals that are offered to both existing and new customers will usually make it higher up on our list as most carrier deals aren’t offered to existing customers.

Fine print

A lot of cell phone deals aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. We analyze the fine print and only pick the deals that don’t come with a lot of additional clauses. For example, if a trade-in offer seems great, but there are only a handful of trade-in phones that are accepted, we won’t choose that as our number one deal.