I’m a phone expert, and this is the phone I’m looking for this Black Friday

Black Friday is on the horizon, and I’ve already got one phone in mind when it comes to checking for deals and discounts.

The OnePlus 13R is already one of the best phone deals on the market, thanks to its powerful internals, sleek design, and reasonable starting price of $599 / £529.

That price already undercuts the standard iPhone 17, Samsung Galaxy S25, and Google Pixel 10, all of which start at $799 / £799 / AU$1,399 and boast mostly comparable specs to OnePlus’ mid-ranger.

I want to see if we’ll see that price fall even lower during the year’s biggest shopping event. We’ve seen the OnePlus 13R discounted during previous sales, so it’s entirely possible that we’ll see retailers slash the price of the handset during this year’s Black Friday proceedings.

Additionally, the OnePlus 13R is now nearly a year old – with the flagship OnePlus 15 on the way, it’s not a stretch to imagine a OnePlus 15R could follow, putting pressure on retailers to clear current stock.

In fact, prices of the OnePlus 13R have already started to fall, as the deals below demonstrate:

OnePlus 13R: was $599.99 now $526.35 at Amazon

The OnePlus 13R is a cheaper flagship that doesn't feel like a compromise, and at this sale price of $526.35 it's an even sweeter buy. At this kind of price, the OnePlus 13R competes with the iPhone 16e and Google Pixel 9a on price while putting up fierce competition when it comes to its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered performance, 6.78-inch display, and enormous 6,000mAh battery.

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OnePlus 13R: was £529 now £469 at Amazon

The OnePlus 13R is currently sitting at a starting price of £469 on Amazon in the UK, and though this isn't labelled as a deal it's a good chunk of change off the starting price of £529 found on the OnePlus website. The OnePlus 15R is likely not too far away, so now could be a great time to grab a deal on this fabulous mid-range phone.

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Our in-depth OnePlus 13R review calls the latest OnePlus mid-ranger a “triple threat” thanks to its battery life, strong performance, and overall execution.

The handset comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which was the best flagship Android chipset up until late 2024. It’s still plenty powerful for daily use, multitasking, AI, and gaming.

And with either 12GB or 16GB of RAM based on spec, and a huge 6,000mAh battery (that’s larger than the iPhone 17 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra), the OnePlus 13R keeps things moving at pace all day long.

All of this is sandwiched between a high resolution and high brightness 6.78-inch display and triple camera system boasting 50MP main and 2x telephoto sensors and an 8MP ultra-wide to boot.

Which phone are you looking out for this Black Friday? Be sure to let us know in the comments below.

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