Apple Black Friday deals 2022: Best discounts on iPads, AirPods and more

Black Friday is the shopping event of the year, with discounts to be had on top tech items, including TVs, laptops and gaming gear. We’ve now entered Black Friday week, and there are already deals to be had on Apple products from a number of third-party retailers.

Several stores have already cut hundreds of prices this Black Friday month. In fact, John Lewis & Partners, Argos, Currys, Very and AO started trimming product prices at the beginning of November, and those deals are only going to land thicker and faster as we get closer to the big day.

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While Apple itself doesn’t reduce prices for Black Friday, the tech giant will, as always, be offering a gift card in exchange for a purchase. Those Black Friday gift card offers have just been announced.

If you buy an eligible iPhone 13, iPhone 12, iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE or iPad air, Apple will chuck in a £50 gift card. Purchase some AirPods pro 2 or the AirPods max, and you’ll get a £75 gift card. Need a new MacBook? You can get a gift card worth up to £250.

That said, if you’d rather save money on the purchase you’re about to make instead of one sometime in the future, we’ve already seen contract deals on the new iPhone 14, as well as savings on Apple Watches, MacBooks, iPads, accessories and more. Keep reading this article for all the best Black Friday Apple deals so far.

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You can save £72 over 24 months with this Black Friday deal on the all-new iPhone 14 at Carphone Warehouse. The plan has a £49 up-front charge and is provided by iD Mobile, which is part of the Three network. You’ll be able to access unlimited 5G data, wherever it’s available, plus other benefits such as inclusive roaming in 50 countries worldwide.

In our review of the handset, our reviewer said the iPhone 14 might look similar on the outside, but its “internal upgrades, from camera to crash detection, are pretty extraordinary”. They added: “This is a fast and attractive smartphone, featuring Apple’s excellent design and build quality, the now-routine features, such as water resistance and strong screen, and a significantly improved camera.”

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If you’re looking to upgrade your iPhone this Black Friday but don’t need the latest and greatest handset, last year’s iPhone 13 pro is currently on sale at Amazon. The retailer has taken a £60 chunk out of the original price of the 512GB model, so you’ll have plenty of storage to hoard all your apps, photos and videos.       

“The swathe of photographic improvements alone are worth upgrading for, made possible by a faster processor and better camera sensors,” our tech critic said in their review. “The first 120Hz display for an iPhone is definitely worth having. The innovations from 2020, such as 5G and the ceramic shield that makes the screen more drop-resistant, are nicely consolidated. And just as importantly, Apple is paying attention to the things that really matter, like battery life, which is exceptionally good.”

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Amazon is giving you a 14 per cent discount on last year’s Apple Watch series 7 with GPS, and it will have you running wild into the new year.

“The Apple watch remains a remarkably advanced wearable when it comes to health and fitness metrics. If you have a series 6, then the gorgeous new display, delicately upgraded design, and improved durability should be enough to tempt you to upgrade,” our writer said in their review of the smartwatch.

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You can save £50 on this early Black Friday deal on the latest iPad pro, courtesy of John Lewis & Partners. When we reviewed the tablet following its release last month, our writer was full of praise. “The large iPad pro is especially brilliant (literally, thanks to the mini LED backlighting that brightens everything) and has a super-fast processor that handles everything you throw at it with ease,” they wrote in their review. “Not everybody needs all this power, though the speedy performance benefits everything the tablet does. If you really want the best tablet around, it’s the iPad pro.”

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John Lewis & Partners has slashed the price of the latest MacBook air with the M2 chip by a healthy £60 this Black Friday. Launched in July this year, it’s thinner and lighter than the previous MacBook air, has a redesigned keyboard and sees the return of a fan-favourite feature: MagSafe charging. “The M2 processor is noticeably faster than the already barnstorming M1 and the battery life remains outstanding,” our writer said in their review of the laptop. “The new MacBook air shines because of its superb light weight and bright display, its great keyboard and fast performance, and its sheer drop-dead glorious design.”

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This is the first UK price drop we’ve seen on the new AirPods pro, and while it’s only a tiny saving, we expect them to be booted back up to full price very quickly. These are the second-generation AirPods pro wireless noise-cancelling earbuds, which only arrived in September of this year.

Our reviewer gave them a rating of 8/10 and said: “The new AirPods pro are a significant improvement over the already-splendid first-generation model. Though there’s no major design change, except to the charging case, the improvements to audio are worth having.”

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Discounts on current-generation Apple products are rare, so while it’s only a £20 saving this Watch series 8 deal is worthy of your attention. This model of Apple Watch was only launched a couple of months ago, and this particular deal sees money off the 41mm version with GPS and Wi-Fi, finished in midnight aluminium with a matching sports rubber band.

New for the series 8 Watch is body temperature tracking, improved sleep analysis, and a car crash detection system that can automatically call for help. Our reviewer said of the wearable: “Apple Watch series 8 is slick and easy to use, and is very responsive and fast, whether you’re launching an app, getting directions on your Watch so you can keep your iPhone in your pocket, or setting a timer.”

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Want to get a pair of active noise-cancelling earbuds this Black Friday but don’t want to splash out for some expensive AirPods pros? The Apple-owned Beats studio buds are a worthy alternative. “The studio buds produce some seriously impressive sound, especially in the higher frequencies, and the fit is among the best around, with a barely noticeable weight and perfect size,” our writer said in their review of the buds. “The quick pairing for Android users is a great move, and shows that Beats aren’t purely for Apple users since the company’s acquisition.”

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Here’s a handy 17 per cent saving on a four pack of Apple’s Bluetooth tracking gadget, called the AirTag. These coin-sized devices connect to your iPhone, then are designed to slip into a bag, jacket or anything you don’t want to lose. Misplace said item, and you can use Apple’s Find My app to track down the AirTag inside. If out of range (or in another city or even country), an AirTag declared lost will tell you its approximate location whenever someone else’s iPhone comes within Bluetooth range of it. AirTags are powered by a replaceable coin-style battery.

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Although it’s a couple of years old now, the MacBook air M1 is still sold by Apple, alongside the new (and more expensive) M2 model (£1,119, Currys.co.uk). While Apple still charges the original retail price of £999 for the M1 air, Very has sliced off a handy £152 this Black Friday.

This model of MacBook air featured in our round-up of the best high-end laptops for great performance. Our tester said: “The MacBook air is remarkably lightweight and slim, an effect made more appealing thanks to a tapering design – at its thinnest point, it’s 0.41cm thick. But the new version is the first to use Apple’s own silicon instead of an Intel processor. The M1 chip is breathtakingly fast.”

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This rechargeable battery pack snaps magnetically to the back of any model of iPhone 12, 13 and 14, then refills its battery. The pack uses Apple’s wireless Magsafe technology, and then is recharged using the same USB to Lightning cable as your iPhone or AirPods (charger and cable both sold separately).

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Currys has discounted all of Apple’s MagSafe cases for the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus, iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro max this Black Friday. All of them have been reduced by £10. Winning a spot in our round-up of the best iPhone cases, our writer said: “Apple’s own leather case is solid and reliable and the MagSafe magnet ring inside means the case clicks into place easily and is quick to remove.”

“There’s also a neat visual extra that only happens with Apple’s own MagSafe cases: as you put it on, the home screen flashes in exactly the colour of the case. That means it will briefly show whether you’ve got golden brown, dark cherry, sequoia green, midnight or wisteria,” they added.

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What is Black Friday?

If you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years and don’t know what Black Friday is, it’s basically the biggest sales event in the calendar year, with retailers slashing prices left and right, giving you the best opportunity to grab a bargain before Christmas.

It originally started across the pond in the US as a one-day event the day after Thanksgiving, but since the UK adopted the sales tradition, we’ve seen it last an entire weekend, finishing on what is now known as Cyber Monday.

Black Friday became a modern retail phenomenon in the mid-2000s when footage of impatient shoppers falling over one another to grab discounted electronics went viral. Since 2005, Black Friday has consistently been the busiest shopping day in the United States.

It grew in popularity when Amazon brought the shopping bonanza to UK shores in the mid-2010s. Now Black Friday is everywhere, making it easier than ever to find a bargain.

When is Black Friday 2022 in the UK?

Black Friday will officially take place on 25 November and end on Monday 28 November, but we’ve been seeing deals start earlier and earlier as years go by, with Currys, Argos and more having launched their deals in the first week of November.

When is Cyber Monday 2022?

Cyber Monday traditionally takes place on the day after the Black Friday weekend. It used to be the online equivalent to Black Friday, which tended to focus on in-store deals at brick-and-mortar shops. Now though, there is little to tell the two days apart, as deals tend to be available online and in-store, for the entire week of Black Friday – or, as we’re increasingly seeing – the entire month of November. For 2022, Cyber Monday falls on 28 November, but in reality it’s just another day of the existing Black Friday sale.

When will the Black Friday 2022 Apple deals start?

Now, essentially. We saw Apple deals on iPhones, iPads and the Apple Watch dropping as early as 2 November this year. We’ll be digging around for the best Apple deals and delivering them on a platter right here on this page. Give it a bookmark.

What to expect from Apple deals this Black Friday 2022

Last year, many of the Apple products (which had launched that same year) went on sale, so we’ll be expecting to see all of Apple’s most recent gadgets discounted this year, too. We will hopefully see some contract deals on the new iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro max, as well as modest savings on the older iPhone 13 pro.

We’re also hopefully going to see reductions on the older AirPods pro 1st gen and, if we’re lucky, the second-generation AirPods pro as well. Apple Watches are usually discounted on Black Friday too, so we’re expecting to see small discounts on the Apple Watch series 8 and Apple Watch SE, though we’re unsure about the Apple Watch ultra.

The MacBook air and MacBook pro are almost always discounted on Black Friday, so expect the latest M2 models to receive healthy discounts when the sale starts.

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