These are the best Black Friday Apple deals at Walmart, Amazon, and beyond

Here are the best Black Friday deals on Apple devices and accessories as of Nov. 13:

• BEST IPHONE DEAL: iPhone 12 — free at T-Mobile when you join and trade in a qualifying iPhone

• BEST AIRPODS DEAL: AirPods Pro — save $55 at Walmart and Amazon

• BEST APPLE WATCH DEAL: Apple Watch SE — save up to $49.01 on select variants at Walmart and Amazon

• BEST IPAD DEAL: iPad mini (WiFi + Cellular, 256GB) — save $166.72 at Walmart and Amazon

• BEST MACBOOK DEAL: Apple MacBook Air (256GB) — save $70 on Amazon

From a new iPhone lineup to two new iPads, a pair of new Apple Watches, and some updated MacBooks with an in-house M1 chip, Tim Cook and company have been pumping out tons of new Apple devices this fall. 

In previous years, it would be months before we saw any decent deals on those new releases. But 2020 is not like most years.

This year’s Black Friday sales feature huge savings on the new iPad Air, the Apple Watch Series 6 and SE, the just-released iPhone 12, and more of the latest Apple products in addition to previous-gen models — and in an even more shocking twist, very few variants are completely out of stock. (That includes the AirPods Pro, which have dropped down to their all-time-low price of $194 this month — those bad boys should be long sold out everywhere, but nope.)

SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about Black Friday 2020

Granted, this doesn’t mean a complete shakeup for Apple’s handling of the holiday shopping season: The brand itself is staying out of the Black Friday fray per usual, leaving the likes of Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy to try to one-up the others’ Apple deals, and forcing shoppers to do some serious homework comparing prices across retailers. But don’t fret — we’re already on the case.

Keep scrolling to check out the best Apple deals we could find as of Nov. 13. (Note that Amazon and Walmart almost always match each other’s prices.)

IPHONES

Our top pick: iPhone 12

• A14 Bionic chip

• 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display

• 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB of storage space

Walmart and Best Buy will both give you a deal on an Apple smartphone if you sign up for an installment plan with select carriers, but you’ll save the most money by going directly through them.

WIth that in mind, T-Mobile has the ultimate Black Friday iPhone offer where you can get the all-new, 5G-enabled iPhone 12 for free when you activate a new line (or upgrade an existing one) and trade in a qualifying older model. (You’ll have to purchase the phone on a monthly payment plan — its base model starts at $799 — and then T-Mobile will give you your money back in the form of credits.)

AT&T, meanwhile, will give you up to $700 off the iPhone 12 with a new line, an unlimited plan, and an eligible trade-in; Verizon is running a deal where you can buy one and get a second for up to $800 off with a new line, monthly payments, and select Unlimited plans. (You can also trade in your current phone at Verizon to save up to $440.)

More deals on iPhones:

iPhone 12 Pro

• AT&T — save up to $700 with new line, unlimited plan, and eligible trade-in

• T-Mobile — save up to $950 with new line, installment plan, and eligible trade-in

• Verizon — buy one and save up to $1,000 on a second one with a new line, monthly payments, and an eligible Unlimited plan, or upgrade and save up to $440 with an eligible trade-in

iPhone 12 Pro Max

• AT&T — save up to $700 with new line, unlimited plan, and eligible trade-in

• T-Mobile — save up to $950 with new line, installment plan, and eligible trade-in

• Verizon — buy one and save up to $1,100 on a second one with a new line, monthly payments, and an eligible Unlimited plan, or upgrade and save up to $440 with an eligible trade-in

iPhone 12 mini

• AT&T — save up to $700 with new line, unlimited plan, and eligible trade-in

• T-Mobile — free with new line, installment plan, and eligible trade-in

• Verizon— buy one and save up to $700 on a second one with a new line, monthly payments, and an eligible Unlimited plan, or upgrade and save up to $412 with an eligible trade-in

iPhone SE (2020)

• AT&T — as low as $5/month for 30 months (or free with an eligible trade-in) with an unlimited plan

• T-Mobile — save up to 50% when you add a line

• Verizon — as low as $0/month (save up to $399.99) with a new line and a Select Unlimited plan

iPhone 11

iPhone 11 Pro

• AT&T — save up to $700 with new line, unlimited plan, and eligible trade-in

• T-Mobile — get one for free when you join, add a line, and buy two

• Verizon — buy one and save up to $1,000 on a second one with a new line, monthly payments, and an eligible Unlimited plan, or save up to $350 with an eligible trade-in or new line

iPhone 11 Pro Max

• AT&T — save up to $700 with new line, unlimited plan, and eligible trade-in

• T-Mobile — save $1,000 when you join, add a line, and buy two

• Verizon — buy one and save up to $1,000 on a second one with a new line, monthly payments, and an eligible Unlimited plan, or save up to $350 with an eligible trade-in or new line

AIRPODS 

Our top pick: AirPods Pro

• Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes

• Up to 4.5 hours of listening time (+19.5 hours with the included wireless charging case)

• Sweat- and water-resistant

Apple’s bestselling noise-cancelling earbuds have never been this cheap before: Normally $249, you can grab a pair on sale at either Amazon or Walmart for only $194 — a 22% savings.

More deals on AirPods:

• Apple AirPods with Charging Case (Wired) — $128.98 (save $30.02) at Amazon and Walmart

• Apple AirPods with Wireless Charging Case — $159.98 (save $39.02) at Amazon and Walmart

APPLE WATCHES 

Our top pick: Apple Watch SE

• Large Retina OLED display

• Swimproof design (up to 50 meters)

• Advanced fitness features include always-on altimeter, fall detection, and Emergency SOS

Released in mid-September, Apple’s new mid-tier smartwatch has *also* dropped to its best price ever for Black Friday: Amazon and Walmart have knocked off several variants by up to 16%, bringing them down to as low as $260. (FYI: While the two retailers have both configurations on sale — WiFi or WiFi with cellular connectivity — Amazon has way more variety in terms of colors and sizes. 

More deals on Apple Watches:

Apple Watch Series 6

• Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS, 40mm)— starting at $379 (save up to $20) at Walmart and Amazon

• Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS, 44mm) — starting at $409 (save up to $20) on Amazon

• Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS + Cellular, 40mm) — starting at $479 (save up to $20) on Amazon

• Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS + Cellular, 44mm) — starting at $509 (save up to $20) at Walmart and Amazon

Apple Watch Series 3

• Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 38mm) — $179 (save $20) at Walmart and Amazon

• Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 42mm) — $209 (save $20) at Walmart and Amazon

IPADS

Our top pick: iPad mini (WiFi + Cellular, 256GB)

Last year’s Mashable’s Choice Award-winning iPad mini is still the best small tablet your money can buy, and the good news is that you don’t have to spend a lot of it: The 256GB model with both WiFi and cellular support is on sale for the holidays at both Walmart and Amazon for just $512.28, or a solid 25% off its $679 MSRP. 

If you don’t need that much memory, the 64GB iPad mini with WiFi is just $384 (or $15 off) at Amazon and Walmart, and the former has the model with WiFi and cellular connectivity listed at $514 (a $10 savings).

More deals on iPads:

iPad (10.2-inch, 8th gen)

• Apple iPad (WiFi, 32GB) — starting at $299 (save up to $30) at Walmart and Amazon

• Apple iPad (WiFi, 128GB) — $395 (save $34) at Walmart and Amazon

iPad Air (10.9-inch, 4th gen)

• Apple iPad Air (WiFi, 256GB) — $699 (save $50) at Walmart and Amazon

• Apple iPad Air (WiFi + Cellular, 256GB) — $859.96 (save $19.04) on Amazon

iPad Pro (11-inch, 2nd gen)

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 128GB) — $749.99 (save $49) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 256GB) — $849 (save $50) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 512GB) — $1,029 (save $70) on Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 1TB) — starting at $1,229 (save $70) on Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 128GB) — starting at $899 (save up to $50) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 256GB) — starting at $999 (save up to $50) at Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 512GB) — $1,199 (save $50) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 1TB) — starting at $1,399 (save up to $50) at Best Buy and Amazon

iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 4th gen)

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 128GB) — starting at $939 (save up to $60) on Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 256GB) — starting at $999 (save up to $100) on Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 512GB) — starting at $1,228.93 (save up to $70.07) on Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi, 1TB) — $1,449 (save $40) at Best Buy

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 128GB) — $1,099.99 (save $50) at Best Buy

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 256GB) — $1,199 (save $50) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 512GB)  — starting at $1,399 (save up to $50) at Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon

• Apple iPad Pro (WiFi + Cellular, 1TB) — $1,599 (save $50) at Walmart and Best Buy

MACBOOKS

Our top pick: Apple MacBook Air (256GB)

• 13.3-inch Retina display with True Tone technology

• 10th-gen Intel Core i3 processor

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID fingerprint sensor

Amazon’s the place to go for Black Friday deals on Apple’s laptop line, the star of its show being this 256GB MacBook Air that came out in March: You can score it on sale for only $929 (or $70 off its suggested retail price of $999) in your choice of gold, silver, or space gray.

Need more storage space? The 512GB configuration with a 10th-gen Intel Core i5 processor is also on sale on Amazon — it normally retails for $1,249, but you’ll pay just $1,049.99 (a $199.01 savings); take your pick from a gold or space gray finish. 

More deals on MacBooks:

MacBook Pro

• Apple MacBook Pro with 8th-gen Intel Core i5 processor (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) — $1,219 (save $80) on Amazon

• Apple MacBook Pro with 10th-gen Intel Core i5 processor (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) — $1,699 (save $100) on Amazon

• Apple MacBook Pro with 10th-gen Intel Core i5 processor (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB) — $1,899 (save $100) on Amazon

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