Using this Black Friday deal at the official Samsung site, you can either get an unlocked 512GB device for $950 without a trade (a record-low) or a device for as little as $499 with the trade. In the former case, today's discount at Samsung is a whole $100 better than Amazon's cheapest price for a 512GB model, so it's absolutely worth checking out.

Your Black Friday shopping list includes a phone, which is lucky for you since there are so many Black Friday phone deals out there right now. You peruse the list, spot what seems like a reasonable discount on one of the best phones on your wish list and decide to take the plunge.

Black Friday isn’t here just yet, but the good news is that you can get some of the best deals several days early to beat the digital lines. However, sifting through thousands of deals can be tedious,