Why Black Friday is the best (and worst) time to buy a Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung Galaxy S8 is easily one of the best smartphones to launch this year (and one of very few ).

The flagship handset boasts a stunning all-glass design, edge-to-edge OLED display, brilliant camera, and lightning-fast silicon.

The latest entry in the Galaxy S range is tipped to be updated to the latest version of Android in the new year.

The award-winning handset has been discounted by a number of high street stores in Black Friday 2017 sales.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is included in the promotion, with plans starting at £62.99 per month and £9.99 up front, with 40GB of data on a 24-month Max Plan.

Carphone Warehouse has a good deal on the Galaxy S8 as well, which could save you £340.

This offer will set you back £35.99 per month and includes 10GB of data plus unlimited texts and 2,000 minutes.

There’s an upfront fee of £45.99 to pay.

Elsewhere, Vodafone has reduced the S8 to just £27 per month – one of the lowest prices currently on the market.

This includes unlimited calls/texts and 6GB of data.

An upfront fee of £20 is required for this deal.

If you have been set on buying a Galaxy S8 for a while, it could be a good time to finally add one to your basket.

However, there is a reason you might want to avoid the Galaxy S8 at the moment – it is about to be outdated.

, which is tipped to bring a dual-camera set-up capable of 2x optical zoom and Portrait Mode photos, as well as a faster processor, and improved fingerprint scanner placement.

The South Korean company is expected to launch the new phone in late February.

If you’re the sort of person who will be annoyed at having missed out on the latest and greatest features, it might be best to wait until the .

Although, it’s safe to assume you’ll be paying more than £29 per month for the next-generation Samsung smartphone when it launches.

And don’t forget – Samsung is tipped to launch an all-new in the new year, too.

This will purportedly feature a .

Want More Black Friday 2017 Deals?

Don’t worry there are plenty more offers from competing online and high street retailers all vying for the cheapest price and your hard-earned pocket money.

Below you’ll find a link to all of Express.co.uk‘s Black Friday 2017 deals pages, covering a wide variety of tech, smartphones and games consoles

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