After a week of drooling over Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL offers, you can finally take advantage of them. Today is the day that most of these Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals begin. The Pixel 3 is a CNET Editors’ Choice phone for good reason. It, and the larger Pixel 3 XL, take the best photos on a phone, and that’s with one rear camera, not, two, three or even four. You’ll find promotions from Verizon, Google’s online store and Best Buy. Even though Verizon is the exclusive carrier, the Pixel 3 handsets will work with your favorite carrier.
These are the sales we know of, but it’s possible we might see more pop up for Nov. 26, which makes this stretch of November the perfect time to buy up a Pixel 3.
If you’re also weighing options for other phones, also see Black Friday sales for Apple’s iPhones, the Galaxy Note and Galaxy S9 phones and for other excellent handsets, like the OnePlus 6T and top LG models.
Just so you know:
- The deals below are current as of Nov. 22, and include Verizon, Google, Target, Amazon and Best Buy. There may be multiple deals by multiple vendors that change based on the date.
- We’ve put the ongoing sales at the top of the list. Note that the retailer’s website may not reflect the deal until it’s live, and limited-supply offers might sell out before the sale’s end date.
- CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale of the products featured on this page.
Verizon: Save $400 on Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
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A rare deal that doesn’t require you to trade in your old phone, Verizon will drop $400 from the price of the Pixel 3 and 3 XL (and most other premium phones, too). In addition, you can slash $200 from the price of any other $400+ Android phone, again with no trade-in requirement. However, you will need to buy the device on a payment plan. Bill credits are spread out over 24 months.
The $400-off deal runs today (online only) and Nov. 23 (online and in-store). The $200-off deal goes on sale now through Nov. 25.
Pixel 3 for $650, 3XL for $700: Google Store
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Starting Thanksgiving Day, Google will cut $150 off the Pixel 3 (regularly $800) and $200 from the Pixel 3 XL (normally $900). You can use either phone with any carrier, and of course, shipping is free.
The offer runs from today through Nov. 25.
Pixel 3 or 3 XL: Save $200 at Best Buy
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Best Buy will knock $200 off the price of either Pixel 3 phone when you activate in-store with Verizon’s service.
The sale starts Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) at 5 p.m. and lasts through Nov. 24.
Google Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL: $200 Target gift card
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You’ll buy the phone at full-price, but pick up a $200 gift card when you activate the phone with Verizon. It’s limited to two per customer. Sale is from Nov. 23 through Nov. 25.
Buy a Pixel 3, get a Home Hub and $50 Google Store credit (Cyber Monday)
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This deal is for Cyber Monday only from the Google Store (Nov. 26). When you buy a Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL, get a Google Home Hub for free (a $149 value), plus a $50 credit for the Google Store.
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