Forget the iPhone 16. Get a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for as low as $499 for Black Friday

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We may have recently gotten a new iPhone 16, but Samsung isn't looking to celebrate the competition. Instead, it's offering a high-end smartphone for an incredible deal on Black Friday. Perhaps one of the best deals we've seen? A chance to save up to $800 on the Galaxy S24 Ultra with a device trade-in -- that's a whopping 61% off.

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For the S24 Ultra, you'll have two storage options to choose from: 256GB and 512GB. The S24 Ultra is available in four standard colors (Titanium Black, Titanium Violet, Titanium Gray, and Titanium Yellow) and three exclusive online-only colors (Titanium Green, Titanium Blue, and Titanium Orange).

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ZDNET's editor-in-chief Jason Hiner, who reviewed the S24 Ultra back in Feb. 2024, said the device brings an unexpected number of excellent new features to a product lineup that was already among the top smartphones. "If you're coming from a phone that is at least two years old, the S24 Ultra will feel like a superphone ... The S24 Ultra is a joy to look at and use all day long. The camera system is more versatile than ever and has modes for nearly every possible shot you could want, and the AI features, especially Circle to Search and Live Translation, make those tasks smoother and more frictionless," Hiner said in his review.

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Hiner noted then that if you're buying this phone on a carrier plan where you're spreading out the payments monthly, getting the S24 Ultra may only cost you $5-10 more per month than the standard S24 or S24 Plus. There's a lot to love in this product for a few extra dollars a month, Hiner says, and it's likely to continue to feel like an advanced smartphone for years to come. Plus, with even extra savings right now thanks to Black Friday, it's a great time to make an upgrade.