Amazon shoppers rush to buy ‘excellent budget’ smartphone scanning for £129 instead of £219 for Black Friday

PHONE shopping an a budget? Take a look at Amazon’s Black Friday sale.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has had its price slashed from £219 to 129 – saving you a wonderful £90.

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 12, £129 (was £219) – buy from Amazon

With Black Friday this Friday, we’ve begun to see a wave of fantastic deals on much-wanted tech items, including smart devices, tablets, wearables – and lots of mobile phones.

The retail giant released a wave of early Amazon Black Friday deals, and luckily for anyone after a new SIM-free handset, the Xiaomi Note has received a chunky 90% price cut.

We spotted this budget-friendly smartphone sitting on the Number 4 spot on Amazon’s best-selling mobiles list.

We also have an extensive list of the best Black Friday phone deals if you’re after an Apple or Android device.

Since there are so many choices of Android phones out there, it can be a tough task to stay up to date with what each one is capable of, so here’s a rundown of what the Note 12 is capable of.

Regarding screen size, you’re getting a device on the larger size. At 6.67 inches, it’s almost as large as the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which measures 6.69 inches. So if you’re an on-the-go streamer, you’ve definitely got a screen large enough for your daily needs.

The actual screen is a 120Hz AMOLED, display meaning it’s incredibly smooth, and whatever you’re looking at will pop up full of colour.

Just because it’s not an Apple or Samsung device doesn’t mean you’re going to miss out on battery life, as the 5000mAh long-lasting battery has a higher capacity than most flagship devices currently on the market.

One customer left a flawless five-star rating calling the phone an ‘excellent budget phone,’ and going on to state: ‘ If you are after an inexpensive cheap smartphone then you can’t go wrong with this.’

Another praised it for its ‘very good screen and processing power,’ and made note of its ‘quick charging, long-lasting battery’.

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 12, £129 (was £219) – buy from Amazon

If you’re struggling to find the perfect present for a gaming fan, we spotted shoppers scrambling to buy the Meta Quest 2 as it’s been reduced from £400 to just £250 in the Black Friday deals.

For all the very finest discounts, make sure you visit our best Black Friday deals article.

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