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Deal Alert: The Black Friday Special!

By Team HardwareZone - 26 Nov 2016

Mobile

Note: This article was first published on the night of 23rd November 2016.

Buy, buy, buy this Black Friday!

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. Because this is also the period where many consumers do their Christmas shopping, retailers, big and small, have also been using this opportunity to offer promotional sales. Of course, with advent of the Internet and online shopping sites, Black Friday sales are no longer a U.S.-only activity. For more FAQs on this topic and freight forwarders, we've got you covered over here.

Without further ado, here are some deals that caught our eye. Let's go!
 

ASUS ZenFone 3

The 5.5-inch ASUS ZenFone 3 boasts an aluminum-alloy frame with diamond-cut chamfered edges and 2.5D contoured Gorilla Glass on both the front and the back. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. On the back of the phone, there's a 16-megapixel ASUS PixelMaster 3.0, f/2.0 camera with a Sony IMX298 sensor, 4-axis optical image stabilisation, 2nd generation laser autofocus, a color-correction sensor and a dual-tone LED flash. Below the camera is a fingerprint scanner. On the front there's an 8-megapixel 85 degree wide-angle selfie camera.

The 5.5-inch ZenFone 3 usually retails for S$498, but you can pick one up from GearBest for US$319.99 (~S$447.50) in the gorgeous Lake Blue color (not officially available locally) with free shipping to Singapore. 

For more information on the ZenFone 3, read our full review here.

Buy it here!

 

Xiaomi Mi 5 64GB

The Xiaomi Mi 5 boasts high performance specs and a beautiful metal and glass design in a compact 5-inch form factor. The phone has a 5.15-inch Full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor with 3GB RAM, a 16-megapixel rear camera with a Sony IMX298 sensor, four-axis optical image stabilization, a sapphire glass lens, phase detection autofocus, and a 3,000mAh capacity battery.

In Singapore, the official Xiaomi store sells the base 32GB model for S$619, but if you don't mind getting an export model (which means no official warranty) you can grab the premium 64GB model for an incredible S$386

For more information on the Xiaomi Mi 5, check out our full review here.

Buy it here!

 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

The Redmi Note 4 is a full metal unibody design 5.5-inch smartphone powered by a deca-core Mediatek Helio X20 processor, with a Full HD display, a fingerprint scanner and a huge 4,100mAh battery. The phone has dual SIM card slots, with the second slot doubling up as a microSD slot compatible with cards up to 128GB in capacity. On the back of the phone, there's a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase detection autofocus and a f/2.0 aperture. On the front, there's a 5-megapixel camera with an 85-degree wide angle lens.

Officially, the Redmi Note 4 isn't available yet in Singapore, but you can grab the 3GB RAM/64GB storage model from Gearbest for US$179.99 (~S$256) with free shipping to Singapore!

Buy it here!

 

LG V20

The 5.7-inch LG V20 boasts a dazzling array of high-end unique features including the world's first 32-bit quad Hi-Fi DAC, speakers tuned by B&O and a pair of B&O Play earphones worth S$198 (according to LG) included in the box, elaborate professional-level video and audio manual recording controls, and no less than three cameras and two displays.

It normally retails for S$998 but you can grab one on Shopee for just S$870!

For more information on the LG V20 read our full review here.

Buy it here!

 

Apple iPhone 7 32GB

The polarizing Apple iPhone 7 may not have a headphone jack, but it gained a ton of great features in other areas, like IP67 dust and water resistance, stereo speakers, and an improved camera with optical image stabilization. 

Alldayzip has an awesome Black Friday deal on the 32GB iPhone 7 (unfortunately the iPhone 7 Plus is not discounted) on their eBay store, where it's going for just US$619.99 (~S$884.10) + US$23.50 (~$33.50) shipping to Singapore = US$643.49 (~S$917.60). Factor in 7% GST for import tax and that comes out to S$982, S$66 cheaper than buying locally!

In case you're worried, the model you'll be getting is an unlocked A1660, which is considered the 'global' model, and is fully compatible with all cellular bands in Singapore.

For more information on the iPhone 7, check out our full review of the iPhone 7 here.

Buy it here!
 

 

Samsung Gear Fit 2

Samsung's Gear Fit 2 is an IP68 dust and water resistant fitness tracker with a slim design and a curved AMOLED display that can show smartphone notifications and daily or weekly activity charts. It also has built-in GPS, heart-rate monitoring, a music player and storage for up to 1,000 songs, all-day fitness and sleep tracking, and automatic exercise detection. The Gear Fit 2 works with most Android phones, but it is also compatible with iOS (albeit with limited capabilities).

Usually priced at S$298, it's now US$149 (~S$212) on Amazon (U.P. US$179), and it ships to Singapore!

You can read more about the Samsung Gear Fit 2 here.

 

Twelve South HiRise stand for Apple Watch

Here’s a nice stand for your nice Apple Watch. The HiRise stand by Twelve South is now 50% off on Amazon at US$24.99 (U.P. US$49.99).

 

Editor's note and disclaimer: The deals are not an endorsement or recommendation of the product from the editorial team. Instead, the listed items present themselves as a good deal based on the novelty factor and how much of a discount it is being offered from standard retail pricing at the time of publishing. Please note that we are not responsible in any way if you're unable to secure the listed offer due to errors on our part or should the offers expire by the time you've checked them.

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