By George Storr

Published: Thursday, 14 October 2021 at 12:00 am


Big discounts on Apple products aren’t common, but with the year’s biggest sales event coming up, it could be time to save. In this guide, we’ll be offering you tips and advice on how to bag bargain AirPods during Black Friday 2021.

Since the removal of the headphone jack from iPhones – and most Android phones – wireless earbuds have become a must-have piece of kit. For Apple fans, it has to be AirPods, but for some less partisan earbuds users, the AirPods are still the earbud of choice.

Whatever your reasons for wanting a pair of AirPods, the sad truth is that they’re expensive. So, any and all Black Friday discounts on second-generation AirPods, or AirPods Pro, would be very welcome for those would-be AirPods buyers. As a result, we’re doing our best in this guide to hunt down the latest and greatest AirPods deals and signpost the best places and ways for you to make savings on a pair of Apple’s earbuds.

For those of you hoping to pick up AirPods in the seasonal sales, one other interesting factor may come into play. Apple did not announce new AirPods at their September event, even though many commentators expected them to. We’re still expecting some new AirPods relatively soon, and several leaks have suggested they’re on the way. With that in mind – and thanks to the fact that the AirPods and AirPods Pro are now older products anyway – we may be more likely to see the current offerings discounted this Black Friday.

AirPods were the third most popular item by search during Black Friday 2020 and the most popular item in terms of site traffic, according to figures from SEMrush. So bear in mind that getting them for a discount is competitive!

Read on for tips and tricks, a review of last year’s deals, a note on what to expect this year and much more. We’re also serving up the best AirPods deals available right now.

When’s the best time to buy AirPods? Should you wait for Black Friday?

There are currently some tempting AirPods deals that might prevent some buyers from waiting until Black Friday arrives. Right now, Amazon is offering 20% off AirPods Pro and – oddly – 21% off AirPods. Take a look at the latest deals on both below.