With Samsung’s consumer Gear VR headset now up for sale, folks looking for compatible phones this holiday season should keep their eyes peeled for holiday deals. For Black Friday, Best Buy is offering cash back in the form of a gift card for Gear VR phones or deep discounts if you’re buying on-contract.
The just-released consumer Samsung Gear VR headset is compatible with the following phones (find more about compatibility with older Gear VR headsets here):
- Galaxy Note 5
- Galaxy S6 edge+
- Galaxy S6
- Galaxy S6 edge
Update (11/30/15): This deal has continue into Cyber Monday. Original article continues below.
Today for Black Friday, Best Buy has a number of deals available across all of these Gear VR compatible smartphones. The official deal page is here, but it’s a little complex depending upon which phone or carrier you’re looking for. Let’s break down the sales by carrier and phone:
Verizon
On-contract:
- Galaxy S6
- 32GB for $1 with 2-year agreement | $198.99 Savings (Reg. $199.99)
- 64GB for $99 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $299.99)
- 128GB for $199 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $399.99)
- Galaxy S6 edge
- 32GB for $1 with 2-year agreement | $298.99 Savings (Reg. $299.99)
- 64GB for $99 with 2-year agreement | $300 Savings (Reg. $399.99)
- 128GB for $199 with 2-year agreement | $300 Savings (Reg. $499.99)
- Galaxy S6 edge+
- 32GB for $149 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $349.99)
- 64GB for $249 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $449.99)
- Galaxy Note5
- 32GB for $49 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $249.99)
- 64GB for $149 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $349.99)
AT&T
Monthly Payment:
- Galaxy S6 – Get a guaranteed $250 Best Buy gift card
- Galaxy S6 edge – Get a guaranteed $250 Best Buy gift card
- Galaxy S6 edge+ – Get a guaranteed $250 Best Buy gift card
- Galaxy Note5 – Get a guaranteed $250 Best Buy gift card
Sprint
On-contract:
- Galaxy S6
- 32GB for $1 with 2-year agreement | $148.99 Savings (Reg. $149.99)
- 64GB for $99 with 2-year agreement | $150 Savings (Reg. $249.99)
- 128GB for $199 with 2-year agreement | $150 Savings (Reg. $349.99)
- Galaxy S6 edge
- 32GB for $1 with 2-year agreement | $248.99 Savings (Reg. $249.99)
- 64GB for $99 with 2-year agreement | $250 Savings (Reg. $349.99)
- Galaxy S6 edge+
- 32GB for $149 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $349.99)
- 64GB for $249 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $449.99)
- Galaxy Note5
- 32GB for $49 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $249.99)
- 64GB for $149 with 2-year agreement | $200 Savings (Reg. $349.99)
The Gear VR headset itself sells for $99, currently available officially from Amazon, Best Buy, and Samsung. See our detailed reviews of the Gear VR Innovator Edition here.