Not a drill: Amazon is discounting the iPhone 17 Pro for Black Friday – but there's a better deal at another retailer

Black Friday has arrived, which means we’re now probably looking at the best phone deals we’ll see all year. But as expected, things are moving a bit slower for the best iPhones. However, there are some modest discounts available, as you can now grab the iPhone 17 Pro with 512GB of storage for £1,269 (was £1,299) and the iPhone 17 Pro Max with 512GB of storage for £1,369 (was £1,399), both at John Lewis.

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Admittedly, a £30 discount on a phone that costs quite a bit more than £1,000 might not seem like the best Black Friday deal – and to be frank, it isn’t – but cash discounts on current-gen iPhones are very hard to come by (hence my reaction to this recent iPhone Air deal). And with it being Black ...