I’m a phones expert and I’m warning you not to buy these 13 phones on Black Friday

Black Friday shopping season is upon us, meaning now is as good a time as any to pick one of the best phones (or best cheap phones) at a discounted price.

We spend a lot of time on TechRadar telling you what products to spend your hard-earned cash on – see my recent piece on the Motorola Edge 60, for example – but we rarely take a moment to tell you what not to buy during sale events like Black Friday.

That’s right, people: all that glitters is not gold.

So, in this guide, I’ve made a list of 13 smartphones you should avoid like the plague over the coming weeks – not because they’re bad products (they’re mostly very good!), but because they won’t be supported by their respective manufacturers for much longer.

And when I say ‘supported’, I’m talking about software updates. You see, smartphones ...