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Best Apple deals for December 2025: Top discounts on Macs, iPhones, iPads, AirPods & more

December 16, 2025
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The Best Apple deals: December 2025

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pick up a deal on the Apple kit you want. These are the best deals we’ve seen this month:

Top 10 U.S. Apple deals

  1. AirPods Max: $100 off at Amazon
  2. 11-inch M5 iPad Pro (512GB): $100 off at Amazon
  3. 13-inch M3 iPad Air (256GB): $100 off at Amazon
  4. Apple Watch Series 11 (46mm): $100 off at Amazon
  5. 13-inch M4 MacBook Air (512GB/24GB): $250 off at Amazon
  6. 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro (1TB/16GB RAM): $250 off at Amazon
  7. 14-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro (1TB/24GB RAM) $300 off at Amazon
  8. M4 Pro Mac mini (24GB RAM, 512GB): $100 off at Amazon
  9. Apple Pencil Pro: $34 off at Amazon
  10. AirTag (4-pack): $24 off at Amazon

Top 10 U.K. Apple deals

  1. AirPods 4 (with ANC): £20 off at Amazon
  2. iPhone 16e (256GB): £50 off at Amazon
  3. iPhone 17 Pro 256GB: £50 off at Amazon
  4. 13-inch iPad Air (M3, 256GB): £100 off at Amazon
  5. Apple Watch Ultra 2: £200 off at Argos
  6. 13-inch MacBook Air, M4 (512GB/16GB RAM): £170 off at Amazon
  7. 14-inch M4 Max MacBook Pro (1TB/36GB RAM): £299 off at Amazon
  8. 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro (512GB/24GB RAM): £249 off at Amazon
  9. M4 Pro Mac mini, 512GB/24GB RAM £140 off at KRCS
  10. AirTag (4-pack): £45 off at Amazon

Prices updated 15 December 2025

Whether you’re looking to gift an Apple product or just pick one up for yourself, we’ve scoured the web for the best prices on everything from Macs to MacBooks, iPads to iPhones, Apple Watches to AirPods, and more.

Apple rarely discounts its own products–even during its annual Black Friday shopping event, which runs from Black Friday to Cyber Monday it elects to give out gift cards rather than actual price reductions. However third-party retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy have deals on Apple products all year long. So if you want a new Apple device right now, there are plenty of discounts worth grabbing. In this article, you’ll find the top discounts we’ve seen. Plus, for even more deals, we’ve linked to our dedicated deals round-ups for each product category.

Apple does offer year-round discounts to students, including a Back To School event where further-education students can get free AirPods or an Apple Pencil when purchasing certain Apple products from Apple. Apple’s higher education deal runs for about three months and will be starting in Australia, New Zealand and other southern hemisphere countries in January, and running in the rest of the world in June/July 2026. 1. There’s also the Apple Refurbished Store where you can sometimes grab a bargain.

How we pick the best Apple deals

At Macworld we have been covering Apple products for over 40 years, we have extensive experience reviewing every major Apple product generation, we use Apple devices daily, and we purchase them with their own money. As a result, we have firsthand knowledge of what are the best Apple products to buy and what price would be considered good value. We also consider if a discount on an older model is truly worthwhile compared to the features of a newer one.

In addition, we use specialised tools to monitor prices and see the best Apple deals at various resellers in both the U.S. and U.K. All this informs our recommendations and helps us filter out poor offers. 

Use the table of contents above to jump to the best deals right now for the Apple product you want to buy.

Best AirPods deals

AirPods Pro 3 vs AirPods Pro 2

The AirPods Pro 3 are out, but you can often pick up a deal on the AirPods Pro 2

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Apple released the AirPods Pro 3 (review) in September 2025, with a slightly new design, foam-infused eartips, and a heart-rate sensor. We gave them a near-perfect score in our review, but also noted that it’s a relatively small upgrade over the AirPods Pro 2, which has the same H2 chip and many similar features. Our recommendation is to look out for deals on the AirPods Pro 2, which are listed at $199/£199, compared to the AirPods Pro 3 which are $249 /£219. We’ve seen the AirPods Pro 2 drop to $169, and a low of $139 over Black Friday! Even at $169 that’s a good price though. 

The AirPods 4 (review) have been out for more than a year, but are still a fantastic pair of earbuds with or without ANC (active noise cancellation). They lack some of the AirPods Pro features, but are a good option if you are on a budget. We thought the deals would be over after Black Friday, but Amazon still has the AirPods 4 (ANC) for $99 so grab them while you still can!

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See our guide to which AirPods to buy and our comparison of the AirPods and AirPods Pro.

Best iPhone deals

Apple iPhone 16e REVIEW back angled
You can save money on an iPhone if you know where to shop.

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First up, some bad news if you are in the U.S. Most iPhone deals in the U.S. are through carriers and require a trade-in or adding a new line. Carriers will likely have enticing deals with trade-ins, but be wary of long-term contracts and terms.

In the U.K. there are less limitations on the sale of iPhones, so you will be able to pick one up unlocked at a discount if you would prefer to buy an iPhone up front to use with an existing contract.

Apple only launched the iPhone 17 lineup in September, but during Black Friday we were seeing £100 off the iPhone Air, that’s now dropped to £31 off, but the iPhone 17 Pro now has £50 off! The iPhone 16e also had £100 off at Amazon over Black Friday and now has £50 off.

These are the best deals we’ve seen so far:

See our iPhone buying advice and our Best iPhone chart, and check out our best iPhone deals roundup.

Best iPad deals

iPad Pro 2021
Get more for your money with an on-sale iPad.

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Apple updated the iPad Air with an M3 chip (review) and the iPad Pro with an M5 chip (review) in 2025. They’re both excellent tablets, and any buying decision comes down to preference and budget—if you’re largely using your tablet for consumption (streaming, surfing, games), get an Air, but if you have real work to do on it, get the Pro. We’re seeing $100 off both the Air and Pro right now, so grab a bargain from the list below while you can.

As we noted in our review of the iPad mini, it’s the best tablet for its size and a great option for anyone who values ultra portability over screen size. There’s $75 off at Amazon.

The standard entry-level iPad A16 (review) is the cheapest iPad you can buy new, and it lacks a lot of the features of the other iPads, but if you are on a budget it’s a good option, especially while there is $70 off off at Walmart.

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See our buying guide for picking the best iPad for you and our dedicated round-up of the best iPad deals.

Best Apple Watch deals

Apple Watch Series 7
Don’t pay full price for an Apple Watch.

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Apple launched the Apple Watch Series 11 (review) in September 2025, but there weren’t many new features beyond better battery life and 5G networking. The two new health features, hypertension alerts and Sleep Score, are also available on the Series 10, so if we see a deal on the older model we’ll flag it below.

The true hit of the 2025 Apple Watch lineup is the Apple Watch SE 3 (review), which got the biggest update of all three models, gaining an always-on display, temperature sensor, a faster chip, on-device Siri, and fast charging. We highly recommend it even at full price.

At the high end, the Ultra 3 (review) has a slightly larger screen, satellite connectivity, and longer battery life than previously, but if we see a good deal on the Ultra 2 we will highlight it as a good alternative.

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In the U.K., Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 prices were cut by £30 and £50, respectively, compared to their predecessors. Keep this in mind when shopping, because some stores might make savings appear to be larger than they actually are.

See our comparison of every Apple Watch for help deciding which one to buy and our dedicated round-up of the best Apple Watch deals

Best MacBook deals

MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air compared

Save money on a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.

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Apple released the new M5 MacBook Pro in October 2025, but still sells M4 Pro and M4 Max models. The new M5 MacBook Pro (review) was mostly a chip refresh, but it was a good one. We’ve already seen decent savings. From time to time we see good savings on the older M4 MacBook Pro, so we’ll highlight those deals if and when we see them.

We are expecting Apple to update the MacBook Pro M4 Pro and M4 Max with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips in the spring, if you don’t want to wait for that update, there are also some excellent deals on the current models, which means you can get full on workstations at amazingly low prices, we will highlight deals below.

And, of course, the MacBook Air M3 (review) is a fantastic option for just about anyone. Even better if you get a discount.

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For advice on which model to buy read MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro. See our dedicated round-ups of the best MacBook Pro deals and the best MacBook Air deals.

Best Mac desktop deals

Apple Mac mini M4 SJ4

Grab a deal on an iMac

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The Mac mini M4 (review) last received an update in October 2024, with the Mac desktop getting a dramatic redesign that shrunk the case down to just 5 inches. The Mac mini M4 Pro version is a great low-cost way to get a really powerful Mac, and when you can get a good deal it’s worth grabbing. We don’t know when the Mac mini will be getting M5 chips, but that could happen before the middle of 2026.

The iMac M4 (review) was also updated in October 2024 and at the time we said it might be the best iMac ever. What would make it even better is an M5 chip and a bigger screen, but we don’t know when that will happen.

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For help choosing the best Mac for you read our Mac buying advice, and for more Mac deals check out our round-up of the best Mac Studio deals and the best Mac mini deals, plus our dedicated round-up of the best iMac deals.

Apple accessories deals

Apple Pencil Pro

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There are lots more Apple products you can buy to go with your new Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Whether it’s a mouse and keyboard for your Mac, an Apple Pencil or keyboard cover to go with your iPad, charging cables and adapters, we are keeping track of everything so you can grab a discount.

In particular we are on the look out for deals on AirTags, price cuts on Apple Pencils and Apple keyboard and mice discounts.

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