Earbuds are the easiest Black Friday win of all: last year every model of AirPods was on sale at once, most at their lowest prices ever, and Sony, Bose and Samsung cut their whole ranges. Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27, with Cyber Monday on November 30. This guide gives you the prices reviewers recorded last Black Friday, the prices Walmart and Best Buy were showing on November 10, and the earbuds reviewers rate at each price, with links to Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and eBay for each pair. Over-ear pairs have their own guide: Black Friday headphones deals 2026.
Hitechreports does not test earbuds. Every price below is one the linked outlet or retailer showed, on the date given. We update this page as the 2026 deals land.
The calendar: Best Buy's holiday calendar runs early Black Friday deals from November 6 and ten days of Black Friday deals from November 19; Walmart's events are November 12 to 15 and November 23 to 29. Amazon has not announced its dates. The full calendar is in our Black Friday 2026 hub.
Last Black Friday's earbud prices: the numbers to beat
Tom's Guide tracked earbud prices through Black Friday 2025 in a live deals blog. These were the lows it recorded. The AirPods lows in particular were the lowest those models had ever been.
TechRadar's audio editor, who picks only deals on products she has reviewed, singled out the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd gen), which saw "the first ever saving" on a set that, in her words, "basically walk all over anything else on the market for noise cancellation".
What Walmart and Best Buy were charging on November 10
We checked the retailers' own listings on November 10, 2026, two weeks before Black Friday. These are the prices shown that day for the standard, new, non-bundle listing; they change daily, and the retailer's page has today's. A dash means we did not record that store's price.
| Earbuds | Walmart, Nov 10 | Best Buy, Nov 10 | Against last Black Friday |
|---|
| Apple AirPods Pro 3 | $199, a Rollback (was $249) | — | Already $20 under last year's $219 |
| Apple AirPods 4 | $89, a Rollback (was $129.99) | — | $69 last year |
| Apple AirPods 4 with ANC | $119.97 (was $179) | — | $99 last year |
| Apple AirPods Pro 2 | $199 | — | $139 last year |
| Apple AirPods 5 | $129 | — | New this autumn; no Black Friday history |
| Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) | $299 | $299 | $216 last year |
| Bose QuietComfort Earbuds | $179 | $179 | $129 last year |
| Sony WF-1000XM6 | — | $298 (platinum silver) | New this year; the XM5 fell to $228 |
| Sony WF-C710N | $129.99 | — | $79 last year |
| Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro | $249.99 | — | New this year; the Buds 3 Pro fell to $159 |
| Sony WF-C510 | $69.99 | — | |
The short version: the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 are already on Rollback at Walmart, the Pro 3 below last year's Black Friday price. Bose, Sony and Samsung were all at full price two weeks out; their cuts came in the November 19 to 29 window last year.
The first early deal of 2026, still on
The AirPods Pro 3 at $199 at Walmart, which Yahoo Shopping reported on October 26 as $20 below last Black Friday's price, with a warning that they tend to sell out in sale season, were still $199 on November 10. Apple has since launched the AirPods 5, which Walmart listed at $129, so expect clearance prices on the AirPods 4 this November.
Which earbuds to buy on Black Friday 2026
From our reviewer-sourced list of the best wireless earbuds of 2026, each pick backed by at least two outlets that tested it. Each line links the same pair at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and eBay.
- Apple AirPods Pro 3: top of our list, and $199 at Walmart on November 10. TechRadar's caveat: "if you don't own an iPhone I don't recommend those, however good the deal". Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Apple AirPods 4 with ANC: $99 last year; $119.97 at Walmart on November 10. Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Apple AirPods 4: $69 last year and sold out; $89 at Walmart on November 10. Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Apple AirPods Pro 2: last year's $139 at Walmart was a stock clearance; at $199 on November 10 they are worth less than the Pro 3 at the same price. Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen): $216 last year, and TechRadar's noise-cancelling champion; $299 at both stores on November 10. Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Sony WF-1000XM6: new this year; the previous XM5 fell to $228 last Black Friday. Amazon · Best Buy · eBay
- Technics EAH-AZ100: second on our list, the earbuds for people who care about sound first. Amazon · Best Buy · eBay
- Sony WF-C710N: $79 last year, which Tom's Guide said "feels like theft" for "some of the best noise-canceling earbuds under $200". Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro: for Galaxy phones; last year's Buds 3 Pro hit $159. Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Sony WF-C510: the cheapest pick on our list, $69.99 at Walmart on November 10. Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
- Bose QuietComfort Earbuds: $129 last year at Walmart; $179 at both stores on November 10. Amazon · Walmart · Best Buy · eBay
How to tell a real earbuds deal
- AirPods lows arrive early and sell out. Last year's AirPods 4 at $69 were "selling out" during the sale, Tom's Guide noted; the Pro 3 at $199 came with the same warning this year.
- Last year's model gets the deep cut. The AirPods Pro 2 at $139 was a clearance; the current Pro 3 got $30 off.
- Check the colour. Several 2025 deals applied to one finish only: the Bose Ultra Open in three finishes, a Sony pair in blue.
- Apple features need an iPhone. Spatial audio, automatic switching and the AirPods Pro 3's hearing features work fully only with Apple devices, TechRadar notes.
- Match the Rollback against last year. A Walmart Rollback is a real cut from the list price, but last year's lows (the AirPods 4 at $69) were lower still.
- Compare with the tables above, not with the "was" price in the listing.
Where to buy
The links in this guide go to Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and eBay. Hitechreports earns a commission on qualifying purchases; the price you pay is the same.
Black Friday earbuds questions
When is Black Friday 2026? Friday, November 27, 2026. Cyber Monday is November 30.
Were AirPods cheaper on Black Friday? Yes. Last year every AirPods model was on sale at once, most at their lowest prices ever, according to Tom's Guide: AirPods 4 at $69, AirPods 4 with ANC at $99 and AirPods Pro 3 at $219.
Are the AirPods Pro 3 already on sale? Yes: $199 at Walmart, first reported by Yahoo Shopping on October 26, 2026, and still $199 on November 10.
What was the lowest price for the Sony WF-1000XM5? $228 at Amazon last Black Friday. Its replacement, the WF-1000XM6, was $298 at Best Buy on November 10.
Should I buy the new model or last year's? Last year's flagship at a deep cut is usually the better buy; the differences between generations are small. The exception is AirPods, where the Pro 3 at $199 undercut the Pro 2 on November 10.
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Published November 10, 2026, replacing our combined headphones and earbuds guide of October 27. Prices are those shown by the linked outlets and retailers on the dates stated, not current prices; check the retailer for today's price. Hitechreports does not test earbuds. As an Amazon Associate, Hitechreports earns from qualifying purchases; we also earn from Walmart, Best Buy and eBay purchases made through our links.
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