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Verizon's amazing holiday deal scores you a free Apple Watch SE 3 and AirPods 5 with your iPhone purchase — how to get yours

iPhone 18 Pro shown next to A20 Pro CPU
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Verizon's holiday sales are live and if you're an Apple fan, the carrier is offering one of the best Black Friday bundle deals I've seen.

For a limited time, Verizon is offering the iPhone 18 Pro for free with trade-in and a new line. Plus, you'll get a free Apple Watch SE 3 and free AirPods 5 with your iPhone purchase. That's one of the best deals I've seen from Verizon. That said, there is a small footnote to this deal. Your Apple Watch must be activated with a Verizon service plan.

iPhone 18 Pro: free Apple Watch SE 3 + AirPods 5 w/ new line + unlimited @ Verizon
Free Watch & AirPods

iPhone 18 Pro: free Apple Watch SE 3 + AirPods 5 w/ new line + unlimited @ Verizon
Verizon is offering a Apple Watch SE 3 and AirPods 5 with the purchase of an iPhone 18 Pro. That's one of the best freebie deals I've seen from Verizon. In our iPhone 18 Pro review, we said its the best phone money can buy. The iPhone 18 Pro features a 6.3-inch OLED 120Hz display (2622 x 1206), A20 Pro chipset, and 256GB of storage. You also get a 48MP main, 48MP ultrawide, and 48MP telephoto lens w/ 4x zoom. The front camera is 18MP.

Priced at $1,199, the 6.3-inch iPhone 18 Pro is far from affordable. Fortunately, Verizon's holiday deal can help you save some money. Okay, it's not quite free, but there's only a couple of stipulations. Firstly, you'll need to trade-in an old phone and you'll also need to open a new line. Alternatively, you can port in a number from a competing carrier. Then you'll need to open a data line for your Apple Watch SE 3.

The iPhone 18 Pro features Apple's A20 Pro chip, a 6.3-inch OLED 120Hz display (2622 x 1206), and 256GB of storage. You also get a 48MP main, 48MP ultrawide, and 48MP telephoto lens w/ 4x optical zoom. The front camera is 18MP.

The phone is packed with amazing features including a versatile new variable aperture camera that takes bright images and hands over more creative control to you. And when it comes to battery life, the iPhone 18 Pro has plenty (an extra 30 minutes over the 17 Pro Max), as well as the fastest charging yet from an iPhone.

For more ways to save, check out our Verizon promo codes page.

Louis Ramirez
Deals Editor-in-Chief

As deals editor-in-chief at Tom’s Guide, Louis is constantly looking for ways to avoid paying full price for the latest gadgets, appliances, and apparel. With over 10 years of deals-hunting experience, Louis price checks against multiple retailers and searches high and low for the best deals to bring readers. He's also always on the look out for the best coupon codes to use when shopping. A born-and-bred New Yorker, Louis is also an avid swimmer and marathoner. His work has appeared on Gizmodo, CNET, and Time Out New York.