Best Buy Offers $50 Gift Card with Any Smartphone in 2013

Best Buy kicks off a new deal today, offering a $50 gift card with the purchase of any smartphone on any carrier, which could be best deal shoppers will see on the iPhone 5S, Samsung Galaxy S4 or HTC M7 — even though these phones aren’t officially announced.

Best Buy’s new micro-site allows shoppers to reserve a $50 gift card for the purchase of a new smartphone in 2013.

Shoppers need to sign up for the $50 Best Buy gift card deal before February 9th, and can reserve up to 5 gift cards, for a total of $250 worth of Best Buy gift cards.

The best part about this deal is that users don’t need to be eligible to upgrade to a new smartphone by February 9th. Best Buy is offering a $50 gift card with the purchase of any new phone on contract with T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint or AT&T.

Best Buy typically sells the iPhone and popular Android phones on all major carriers at or below the price of buying one at an official store, so it’s a good idea to register now, especially with no obligation. At this point it’s the best iPhone 5 deal shoppers can get.

Best Buy is also offering an attractive Galaxy S3 deal and Galaxy Note 2 deal, with $100 off the new Samsung smartphone starting today.

The deal is even more attractive for anyone waiting to upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy S4, iPhone 5S,  HTC M7 or any of the other top rumored smartphones for 2013, possibly even the Motorola X-Phone.

There’s no guarantee that Best Buy will carry the rumored iPhone 5S or Galaxy S4, but Best Buy is a continual launch partner for Apple and typically carries the Samsung Galaxy smartphones soon after they are available.

Savvy shoppers can register today for what may be the best deal on a future smartphones soon after launch. Shoppers who want to get the nest best smartphone on day one may have trouble finding it at Best Buy, but for those who can wait a month, this is a good deal.