Compare the Best FreezersJuly 2018

Capacity

A dedicated freezer is ideal for families that need to store large quantities of frozen food. Often they can be combined with a matching fridge to create a huge fridge freezer combined of two appliances placed next to each other. They key is to make sure that the freezer door is reversible, which will allow your combined fridge freezer unit doors to both open from the middle.

Advances in insulation technology have allowed freezer manufacturers to increase the available space inside modern freezer units. The biggest upright freezers have over 350 litres of internal storage and the largest chest freezer can have nearly 600 litres of internal storage - that's enough to store three supermarket shopping trolleys full of food!

Frost Free Interior

Older freezers and some budget models require periodic defrosting which means switching the freezer off, removing all the food, and catching all the thawing ice in a tray. This is necessary to prevent excessive frost build up inside the freezer and to keep it operating efficiently.

Many freezers have frost free technology. This means that no defrosting is required and the freezer will not frost up over time. They work by controlling the humidity level inside the freezer to prevent frost particles from forming.

Easy Access Drawers

Some freezers come with easy to access pull out drawers. Transparent draw fronts make it easy to see what's stored inside and smooth sliding rails make pulling the drawer out effortless. Look out for deep drawer sizes which can be useful for storing bulky items.

Ice Makers

Built in ice makers are available in some stand alone freezers. Commonly they make the ice in one of the drawers which can then be pulled out and used.

Most automatic ice makers will normally need a plumbed water connection within 1.5m of the freezer. Some freezers may have simpler, semi automatic ice makers that you must fill manually.

Other Features

Installation Tips

Freezer Prices

In total we found 46 freezers ranging from $93 to $1,399. The average price of a new freezer is $658 and the 80% of freezers are priced between $305 and $964. The most expensive freezer that we found is the AEG AGB72924NX at $1,399, and the cheapest is the Magic Chef MCUF3W2 at only $93.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

The highest average freezer price out of all brands is AEG freezers with an average price of $848. AEG freezers start at $618 and their most expensive freezer costs $1,399.

The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is Siemens freezers with an average price of $753. Siemens freezers range in price from $585 to $1,094.

Frigidaire freezers start at $305 and their most expensive freezer costs $964. The third highest average freezer price out of all brands is Frigidaire freezers with an average price of $663.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 8 expert reviews and 7,000 user reviews for freezers written online and used this data to determine the average rating for each brand of freezer. The top rated freezer brand is Zanussi with an average rating of 91%. The second best brand is Indesit with 91% and the third best brand is Beko with 90%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

The biggest freezer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 46 current freezer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Appliances Connection with 5 offers. That means eBay is over 9 times bigger than Appliances Connection when it comes to freezers. Overstock is the third biggest retailer with 4 current offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

We looked at the release dates for new freezers over the last 3 years, but couldn't see any obvious pattern. In 2017 most new freezers were released in January, with 102 new freezers released that month. The biggest month in 2016 for new freezer releases was October, with 165 new freezers released that month. 98 new freezers were released in April 2015 making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

New freezers drop in price by an average of 6% in the first 6 months after they wer first released. That means a saving of $38 on a typical $658 new freezer if you wait 6 months before buying.

Freezer Net Capacities

'Freezer Net Capacity' is the total usable (net) capacity of the freezer, measured in litres.

Comparing all freezers, the freezer net capacities range from 22L to 1,000L. The freezer net capacities of the majority of freezers range from 60L to 110L. The freezer with the highest freezer net capacity is the Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which is a 612L capacity freezer and is priced at $964.32. The Zanussi ZFX31401WA, which is on sale for $252.04, has the lowest freezer net capacity and is a 30L capacity freezer.

Types

The type of the freezer denotes it's case design.

The most common type amongst new freezers is upright. We found 1,343 freezers that are upright freezers. We found 532 freezers that are chest freezers, making chest the second most frequently found type amongst new freezers.

Widths

Across the range of freezers, the widths range from 430mm to 1,861mm. The freezer with the widest width is the Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which is a 1,860mm wide freezer and currently retails for $964.32. The freezer with the narrowest width is the Zanussi ZFX31401WA, which is a 439mm wide freezer and can be purchased for $252.04.

Heights

The heights of freezers range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The AEG ABE81226NC, which can be purchased for $1,092.26, has the tallest height and is a 1,850mm high freezer. The Zanussi ZFX31401WA, which is priced at $252.04, has the shortest height and is a 510mm high freezer.

Energy Efficiency of Freezers

The Energy Efficiency Class of a freezer shows how well it uses energy, and how much is unnecessarily wasted. Products are ranked from G to A++ in terms of how little energy they use compared to the norm.

We found 1,086 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+, which makes A+ the most common energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. A++ is the second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. We found 697 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A++.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Freezers?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying freezers. For each retailer it shows the total number of freezers where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying freezers. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 45 of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Freezers for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for freezers by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of freezer prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's freezer prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 97.8% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.