Compare the Best FreezersSeptember 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

We currently list 30 freezers ranging from $190 to $1,088. A new freezer costs on average $674 and 80% of freezers are priced between $369 and $964. The AEG ABE81226NC is the most expensive freezer that we found at $1,088, and the Magic Chef MCUF3W2 is the cheapest at only $190.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

The average price of Frigidaire freezers is $849 which is the highest average price of all freezer brands. Frigidaire freezers range in price from $733 to $964.

AEG freezers range in price from $594 to $1,088, and the average price of AEG freezers is $815 which is the second highest average price of all freezer brands.

Siemens freezers range in price from $605 to $834, and the average price of Siemens freezers is $706 which is the third highest average price of all freezer brands.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 9 expert reviews and 9,806 user reviews for freezers and used these reviews to evaluate the average rating for each brand of freezer. The top rated freezer brand is Hoover with an average rating of 93%. The second best brand is Haier with 92% and the third best brand is Zanussi with 92%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

The biggest freezer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 27 current freezer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Appliances Connection with 5 offers. That means eBay is over 5 times bigger than Appliances Connection when it comes to freezers. Overstock is the third biggest retailer with 3 current offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

We couldn't see any noticeable trend in the release dates for new freezers over the last 3 years. In January 2017 102 new freezers were released making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. In 2016 most new freezers were released in October, with 164 new freezers released that month. 95 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. On a typical new freezer costing $674, by waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $39.

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 Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which currently retails for $964.32, has the highest freezer net capacity and is a 612L capacity freezer. The freezer with the lowest freezer net capacity is the Siemens GI11VAD40, which is a 70L capacity freezer and is available at $803.87.

Types

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

Amongst new freezers, the most common type is upright. We found 1,407 freezers that are upright freezers. We found 520 freezers that are chest freezers, making chest the second most common type amongst new freezers.

Widths

Comparing all freezers, the widths range from 430mm to 1,861mm. The Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which is available at $964.32, has the widest width and is a 1,860mm wide freezer. The freezer with the narrowest width is the AEG ABB68811LS, which is a 540mm wide freezer and is priced at $615.25.

Heights

Comparing all freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The freezer with the tallest height is the AEG ABB68211AF, which is a 1,850mm high freezer and currently retails for $915.90. The Siemens GI11VAD30, which is priced at $665.04, has the shortest height and is a 712mm 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.

Amongst new freezers, the most popular energy efficiency rating is A+. We found 1,166 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. The second most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers is A++. We found 756 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. 25 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. 92.6% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.