Amazon Prime Day is officially here, and if you want to grab a new pair of headphones or build your smart home, the retailer is offering discounts on tech products during the event. Prime Day is a 48-hour sale exclusive to Prime members, and you can also find deals on wellness, pet, home and kitchen products.
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To help you make the most of Prime Day 2023 and identify what’s actually worth buying, we compiled some of the best deals on tech products that we think you should know about. We’ll continue updating our list with new savings opportunities throughout the event.
Best Prime Day tech deals
Below, we’re sharing the best tech Prime Day deals. All of our recommendations are based on our previous coverage and reporting. To ensure the quality of each deal, we’re running deals through price trackers like CamelCamelCamel — each product is either at its lowest price ever or its lowest price in at least three months.
Apple Watch Series 8
4.7-star average rating from 6,549 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
A Select 2023 Wellness Awards, this is the smartwatch for iPhone users. It tracks fitness, health and sleep data, and never felt overwhelming to use, says Shari Uyehara, manager of editorial operations at Select. The always-on screen is also swim-proof, according to the brand. It comes in two different sizes with dozens of watch bands available.
Amazon Smart Plug
4.7-star average rating from 542,956 reviews on Amazon
Smart plugs like this one from Amazon plug into any standard outlet and allow you to automate gadgets like lamps, air purifiers, fans and more. Once you pair the smart plug with the Alexa app and plug in any electronics of your choosing, you can control the devices remotely or using voice commands. The compact size of Amazon’s smart plug also keeps your second outlet free.
Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)
4.7-star average rating from 32,605 reviews on Amazon
AirPods Pro are some of the best wireless earbuds on the market. Multiple Select staff use AirPods Pro daily for commuting, calls and working out. In our experience, they have crisp sounds and excellent noise-canceling features. These second generation models come with multiple ear tips in the box, a lanyard loop on the charging case and touch-sensitive volume controls on the earbuds for easy adjusting.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (8GB)
4.7-star average rating from 33,220 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
This Kindle Paperwhite is one of the best e-readers because of its outdoor-friendly screen. “You can read it outside in bright sunlight, and unlike a laptop, there’s no glare — you can see your pages clearly,” says Select editor Lindsay Schneider. You can also pair this device with Bluetooth earbuds and listen to audiobooks with an Audible subscription. The battery lasts up to 10 weeks, according to the brand.
Kasa Full Color Smart Bulb
4.5-star average rating from 10,110 reviews on Amazon
This dimmable full-color bulb connects to your home Wi-Fi and lets you control its brightness via the companion smartphone app. It’s compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home systems and is responsive to voice commands too.
Beats Studio Buds
4.4-star average rating from 70,647 reviews on Amazon
The Beats Studio Buds offers noise cancellation and up to eight hours of listening time on a single charge, according to the brand. The earbuds are sweat- and water-resistant, so you can use them during your workout routine. They also have on-ear controls to help you so you can easily answer calls, play music, access a voice assistant and more.
Tile Mate
4.5-star average rating from 29,363 reviews on Amazon
The Tile Mate can track your most important items (like your wallet or keys) via Bluetooth. Once you pair the device with its companion app, you can ring your Tile to help you locate your missing items. If you’re not within a 250-foot-range, the app shows you the Tile’s most recent location on a map. The Tile Mate’s battery lasts up to three years, and it works with Amazon Alexa, Google and Siri, according to the brand.
Apple iPad 2021 (9th Generation)
4.8-star average rating from 75,942 reviews on Amazon
Apple’s 9th generation iPad is the cheapest of all its tablets, but is still fast and intuitive. I’ve used it for years to stream TV shows and movies, reference recipes while cooking, enjoy family video calls and play games. This iPad has the same 10-hour battery life as other, newer models and comes in two colors with 64GB and 256GB storage options.
Blink Mini Indoor Security Camera
4.4-star average rating from 250,407 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
This small security camera from Blink is the most affordable of all of the brand’s smart cameras. Using the Blink app, you can check the live feed of this camera remotely from your smartphone. The camera can also send you mobile notifications when it detects motion or is unplugged, according to the brand. You can also use the two-way audio to speak or listen in through the built-in speakers. For smart home lovers: it syncs with Amazon Alexa.
Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen 2022) with clock
4.7-star average rating from 29,793 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
One of our favorite products from Amazon’s Echo lineup, the Echo Dot with a clock is the brand’s flagship smart speaker and favorite of Select associate updates editor Zoe Malin. An avid baker, Malin has used it for over a year in her kitchen, where she uses Alexa to set timers and check countdowns on the front-facing clock.
Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones
4.6-star average rating from 16,762 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
In our guide to the best over-ear headphones, the Bose QuietComfort 45 stood out with its excellent audio quality and lightweight fit (240 grams). The headphones have physical buttons on the ear cups to control noise-canceling, volume, media playback and more. It also comes with a wired audio cable, meaning you can plug the headphones into non-Bluetooth devices like airplane seatback TVs.
Kasa Smart Plug (HS103) 2-Pack
4.6-star average rating from 84,076 reviews on Amazon
These are some of our favorite smart plugs. Select editorial projects manager Rebecca Rodriguez uses them to put her non-smart appliances, like her air purifier and sound machine, on automatic schedules. These smart plugs work with both Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice assistant.
Ring Video Doorbell
4.7-star average rating from 162,615 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
This smart home gadget is a doorbell and security camera with two-way audio, allowing you to talk and listen to visitors remotely through the Amazon Alexa smartphone app. You install it into existing doorbell wiring or wire-free with the built-in rechargeable battery. Through the Alexa app, you can set up notifications for the doorbell, including options for motion detection and night vision.
Sony WH-CH720N Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones
4.7-star average rating from 36,353 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
These lightweight (186 grams) headphones are more affordable than Sony’s other over-ear options but still have noise-canceling, multi-day battery life, quick charging and Bluetooth multipoint connectivity. Physical controls for volume, playback and noise-canceling are all on the lower half of the earcups.
Hypervolt Go 2 Massage Gun
4.6-star average rating from 487 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
Experts recommend the original Hypervolt Go in our guide to the best massage guns as a powerful yet travel-friendly option. The Go 2 weighs 1.5 pounds, has a three-hour battery life and easily accessible controls on the back panel of the device. An LED band wrapping around the bottom handle acts as a battery indicator.
Sony A80K OLED 55-Inch 4K TV
4.6-star average rating from 541 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
Sony is one of the best TV brands, and this model from 2022 is steeply discounted. Sony TVs are generally some of the most color-accurate and are well-suited to gaming because of their high refresh rate screens, according to experts we interviewed. This model has a 4K OLED panel — OLED screens typically have much higher color contrast than standard LED TVs in my experience. It also has Google TV and Google Assistant built-in.
JBL Tune 230NC TWC Wireless Noise-Canceling Earbuds
4.3-star average rating from 11,960 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
These wireless earbuds from JBL are a more affordable alternative to AirPods or Beats, but still have noise-canceling, touch-controls and water-resistance. They have an eight-hour battery life on their own, but the charging case can boost the total battery life to over 24 hours, according to the brand.
Apple iPad Mini (6th Generation)
4.8-star average rating from 7,285 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
This iPad Mini (8.3 inches) is slightly smaller than Apple’s latest iPad (10.9 inches), but is just as capable. It weighs almost half as much at 0.65 pounds. Despite its smaller size, it still has both front and rear cameras, a 10-hours battery life, stereo speakers and a high-resolution display, according to the brand. It is compatible with most Apple accessories, excluding the Magic Keyboard.
Fitbit Charge 5
4.2-star average rating from 24,121 reviews on Amazon
Track your heart rate, sleep cycle, steps and more with the Fitbit Charge 5. The fitness watch, which has up to seven hours of battery life, has a built-in GPS that tracks your pace and distance in real time. It’ll also give you a daily stress management score to let you know if you should focus on recovery or exercise for the day, according to the brand.
Best Prime Day tech sales
Here are the best Amazon Prime Day tech sales that we think you should know about. Keep in mind, not every item from a brand is discounted as described below.
Amazon: Up to 59% off Amazon devices, including Echo smart speakers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Blink smart home cameras, Ring smart home doorbells and more.Therabody: Up to 41% off massage guns.Hisense: Up to 43% off TVs and soundbars.Marshall: Up to 46% off wireless headphones and Bluetooth speakers.Casetify: Up to 35% off phone cases and accessories.Cync by GE Lighting: Up to 30% off smart bulbs, plugs, cameras, and more.Satechi: Up to 60% off charging accessories.Wacom: Up to 50% off drawing tablets.Eve: Up to 30% off smart home gadgets like motion trackers, cameras and weather sensors.
Prime Day: Best tech sales at other retailers
Walmart: Up to 50% off TVs, headphones and more during Walmart+ Week.Best Buy: Up to 50% off tech and accessories during Best Buy Black Friday in July event.Target: Up to 50% video games, accessories and more off during Target’s Circle Week.Bose: Up to 22% headphones, soundbars and speakers during the Seek Your Sound sale.Lenovo: Up to 75% off laptops and PCs during Lenovo’s Black Friday in July event.
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Harry Rabinowitz is a Select writer who’s covered deals and sales for years. To round up the best Amazon Prime Day sales, he found discounted products either at their lowest price ever or their lowest prices in three months.
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