Sometimes you’re notified of deal events in advance, and other times you’re pleasantly surprised by discounts. Today we encountered the latter. Two of us Favorite smartwatch is on sale at just about the best price we’ve tracked all year, and we’ve found some other tried-and-tested products fitness tracker transaction too.
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Apple watch deals
Apple Watch Series 9 (7/10, WIRED Review) To be best smart watch for iPhone owners. $100 off at Best buy And Target is one of the best deals we’ve ever tracked. It runs watchOS, which is a great operating system (Apple has announced some new features in WWDC today). It has the features you’d expect in a smartwatch, like fitness insights, automatic fall detection, and an electrocardiogram. It can also track almost anything, from your fitness to your calendar, and deliver great quality-of-life improvements. Sadly, the battery still needs to be charged daily.
I never thought I would become a smartwatch enthusiast until I was given an Apple Watch for Christmas. There are so many little things I can do every day without pulling out my phone (and getting distracted by TikTok notifications). That includes adjusting my Spotify playlist, tracking my workouts, responding to texts, starting a timer while I’m cooking, or getting turn-by-turn directions using Apple Maps. I also never miss a meeting because my wrist vibrates to notify me when the meeting is about to start—a huge benefit if I work away from my laptop. Check out ours The best Apple watch accessories And Guide to the Best 3-in-1 Apple Chargers for useful accessory suggestions.
Pixel watch deals
Pixel 2 watch series (7/10, WIRED Review) To be best smart watch because Android phone owners. It’s gorgeous—seriously, it’s one of the best-looking smartwatches out there—and has plenty of fitness, health, and safety features, including automatic workout detection, fall detection, and more. Fall and Safety Check, these features may share your location with certain contacts if you don’t respond within a certain time frame. The Google Pixel Watch 2 is comfortable on the wrist and fast, at the same time Wear OS The system is constantly being improved. This deal is one of the lowest we’ve ever tracked.
More deals for smartwatches
We found a few more deals. You can read more about these devices in Best smartwatches And The best health monitoring guide.
