Need to upgrade your phone? Or have you been looking at a tablet with a large screen? Amazon Prime Day is the perfect time to pick up as there are tons of devices that are heavily discounted right now. We’ve sorted through them all and these are our favorite smartphone and tablet deals right now. Be sure to check out our Best Android Phones, Best Budget Phones, and Best Tablets guides for more details on our recommendations.
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Updated July 13, 2022: We’ve added two budget TCL phones and updated the links.
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Smartphone Deals
This is an awesome price for an awesome phone (9/10, WIRED recommends). Yes, it has a 6.8-inch screen that makes it a pain to handle, but the 10x optical zoom camera more than makes up for it. This zoom camera allows you to take photos of objects that are quite far away, but with spectacular image quality, a feature unmatched by any other phone sold in the US. The rest is just as top-notch, from the fast performance and good battery life to the bright screen and even the pen for taking notes. This is the lowest price we’ve ever tracked.
This is also the lowest price we’ve seen on the standard Galaxy S22 (9/10, WIRED recommends). It doesn’t have a fancy camera with 10x optical zoom, but it still has a respectable triple-camera system. Performance is just as great, the 6.1-inch screen is much nicer to hold, and the AMOLED display is excellent. Samsung also offers some of the best software support: the S22 series will receive four Android updates and 5 years of security updates.
Rounding out Samsung’s flagships, the S22+ (9/10, WIRED Recommends) has a bigger battery than the regular S22 (4,500 mAh vs. 3,700 mAh), can charge faster, and has a bigger screen. It may lack the 10x optical zoom and S Pen of the Ultra, but it’s a great middle ground between the S22 and the S22 Ultra. It’s also discounted at Best Buy.
The standard Google Pixel 6 (9/10, WIRED recommends) is arguably the best phone on this list, especially at this price. If anything, it threatens Google’s upcoming Pixel 6A. Here you get wireless charging, robust 5G support, good battery life and a 90Hz AMOLED display. Google promises three Android upgrades and five years of security updates. You can learn more about Pixel phones in our Google Pixel buying guide. The offer is out of stock on Amazon, but you can still order it; Amazon will ship it when it’s back in stock.
Google’s latest flagship, the Pixel 6 Pro (9/10, WIRED Recommends ), has great performance, a great triple-camera system, and a gorgeous 120Hz AMOLED display—it’s pretty awesome. The fingerprint sensor doesn’t live up to those standards, but a $200 Prime Day discount could help alleviate any frustration, bringing the phone well below traditional flagship prices.
This phone (7/10, WIRED Recommends) takes many of the perks of last year’s Galaxy S21 series and puts them into a more affordable package… well, even more affordable now with this deal. You get good performance, wireless charging, 5G support, a bright 120Hz AMOLED display and IP68 water resistance (not to mention a long software update cycle). That’s very hard to find on a sub-$500 phone.
The Galaxy A53 (8/10, WIRED recommends) is a great alternative to Google’s A-series Pixel phones. It often drops to $350, but this is the lowest price we’ve ever seen. You get a 120Hz AMOLED display (almost unheard of at this price), more than a day of battery life, good performance, a MicroSD card slot, NFC for contactless payments, and five years of security updates.
This OnePlus phone (7/10, WIRED recommends) does everything you’d expect from a flagship Android phone. It’s fast, has a great 120Hz screen refresh rate and has a pretty good software support window. 5G support, however, is lacking. If you’re on AT&T, you won’t be able to connect to 5G, only 4G LTE. Its cameras are still not as good as the Pixel 6 or Galaxy S22. If you have a good history with OnePlus phones, you’ll be happy with the 10 Pro.
This is the lowest price we’ve seen for the OnePlus 2021 flagship (8/10, WIRED recommends). The standard OnePlus 9 is also on sale for $500 ($100 off). You’ll probably be better off with many of the cheaper options above, though these are still good phones. The cameras are solid, and the rest of the hardware is excellent as usual. It’s worth noting that you’ll only get two more Android OS upgrades (they just got Android 12) and three years of security updates.
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If your budget is tight, then TCL’s 10L will satisfy you. You get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor for decent performance and a 4,000 mAH battery that often lasted two days. The camera system works well during the day, but low-light images are noisy. It will only work on GSM networks like T-Mobile or AT&T, and I know it will stop receiving security updates this year (and won’t get Android 12).
This TCL 20 Pro is a 2021 model and you get solid specs for the money. The 48-megapixel main camera is fine, and the 16-megapixel ultra-wide offers more versatility. There’s wireless charging, NFC for contactless payments, and there’s a 4,500mAh cellular battery that should last you a day with heavy use. There is also 5G support, but it only works on T-Mobile.
Foldable phones are cool, and the Flip3 (7/10, WIRED recommends) is a great option for anyone who thinks most phones are too big. It allows you to basically fold the phone in half, like a compact mirror. It has great performance and decent cameras, although the battery life can last all day.
You should buy the Galaxy A53 5G above instead of this Moto G Stylus 5G 2022 unless you really want a stylus or a lot of storage. It’s a perfectly good phone with sub-6 5G connectivity, almost two days of battery life, good performance and 512GB of storage (it comes with a 256GB MicroSD card). But the screen is weak, the cameras are weak and it will only get one Android OS upgrade (albeit 3 years of security updates). Still, this is the lowest price it’s ever dropped to, and a perfectly serviced phone.
This might not be a huge discount on our best phone under $200, but it’s the lowest price we’ve seen. The Moto G Power packs a massive 5,000 mAh battery into one of the cheapest phones in the world, for nearly three days of battery life. Of course, there are a lot of compromises, including 5G or contactless payment support, but if you need a phone that will last forever and is cheap, this is the one to get.
Offer of tablets and accessories
I’ve been using Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 for a few months and while it’s a really great Android tablet experience with most of the premium features you’d want, it’s hard to recommend at the MSRP. This price makes a lot more sense. The Tab S8 has an 11-inch LCD screen that’s neither too small nor too big. It comes with a stylus that magnetically sticks to the back, is powerful enough to handle any app and game, and has great speakers.
Besides Samsung, Lenovo is the next best manufacturer if you’re looking for a good Android tablet. This model can do almost everything as well as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8, with its 2K LCD screen, slim build and decently powerful MediaTek chip. Downside? It will get Android 12 and no other OS upgrade (it will get another year of security updates).
For cheap tablets, few do it better than Amazon. This Fire HD 10 (7/10, WIRED Recommends), now half price, gives you easy access to Amazon’s ecosystem, as well as the ability to do some basic productivity work. Battery life is good, and there’s even a MicroSD card slot for storage expansion. Read our Fire Tablet guide for more tips.
The T20 fixes what the P11 Plus lacked: it will receive two OS upgrades and three years of security updates. However, its performance is a bit slower and the screen is not that good. I still had no problem using it as my daily tablet for weeks, browsing the web and watching shows. It previously dropped to $175, and we saw it for about $8 less than this earlier in the Prime Day sale. However, this is still a good deal.
If the prices of Samsung’s flagship tablets are a little higher than you’d like to spend, the Tab S7 FE is a more wallet-friendly option. You get a spacious 12.4-inch LCD panel, one of the larger tablets available in this price range, and it even includes an S Pen. Performance is just fine, but it’s a nice big board to rest on when you’re feeling lazy.
Amazon’s kid-friendly tablets are parent-friendly, too, in terms of price. This tablet comes with a two-year worry-free warranty, which means if your kid breaks it, Amazon will replace it once, no questions asked. You also get a year’s subscription to Amazon Kids+ to keep them busy.
I’ve been using this to prop up my tablet on my desk for a few months and it’s worked great. It can hold even large tablets, and if it starts to sag, use the included Allen key to tighten the connections. You can use it with the included stand or clamp it to your desk (I prefer the latter).
Need a keyboard to connect to your tablet? The K380 is one of our favorite iPad accessories, although it’s also compatible with other devices such as computers and phones. The Bluetooth keyboard has silent keys that won’t disturb your coffee shop colleagues or sleeping babies. It’s also nice and portable thanks to its slim, compact design. Versions on sale are Line Friends, with a cute bear or bunny.
Offer of wireless chargers
Check out our guide to the best wireless chargers for more recommendations.
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Pixel Stand 2nd generation is a solid and efficient charger. Place your Pixel phone on it and it’ll automatically turn your phone into a digital photo frame if you want, giving you easy access to Google Assistant and other smart home controls. Read more about it here.
The older generation Pixel Stand may not have as much power (up to 10W for Pixel phones) and therefore charge slower, but it’s a lot better in some ways. It’s sleeker, still supports Pixel-exclusive features, can charge phones in both portrait and landscape orientations, and best of all, it’s significantly cheaper. Now twice as much.
This is a nice dual wireless charging system that allows you to charge your phone on the stand and a pair of wireless headphones on the base (or another phone). The phone can be charged in landscape or portrait orientation. It looks great and the charging cable and adapter are included.
