Amazon Prime Day is a two-day sales event where Prime subscribers can find hundreds of exclusive deals on products available through online retailers, though there are plenty of other discounts for non-members. This year, Prime Day is set for July 12th and 13th, but you can get plenty of great deals on some of our favorite things right now. From Amazon Fire-enabled TVs and speakers to third-party devices, here are some of our favorite deals to kick off Prime Day 2022.
Updated July 2, 2022: We’ve added deals from Google, Apple, Amazon, and JBL.
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Offers for TV and smart home
Check out our guides to the best TVs, best streaming sticks, and best mesh Wi-Fi routers for more recommendations.
This is our favorite TV for most people (9/10, WIRED recommends), and this is the lowest price we’ve ever tracked for a 55-inch model. It has a quantum dot panel for bright colors and uses local dimming zones for deeper blacks in your movies and shows. It has a built-in Roku interface, and the Micro-LED backlight provides exceptional contrast. This offer is also available at Walmart.
It might not seem like a deal, but this price just recently dropped to its lowest ever. This is one of the best-looking TVs we’ve tested. The bezels are super slim, the OLED panel is fantastic and delivers deep blacks and rich colours, and it also has an Android TV interface, meaning you can stream to it from your phone. It has weird feet on the ends, so it’s best to mount it on the wall unless you have a large TV stand.
This is a basic, entry-level TV from Hisense, but we like the brand and trust its build quality, unlike some of the other generic Amazon TVs we haven’t tested. You get Dolby Vision support for high dynamic range (read: prettier colors) and a built-in Fire TV for streaming your favorite Amazon shows.
This is just $2 more than the lowest price we’ve ever tracked. The U8G (8/10, WIRED Recommends) has a sleek design, an Android TV interface, and a raised stand to fit a soundbar underneath. Its excellent local dimming is a great contrast to the quantum dot panel, and you also get a 120Hz screen refresh rate. Pair it with a PC with an AMD card to take advantage of AMD FreeSync support for smoother gaming.
If you’ve been shopping for an extra-large screen, this is one of the best discounts we’ve seen on a 75-inch model in months. It comes with Fire TV for easy streaming and Amazon shopping, plus full-array local dimming means black and light levels will look better than cheaper displays.
This deal matches the lowest price we’ve tracked for Chromecast with Google TV (8/10, WIRED recommends). The gadget is the best 4K streaming device for people who love Google Assistant and anyone who often uses an Android phone for streaming. There’s still a slick and user-friendly interface that you can control with a cute remote. Be sure to check out our guide on how to use Google TV to get the most out of your purchase. This price is matched with Target.
This offer is available exclusively to Amazon Prime members, and the price matches the lowest we’ve seen. The Eero 6 is one of the easiest mesh routers to set up. The compact design will not take up too much space around your house, and here you will get a router with two extenders. There’s also a user-friendly mobile app, though extra features like parental controls are paid for with a $3/month subscription. You can also get a three-router version if you want extra Ethernet ports and a bit more range—it’s also on sale for $186 ($63 off). For more tips, check out our guides on how to buy a router and how to improve your Wi-Fi.
Deals on smartphones and laptops
Read our guide to the best Android phones and best laptops for more of our favorite picks.
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra (9/10, WIRED recommends) is a great all-around high-end Android phone. It excels in almost every category, and will even have Android version upgrades longer than Google Pixel phones (strange, given that Google maintains the Android operating system). It’s a massive phone that even includes a built-in stylus, but the highlight is the spectacular 10X optical zoom camera that will let you take sharp photos of distant objects.
The A53 5G (8/10, WIRED Recommends) has almost all the features most people need, including 5G, NFC for contactless payments, more than a day of battery life, IP67 water resistance, and a MicroSD card slot. Then it goes one step further with premium perks like a 120Hz AMOLED display, four OS upgrades, plus five years of security updates. At this price, it’s an exceptional value.
If you’re sick of smartphones that are basically rectangular panels, you might be excited by a foldable phone like the Galaxy Z Flip 3 (7/10, WIRED recommends). It recently dropped to $700, but this is still one of the lowest prices we’ve ever tracked for it (and one of the lowest prices we’ve seen on a foldable phone). Unlike previous versions, the third-generation Flip is much more durable—complete with IPX8 water resistance. This compact device includes a smooth 120 Hz display, wireless charging and 5G connectivity.
The Moto G Stylus 5G (6/10, WIRED review) got an honorable mention in our roundup of the best Android phones — we knocked it down for its lack of software and security updates, and its lack of impressive cameras (compared to the Pixel 5A and similarly priced). Samsung Galaxy A53). However, it offers smooth performance, two-day battery life, 5G connectivity and NFC for contactless payments. The built-in stylus is also handy for taking notes or signing documents directly from your smartphone.
Yes, technically Apple announced a new MacBook Pro with an M2 chip, but this more expensive 2021 MacBook Pro and its M1 Pro processor are actually much more powerful. This is the machine for anyone who needs to do some serious CPU-intensive tasks, from photo and video editing to 3D rendering. It fell $50 lower in April, but this is still a great deal. This machine has plenty of ports, including HDMI and a 1080p webcam. Read more in our guide to the best MacBooks.
The Pixelbook Go is a little dated, but it’s still a great no-frills laptop. It’s a Chromebook, so it’s just a great option for anyone who can work entirely outside of the Chrome browser (though Android apps are available through the Google Play Store). Read our guide to the best Chromebooks for more details.
You’ll need to buy a keyboard accessory to get the most out of this little Windows laptop (any Bluetooth keyboard will work, too). The Surface Go 3 isn’t very powerful, but it’s good enough for simple tasks like browsing the web, sending email, editing documents, and watching YouTube.
The newer 2021 Kindle Paperwhite is the best Kindle for most people, but the older generation is still solid—and, thanks to this sale, $50 less. The 2019 version lacks the USB-C charging and improved display of its newer counterpart, but it still has backlighting and adjustable warm lighting. Read more about it in our detailed review. This deal drops the price to just $5 more than we saw on Prime Day last year. Note: There’s a chance that newer versions will go on sale once Prime Day starts, so keep that in mind if you’re in the market.
Smart watch and audio deals
WIRED Senior Editor Adrienne So calls the Apple Watch SE (8/10, WIRED Recommends) the best Apple Watch for most people, which makes this a great time to get it at a discount. It doesn’t have all the health features of the high-end Apple Watch Series 7 (also on sale for $329), but it has most of the ones that matter on a daily basis. Read our Apple Watch guide for more details.
This is the lowest price we’ve ever tracked for an Amazon fitness tracker. Senior Associate Editor Adrienne So says it’s comfortable to wear, though she recommends stripping down to your underwear to measure body fat. It can perform the usual functions of a fitness tracker, such as tracking steps, heart rate, sleep and blood oxygen levels.
This Wear OS smartwatch will get an update to Wear OS 3. It’s also one of the only Wear OS smartwatches you can expect to comfortably last two full days, thanks to its clever dual-screen technology. It has a smooth interface and does a great job of tracking health metrics like blood oxygen velocity, step count, and continuous heart rate monitoring. Read more about it in our guide to the best smartwatches.
This speaker is rated IP67 for water and dust resistance, so it can dive into the pool without worry. It’s portable, has a nice leather strap, and is one of the best-sounding little speakers we’ve ever heard.
I love the Echo Dots (8/10, WIRED recommends) more than any other smart speaker. They’re small, sound pretty good, and work perfectly for sleep sounds, timers, and quick time checks. Last Prime Day, the price dropped to just $25, so it’s worth the wait. Be sure to read our guide on how to make your Amazon Echo as private as possible.
This particular model isn’t featured in our guide to the best Bluetooth speakers, but we like JBL products in general. The compact Go 3 is designed with portability in mind. The robust construction is resistant to water and dust, which makes the speaker a good companion for hiking or trips to the beach. Most colors are discounted. This price matches the lowest we’ve tracked. More JBL speakers are on sale here.
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