Weekly deals roundup: Fall in love with these crazy discounts on the Pixel 7a, Galaxy A54, and more!،
They say the winter holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but even if you share that sentiment, it's hard to argue that Valentine's Day is a close second. Whether you're a hopeless romantic who believes in love at first sight and all that jazz or you're just excited that spring is finally here, we've got something that's guaranteed to put a big smile on your face…or will again bigger today.
We're talking about a bumper new batch of great mobile tech deals that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Valentine's Day is the new Christmas, making many popular handsets, tablets, smartwatches and earphones as affordable as they were then of Black Friday. and Cyber Monday 2023.
These are our three best deals of the week
Our latest weekly deals roundup starts with a (budget) bang, as the Android-powered Pixel 7a mid-ranger recently returned to its all-time high price. With a whopping $125 off an already pretty reasonable list price of $499, the 6.1-inch Google Tensor G2 might just be the best affordable phone on the market today.
Unless, of course, you're more Samsung and don't intend to spend a small fortune on an ultra-premium member of the new product. Galaxy S24 family, in which case it will be quite difficult to resist the 5G-enabled Galaxy A54 with a $100 discount that was previously available just before Christmas.
If you need a high-end smartwatch to pair with… a phone other than the two mentioned above, the second-generation Apple Watch SE is remarkably cheaper than ever, but probably not for long. This puppy only supports iPhones, mind you, without being subject to any possible sales bans or sensor disabling like the high-end. Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra2.
So many… great… deals… on smartphones
“Great” actually seems like a major understatement when you consider how incredibly affordable the unlocked Motorola Edge (2022) currently is. That's barely more expensive than the new entry-level Moto G Play (2024), and despite its advanced age, those specs are anything but entry-level, including, among other things, a 144Hz OLED display incredibly smooth and super fast 30W charging.
Last but not least (in this category), the cutting-edge Pixel Fold is… not affordable by any term, but it's somehow more heavily discounted than it is was not for Christmas. Talk about a Valentine’s Day miracle, huh?
These discounted tablets aren't too bad either
Midrange is the name of the game for this week best tablet picks, none of which can compete with Apple's super-premium iPad Pro (2022) duo in terms of raw power (or anything else, really), but all of which look like just reason for their newly reduced prices.
Certainly, the OnePlus Pad has already been more attractive several times with a discount with a nice freebie also included, but that's not as much as we can say about the recently released Galaxy Tab A9 Plus, for example, which comes with a generous 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space internal at a simply unbeatable price.
How about an affordable smartwatch?
This is a label that does not suit the Apple Watch Ultra 2at allbut with a virtually indestructible design, exceptional battery life (by the company's “normal” portable standards), and a working blood oxygen sensor (probably not for long), it's hard to argue with the latest $70 discount $ from this bad boy anyway.
If you're an Android smartphone user, we urge you to at least consider purchasing the OG Pixel Watch at $150 below its usual price, despite the existence of an improved sequel (and other smartwatches arguably the best) on the market today.
Let's wrap things up with some low-cost headphones and earbuds
This is actually the only headphone sale we can recommend this week, with a slightly richer crop of over-ear headphone options at significantly reduced prices available at Amazon. If you want the best of the best in this category, the Sony WH-1000XM5s are clearly the way to go, while the simply (and confusingly) branded Bose QuietComfort cans are undeniably a great alternative on a tighter budget.
