Retailers love fictional shopping holidays, and the latest one is the Amazon Spring Sale . From now until March 25, Amazon promises as always: tons of deals to suit all your needs. We at WIRED are professional deal sleuths, and we cut through the clutter to find deals on our favorite gadgets that WIRED has tested—you won’t find any fake discounts here. We’ve rounded up the best deals below and will continue to update this story with more information.
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Smartphone, tablet and laptop deals
The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (8/10, recommended by WIRED) is one of our favorite budget phones. It goes on sale relatively frequently, but if you’re in the market, it’s a safe buy. It has a bright display, a 120Hz screen refresh rate, solid performance, decent battery life, and upgradable storage. The camera is okay too.
It’s a must-have accessory, and we say so in our guide to the best iPad accessories. This 30-watt adapter works with phones and tablets, but if you need more power, there’s a 65-watt adapter available for $28 ($25 off).
This didn’t make our list of the best portable chargers, but we like Anker’s gear overall. It has enough power to charge your phone a few times, and its slim design makes it easy to slip into your bag.
Headphones and Speakers Deals
This is a great deal for one of the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy. We see the price drop further, down to $300, but that’s still a big discount. The Sony WH-1000XM5 (9/10, recommended by WIRED) has excellent sound quality. They look great, are comfortable to wear, and Sony has improved their microphones so they can be used for phone calls, too.
Those prices have been reduced to $25 during the Cyber Monday sale, but $100 off is still a great deal. The Sony WH-1000XM4 (9/10, WIRED recommendation) aren’t the latest (see above), but they’re still one of our favorite noise-canceling headphones. They do a great job at silencing the world around you, and offer great battery life and excellent comfort.The microphone is not as Good for these.
For a good pair of budget noise-canceling headphones, this is a steal. They don’t have the most modern design, but they sound great, have great battery life, and are durable. These cans are great if you’re on a budget.
These are already our favorite noise-canceling headphones under $100. Getting them for $56 is a great score, especially since we’ve never seen them drop in price. They’re a little flimsy, but have a 40-hour runtime and decent hybrid noise cancellation.
This deal has been available all month, but it’s still worth considering. Samsung Galaxy Buds2 (9/10, recommended by WIRED) is one of the best headphones for Samsung users. They’re comfortable to wear, have active noise cancellation, workout-friendly waterproofing, cute color options, and 5 hours of battery life per charge.
This matches the price we saw last year during Cyber Monday. The Google Pixel Buds Pro (9/10, recommended by WIRED) are excellent earbuds for Android users looking for a simple user experience. With features like noise cancellation, transparency mode, seven hours of battery life, and a wireless charging case, you’ll get the most for your money. These buds are also super comfortable to wear and come in fun colors.
These are our favorite fitness headphones. They’re strong IP68 waterproof, comfortable to wear, and have good onboard button controls. Perhaps most importantly, they stay safe while you exercise.
In our fitness headphones buying guide, the Jabra Elite 4 (9/10, recommended by WIRED) is listed as a solid alternative to the Jabra Elite 8. This less expensive headset is still great. They’re less water-resistant and aren’t the most modern – they don’t support wireless charging and lack an auto-pause feature. But if you just want a good pair of headphones that are comfortable while working out and sound great, these are a safe bet.
Smart Home and Gaming Deals
The Roku Express is a basic streaming device that doesn’t support 4K content, so it’s a good choice if you want to stream standard HD quality, but if you want 4K or higher, the device doesn’t not ideal. It does have the same operating system as other Roku devices, but other than that, the gadget is very basic. But if “basic” is all you need, that’s fine.
This Arlo video doorbell is a runner-up in our guide to the best video doorbells, and its price often fluctuates between $80 and $50. This deal is still within $5 of the best price we’ve tracked. It has a wide 180-degree viewing angle and can alert you to activity on your porch with virtually no false alarms. It also records detailed videos. Keep in mind that the best features are locked with an $8-per-month subscription.
Discount will be applied at checkout. I know a $9 discount on the Nintendo Switch feels like the saddest deal ever, but it’s important to emphasize that these rarely go on sale, especially from first-party merchants. So I put it here because the Nintendo Switch OLED (8/10, recommended by WIRED) is by far the best model in the series, and because if you’re going to buy one, you might as well save some money. (Especially now that the Mario Day deals have expired). If you don’t mind being locked into handheld gaming mode, the Nintendo Switch Lite (8/10, recommended by Wired ) is also available with a $10 discount at checkout.
The Canon EOS-R series is our top recommendation for mirrorless cameras for Canon fans. The EOS-R5 is the most powerful of the bunch, and often very expensive. We’ve never seen it get cheaper before. It has a 45-megapixel full-frame sensor that can shoot 8K video at 30 frames per second.