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September guarantees to be an iOS-centric month, however as August nears its last phases, Amazon is all about Android.
Till the tip of the day (August 28), the retail big is providing offers on all issues Android – assume unlocked telephones, tablets, equipment and extra – as a part of a 48-hour “Android Days” sale. (This appears to be the second time Amazon has hosted one such occasion.) Full disclosure: It principally seems like an excuse for Amazon to tout a few of its ongoing offers on Google’s newest devices which have been floating round since pre-order days. However hey, financial savings are financial savings.
What to anticipate from Apple’s September occasion: iPhone 16, Apple Watch 10 and extra
We have combed by all 20 pages of the sale and compiled the easiest offers beneath:
Greatest deal on an unlocked cellphone
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Learn Mashable’s full evaluate of the Google Pixel 9 Professional XL.
The most important cellphone in Google’s new Pixel 9 lineup, the 6.8-inch Pixel 9 Professional XL is the longest-lasting cellphone we have ever examined: It lasted almost 19 hours on a single cost in our TikTok take a look at. It additionally has higher cameras and a nicer show than final yr’s Apple iPhone 15 Professional Max, mentioned tech editor Kim Gedeon. It is a freshly topped Mashable Alternative Award winner, and all configurations include a free $200 Amazon reward card (beginning at $1,099 for the 128GB model). Select from 4 colours: obsidian, hazelnut, porcelain, and rose quartz.
Extra affords for unlocked telephones:
Greatest pill deal
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Mashable has not but examined the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, which is because of be launched in fall 2023, however our sister web site PCMag (owned by Ziff Davis, the writer of Mashable) known as it “the Android pill to beat” as a consequence of its glossy design, efficiency, lengthy battery life and premium construct high quality. (It is waterproof And it comes with an S Pen at no additional price.) It obtained a 4/5 score and an Editor’s Alternative award there. Amazon’s Android Days occasion has lowered the Silver base mannequin to $479.99, a financial savings of 20% and $10 over the lowest value to this present day. The opposite colours price $20 extra.
Different pill affords:
Greatest Chromebook deal
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Oddly sufficient, that is the one Chromebook that was featured at Android Days. (Chromebooks can run Android apps.) With that foolish Intel Celeron processor and 64GB of eMMC storage, it is not a formidable laptop computer by any means. However for $190, it really works as a primary, no-frills laptop computer for schoolwork or sending emails. If it helps, this appears to be its least expensive value at all times.
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Greatest Smartwatch Deal
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Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 7 is supplied with a built-in blood oxygen sensor, a blood strain monitor and a sleep apnea sensor – three options that you just behavior will be discovered within the present technology of Apple Watch. It’s the finest wearable for health-conscious customers and Amazon provides you a free $40 reward card whenever you purchase it there. The Bluetooth-only model begins at $299.99, whereas the LTE mannequin begins at $349.99.
Extra smartwatch affords:
Greatest deal on earphones
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In one other random deal, Amazon is providing you with a bonus $30 reward card when you pre-order the brand new Google Pixel Buds Professional 2 earlier than their September 26 launch. (This product will nearly actually be accessible even after Android Days formally ends.) Introduced alongside the Pixel 9 collection at Made By Google 2024, these are Google’s first earbuds with AI chatbot Gemini in-built. Additionally they have a sleeker, supposedly extra snug design with a brand new “twist-to-adjust stabilizer” that helps preserve them in place.
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