Best Deals on Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches During Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is currently underway, a mini version of Prime Day that inspired competing sales at Target and Walmart . Discounted items include a variety of fitness trackers and smartwatches. Here are my picks for the best deals, including watches from Apple, Garmin, Fitbit and Samsung.
apple watch
Apple Watch SE , the most budget version of this smartwatch, is available today starting at $169 . (As with all Apple Watches, the price increases if you want a larger size or buy the cellular version.) That’s 32% off the original price of $249.
Apple Watch Series 10 , which we’ve called the best Apple Watch for most people , is available today for $299 and up , down from its regular price of $399. Again, this is a smaller, non-cellular version, with a few extras, but all sizes and types are sold.
If you’re looking for a good deal, check out the Apple Watch Series 9 , which Walmart is selling for $219 . It’s only a year older than the Series 10, and the features it lacks are ones most people won’t miss: the Series 10 has a wide-angle screen, a depth gauge, and a water temperature sensor for when you swim or dive. The Series 10 can also play music through the watch’s speaker. If you can live without these extras, this deal on the Series 9 is a whopping 45% off the original price of a great watch.
Garmin fitness watch
The Garmin Forerunner 55 was still on sale a few days ago when our Lifehacker deals writer Daniel Oropeza listed it as his favorite deal of the day . At $149, it’s a great price for a running watch that does all the basics. It will track your pace, location, heart rate, sleep and more. It has a retro design with a mip screen and navigation buttons instead of a touchscreen. But you really can’t beat the price.
Two other older generation Forerunner watches are also on sale today, and since they both end at -55, you know they have the same MIP screen that reflects sunlight and requires a backlight in the dark to illuminate them. (Many runners prefer MIPs to smartwatch-style AMOLED screens , so who am I to judge?)
Aside from the screen, the Forerunner 255 , which costs $229 today , is virtually identical to my favorite running watch, the Forerunner 265 . (Another major feature it’s missing is music storage, but you can get the Forerunner 255 Music for just $20 more .) However, the Forerunner 265 is also on sale today for $399 , which is $50 off its regular price.
The Garmin Forerunner 955 is the big brother to the 255 with built-in maps that make it ideal for hiking and trail running. That’s just $349 down from the original price of $499 when they released in 2022. This is the lowest price I or our regular marathoner Meredith Dietz have seen for this watch. And if you want to opt for a solar-powered version to top up your battery when you’re out in the sun, the Forerunner 955 Solar costs $399 today .
The Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar is a generation out of date, but it’s still a great watch with solar charging, a scratch-resistant sapphire screen, and a ton of luxury features built for the rugged multi-sport athlete. That’s $646 down from the original price of $899 for the 47mm size. (This would be a “large” size on any other watch, but Fenix also offers a larger size at 51 millimeters.) All sizes are available for sale.
If you want something a little less sporty, the Garmin Vivoactive 5 is $217 today , down from the regular price of $299. It’s a lifestyle smartwatch that beats the Pixel Watch 3 in my personal comparison. If you’re looking for a fresh alternative to a Fitbit smartwatch, I’d go with the Vivoactive 5. However, if you want a real Fitbit, they’re on sale too.
Fitbit trackers and smartwatches
All of Fitbit’s major models are on sale today, including the iconic band-style Charge 6 for $119 , originally $159. Opinions vary, but if you want mine: Charge 6 is the best Fitbit. (If you need a smartwatch, choose Garmin.)
However, if you’re more of a minimalist, the Inspire 3 is worth a look. Normally retailing for $99, today it’s only $69 . The Inspire 3 doesn’t have its own GPS chipset, instead relying on your phone to determine location. In other ways, it’s just a more stripped-down experience, with fewer exercise types and fewer apps.
However, these Fitbit smartwatches are still on sale. The Versa 4 is $159 , down from $199, and the Sense 2 is $199, down from $249.
Samsung watch
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra is on sale today for just $409, down from $649. It measures 47mm in size and supports LTE cellular connectivity and is essentially Samsung’s answer to the Apple Watch Ultra 2. More information about its features can be found here .
Pixel clock
This sale also includes a discount on Google’s Pixel line of smartwatches. The Pixel Watch 3 , which I think is great for everyday fitness tracking , is now $289 and up (depending on size and connectivity options, of course), down from its original price of $349. You can also buy the Pixel Watch 2 for $199 (originally $249) or the original Pixel Watch , released in 2023, for $89 .