Some of My Favorite Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches Are on Sale for Memorial Day
Amazon’s Memorial Day sale is here, and plenty of fitness trackers and smartwatches are on sale. The event also coincides with some recent price drops on Garmin, making it a really good time to buy a new watch. Here are the best deals I’m seeing.
Pixel
Google’s Pixel Watch 2 is on sale for just $149.99 , down from its original price of $249.99. It’s a slightly older version, released in 2023 and replaced two years later by the Pixel Watch 3 ( which I wrote about here ). The Pixel Watch 2 has most of the same features as the newer model, but only comes in one size (41mm) and doesn’t have as big or bright a display.
Suunto
The Suunto Core is priced at $159.99 , regular price $219.99. It’s built for outdoor adventures, has a built-in altimeter, barometer, and compass, and can alert you to approaching storms.
Garmin
The 47mm Fenix 8 is on sale for $799.99 , with a regular price of $999.99. The Fenix is one of Garmin’s most rugged and feature-rich watches, with maps, a flashlight, a titanium bezel, and sealed buttons.
At the other end of the price spectrum , the Forerunner 165 is on sale for $199.99 , with a regular price of $249.99. This watch is a budget version of the 265 and a good entry-level option for runners who don’t need a lot of extra features. Note that the regular 165 doesn’t come with music storage. If you want to listen to music without having to carry your phone, you’ll want to get the Forerunner 165 Music, which is currently on sale for $249.99 , with a regular price of $299.99.
The reliable Forerunner 265 is on sale for $349.99 , down $100 from its original price of $449.99, though that’s likely due less to the Memorial Day sale and more to the new Forerunner 570 being replaced. Still, the 265 is a really great watch, still my personal favorite in the Forerunner lineup, though I haven’t reviewed the 570 yet, so that could change (I’m wearing the 265S as of this writing).
The Venu 3 and 3S retail for $349.99 , down from $449.99. (The S stands for smaller; otherwise, they’re the same watch.) These are Garmin’s smartest watches yet, with voice calling and an ECG app. They’re aimed at people who want a lifestyle watch with fitness features, not a sports watch. You can think of them as a beefier version of the Vivoactive 6 , which isn’t on sale today (regular price $299.99) but happens to be one of my favorite fitness watches .
The Instinct 3 Solar retails for $349.99 in 45mm and 50mm sizes, down from $399.99 when it launched earlier this year. It has a rugged build, outdoor-focused features including an LED flashlight and solar charging. It also comes in an AMOLED version that retails for $399.99, and a cheaper Instinct E version that’s now on sale for $249.99 — all down $50 from its original price.