Amazon Prime Day deals are back, baby. The second sale of the year is officially called Prime Big Deal Days and will arrive on October 6 and 7. However, the first deals have already started and I’ve been using my 13 years of deal-hunting experience to find real discounts on the devices and gear that the WIRED Reviews team has hand-tested and would recommend to our friends. Below you’ll find the best starter deals we’ve discovered so far. We’ll be covering deals throughout the event and beyond. throughout Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Don’t miss our list of Prime Day tips from yours truly, plus our guide to the Amazon Prime benefits you might be forgetting to use. Our guide to shopping safely on Amazon may also be helpful. Updated September 26: We added 10 new offers from Bose, JBL, Anker, SteelSeries, Smartish, Moft, Birch, Razer, Blueair and FlexiSpot. We have also made sure that existing offers are up to date. Table of Contents Accordion Article Container Button Best Tech Deals A great deal on our favorite Android phone Photo: Julian Chokkattu Photography: Julian Chokkattu Photography: Julian Chokkattu Photography: Julian Chokkattu The Google Pixel 10a is our favorite Android phone overall, in part because it’s cheap. With the low price comes a lot of value, from the excellent performance and powerful cameras to the years of software and security updates. The best price on a budget speaker The JBL Go 5 is our highest budget Bluetooth speaker. It’s available in 10 different colors, most of which match the best price we’ve seen. It’s durable, lightweight, and sounds good for its size. A solid discount on workout headphones Photo: Harry Rabinowitz We see this deal on our favorite workout headphones pretty regularly, but they’re only about $20 cheaper, so it’s still a solid option if you’re in the market. The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 work well with iOS and Android, have powerful sound, and have the option of transparency mode and active noise cancellation. The best Android headphones at a low price Photo: Julian Chokkattu The Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 remain our best headphones for Android users (they also work with iOS). They are aesthetically pleasing. They sound great. They’re comfortable, have long battery life and active noise cancellation, plus some useful software features. If you want good headphones that aren’t AirPods, these could be your option.
