Amazon Prime Day tech deals 2022: Best offers on Philips, Sony, Huawei and more

Like the changing of the tides or the phases of the moon, Amazon Prime Day is one of life’s few certainties. And now, we’re in the second and final day of the two-day shopping bonanza.

Don’t mistake it as the day of rubbish deals, though. As ever, tech is a particularly big hit on Amazon Prime Day, and we’ve already seen huge savings on everything from TVs, laptops and smart watches to the latest phones, tablets, and those cute little robot vacuums that whizz around the place cheerfully sucking up dust. And we know from experience that Amazon doesn’t disappoint on day two either.

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Gadgets aren’t all that’s discounted on Amazon Prime Day, though. We’ve found head-turning deals on homeware, fitness equipment, games consoles and alcohol from leading brands, too.

As we do every year, our team of IndyBest experts are on hand to filter through the deal-chaff and bring you the bargain-wheat. Whether you’re shopping for a new telly or a pair of headphones, we’re here to spot a good discount on a laptop from a mile off, and sniff out those offers that look too good to be true, saving you time and those hard-earned pounds.

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The best Prime Day deals 2022

One of the best phones you can buy now has 25 per cent off in the Prime Day sale. The Google Pixel 6 is cheaper than it’s ever been, and is a streamlined, stylish and fast device powered by the tech giant’s custom-built Tensor chip. The chip enables all manner of clever machine-learning features, from intelligent battery management that dials down the power usage the apps you’re not using on the fly, to Google’s remarkable photo-processing tools, which can edit out interlopers hanging around in the background of your otherwise perfect selfie. Google has made switching from an iPhone as simple as it can possibly be too – transferring your entire Apple existence over to your new phone takes just a few clicks.

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While it’s not the newest action camera offering from GoPro, the Hero8 is a more than worthy contender in the increasingly competitive space. It offers users smoother stabilisation and a large viewfinder that is easy to navigate.

In our round-up of the best action cameras, we said of the Hero8: “If you can go without a front-facing screen and a 5K recording mode, which we think most people will, then this is a worthy choice. It features the excellent ‘hyper smooth’ technology and can film 4K video up to 60fps.”

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There’s a whopping £379 off the Microsoft Surface pro 8, one of the best portable Windows devices you can get your hands on. The Surface pro 8 runs on full-fat Windows 11, meaning it’s compatible with all of your standard Windows apps and programs, making it more useful for everyday business than an iPad. This doesn’t come with the keyboard case accessory (was £159.99, now £104.99, Amazon.co.uk), which is also on offer for Prime Day, and transforms it into a hybrid laptop that’s powerful enough for both work and play.

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If you’re looking for a new smartwatch, then Apple’s latest and greatest Apple watch series 7 has a cool 15 per cent discount this Prime Day. In our review, our tester was smitten by the improvements over the previous model, describing the Apple watch series 7 as a subtle but powerful step up from last year’s already-excellent series 6. Our writer said that “the design changes are understated but a definite improvement, and the user interface has been tweaked to make the most of them.” They also added that “the display really gleams when you choose a favourite photo as the Watch face, for instance.”

The Apple Watch series 7 is also available with its own dedicated data connection, meaning you can pay for an eSim card to get full functionality even when the wearable isn’t paired with your iPhone (was £469, now £419, Amazon.co.uk).

A superb pair of headphones, the Bose NC 700s come highly recommended by our expert shoppers and topped our list of the best noise-cancelling headphones in 2022. They sound sublime across all genres, they’re comfortable to wear for hours on end, and they block out external noise better than any other over-ear headphones we’ve tested. Our reviewer was suitably impressed in their Bose NC 700 review. “It really is a pleasure to switch them on and switch the world off.”

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The 4^th generation iPad air has just received a tidy £100 discount this Prime Day. While it’s recently been superseded by the 5^th generation iPad air, which was released earlier this year, it’s still a worthy choice if you’re in the market for a new Apple tablet. The redesigned iPad air has a bright 10.9in display, features a USB-C connector instead of lightning and uses Apple’s powerful A14 bionic chip under the hood. It’s relatively light at 458g, and comes with 64GB of storage. In our review of the device, our writer said that “the redesigned iPad air is essentially an iPad pro with some of the settings dialled down”.

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If you’re looking for a pair of over-ear wireless headphones this Prime Day, then the Beats studio 3 headphones are currently 50 per cent off, taking the price down to £149. While these aren’t the newest Beats headphones around, having been released in 2017, they still pack a punch. They feature Apple’s W1 chip for easy pairing to all Apple devices, active Noise Cancellation so you can listen to your music in peace on the train and 22 hours of playtime on a single charge. This is a pretty good discount for a reliable pair of headphones.

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If you’ve been staring enviously at your neighbour’s fancy video doorbell and have been waiting for an excuse to take the plunge, this is it. Arlo’s wire-free video doorbell is currently £95 cheaper than usual. When someone rings the bell, you’ll get a direct call to your smartphone, as well as alerts when the doorbell detects motion, letting you speak to visitors at the front door.

In our review of the Arlo wire-free, our writer said, “This wire-free option from Arlo has one of the best viewing ranges of any of the video doorbells we tested, utilising a unique square viewing angle and 180-degree width so it can capture the entirety of a person as well as any parcels they’ve left on the ground.”

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Looking for a portable Bluetooth speaker that you can bring with you to the beach this summer? Look no further than this second generation A1 speaker from premium audio brand Bang & Olufsen. Featuring a waterproof design, three microphones for Alexa support and up to 18-hours of playtime, you’ll be listening to your tunes for hours on end, come rain or shine. In the review of the A1, our writer said “It’s difficult to find anything wrong with it: gorgeous design, supreme audio for a portable speaker of this size, and a sturdiness that makes this more than reasonably priced.” And now it has a 29 per cent discount, what more could you want?

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Does your phone keep running out of juice at the worst times? Grab yourself a new portable power bank from Anker, one of the most trusted names in battery packs. While this exact model doesn’t appear in our list of the best portable chargers and power banks, two similar Anker products do. This 20,000mAh pack holds enough power to recharge an iPhone 13 four or five times over, giving you peace of mind while camping, hiking, or at home when you’re sitting slightly too far away from your usual charger and can’t be bothered getting up.

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You can save £80 on the Apple watch SE this Prime Day. The company’s more affordable smartwatch cuts out some of the expensive features you might not want or need, such as the ECG and blood oxygen monitoring, but leaves all the best bits intact. That means you get the same signature Apple design, a responsive and smooth touchscreen with clean watch faces, and enough health tracking features to satisfy runners, swimmers and weightlifters alike.

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OnePlus’s 2022 flagship smartphone has just received a 17 per cent discount this Prime Day. Featuring a bright 6.7in AMOLED QHD+ display made from Gorilla Glass Victus and a smooth 120Hz refresh rate, the OnePlus 10 pro is already a good-looking phone, but it also has a stunning three-camera system made in collaboration with Hasselblad. “The 10 pro is an excellent premium handset with a splendid camera setup, an unbelievable battery life with neat ultra-fast charging capabilities and a top of the range processor,” our writer said in their review of the phone. “While the Oppo touches are definitely there, we can’t find many – if any – faults with it.”

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Having topped our list of favourite wireless earbuds, this noise-cancelling offering from Sony is tough to beat and they’re now at 25 per cent off. In our review of the WF-1000XM, we said: “Sony’s latest in-ears are the company’s best yet. And that’s saying something, since the previous versions – the WF-1000XM3s – were already sensational. The new model is completely redesigned with a distinctive look. The noise cancelling here is subtle but effective – Sony says the quiet it produces should be alive, like the silence between movements in a concert hall. Done badly, noise-cancelling can make the ears feel under pressure, but there’s little of that here.”

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This deal sees the current-generation Echo dot smart speaker reduced by an impressive 42 per cent. As with all Echo products, the Echo dot features the Alexa voice assistant, which can be used to play music, set timers, control smart home devices and much more besides.

We featured the dot in our round-up of the best smart speakers, with our reviewer saying: “If you’re an Alexa user, or dipping your toe into the world of smart speakers, it is a great choice for a non-invasive speaker that produces great sound and slots nicely into the Amazon ecosystem.”

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This Amazon deal will save you 24 per cent on the current-generation Apple AirPods pro noise-cancelling wireless earbuds. What’s more, this deal includes the Magsafe charging case, so the AirPods can be charged when placed on a wireless charging pad. Our reviewer said of the Apple earphones: “The AirPods pro are a high-end pair of earphones that are difficult to find much fault in…If you’re a member of the iOS family, the AirPods pro are the best in-ear earphones you can get on the market”. This is currently last year’s Black Friday price,meaning that you’re not missing out on better deals.

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OK, so there’s nothing sexy about microSD cards, but everybody’s got to put their data somewhere. This 128GB storage expansion from industry-leader SanDisk has a whopping 68 per cent off in Amazon’s Prime Day deals. If your phone, camera, tablet or laptop supports expandable microSD storage and you’re forever running out of space, grab these cheap gigs while you can.

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Got an Android phone and a hankering for the equivalent of an Apple Watch? You’ve got a few to choose from, including the Huawei watch 3, which featured in our round-up of the best smartwatches and now has 45 per cent off at Amazon’s Prime Day sale. Huawei’s range of wearables is enormous, and this fashion-first, mid-range device sits slap bang in between the fitness tracking Huawei watch fit 2 (£159.18, Amazon.co.uk) and luxury Huawei watch GT 3 pro (£291.52, Amazon.co.uk). It’s a great everyday Android watch, with a two-week battery life, mobile data, hands-free calling, and continuous health-tracking built in.

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We’re big fans of the tiny Echo dot smart speaker. It crams all of Alexa’s intelligence into a tennis ball-sized device that plays music, controls your smart home, and much more besides – plus, this deal sees a pair of Echo dot speakers bundled with a Meross smart plug. This will allow you to have Alexa in two rooms and either hold intercom-style calls between them, or create a stereo pair of speakers, and use either to switch on or off anything connected to the smart plug. As first steps into smart home automation go, this is a pretty good place to start.

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The Fire TV cube is Amazon’s premium TV-streaming device. This compact box sits next to your TV and streams 4K content from services like Netflix, iPlayer, Disney+, YouTube and Amazon’s own Prime Video. As well as Ultra HD resolution, the Fire TV cube supports the Dolby Vision and HDR10+ video standards, plus Dolby Atmos audio, providing your TV and sound system can also handle it.

The cube appeared in our round-up of the best TV streaming devices where our reviewer said: “There are eight microphones so you don’t need to use the remote to control it, just say, ‘Alexa, play Modern Love,’ for instance. You can also control compatible smart-home products by telling Alexa what to do, again using your voice.” With 50 per cent off, you’ll want to add it to your basket fast.

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If your wifi could do with a boost, a mesh system is the way to go and luckily, the eero 6 is currently 40 per cent off. It featured in our review of the best wifi extenders where our technology critic, David Phelan, noted that it’s “capable of putting data through at very high speeds”. Set up is done via an app, which is easy to use, and “it has decent security features so you can be alerted if there’s a new gadget connected to your network”. And luckily, the “design is good enough to have on show”.

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If you’re looking to invest in a new electric shaver then why not invest in one of Philips’ more premium models which currently has a huge near £300 saving. In our round-up of the best electric shavers, we said it is “beautifully designed – it looks and feels super-luxe – it’s engineered to provide an incredibly smooth shave with minimum irritation.”

Our reviewer added that, “The construction of the blade guards makes their passage over the skin incredibly smooth, while an inbuilt sensor “reads” skin and stubble and adjusts accordingly. It really does glide over the skin and can even tackle five days worth of growth with relative ease.”

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Do you need Amazon Prime to buy Prime Day tech deals?

Amazon Prime Day deals are only available to shoppers with an Amazon Prime membership. Prime costs £7.99 a month, or £79 if you sign up for a full year, and unlocks benefits such as free delivery and access to Amazon Prime TV and Music. To sign up, head over to the Amazon Prime landing page and enter your details.

If you don’t want to spend £7.99 per month to access Prime Day deals, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial and cancel it once the sale ends. This might seem a bit rude, but we’re sure Jeff Bezos won’t lose any sleep over it.

When is Amazon Prime Day 2022?

Earlier in June, Amazon confirmed its Prime Day event would be held on 12 and 13 July. This sees it move to a Tuesday and a Wednesday for the first time, as it usually always takes place over a Monday and a Tuesday. It is a 48 hour event starting at 00:01am on Tuesday 12 July and ending on 23:59pm on Wednesday 13 July.

Amazon unveiled pre-Prime Day deals on 21 June and the discounts have continued to drop daily. This is the earliest deals have ever dropped for the event, where in previous years, the early bird offers usually began around 10 days prior to the big day.

Amazon is also rumoured to be hosting a second Prime Day sales event later this year in October, so strap yourself in for potentially even more discounts in 2022.

How to get the best tech deals this Prime Day

To know all about the best tech deals on Prime Day, bookmark this page and check back in with us as the first deals start appearing on 21 June. We’ll be regularly updating all of our Prime Day 2022 guides with the latest deals and insights into everything from Apple Watches and earbuds, to air fryers and robot vacuum cleaners.

Our crack team of IndyBest shopping experts is also running a liveblog during the event, to bring you up-to-the-second reporting on lightning deals and hot ticket items before they sell out.

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