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The Boxing Day sales are the last real tech deals of the season and if you've been paying attention, you'll know that we don't expect a big round of tech deals for a few months after this. Here's what WIRED's Gear team has picked out as worth your attention this week - all the deals below are still live. All savings listed are the real savings versus recent prices and rival retailers.
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The best Boxing Day deals in the sales
The finest tech discounts the WIRED team has seen today, including Sonos speakers, Apple AirPods and Sony headphones.
Boxing Day deals: Just spotted
🎵 The **Sonos One**smart speaker is down £30 to £169 just about everywhere for the Boxing Day sales, including Amazon and Sonos. It's just the £20 off the Sonos Beam (£379) soundbar, in white.
🎧 Bose's QuietComfort noise cancelling earbuds are the best wireless earbuds you can buy full stop. Yes, better than the AirPods, better than the Sonys. And they're £20 off today, down to £230, in black.
⏲️ It's become the norm to be able to pick up a Google smart speaker for cheaper than even an Echo Dot. Here, the dinky, second-gen Google Home Mini is £20 off right now, down to £29 at Currys. Alexa is still better for beginners but if you're looking for more extended, info-requesting smart home chats, worth a look. Lenovo's Smart Clock Essential (now £30), with Google Assistant, also looks neat.
📱 Xiaomi has £34 off the 128GB model of its Poco X3 NFC (£195) Android phone on Amazon - the same price as the 64GB model on its own Mi store right now. And you get a hell of a lot of phone for under £200 with a big 5,160 mAh battery, an ultra-wide-angle camera, Snapdragon 732G and - ahem, Apple - a 33W fast charger in the box.
🎧 Even the XM4s - WIRED's top-rated headphones - are down £12 to £335 (depending on the colour). And the wireless, NC Sony WF-1000-XM3 (£146) in-ears are down a couple of quid cheaper than Black Friday too, again depending on the colour.
📺 WIRED's top-rated TV of 2020 - LG's 65OLEDCX - is down £200 to £2,299 at Currys. It's a stunning 4K OLED with exceptional picture quality and cutting-edge features. The 55OLEDCX is also down £300 to £1,299 at Currys.
What is it? Fitbit has a bunch of discounts on trackers and watches this week but the terrific Versa 3 is the best Fitbit for most people. Not only do you get a big 1.5-inch display in a stylish 40mm watch case, it's feature packed with heart rate, built-in GPS, water resistance to 50m and strong battery life of up to six days.
What's the real saving? It's £41 off the RRP and a neat £20 off recent prices around the £179 mark. At £159, it's selling for about the same price as its Versa predecessor. Also check out the Fitbit Charge 4 (£116), the new health-focused Fitbit Sense (now £249) and the Ionic (£141), which is still the best Fitbit for runners.
Click here to get a Fitbit Versa 3 for £159
Boxing Day deals: Grooming essentials
👉 Get a Philips 3000 electric shaver for £45 👉 Remington's Graphite G4 beard trimmer, now £28.50 👉 Oral-B's Genius X electric toothbrush, now £99 👉 £30 off Remington Air3D hairdryer, now £50
What is it? The Bowers & Wilkins PX7 headphones are premium headset for those looking for a quality noise-cancelling experience. The PX7 has taken its place on our WIRED Recommends list for the best headphones around, being crowned our favourite buy if you’re looking for pure sound. Along with top-notch sound, you get supreme comfort, sleek design and pleasing noise-cancelling.
What's the real saving? With a real saving of a stunning £100+ (down from recent prices of a lofty £320-£339), it would’ve been impossible not to recommend this opportunity to pick up a WIRED Recommends pair of headphones at such a significant discount.
Click here to save £130 on the Bowers & Wilkins PX7
Boxing Day deals: Apple devices
🎧 The AirPods Pro are down £20 to £199 at John Lewis (£51 off the original RRP) and down to £195 at Laptops Direct, both currently in stock.
🎵 Apple's AirPods are on sale but 'temporarily out of stock' on Amazon. The AirPods Pro are £20 off, down to £198 and the regular AirPods 2(with the standard charging case) are £35 off, down to £124. You can 'place your order' then you'll get an email when there's an estimated delivery date. Plus the Powerbeats Pro, with their lock-tight fit for the gym are down £60 to £149.
👉 Meanwhile, the Series 5 is 30% off again with prices starting at £459 for a 40mm Apple Watch with a stainless steel case and black sport band.
💻 And in laptops, the freshly launched MacBook Pro with Apple's impressive M1 chip is already down £107 to £1,192 for the 13-inch model with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. Plus John Lewis has the Intel Core i5 MacBook Air down £160 to £1,139.
What is it? The Realme 7 comes from a brand that many still may not have heard off – but this smartphone manufacturer is worth your attention. The Realme 7 brings the looks of phones that are upwards of double the price down to under £200. While it’s day-to-day performance won’t knock your socks off, it is competitive for the price and is surprisingly good at tackling popular mobile games like Fortnite and PUBG: Mobile.
What's the real saving? The Realme 7 is a phone worthy of recommendation at its already low regular price but, with a real saving of £30, it’s definitely worth considering if you are on the hunt for a budget handset.
Click here to save £30 on the Realme 7
Boxing Day deals: Amazon devices and services
🔊 Get £20 off a Fire HD 8 tablet, now £70 🔊 £20 off Echo Dot 4th gen, now £30 🔊 £54 off Blink Outdoor cam (2 pack), now £126 🔊 £40 off Ring Video Doorbell 3 - now £139 🔊 The Fire HD 7 Kids Edition is down £30 to £70 [/b]
Headphones deals
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£40 off Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 earbuds, now £80: A great pair of wireless earbuds from Cambridge Audio, these are among the best-in-class for sound even at the recent price of £120 (RRP £150). They're back down to Black Friday prices so a real steal.
£150 off B&O H9 headphones, now £300: Still selling for £450 elsewhere, including John Lewis, B&O's gorgeous, wireless, noise cancelling H9s are back down to £300 on Amazon - their Black Friday price.
Smartphone and tablet deals
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£62 off Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Wi-Fi, now £378: Samsung impressed us this year with its flagship Tab S7 but, won’t be for those after a more reasonably priced tablet. The much cheaper Tab S5e is stylish, lightweight and provides a strong value-for-money way to use all your favourite apps and watch videos.
£17 off Samsung T7 Touch Portable SSD, now £83: Looking for a speedy way to store your files and photos? The 500GB Samsung T7 Touch Portable SSD is just that, in a trim and stylish form-factor that can be easily tucked away in your bag. You even get a fingerprint sensor for some added security.
Smart home deals
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Get a Dyson V7 cordless vac for £199: A couple of places, including Argos and Currys, have various models of Dyson's affordable cordless vac down below the £200 mark this week.
£18 off LIFX Mini smart light bulbs, now £27 each: LIFX is a brilliant Philips Hue alternative - control from its dedicated app or just hook up to a voice assistant like Alexa for an affordable smart lighting setup. They're WIRED's best smart light bulbs without a hub.
TV and gaming deals
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£6.50 off PowerA Pokemon Wireless Controller, now £37.50: Bagged a Nintendo Switch for Christmas and in need of another controller? PowerA has a wide range of traditionally shaped wireless controllers in a range of joyful themed styles.
£15 off Osmo Pizza Co. Game, now £35: If you’re looking to get your child into interactive educational games, Osmo offers a wide-range of both mathematics and coding based buys. The Pizza Co. Game teaches maths, design and communication skills under the guise of a pizzeria.
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