A bunch of heavily-discounted smartwatches you'll actually want to buy
It's always smart to shop during the sales. Smarter than that is buying a smartwatch right now because some of the best are up to $900 off for Black Friday – if you know where to look.
Big-name brands like Samsung, Garmin and Fitbit have slashed the prices of their smartest smartwatches so if you're in the market for an upgrade or looking for a healthy helping hand, here are some of the best smartwatches and fitness trackers you can buy for a bargain today.
NOTE: Prices are accurate at time of publishing.
Garmin Epix, Gen 2
Originally $1,699, the second generation of the Garmin Epix has a 1.3-inch AMOLED screen and up to 16 days of battery life. Now selling for 53 per cent off, it tracks your health and gives readings of heart rate, blood oxygen levels, sleep, stress, general energy levels and hydration. It also gives you advice on how to best schedule your sleep and exercise while travelling, or even jetlagged.
On the smartwatch are preloaded exercises and activities as well as animated guides to follow and workout suggestions based on previous performance and recovery time. For exercising outside, it uses satellite technology for better mapping and GPS as well as altitude sensors, a barometer and a compass. Buy yours now for $799 and save a whopping $900.
Apple Watch Ultra
Designed with the adventurer in mind, the Apple Watch Ultra is a rugged and capable fitness accessory. It has specialised bands for endurance athletes, outdoor adventures, and water sports, as well as features to keep you healthy, safe, and connected. Our favourite feature is the Redesigned Compass app, which can mark your location, and use GPS to map your distance when you're out in nature hiking or climbing, meaning you can retrace your steps at any point. Now 23 per cent off, you can buy it for $999.
TicWatch Pro 3
The TicWatch Pro 3 can track your heart rate and stress levels as well as your sleep schedule with ambient noise detection. It also has automatic brightness settings with backlighting on its 1.4-inch display and has up to days of battery life when using essential mode or three days on smart mode.
The TicWatch Pro 3 was $449.99, now you can grab it for $199.99!
Ticwatch E3
Great for people of all ages, the Ticwatch E3 has over 100 professional workout modes. Whether you like to keep active by swimming, cycling, Pilates, running, or climbing mountains, it can keep track of your fitness credentials by tracking sleep, stress, blood oxygen and heart rate. Connecting to the Mobvoi app, you can also use it to monitor the health date of multiple family members. Now slashed by 35 per cent, you can buy it for $168.99.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro
With up to 80 hours of battery life, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will be along for the ride on any fitness journey. It can track your location, your blood oxygen levels, and your body composition, making it an ideal workout companion. Usually costing just under $800, you can buy yours for $544 today, a saving of $255.
Samsung Galaxy Watch6
Featuring round-the-clock health tracking, this is a great watch for those who love to run. It offers advanced running analysis, and personalised heart rate zone workouts to make sure you're progressing towards your fitness goals. It also pairs seamlessly with Galaxy products – you can connect your phone to have access to texts, cards, and your phone camera, as well as your Galaxy Buds, which can keep you company while you run.
Garmin Forerunner 745
This watch provides workout suggestions based on data from previous workout sessions. It also provides feedback on your workouts and how best to improve your speed, power and endurance. After your exercise, it will even give you information on how much recovery time you'll need before you exercise again. You can get your Garmin Forerunner 745 for 50 per cent off on Amazon.
Garmin Fenix 7S
Now discounted by $503, the Garmin Fenix 7S will get you up and moving in no time. With up to 11 days of battery life per charge, it uses a built-in metric system to determine your pace, stamina, and power as well as how much recovery time is needed after a workout. There are preset fitness activities including running, bike riding, hiking, swimming, golfing and surfing to get a more accurate reading as well as animations for different exercises like strength training, cardio and yoga to easily follow along with the routine.
Also focusing on your general health, it can track your heart rate, oxygen levels, sleep, hydration and menstrual cycle while providing an overall health snapshot. Don't miss out on this great deal and get yours now for $694.
Garmin Venu Sq Music
Another top-performing watch from Garmin, you can get up to six days of battery life from the Venu Sq Music. Beyond that, it has over 20 pre-loaded sports apps, meaning you can get it to monitor your running, walking, cycling, and swimming movements, among many more. You can save 22 per cent on this one now, which will cost you just $331.
Garmin Venu 2S
We love this Garmin watch for its sleek appearance, but it has so many other features you'll love. You can download up to 650 songs to your watch from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer, and connect your wireless headphones for phone-free listening as you run, walk or cycle. It can also receive smart notifications if paired with an Android or iOS phone. Slashed by 35 per cent, you can buy it today for $440.
Samsung Watch 4, Small
Now more than $100 off, you'll be able to count your steps, monitor kilojoules burned and keep on track while exercising outdoors using the GPS on the Samsung Watch 4. Built with a 1.35-inch display and up to 40 hours of battery life, you'll also get access to a variety of Google apps and insights into your health data like body composition, body fat percentage, and body water.
LIGE Smart Watch
A super-affordable smartwatch, this model from LIGE can make and receive calls and notifications, while also monitoring your heart rate visibly via the watch or the FitCloudPro app. Featuring eight sports modes, you can set your watch to record your type of workout, whether it's walking, running, basketball, badminton, or numerous others.
This smartwatch is now selling for just $29.99 on Amazon when using your 35 per cent off coupon at checkout.
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Fitbit Sense 2 Smartwatch
Your new best friend when it comes to monitoring your overall health and wellbeing, the Sense 2 has smart notifications to remind you to check in with your emotions, and will help you out via guided breathing and meditations. When it comes to sleep, it can help you improve your rest via analysis across 10 key metrics. As for fitness, your health stats will be visible via your app dashboard, keeping track of your breathing rate, heart rate variability, skin temperature, and blood oxygen saturation.
Here are some more Fitbit options to choose from:
Fitbit Charge 5
Fitbit Versa 4
Fitbit Luxe Activity Tracker
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