Both of Samsung’s foldable phones are currently hitting their best-ever prices. The 128GB configuration of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is available at launch for $999.99 and is currently discounted to $899.99 on Amazon and Samsung — its lowest price yet. The unconventional design isn’t for everyone, but the fourth iteration of the Galaxy Z Flip is actually a pretty decent phone with solid battery life that easily compresses into a roughly 3 x 2-inch block that actually fits in your pocket. Photo capabilities are a little lacking compared to the Z Fold 4, but the Flip 4 is an excellent choice for something reminiscent of a flip phone. Read our review.
When the device is folded, the Flip 4’s outer screen shows at-a-glance information like notifications and weather widgets. To interact with the phone, you usually have to open it up and use the large 6.7-inch inner screen.
If you’re more concerned with living that big phone life, you might want to check out Amazon’s deal on the Galaxy Z Fold 4, which drops the introductory price from $1,799.99 for the 256GB model to $1,499.99 . The 7.6-inch interior display gives you more than enough space to run applications side-by-side or stream games and movies. When folded, the Z Fold 4 offers a generous 6.2-inch screen for checking notifications or replying to texts. If you can overlook its high price point, the Z Fold 4 is an extremely capable phone that can double as a tablet with very few compromises. Read our review.
The Fold 4 is a multitasking powerhouse that can be used tablet style or as your everyday driver’s smartphone. It’s a gadget gadget with a price tag to match.
Earlier in the week we hinted that Google was clearing stock of its Pixel 6A phone ahead of tomorrow’s Pixel event, but we’re saying it again for the folks behind the scenes. Amazon, Best Buy, and Target are all discounting the Pixel 6A to $349, cutting $100 off the excellent mid-range phone’s original price. Google’s Pixel 6A offers almost everything you could want from a current-gen phone, but sacrifices features like wireless charging, allowing it to strike a balance between performance and price. The 6A uses the same Tensor chipset as the more expensive Pixel 6 models, but overall makes the right compromises for a phone that’s about $100 cheaper than the next best device. Read our review.
Google’s Pixel 6A has a relatively small 6.1-inch OLED screen, but it’s a great performer with a good camera and battery life.
If you turn left into Peripherals, you’ll find the Logitech MX Keys Mini on sale at Lenovo for $69.99 instead of the usual $99.99. While Logitech’s newer MX Mechanical keyboards use mechanical switches, the MX Keys use scissor switches that will look familiar to anyone who’s used an Apple keyboard recently. The MX Keys Mini offers similar features to the Apple Magic keyboard but at a lower price point and could be considered better than its Apple counterpart in some cases. The MX Keys Mini uses a USB-C connection as opposed to the Lightning connection used with the desktop version of the Apple Magic Keyboard and can easily switch connections between up to three paired Bluetooth devices.
Logitech’s compact scissor-switch keyboard pairs wirelessly with devices using either Bluetooth or 2.4GHz and features a low-profile design.
Logitech’s award-winning MX Master 3 wireless mouse is also on sale at Lenovo, bringing the mouse’s price down from $99.99 to just $69.99. Not to be confused with the Master 3S, the standard model has more audible clicks and a 4K DPI optical sensor as opposed to the quiet clicks and 8K DPI sensor of Logitech’s newer model. If you’re willing to look past those small trade-offs, you’ll find an excellent productivity-focused mouse. The Master 3 has a total of seven buttons that can be assigned to various desktop functions and has a second scroll wheel under the thumb in addition to the electromagnetic scroll wheel between the left and right buttons.
The Logitech MX Master 3 Advanced is a Bluetooth wireless laser mouse designed for efficiency. It has seven buttons, an electromagnetic wheel for fast scrolling, and is compatible with Windows and macOS. Dell offers a $40 digital gift card with purchase.
Amazon recently unveiled a range of next-gen Echo products, but if you haven’t grabbed the new features you might want to check out a handful of Prime-exclusive Echo bundles that pair a last-gen Echo Dot or Echo Show 5 with smart LED bulbs for a steep discount.
The fourth-gen Echo Dot with a built-in clock originally cost $59.99, but you can currently get one with a single Wyze color bulb for just $46.32. This compact speaker supports the same Alexa integrations as its pricier counterparts, allowing you to set timers, control music playback, and control other devices in your home. Read our review.
The 2020 Echo Dot has a more spherical design than a real dot, but it can still do all the things Alexa does with other Echo models.
You can also find the second-gen Echo Show 5 bundled with a pair of GE CYNC LED bulbs for $34.99 instead of the usual $108.98 all-in price. The Show 5 makes an excellent companion for a bedside table or kitchen counter as it can perform alarm, recipe or entertainment duties. Sharing many features with Echo speakers, the Echo Show can also stream video from Prime Video and Netflix, show you the forecast, or display your agenda for the day. Additionally, the built-in camera gives the Show 5 some limited video chat capabilities. Read our review.
GE’s Direct Connect CYNC bulbs are similar to many other smart LED bulbs on the market in that they can be controlled with either Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, but unfortunately aren’t compatible with Apple HomeKit.
Amazon’s Echo Show 5 is an ideal smart display for a bedside table. You can use Alexa to set an alarm, play music, control smart displays, get a weather report, and more with Alexa. When the alarm goes off, all you have to do is tap the top of the Echo Show 5 to snooze it.
- If you’re looking for more storage for your PC or PlayStation 5, the Crucial P5 Plus M.2 SSD 2TB configuration is currently discounted at $245.98 on Amazon. Normally priced at $330.98, the heatsink-equipped SSD is rated for transfer speeds of up to 6600MB/s, allowing you to quickly transfer large files and, in some cases, speed up game load times.
- Having a compact Bluetooth speaker on hand is rarely a bad idea. The $49.95 JBL Go 3 is small enough to pack almost anywhere, is IP67 waterproof and dustproof, and is currently discounted to $29.95 on Amazon.
Correction Oct 5 3:25pm ET: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the original price for the fourth-gen Echo Dot with a built-in clock was $99.99. The original price for the fourth-generation Echo Dot with a built-in clock was $59.99. The article has been updated to reflect this. We regret the mistake.
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