Amazon Prime Day 2019: All the deals that matter

by Adrian Diaconescu / Jul 15, 2019, 6:15 AM

Amazon Prime Day 2019: All the deals that matter

UPDATE, July 15, 04:15 PDT: After digging a little deeper and sifting through thousands of interesting discounts offered across dozens of categories, here comes another big batch of Prime-exclusive deals on mobile devices, accessories, and smart home products:

Echo Show 5 - $40 off
SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC memory card with adapter - $21 off
SanDisk Extreme 256GB microSDXC card with adapter - $17 off
SanDisk Extreme 1TB microSDXC memory card with adapter - $109 off
SanDisk Ultra 512GB microSDXC card with adapter - $80 off
Facebook Portal - $120 off
Facebook Portal Plus - $120 off
Anker 10W wireless charger - 41 percent off (available for a limited time only)
Anker 20W premium stereo portable Bluetooth speaker - 30 percent off (limited time)
Anker SoundBuds Slim+ Bluetooth headphones - 23 percent off (limited time)
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2 - $168 off (limited time)

UPDATE, July 15, 00:48 PDT: Here are the best Prime Day deals available on "top smartphones", with savings of up to 40 percent:

LG Stylo 4 - $140 off
Moto G7 Power - $55 off
Moto G7 - $100 off
Razer Phone 2 - $400 off
LG G8 - $350 off
Moto G7 Play - $44 off
Moto G7 - $100 off
Moto Z3 Play & Moto Power Pack Mod - $199 off
Moto G6 64GB - $120 off
Moto G6 Play - $130 off
Moto G6 32GB - $130 off
LG V35 ThinQ - $500 off
Moto Z3 Play & Moto Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa Mod - $250 off
Google Pixel 3 - $260 off
Google Pixel 3 XL - $260 off
Moto Z4 with Moto 360 camera included - $50 off

UPDATE, July 15, midnight PDT: Aaaaaand the insanity has officially kicked off. Here are some of the best Prime Day deals available right now, but be sure to check back later as we continuously update this list:

Beats Solo3 wireless headphones - $160 off
Apple Watch Series 3, multiple variants - starting at $169
Apple Watch Series 4, GPS, 40mm - $75 off
Apple Watch Series 4, GPS, 44mm - $75 off
Apple iPad, Wi-Fi, 128GB (latest model) - $130 off
Apple iPad Pro, 10.5-inch, Wi-Fi + cellular, 256GB - $300 off
Apple iPad Pro, 10.5-inch, Wi-Fi + cellular, 512GB - $430 off
Bose SoundSport Free truly wireless sport headphones - $60 off
Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth speaker - $40 off
Bose SoundLink wireless headphones - $70 off
Garmin Forerunner 35 GPS running watch - 50 percent off
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music smartwatch - $100 off
Garmin Vivoactive 3 smartwatch - $100 off
Garmin Forerunner 235 GPS running watch - $190 off
Garmin Fenix 5X Sapphire - $200 off
Garmin Fenix 5 Sapphire - $200 off
Garmin Forerunner 645 - $130 off
Garmin Forerunner 645 Music - $150 off
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 - $120 off
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with S Pen - $130 off
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 - $60 off
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 - $180 off
Samsung Galaxy S9+ unlocked - $250 off
Samsung Galaxy S10 unlocked - $300 off
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 unlocked - $350 off
Samsung Galaxy S10+ unlocked - $300 off

UPDATE, July 14: As expected, the deal bonanza has begun ahead of time with a sweet batch of "early access Amazon devices" offers. Here are the best ones available right now:

Fire HD 10 - $50 off
Fire 7 - $20 off
Fire HD 8 - $30 off
Fire HD 10 Kids Edition - $50 off
Fire 7 2-packs - $50 off
Fire HD 8 2-packs - $80 off
Echo Dot Kids Edition - $25 off
Fire TV Stick with Alexa voice remote - $25 off
Echo Dot - $27.99 off
Fire 7 Kids Edition - $40 off
Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa voice remote - $25 off
Fire HD 8 Kids Edition - $50 off
Fire 7 Kids Edition 2-packs - $100 off
Fire HD 8 Kids Edition 2-packs - $120 off
Kindle - $30 off + $5 ebook credit
Kindle Paperwhite - up to $50 off + $5 ebook credit
Echo - $50 off
Echo Show - $70 off + free Echo Dot & bulb
Echo Plus - $40 off + free Amazon Smart Plug
Certified refurbished Echo Show (2nd Gen) - $60 off
Certified refurbished Echo Plus - $70 off
Kindle Oasis (previous generation) - $50 off
Echo Wall Clock - $6 off
Echo Input - $20 off

UPDATE, July 12: While there are no new Prime-exclusive deals to shop for right now, Google, Nokia, and Mobvoi have been quick to tip their hands, revealing every single discount coming at midnight PT on July 15. Here's the list in full:

Google Pixel 3 - $260 off
Pixel 3 XL - $260 off
Pixel 3a XL - free $100 gift card
Nokia 9 PureView - $200 off
Nokia 7.1 - $100 off
Nokia 6.1 - $30 off
Nokia 3.1 - $50 off
TicWatch Pro - $75 off
TicWatch C2 - $60 off
TicWatch S2 - $54 off
TicWatch E2 - $48 off

Created all the way back in 2005, Amazon Prime exceeded 100 million US members earlier this year, surging from a subscriber base of "only" 54 million people in 2016. While there are many benefits to signing up for this incredibly popular program, from unlimited two-day shipping to same-day and 2-hour delivery on millions of items in select areas, the 2015 inauguration of Prime Day has undoubtedly played a crucial role in driving those numbers up.

Essentially envisioned as an Amazon Prime-exclusive Black Friday in July type of event, the festival of deals is at its fifth edition this year, expanding for the first time to a full 48 hours and covering more digital ground than ever, from the US to the UK, Spain, Singapore, Netherlands, Mexico, Luxembourg, Japan, Italy, India, Germany, France, China, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates

Save the dates, set your (Alexa-powered) alarm clocks, and get ready to shop

Stateside, Prime Day 2019 is scheduled to kick off at midnight PT on Monday, July 15, running through the end of Tuesday and including more than one million, yes, a million deals around the world. To make sure you won't miss anything big or waste precious time trying to figure out how you can claim these special offers on July 15 and 16, you should first and foremost check the validity of your Amazon Prime membership.

If you don't have one, you can start a 30-day free trial right now and cancel the subscription before ever being billed. If you want to stick with it, you can pay $12.99 a month or $119 a year and receive a long list of perks and benefits, including Prime Video access, unlimited music streaming, unlimited photo storage, unlimited reading, and the aforementioned shipping freebies.

Next, you should probably download the free Amazon app to preview and shop deals directly on your phone, set an Alexa reminder for the beginning of the festivities, and tap "Watch this deal" on items you're interested in to get alerts when (and if) they're discounted.

Certain deals are already underway

Perhaps the most enticing early promotion is a massive $140 discount on the popular unlocked LG Stylo 4 that Prime members can claim without having to wait several more days. Unfortunately, that irresistible second-gen Echo bargain we told you about just a couple of days ago is no longer available, but a return in style in time for Prime Day is definitely possible.

Without further ado, here's a list of cool savings that require no waiting on your part, which we'll try to keep updated in the next few days:

DOSS Bluetooth speakers at up to 35 percent off (valid today only)
Two free months of HBO with Fire TV Stick purchase
Free third-gen Echo Dot with Ring Video Doorbell Pro
Fire TV Recast - $100 off
Echo Input - $20 off

What exactly can we expect here?

In short, a lot. While many of the million+ global deals in Amazon's pipeline will probably cover categories like clothing, jewelry, books, movies, food, beauty, toys, and sports, which aren't exactly our areas of interest here at PhoneArena, we absolutely expect to see plenty of large discounts offered for popular smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smart home devices, and other interesting gadgets.

You should keep an eye out for killer deals on Amazon's own Fire and Echo devices in particular, as well as Alexa-enriched headphones from various third-party brands. Another thing we're excited about are exclusive Prime Day 2019 launches of products like the Kygo Life A9/600 and Kygo Life E7/900 headphones, Mophie Juice Pack Air for Apple, Jabra Elite 85h wireless noise-canceling headphones (available today), and many other special colors of existing devices and accessories.

Stay tuned for continuous updates of this article as the truly exciting deals start to pour in and don't forget to regularly check eBay and Target's own Black Friday in July type of extensive sales events.