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Smartwatches are getting better every year. They can now last for more than a day without a charge despite their tiny size while staying linked to your phone. Some give notifications and tell you when it’s going to rain, while others can function as full-blown phones, untethered from your phone completely, like the Huawei Watch 2 4G.

Best Smartwatch Deals November 2019

Here are the very best deals we’ve come across. For more smartwatch deals, see our dedicated deals page

What smartwatch should you buy?

There are two types of smartwatch designs you can find right now. One, like the Apple Watch, features a colour touchscreen with apps, while the other combines an analogue watch with smart features. These are semi-smart and are also known as “hybrids”, and typically use less battery since they’re not required to power the whole screen. You can find in-depth buying advice on smartwatches in our round-up of the best smartwatches of 2019.

The Apple Watch is still the dominant force in the smartwatch market but many smartwatches from the likes of LG and Moto run Wear OS, while Samsung’s run its own Tizen UI. Make sure your watch of choice is compatible with your phone before you buy.

Also, bear in mind whether or not your phone will be compatible with the smartwatch you’re after – the Apple Watch is only for iPhones and most Wear OS watches require your phone to be of a certain age and running a certain version or later of iOS/Android.

There are also designer smartwatches that often run Wear OS from brands like Diesel, Armani and Tag Heuer. They are often very expensive, so if you have your eye on one it’s a good idea to look out for discounts.

Smartwatch Deals: Is pay monthly worth it?

Seeing as smartwatches work hand-in-hand with your smartphone, many phone retailers and network carriers let you split the cost of a cellular-capable smartwatch over your pay monthly phone plan. Of course, these deals work to finance the device, so it’s worth weighing the long-term costs against the upfront costs.

Alternatively, if your smartwatch has cellular connectivity, like the Apple Watch, you could get a separate monthly data plan for your watch. Apple Watch Series 3, 4 and 5, for example, offer cellular connectivity, so a monthly plan lets you share the same network as your phone (that is, you share the same minutes, data and text allowances), allowing you to receive notifications and calls to your watch directly.

Alternatively, while some plans let you share your phone’s network and plan, there are still other plans which get you separate unlimited data allowances for your Apple Watch.

EE and Vodafone are the two networks that carry the Apple Watch on cellular. You can often get the device for £0 upfront. See Vodafone’s Apple Watch plans here and .

EE also offers , where you pay £26 per month on top of your phone’s pay monthly contract, for 11 months. This comes without an upfront cost.

Similar to buying a new phone on a monthly plan, however, you do end up paying more at the end of the contract but if you prefer to pay in small increments instead of all at once, it may be a better option.

Where to find smartwatch deals

Amazon often has some of the biggest discounts on smartwatches and other tech but it’s always worth shopping around if you don’t see something you like in our selection here.

If you find that you’re missing out on Amazon’s Lightning deals, which run for just a few hours and offer limited stock, we’d recommend signing up for Amazon’s 30-day free trial of Prime, which will get you access to deals 30 minutes before everyone else. Plus, you’ll get free next-day delivery with the Prime trial, as well as access to Prime Instant Video and more.

Sign up for Prime now to make sure you’re ready.

Beyond Amazon, here are a few of the best places to check for bargains:

Smartwatch accessories

Of course, the smartwatch itself is only part of the equation. You may also want to use a different strap from the one provided or freshen the look if you’ve been using the same strap for a while.

This might be especially relevant to Apple Watch users with the plethora of band choices available (here’s how to change your Apple Watch band). Though the Apple store may be an obvious place to find straps for your Apple Watch, you would be hard-pressed to find any bands for less than £49/$49.

You can find alternatives on Amazon for less than £10/$10, though make sure you’re buying it for the right watch casing size. is another place where you can find Watch bands of various designs but at affordable prices.

Best smartwatch deals today

1. Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm)

From: Amazon

Was: £279.99

Now: £250  (£29.99 off)

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The small and stylish 42mm variant of the Samsung Galaxy Watch is now up for grabs with £30 shaved off the asking price on Amazon. Check out our review too.

Note: Different finishes enjoy different reductions in price, make sure to check before buying the finish you most like.

2. Garmin Forerunner 235

From: Amazon

Was: £199.99

Now: £173  (£26.99 off)

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This Garmin sports smartwatch with GPS received 4 stars out of 5 in our review and can now be had with over £25 off the RRP.

3. Fitbit Versa

From: Amazon

Was: £199

Now: £152.09  (£46.91 off)

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4. Garmin Vivoactive 3

From: Amazon

Was: £299.99

Now: £149.99  (£150 off)

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The excellent Vivoactive 3 GPS-laden smartwatch is now available on Amazon with £150 removed from its original asking price.

5. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active

From: Amazon

Was: £229

Now: £177.07  (£51.93 off)

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Pick up the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active in an Amazon-exclusive green colourway with over £50 knocked off the RRP in one of Amazon’s biggest discounts on this product ever. Read our full Samsung Galaxy Watch Active review for more.

Note: Different colourways enjoy different reductions, so double-check pricing before you purchase.

6. Huawei Watch 2

From: Amazon

Was: £279.99

Now: £171.99  (£108 off)

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Get over £100 off one of our favourite Wear OS smartwatches of all-time. Read our review of the Huawei Watch 2 for more information.

7. Garmin Fenix 5 Plus

From: Amazon

Was: £599.99

Now: £429.99  (£170 off)

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Garmin’s top-tier Fenix 5 Plus multisport GPS-capable smartwatch enjoys a hefty £170 discount in this delicious Amazon deal – its biggest discount to date. Read our review of the whole Fenix 5 series.

8. Huawei Watch GT

From: Amazon

Was: £199.99

Now: £136.46  (£63.53 off)

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With the Huawei Watch GT 2 now out and on sale, the original GT smartwatch, complete with Lite OS, can now be had with a significant discount on Amazon.

9. Huawei Watch 2 4G

From: Amazon

Was: £319.99

Now: £229.99  (£90 off)

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10. Garmin Forerunner 35 GPS

From: Amazon

Was: £129.99

Now: £99.57  (£30.42 off)

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A basic GPS-capable fitness watch which tracks your run distance and pace (plus lots of other activities) without the need for your phone – now up for grabs in white for just £99.

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Want a 5G phone, but think you need to prioritize a new TV instead? Well Samsung will be throwing in a 5G-ready Samsung Galaxy smartphone with any purchase of its Samsung Q950R 8K QLED TV, for a limited time.

The offer is set to run until January 28, 2020, providing budding TV buyers a chance to get a complimentary Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G handset for free, providing over £1,000 of savings.

Of course, you’ll need to buy an 8K QLED to make that happen – and with a minimum spend of £2,000 on the smallest 55-inch model, there is a significant expense involved. However, if you’re already planning to spend that chunk of cash on a high-quality display, getting the latest 5G-ready smartphone is a pretty big perk.

A press release from Samsung clarified that the offer was available with the 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch, and 82-inch models, through select UK retailers “including Dixons, Richer Sounds, JLP, Hughes and other independent outlets.”

While we’re expecting a number of big Black Friday TV deals this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the longevity of this offer – which runs into the start of 2020 – should take some of the time pressure off. Either way, you can find the deal below, with some consideration of the advantages of 5G and 8K technologies beneath that.

The case for 5G (and 8K)

You may be thinking: do I need a 5G-capable smartphone, or an 8K television for that matter?

5G is set to become a new standard for mobile phone communication, though its coverage of the UK isn’t as complete as existing networks. Even with a 5G phone, you’ll largely be making use of 4G in a lot of areas nationwide, though with the option to use a faster and more reliable 5G connection in areas where it’s supported. You can find out more in our 5G UK guide.

8K is in a similar place, in that there isn’t much 8K content to stream or display on a television screen yet. The upscaling technologies used by Samsung, though, mean that you are getting a crisp and well-defined picture from 4K and HD resolution sources. You can see exactly how well the Q950R performed in our Samsung Q950R 8K QLED TV review.

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A gaming mouse is just a gaming mouse, or so you’ve heard. The truth is there are a ton of options available when it comes to these pesky, yet necessary peripherals.  We’ve made things easier for you by listing the best cheap gaming mouse deals that are available online from retailers like Amazon and Best Buy.

When you buy the best mouse for gaming, it’s crucial to be conscious of the price you’re paying relative to the specs and comfort that you’ll be getting from it. 

You don’t need to know what ‘DPI’ or ‘CPI’ means (it’s dots per inch, by the way), but it does come in handy to know the value of 4,000 vs 16,000 of them. It also doesn’t hurt to know that a higher polling rate gives you better response times and lower latency. Matching all of these specs with the click feel and customization options that are right for you, as well as balancing a price tag alongside all these decisions can be tough. So we’ve gathered the best gaming mouse deals from around the internet to bring you high-quality pointers for the best price. 

Whether you’re looking for a gaming mouse that’s wireless or wired, RGB or subtle, you can count on our recommendations to get you where you’re going, no matter what kinds of games you play.

The best Black Friday gaming mouse deals and prices

While there are plenty of excellent offers that you can shop below, it’s never too early to start thinking about discounts during Black Friday 2019. To help you find the best deals, we’ve put together a Black Friday guide on everything you know about the November sale event.

Cheap gaming mouse deals:

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Artificial intelligence in cars works perfectly when the road is straight, the traffic is light, and the lane markings are bright yellow or bright white. In a recent test of the 2020 Nissan Altima, I decided to go way outside of the lines (in a theoretical sense) and test a curvy road where the traffic was fairly intense and the lane markings weren’t always perfect.

In my area, there are brand new roadways with freshly painted markings, but that’s not the norm. In most cases, the roads are well-used and the markings are slightly faded. As we say in journalism, that’s a good test scenario. I drove the Altima several times on newer roads and older, in both rain and snow and on bright sunny days.

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The most interesting discovery is that all of the beeps and blips the vehicle makes are pretty helpful. The Altima will chime at you if the car ventures outside of the lane, thanks to what Nissan calls ProPilot Assist. There’s a small icon on the steering wheel you use to activate the safety shield that looks a bit like a Bluetooth badge.

Interestingly, the Altima will also beep as it adjusts its own speed for the car in front of you. Say you are driving at 55mph but you have the cruise control set at 60mph. You’ll hear a beep when you resume normal cruising speed.

The Altima also adjusts its speed around corners. I noticed how my speed would decrease automatically when the curve was more intense, and then when the car resumed normal speed it would beep yet again. It used to be that only luxury cars from Mercedes-Benz or BMW would adjust cruise control around corners but the Altima does this with ease.

A smart guiding hand

As for the lane-keeping, it works quite well on good roads and bad. As time goes on, automakers like Nissan will keep tweaking their algorithms for a variety of roadway conditions. There’s some question about how much beeping we can handle, or how much we want the vehicle to assume control. I noticed the Altima would remind me to hold on to the steering wheel occasionally.

I’ve tested lane-keeping in many recent makes and models, but I liked how authoritatively it works in the Altima – it’s not going to take over but it’s also going to keep things nicely centered for you, a bit like a parent who’s assisting a teenager (but not overly so).

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By the way, there’s a handy video that shows you how all of this works. It explains how the Altima is constantly watching lane markings and I experienced that several times – the soft nudges back into the lane, the micro-adjustments we’re supposed to make as a driver but are too busy talking to a friend to notice. Technology is at its best when we barely notice it is doing anything and yet it is working harder so we don’t have to focus so much.

Without obvious lane markings, the Altima still performed quite admirably and maintained a consistent center position. Ironically, it was when I tried to do the nudging myself that the vehicle would sometimes seem to say ‘not on my watch’ and compensate for my errors.

The fact that lane-keeping is available at all on a mid-sized sedan that costs $24,100 (about £18,700, AU$35,000) for the base price model is quite impressive indeed.

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On The Road is TechRadar’s regular look at the futuristic tech in today’s hottest cars. John Brandon, a journalist who’s been writing about cars for 12 years, puts a new car and its cutting-edge tech through the paces every week. One goal: To find out which new technologies will lead us to fully self-driving cars.

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Apple has got an absolutely killer early Black Friday deal for the MacBook Pro, cutting a huge $300 off the 15-inch version.

This means, if you’re looking to buy the most powerful MacBook ever made (and in our opinion one of the best laptops ever as well), then there’s little reason to wait until Black Friday 2019 or Cyber Monday 2019, as we really can’t imagine the price for this laptop dropping any further.

Only a few days ago, Best Buy cut the price of the MacBook Pro as well, but that was ‘only’ a $200 discount. Amazon has undercut a key rival by quite a bit, it seems.

You may not find better MacBook deals on Black Friday itself, but if you’re looking for laptops from other manufacturers, we also have a guide on the best Black Friday laptop deals that have already gone live, so you don’t have to wait until the end of November to begin bargain hunting.

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The 19th series of I’m a Celebrity is almost here and get ready because this year it is set to be a real treat. Although the full celebrity line up is yet to be revealed we do have a few confirmations – including Caitlyn Jenner! Can’t wait to watch? Keep reading to find out how to watch I’m a Celebrity online for free – regardless of where on Earth you are.

A brand new year brings a fresh new set of gross challenges all the way in the Australian jungle. 

Fans won’t see Holly Willoughby hosting the celebrities’ adventures this year, but they will instead be treated to Dec Donnelly and the return of Ant McPartlin as co-hosts of the reality hit.

Although we don’t know for sure who will be shipped off to Australia, we do know that Kate Garraway has accidentally confirmed her appearance, after her co-hosts of Good Morning Britain dropped hints. A sneak peek shows that one task will be set in a Wild West-type ghost town along with a muddy pond filled with black water. And prepare for the usual ‘tasty’ treats and endurance epics, too.

Who will be crowned the 2019 king or queen of the jungle? Just keep reading as we tell you exactly how to watch I’m A Celebrity online – no matter where in the world you are.

Watch I’m A Celebrity 2019 online for free in the UK:

As is usual, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here will continue to run on ITV for UK viewers. That means you’ll be able to watch the show live via your TV aerial connection or online using the ITV Hub. And if you ever miss a few episodes and need to catch up you can also do this on the ITV hub.

Or if you want another live streaming option for your mobile, tablet or computer is the free TVPlayer.com which has good quality streaming as well as the rest of the Freeview channels on one easy platform.

Streaming I’m A Celebrity anywhere else in the world for free:

For those outside of the UK that don’t want to miss a second of this year’s celeb action, the best bet is a VPN service. This means that if you’ve mismatched a holiday or you’re temporarily abroad, don’t panic you can still get your I’m a Celeb fix, you just need an internet connection.

Once you get the right VPN you can enjoy a secure and speedy connection, even on open Wi-Fi networks like hotels, enabling you to tune in.

And even if you’re not that tech friendly, don’t worry. Getting a VPN is super simple. We’ve listed how to do it in three easy steps below….

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AMD on Thursday officially unwrapped two new Threadripper 3 CPUs with 24 and 32 cores, respectively. The company also announced an unlocked Athlon and said its 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X will finally go on sale on November 28.

The two new Threadripper CPUs are the biggest news. AMD will sell a 24-core Threadripper 3960X for $1,399. The chip is built on a 7nm process, features 140MB of cache, and will have a base clock of 3.8GHz and boost of 4.5GHz. The 32-core Threadripper 3970X, priced at $1,999, arrives in the wake of much undue hand-wringing that AMD would only go to 24 cores.

Both CPUs will go into AMD’s new TRX40 platform using the new sTRX4 socket. The use of a new socket essentially means the original X399 chipset, along with the  Threadripper 2000-series, will be stranded.

Insane amounts of PCIe lanes

The consolation may come with an insane amount of PCIe bandwidth. AMD said up to 72 lanes of PCIe are available in the new platform. The block map the company showed off indicates 48 PCIe 4.0 lanes can be dispersed for general use. Another pair of x4 PCIe 4.0 can be used for NVMe, or broken up as two quad-clusters of SATA ports. With the chipset connection at a beefy 8 lanes of PCIe 4.0, you get up to 64 from the CPU.

Much of that sounds the same as the previous X399, which also featured 64 PCIe lanes off the CPU. The key difference here is PCIe 4.0, which doubles bandwidth over PCIe 3.0.

The other difference is additional PCIe 4.0 lanes in the chipset. AMD’s block map shows 8 lanes of PCIe 4.0 off the TRX40 chipset for general use, and 8 more lanes of PCIe 4.0 that can be split off. That’s basically 72 total—AMD touts “88 lanes” of PCIe, but that’s only if you count the reserved lanes for chipset communication.

Quad-channel RAM stays put

The amount of memory channels for the new Threadrippers also appears unchanged, with up to four channels of DDR4 supported on both CPUs. While there had been speculation that AMD would go with an eight-channel memory configuration to coincide with an expected 64-core CPU, AMD didn’t say peep about additional memory channel support (which would require an additional new platform) or a new CPU. So for now, Threadripper sticks with quad-channel memory.

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AMD says it’ll be fast

AMD has long had a core count advantage over Core i9, but with the new, more efficient Zen 2 cores in the Threadripper 3000 chips, the company also promises a lot more performance. For example, AMD said its 32-core Threadripper 3970X will be up to 90 percent faster in Cinebench R20 over an 18-core Core i9-9980XE. The 24-core will outpace Intel’s current best Core i9 by 54 percent, the company added. AMD also claims a huge advantage over the top-end Skylake-X chip in Chromium compiles, Unreal engine compiles, Adobe Premiere CC encodes and Chaos Group’s V-Ray renderer.