Skip to main content

Filed under:

Amazon Prime Day 2021: the latest news, deals, and coverage

Amazon Prime Day 2021 is here. The annual shopping event, which started yesterday, runs through 3AM ET / 12AM PT tonight. Like previous years, the retail giant is using the two-day affair to discount a range of popular Amazon products, including the Echo Dot and Echo Buds, along with headphones, laptops, 4K TVs, gaming accessories, and a host of other tech.

This year, we’re highlighting the best Prime Day deals across the spectrum, so you can find the lowest prices with ease and kickstart your holiday shopping well ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We’re also covering the best deals available at Walmart, Target, and other non-Amazon retailers that have decided to host competing sales during Amazon’s main event. You can find a list of our expanded coverage below, or follow @VergeDeals on Twitter to keep up with the latest deals as they become available.

  • Cameron Faulkner

    Jun 23, 2021

    Cameron Faulkner

    These are the few Prime Day deals you can still get

    Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

    Prime Day 2021 is over. Most of the deals that we covered over the past two days are no longer available. You’ll certainly have another guaranteed shot to score similar discounts around Black Friday and Cyber Monday later in the year. However, that doesn’t mean that all of the Prime Day deals have up and disappeared. There are a few leftovers hanging around, and I’m going to point them out to you. You don’t need a Prime membership to access these deals.

    Read Article >
  • Brandon Widder

    Jun 23, 2021

    Brandon Widder

    The best Amazon Prime Day deals still available

    Many of the best Amazon Prime Day deals may have already sold out or expired, but Prime Day is a two-day shopping affair, and many discounts will continue until 12AM PT / 3AM ET tonight. Yesterday, we saw some of our favorite devices hit an all-time low, from the Bose Noise Canceling Headphone 700 and the OnePlus 8 to popular Amazon products like the Kindle Paperwhite and fourth-gen Echo Dot (both still available).

    Other retailers — specifically, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy — are still offering a range of anti-Prime Day deals, too, with sales on the last-gen Apple TV 4K and Vizio’s 55-inch OLED leading the pack. To make your purchase a bit easier, we’ve sifted through thousands of deals to bring you the Day 2 highlights below, all of which have a higher likelihood to sell out as we enter the final hours of Amazon’s annual shopping blitz.

    Read Article >
  • Chris Welch

    Jun 23, 2021

    Chris Welch

    The best Prime Day deals on headphones and earbuds

    Jabra’s Elite 75t, the best wireless earbuds for multitasking, pictured on a table.
    Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

    If you’ve been thinking about buying some new earbuds or headphones, Amazon rime Day 2021 is a great opportunity to snag something at a fantastic price. The company’s own Echo Buds are still on sale, of course, but so are products from Bose, Jabra, Sony, and other brands — with some at the lowest prices we’ve ever seen on them.

    We’ve rounded up the highlights below, all of which are still available despite stock shortages in other categories. And if you’re shopping for TVs, laptops, or other tech accessories, we’ve also put together a guide to the best Prime Day deals, which encompasses the best true wireless earbud deals alongside other categories.

    Read Article >
  • Best Prime Day 2021 gaming deals

    Demon’s Souls
    Demon’s Souls is one of the numerous PS5 titles currently on sale for Amazon Prime Day.
    Image: Sony

    There are usually good gaming deals happening all the time, but Prime Day is especially good to gamers. Amazon is currently hosting some amazing deals on PlayStation 5 games, as well as headsets, headphones, phone clips, keyboards, mice, controllers, and other popular accessories. Other retailers are hosting attractive sales, too, as evident in our roundup of the best anti-Prime Day deals.

    While we can’t expect to see price cuts on next-gen consoles like the PS5 or the Xbox Series X — or even availability, for that matter — there might be some surprise game or accessory deals you weren’t expecting. We’ve gathered the best gaming deals below, and we’ll be updating them throughout Prime Day alongside our main post, which highlights the best Prime Day deals happening now.

    Read Article >
  • Cameron Faulkner

    Jun 23, 2021

    Cameron Faulkner

    The best Prime Day 2021 deals on TVs

    Sony 55-inch A8H OLED TV
    Image: Sony

    Amazon Prime Day 2021 isn’t over yet, and there are still member-only deals for Prime subscribers to get in on. We have a gigantic post that includes all of the best Prime Day deals happening now (and we’re updating it frequently), but if you’re only looking for the best TV deals, you’ll find those below. There’s a range in terms of the price and the feature set included in the ones that are discounted, and we’ll make sure to clearly state any major differences in the text if they exist so you can make the most informed decision.

    Updated June 22nd, 8:01PM ET: Updated with two new additions and to reflect items that have gone out of stock.

    Read Article >
  • Brandon Widder

    Jun 22, 2021

    Brandon Widder

    The best Prime Day 2021 Apple deals

    The 2020 M1 MacBook Air sitting on a desk with a long-exposure light effect happening in the background.

    Amazon Prime Day is an event — understandably — dedicated to all things Amazon, with substantial discounts on a range of Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle devices, as well as a time-sensitive smorgasbord of deals from both well- and little-known manufacturers. Apple is one of them, and while the company still charges a premium, Prime Day 2021 is a chance to save on an Apple Watch, a new MacBook, or a pair of AirPods, among other products.

    Below, we’ve gathered the best remaining Apple deals for Prime Day, some of which come from retailers running their own anti-Prime Day deals. If you’re open to other, non-Apple discounts, we’ve also put together a guide highlighting the best Prime Day deals in a variety of categories, including laptops, TVs, and gaming.

    Read Article >
  • Monica Chin

    Jun 22, 2021

    Monica Chin

    The best laptop deals for Amazon Prime Day 2021

    The Acer Travelmate P6 seen open from the front. The screen displays a blue and yellow pattern on a black background.
    The Acer Travelmate P6 is discounted for Amazon Prime Day.
    Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

    Amazon Prime Day 2021 is finally here, and it’s a good time to find discounts if you’re trying to buy a laptop. If you’re a budget shopper with your eye on one of the best Chromebooks, best gaming laptops, or best student laptops, you can likely find something that will strike your fancy.

    We’ve listed the best Prime Day deals on laptops below. If you’re signed up for Amazon Prime and are online at the right time, you should be able to take advantage of these deals alongside many others we’ve curated in our guide to the best Prime Day deals.

    Read Article >
  • Allison Johnson

    Jun 22, 2021

    Allison Johnson

    These are the best Prime Day 2021 phone deals

    The Samsung Galaxy S21 is often available for less than full retail price
    Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

    If you’ve been holding off purchasing a Samsung Galaxy phone in search of a deal, then today’s your day. Amazon’s Prime Day 2021 phone deals feature discounts on recent Galaxy S21 models as well as a couple of noteworthy models from last year. Prime Day is a little light on discounted phones this year, but you can also snag a deal on the Motorola Edge, as well as Tile trackers so your new device can help you keep tabs on your stuff. We’ve also rounded up the best Prime Day deals happening now, if you’re looking for discounts on other items.

    As far as phone deals are concerned, the Galaxy S20 FE and Note 20 Ultra are also included in the mix, and it’s not totally clear if we’ll see 2021 versions of these devices this year. The company reportedly put production on hold for the S21 FE (FE stands for Fan Edition) due to the global chip shortage. The company may also be democratizing stylus features across its high-end portfolio and moving away from releasing dedicated stylus devices like the Note 20 Ultra. If it turns out that successor models aren’t in the cards this fall, then it makes these deals just a little bit sweeter.

    Read Article >
  • Brandon Widder

    Jun 22, 2021

    Brandon Widder

    The best last-minute Prime Day deals for the Nintendo Switch

    Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

    If you weren’t already cued in, Amazon Prime Day 2021 is drawing to a close, with most of the remaining deals set to expire at 3AM ET / 12AM PT tonight. Thankfully, many of the best Best Prime Day gaming deals are still available, including one on the road-ready Nintendo Switch Lite. There is also an assortment of deals covering some of the best accessories and games, whether you’re a fan of charming role-playing titles like The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening or the latest entry in Capcom’s monster-slaying franchise.

    Below, we’ve rounded up the best Prime Day deals for the Nintendo Switch, some of which are also featured in our guide to the best anti-Prime Day deals. Now, if only picking up a PS5 was as easy.

    Read Article >
  • The best anti-Prime Day tech deals

    Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

    To take part in Amazon’s two-day Prime Day 2021 sales event, you need a Prime membership. That’s easy enough to sign up for, and the company even offers a 30-day free trial for first-time subscribers who don’t want to commit. But whether you’re anti-Amazon, or just want to mix up where you shop, there’s nothing but good news: plenty of retailers are offering competing deals to go up against Prime Day. Stores like Walmart and Target are responding with price cuts of their own, slashing prices on AirPods, Nintendo Switch games, and webcams, along with plenty of other tech.

    Here, we’ve corralled all of the best anti-Prime Day deals in one place. Like our main guide to the best Prime Day deals, we’ll be adding to this list over the next day or two, highlighting the biggest discounts as soon as we find them.

    Read Article >
  • Barbara Krasnoff

    Jun 22, 2021

    Barbara Krasnoff

    The best Prime Day deals for working from home

    Photo: Acer

    Although the pandemic crisis seems (hopefully!) to be slowly receding, it looks like our work habits may be permanently changed. Many people who have been effectively working from home are reluctant to switch back to commuting, and many companies, recognizing this, are adjusting to having their employees work from home some, or all, of the time.

    But to have the best work-from-home experience, it helps to have good equipment and supplies, and today, the second day of Amazon’s Prime Day deals, is a good time to stock up. Here are some of today’s deals that can help you save money and make your job more pleasant and efficient to handle.

    Read Article >
  • Cameron Faulkner

    Jun 22, 2021

    Cameron Faulkner

    Best Prime Day 2021 deals for upgrading your PC

    Dell XPS desktop
    Image: Dell

    Prime Day 2021 has proven itself to be a great time to buy a new set of headphones, a new TV, a phone, and lots of other things. It’s also a stellar opportunity for PC builders to score discounts on memory, storage, power supplies, desktop cases, monitors, processors, and more. The only things you won’t find discounts on (in 2021, at least) are graphics cards, which are still very much in demand and hard to find.

    Whether you’re building an all-new PC piece by piece (for gaming or general use), upgrading one or two parts this year, or hoping to grab some discounted accessories, we’ve got a few categories below containing the best deals we’ve found.

    Read Article >
  • Cameron Faulkner

    Jun 22, 2021

    Cameron Faulkner

    The best Prime Day 2021 smart home deals

    Blink Outdoor security camera
    Blink Outdoor security camera
    Image: Amazon

    Amazon Prime Day is always a good opportunity to smarten up your abode, whether it’s an apartment or a multi-room, multi-level house. Compared to other product categories, there are usually some pretty aggressive smart home deals happening during Amazon’s annual shopping extravaganza. Most come from companies under the Amazon umbrella like Ring and Blink, however, like last year, companies such as Ecobee, SimpliSafe, and Google have also discounted a selection of smart home products.

    Whether you’re looking for smart speakers, thermostats, cameras, or smart locks, we’ve got all of the best Prime Day 2021 smart home deals you need below. And if you’re looking for discounts in other categories, we’ve rounded up the best Prime Day deals to make note of.

    Read Article >
  • Chris Welch

    Jun 22, 2021

    Chris Welch

    Bose’s Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are at their cheapest price ever for Prime Day

    A close-up photo of the Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700, the best noise-canceling headphones for video conferencing and voice calls.
    Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

    One of the standout deals of Amazon Prime Day 2021 is a huge discount on Bose’s flagship headphones, the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. Normally priced at $379, today they’re dropping all the way down to $229. If you’re in the market for a pair of wireless headphones that are up there with the very best at quieting the world around you, you might not find a better moment than this to buy.

    The steep discount only applies to the white / rose gold model of the headphones, but the black and silver headphones are also on sale for $299 — and that’s still a solid deal.

    Read Article >
  • The best Prime Day deals on Amazon devices

    Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge

    Amazon Prime Day 2021 features a lot of great deals — and many of them on Amazon’s own products. If you’ve been thinking about picking up an Alexa-powered Echo Dot or Show to make your home smarter, or if you want to make yourself smarter with a new Kindle tablet, now is the time to do it.

    We’ve listed the best Prime Day deals for Amazon’s devices below. For most of these, all you need to do is sign up for Amazon Prime to take advantage of the deals, if any promotions come with additional caveats, we’ll let you know. We’ve also put together a comprehensive guide to the best Prime Day deals, if you’re looking for more than just the best Amazon Echo deals, best Kindle deals, and discounts on Amazon devices.

    Read Article >
  • Cameron Faulkner

    Jun 22, 2021

    Cameron Faulkner

    The best Prime Day 2021 deals on monitors

    Image: Samsung

    If you’ve had a monitor upgrade on your wishlist, Prime Day has a few contributions when it comes to stellar deals that you might want to know about. Given how much monitors can vary in shape, size, panel type, and features, the deals probably won’t please everyone. But we’re adding every compelling deal that we find — at Amazon and beyond — to the list below to help get you set up with a great monitor.

    Also, if you’re looking for additional discounts, we’ve rounded up the best Prime Day deals happening across multiple categories, including gaming and computing.

    Read Article >
  • The best Amazon Prime Day deals happening now

    After months of speculation and rumors, Amazon Prime Day 2021 has finally arrived, kicking off the summer season with a great batch of tech deals. The retail behemoth’s two-day event starts today and concludes Wednesday morning at 3:00AM ET, meaning you have two days to take advantage of your Amazon Prime membership and capitalize on exclusive discounts on headphones, 4K TVs, gaming accessories, and a host of other technology that rarely sees a discount outside of holiday shopping season.

    Below, we’ve highlighted the best Prime Day deals happening now, many of which are receiving a more sizable discount than they typically do. We’ve also rounded up the best anti-Prime Day deals, if you’re looking for the best deals at competing retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Best Buy, all of which are offering discounts of their own.

    Read Article >
  • Chris Welch

    Jun 21, 2021

    Chris Welch

    These Amazon devices come with three free months of the Disney Plus bundle for Prime Day

    Disney Plus ESPN Plus Hulu bundle

    The trio of Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus is one of the better deals you can get in streaming today, and it’s even nicer when you can watch for free. For a special Prime Day 2021 promotion, Amazon is covering three months of the Disney Plus bundle for customers who purchase one of its hardware devices — and this includes inexpensive products like the Fire TV Stick, which is down to $17.99 for Prime Day. The bundle usually costs $13.99 per month, so you’re saving quite a bit if you can find any use for a new streaming stick.

    Buy any of the eligible Amazon devices, and you’ll receive three free months of the Disney Plus bundle. The deal is available for new customers but also extends to returning users who have let their previous subscription lapse. If you’re coming back to the service, the only requirement is that your account has been inactive for at least 30 days.

    Read Article >
  • Kaitlin Hatton

    Jun 21, 2021

    Kaitlin Hatton

    The Verge’s Guide to Amazon Prime Day 2021

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

    Amazon Prime Day 2021 is here. It’s the annual two-day mega sale when Prime members get exclusive access to some of the year’s best deals on everything, including technology that rarely sees a discount. After getting delayed to October last year due to the pandemic, this year’s Prime Day sales are back to their regular summer slot, and it’s finishing up today, June 22nd.

    Instead of showing you every slight price cut under the sun, we’re collecting only the best deals on products that we think you’ll love. From video games and 4K TVs to laptops and headphones, you’ll be able to get a big haul for less if you’re a Prime member. If you’re fast enough on the draw to get these deals, you might be able to check off quite a few items on your (and your family’s) tech wishlist months ahead of the holiday rush.

    Read Article >
  • Brandon Widder

    Jun 20, 2021

    Brandon Widder

    The best early Prime Day deals available now

    Right now, you can pick up the 1st-gen Echo Show 5 for nearly half the initial list price.
    Right now, you can pick up the 1st-gen Echo Show 5 for nearly half the initial list price.
    Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge

    Amazon Prime Day, the retail giant’s two-day blitz of deals and promotions, officially lands tomorrow, June 21st. The annual shopping event is taking a place a few weeks earlier than it has in the past, and Amazon has already kick-started the event with a slew of deals for Amazon Prime subscribers, discounting everything from the last-gen Echo Show 5 to the latest pair of Amazon Echo Buds. More deals are set to live during the main event, too, with retailers such as Walmart and Target joining the shopping fray with deals of their own, many of which will rival Amazon’s offerings.

    Below, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals. In most instances, all you need to do is sign up for Amazon Prime to take advantage of the deals, however, a few promotions come with some additional caveats that we’ll note.

    Read Article >
  • Cameron Faulkner

    Jun 14, 2021

    Cameron Faulkner

    Amazon’s latest Echo Buds are $40 off for Prime members

    Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

    Father’s Day is coming up this weekend. Not to nag, but time is running out to buy a gift and have it delivered on time. We’ve put together a gift guide that’s full of fun ideas. And with Prime Day 2021 just around the corner on June 21st and 22nd, more and more products are available with a discount. You’ll find today’s best deals just below.

    The 2021 version of Amazon’s Echo Buds are $80 for Prime members today, costing $40 less than their original price (you’ll need to be logged into your Prime account to see the lower price). If you want a wireless charging case, that model costs $100 — also reflecting a $40 discount. Amazon has been discounting many of its own tech products in the lead-up to Prime Day 2021, but this is one of its most appealing deals yet.

    Read Article >
  • James Vincent

    Jun 14, 2021

    James Vincent

    Amazon’s game streaming service Luna is opening access to all Prime members June 21 and 22

    Two devices streaming games from Amazon Luna

    Amazon is opening up access to its game streaming service Luna to all Amazon Prime members on June 21 and 22 (Amazon Prime Day). Previously, to test out Luna you had to request access or sign up from supported Fire TV devices. But for this limited-time only, any Prime subscribers in the mainland US will be able to start a 7-day trial of Luna right away.

    Luna is available on Windows PC, Mac, Fire TV, and via the web on iPhone, iPad, and “select Android phones.” Regular pricing is $5.99 a month for access to games including Control, GRID, and Metro Exodus. Or, once you’ve got a Luna account, you can pay $14.99 a month for the Ubisoft Plus beta channel. This gets you access to a big range of Ubisoft games, including the latest titles from the Assassin’s Creed, FarCry, and Watch Dogs franchises.

    Read Article >
  • Amazon Prime Day kicks off on June 21st

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

    Amazon Prime Day, the company’s annual shopping holiday, will take place on Monday, June 21st through June 22nd, the company officially announced today. The forthcoming summer dates mark a return to form; the retail giant has historically held its shopping extravaganza in mid-July but postponed last year’s event until October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its most recent earnings report, Amazon previously confirmed this year’s Prime Day would take place in Q2, and recently noted that it would be postponed until further notice in Canada and India due to safety concerns stemming from the pandemic.

    Like previous years, you can expect to find discounts on true wireless earbuds, 4K TVs of all sizes and panel types, video games, and more. Outside of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Prime Day has become one of the best opportunities to get deals, whether they’re for gifts or yourself.

    Read Article >