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Best Memorial Day smartwatch deals: Garmin, Apple Watch & more

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If you’re starting out on a fitness journey, having a smartwatch can be a big benefit to keeping you motivated and tracking your progress. Even if it’s not about fitness, a smartwatch can be a great utility that will help you avoid pulling out your phone and getting distracted constantly. While a lot of the best smartwatches tend to be quite expensive, there are some excellent early Memorial Day deals you can take advantage of to help save you an extra bit of money. That said, if you don’t quite find what you’re looking for here, be sure to check out these other excellent smartwatch deals.

Best Fitbit Memorial Day Deals

new fitbit luxe watch
Fitbit / Fitbit

Ever since Fitbit was bought out by Google, there has been a boom in the variety of smartwatches you can get from the brand, and it’s a good option if you’re specifically looking for something more fitness-related. Luckily, there are quite a few great Fitbit deals you can take advantage of across the board, whether you want something budget-oriented or something fancy.

Best Garmin Watch Memorial Day Deals

Four Garmin Forerunner 165 watches on a branch.
Garmin

Garmin is another brand that’s more a fitness watch than a smartwatch, and has some great options specifically for runners and people who like to hike quite a lot. Most Garmin watches come with GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo support, so you have pretty solid coverage; plus, they tend to have excellent battery lives to boot.

Best Samsung Galaxy Watch Memorial Day Deals

A person wearing the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends

Samsung is one of the few companies out there that can directly compete with Apple in the smartwatch market, especially given its similar ecosystem. Of course, if you already own a Samsung phone, then going for a Samsung smartwatch is a no-brainer, and these early Memorial Day deals below should net you a great smartwatch for a solid price.

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