Black Friday deals are a great time to score a fantastic deal on a smartwatch, but the best deal for you really depends on what you want out of your watch. Those looking for fitness tracking will have a tough job sorting out which watch is for them because many brands do fitness so well these days.
However, not all smartwatches pair their fitness tracking and communications credentials with excellent battery life. If you're a regular runner, GPS workouts will considerably drain your Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch's battery, which is measured in hours rather than days. If you want staying power, you need one of the best Black Friday Garmin deals.
If you're looking for something with the flavor of an Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch, we can recommend the Garmin Vivoactive 5. Right now, the Vivoactive 5 is down from $299.99 to $189.99 at Walmart in the US, saving you $110. In the UK, you can get the Vivoactive 5 at Amazon, reduced from £249.99 to £178.99.
Check out both deals in full below:
Today's best Garmin Vivoactive 5 Black Friday deals
In our Garmin Vivoactive 5 review, we said, "health and fitness tracking finds a perfect balance." Having personally worn it for weeks, I believe it's the best Garmin for people who might otherwise quite like a smaller, slimmer Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch but want that beefy Garmin battery life without sacrificing that AMOLED smartwatch-style screen.
I love Garmins, and being a keen runner, I'd probably pick the Vivoactive 5 at these prices over a slightly cheaper Black Friday Apple Watch deal.
More of today's Black Friday sales in the US
- Amazon: TVs, iPads & air fryers from $12.99
- Apple: AirPods, iPads, watches from $89.99
- Best Buy: $1,000 off TVs & laptops
- B&H: $600 off Nikon, GoPro, Canon & Sony
- Cheap TVs: deals from $69.99 at Best Buy
- Christmas trees: from $54.99 at Amazon
- Dell: Inspiron & XPS laptops from $279.99
- Dreamcloud: mattresses from $349 + free shipping
- Dyson: up to $250 off vacuums
- Gift ideas: deals for the family from $9.99
- Holiday: decor, lights, & PJs from $10.99
- Home Depot: 40% off tools & appliances
- Lowe's: holiday decor & appliances from $17.31
- Nectar: up to 50% off all mattresses
- Nordstrom: 46% off boots, coats & jewelry
- Purple: up to $1,000 off mattresses + base
- Roborock: up to $700 off robot vacuums
- Saatva: up to $600 off luxury mattresses
- Samsung: $2,500+ off TVs, phones & appliances
- Shark: up to 55% off
- Target: furniture, Christmas decor, tech & clothing
- Tempur-Pedic: up to $500 off mattress sets
- Walmart: cheap TVs, robot vacs & AirPods
- Wayfair: 70% off furniture & decor
More of today's Black Friday sales in the UK
- Amazon: up to 65% off Apple, PS5, Kindle
- AO: deals on appliances, TVs and laptops
- Argos: up to 50% off toys, TVs and gifts
- B&Q: up to 20% off tools and home
- Boots: up to 60% off Dyson and Philips
- Carphone Warehouse: iPhone for £29.99p/m
- Currys: deals on TVs, appliances, laptops
- Dell: laptops, desktops, monitors from £299
- Dunelm: deals on home and appliances
- Dyson: up to £150 off
- Ebay: up to 50% off refurbished tech
- EE Store: £40 off the PlayStation5 Pro
- Emma: up to 50% off mattresses
- HP: up to £550 off laptops
- Jessops: up to £900 off cameras and drones
- John Lewis: up to £300 off laptops and TVs
- LG: £1,000 or more off TVs and appliances
- Mobiles: SIM-only deals from £5p/m
- Ninja: up to £70 off air fryers
- Nintendo: up to 30% off Switch and Lego
- Samsung: up to £700 off TVs & phones
- Shark: up to £100 off vacuums
- Smarty: 80GB SIM for £10p/m
- Sonos: up to 20% off
- Superdrug: gifts and haircare from £17.99
- Three: up to £635 off the Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Toolstation: tools and smart home deals
- Very: up to 30% off appliances & clothing
- Vodafone iPhone 16 six months half price
