The Apple Watch Series 9 was only released in September, so I wasn't too hopeful of any Black Friday deals coming up – or at least not until Black Friday itself. But both Amazon and Walmart have slashed the price of Apple's newest smartwatch two weeks before 24 November.
You can now get the Apple Watch Series 9 from $399 $349 at Amazon – a saving of $50. That price is for the 41mm model, but there is $50 off several different size and colour configurations. And if it sells out, the same discount is being offered in the Walmart Black Friday sale.
It's not unprecedented for a new Apple Watch to be reduced by this amount during Black Friday - we had similar deals on the Apple Watch Series 8 last year, but it is surprising for the discount to come so early in the sale period. That said, I'm not sure I would hold out for the price to fall any further. The most we tend to see Apple Watches reduced by in their first six months on the market is by $70, usually at Amazon, so there is a chance that this offer might be beaten, but if it is, it might be limited to certain colours.
If you read our guide to Apple Black Friday deals, you'll see that you can save more if you go for the older Apple Watch Series 8. So why spend more for the Series 9? Well, the new Watch 9 has an S9 chip, which is 30% faster and a 4-core neural engine (twice as fast) – so if speed is your thing it's worth the extra outlay. Besides that there is that handy Double Tap gesture, Precision Finding for your iPhone, extra dimming functionality, HomePod integration and a brighter screen. Overall, I would say that the Series 9 is going to last you longer (see our guide to how long does an Apple Watch last?)
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