Amazon’s ultra-affordable 2023 Echo Buds are half off ahead of Prime Day 2024
As Samsung took the wraps off the AirPods-style Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro earlier this week, today seems like a perfect day to recommend you consider a pair of true wireless earbuds that are literally ten times cheaper than the most advanced new member of the Galaxy Buds family.
That’s right, the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro (and Apple’s AirPods Pro 2) are normally priced at a whopping $249.99, while Amazon’s latest Echo Buds can incredibly be had for 50 percent less than their already very reasonable list price of $49.99.
Released just last year as a low-cost alternative rather than a direct sequel to 2021’s second-gen Echo Buds, these puppies are admittedly pretty rudimentary, lacking active noise cancellation and anything resembling the Ambient Mode or Transparency functionality that have become staple features of the best wireless earbuds out there today.
You don’t get fancy Spatial Audio, dynamic head tracking, or any type of state-of-the-art AI integration here either, but the Amazon Echo Buds (2023) are definitely affordable enough now to make you overlook all their obvious flaws and focus on the positives.
Said positives include a respectable battery life rating of 20 hours with the bundled charging case factored in (or up to 6 hours when you don’t take that into account), as well as a decidedly comfortable semi-in-ear design, multipoint pairing, fast charging, and (basic) sweat resistance.
The sound is supposed to be pretty good too, thanks to some surprisingly large and presumably powerful 12mm drivers, and of course, this being an Amazon-made product, you get built-in Alexa assistance as well.
Because next week just so happens to be Prime Day 2024 week, this totally unprecedented and completely irresistible deal comes with a rather predictable special requirement. Namely, you need an Amazon Prime membership to actually take advantage of that killer 50 percent discount on your preferred black or white Echo Buds (2023) model.
On the bright side, that means this particular product will not go down in price any further on July 16, so you can get an early start on your Prime Day shopping right now with zero concern and minimal spending.
Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian’s passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for ‘adequate’ over ‘overpriced’.
