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Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro Deals: Up to $70 Off at Amazon, Best Buy and More

Looking for deals on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro? Here are the best places to buy one.

This story is part of Samsung Event, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Samsung’s most popular products.

If you’re looking for a smartwatch that will help you on your health and fitness journey, look no further than the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5. We’re rounding up all of the best promotions on Samsung’s latest smartwatch models now so you can save on one.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, unveiled last August, feature relatively minor upgrades to the Galaxy Watch 4 but the new smartwatches do have a longer-lasting battery and a skin temperature measurement sensor as a new health feature. The bigger Watch 5 Pro in particular is geared toward outdoor sports enthusiasts and features a durable titanium design, 80-hour battery life and exclusive tools like turn-by-turn navigation.

Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro — The two new Samsung smartwatches are now available to order.

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What colors do the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro come in?

The Galaxy Watch 5 is offered in four colors: silver, gray, gold and blue. Gold is exclusive to the smaller 40mm size and blue is only available on the larger 44mm variant. On the Pro side, you can choose between two titanium finishes: black and gray. There are plenty of interchangeable bands for both versions of the Galaxy Watch 5 if you want to customize the look further.

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How much do the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro cost?

The Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Watch 5 starts at $280, while the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro starts at $450. If you want the LTE versions, that’ll cost you $50 more. Here’s how US retail pricing breaks down in full:

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (40mm): $280
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (44mm): $310
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 with LTE (40mm): $330
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 with LTE (44mm): $360
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro (44mm): $450
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro with LTE (44mm): $500

Be sure to check out all the Galaxy Watch 5 deals below for some ways to save on their retail prices.

Best Galaxy Watch 5 deals

Amazon

Up to $60 off

Amazon is discounting GPS Galaxy Watch 5 configurations by $50, dropping starting prices as low as $230, making now a great time to buy one there. LTE models are $60 off.

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Best Buy

Up to $60 off

Best Buy is taking up to $60 off Galaxy Watch 5 models, dropping prices as low as $230. You can also trade in your old smartwatch there for as much as $150 off your Galaxy Watch 5. The best prices are paid on the most recent Apple Watch models, though Samsung, Garmin and Fitbit devices are also accepted.

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Target

Up to $60 off

You can benefit from the same $50 or $60 discount on Galaxy Watch 5 models at Target as well as a further 5% off for Target RedCard holders.

$230 at Target

Samsung

Up to $60 off

Shop directly at Samsung and save up to $60 on Galaxy Watch 5 models. You can also get up to $180 off when you hand over your old smartwatch. Exclusive offers from ClassPass, Obé, Men’s Health and Women’s Health, Spartan and Tough Mudder are also included with your purchase.

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Verizon

Up to $180 off with trade-in

Trade in your eligible smartwatch and get a $180 credit. You can also save up to $330 when bundled with an eligible Android smartphone purchase.

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AT&T

Up to $250 off

Buy a Galaxy Watch 5 at AT&T and you’ll get 50% off via monthly bill credits up to $250 in total. A new line and qualifying installment agreement is required.

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Best Galaxy Watch 5 Pro deals

Best Buy

Up to $70 off

Best Buy sometimes takes up to $70 off Galaxy Watch 5 Pro models, dropping the GPS model to $400 and the LTE version as low as $430. Right now, you can also trade in your old smartwatch there for as much as $150 off.

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Target

Up to $70 off

While you can sometimes score the same discount of up to $70 off on the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro at Target, right now you can use your Target RedCard for 5% off.

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Samsung

Up to $70 off

At Samsung’s own web store, you can get up to $180 off when you trade in your old smartwatch. Exclusive offers from ClassPass, Obé, Men’s Health and Women’s Health, Spartan and Tough Mudder are also included with your purchase.

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Verizon

Up to $180 off with trade-in

The Pro model gets the same deal as its standard Galaxy Watch 5 counterpart, with up to $180 off when you trade in an eligible smartwatch. You can also save up to $330 when bundled with an eligible Android smartphone purchase.

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AT&T

Up to $250 off

Buy a Galaxy Watch 5 at AT&T and you’ll get 50% off via monthly bill credits up to $250 in total. A new line and qualifying installment agreement is required.

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Amazon

Discounts currently unavailable

We’ve seen Galaxy Watch 5 Pro models discounted as low as $399 at Amazon with LTE models seeing as much as $70 in savings. There aren’t discounts available right now, but we expect to see some soon.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 27, #686

Hints and answers for Connections for April 27, #686.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections puzzle might make you hungry — especially if you spot the four words in the blue category. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Do the math.

Green group hint: Tresses.

Blue group hint: Munchies.

Purple group hint: Think Stockholm.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Calculator buttons.

Green group: Amounts of hair.

Blue group: Salty snack unit.

Purple group: Swedish ____.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is calculator buttons. The four answers are equals, minus, percent and times.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is amounts of hair. The four answers are lock, shock, thatch and tuft.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is salty snack unit. The four answers are Combo, Goldfish, Ruffle and Taki.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Swedish ____. The four answers are Chef, Fish, massage and meatball.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 27, #420

Here are hints — and answers — for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 420 for April 27.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Sleep used to be so simple, but now it can be complex, as we try to add in extra things to help us get that good night’s rest. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle highlights sleep assistance, and a few of the words are tricky. If you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Sleep tight

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Zzzzz…

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

BEDS, MINE, TAKE, TAKES, TAKER, STAKE, LATS, EARL, PLUG, PLUGS, ROUT, MIKE, DATE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you’ve got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: