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Modern flagship smartphones can carry price tags of $1000 or higher. But mid-range phones have gotten pretty good in recent years, which means you can often find a pretty great phone for around $300 or less if you’re willing to opt for a slightly less powerful processor, a little less RAM, and maybe a camera that’s adequate rather than amazing.
Motorola’s Moto G series phones have a pretty good reputation for offering a lot of bang for the buck… and this week they’re available for a few bucks less than usual, thanks to Motorola’s back-to-school sale.
Students can also save an extra 15-percent.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Smartphones
- Moto G7 w/SD632/4GB/64GB for $250 – Motorola
- Moto G7 Power w/SD632/3GB/32GB/5000 mAh battery for $220 – Motorola
- Moto G7 Play w/SD632/2GB/32GB for $180 – Motorola
- Moto Z3 Play smartphone w/SD636/4GB/32GB for $200 – Motorola
- Razer Phone 2 w/120Hz display/SD845/8GB/64GB for $400 – Amazon
- Asus ROG Gaming phone w/90Hz display/SD845/8GB/128GB for $699 – Amazon
Laptops and tablets
- Refurb HP Spectre x360 notebooks for $860 and up – NeweggFlash
- Refurb Asus ZenBook Flip S 13″ convertible w/Core i7-8550U/16GB/12GB for $920 – Woot
- Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5″ 2-in-1 w/Core i7/NVIDIA GeForce/8GB/256GB for $1599 – Microsoft Store
- Microsoft Surface Pro 12.3″ tablet w/Core m3-7Y30/4GB/128GB for $549 – Best Buy
- Dell Chromebook 11 w/Celeron N3060/4GB/32GB for $169 – Best Buy
Wireless audio
- Xiaomi QCY truly wireless earbuds for $22 – Newegg
- Bluetooth earbuds for $6 – NeweggFlash
- Anker Soundcore Motion B portable Bluetooth speaker for $18 – Amazon (clip on-page coupon)
Charging
- Tzumi PocketJuice wireless power banks for $30 and up – Best Buy
- Aukey 60W USB-C power adapter for $23 – Amazon (clip coupon and use code PAA2UW6X)
Other
- Assassin’s Creed Fate of Atlantis Episode 1 for free – Ubisoft
- Elgato Stream Deck Mini for $50 – Best Buy
- Samsung DeX Pad for $50 – Microsoft Store
SanDisk Extreme 512GB MicroSDXC card for $130 – Amazon (or 256GB for $52, 400GB for $93) - Refurb Amazon Fire TV (4K HDR) for $40 – Woot
- SainSonic EVOPIX 15.6″ 1080p IPS portable touchscreen monitor for $200 – Woot
I’ve tried to buy Moto phones and always end up returning them because the assembly quality is so bad. They need to step up their manufacturing quality control to match the high quality of the hardware.
With the Z3 play deal you can get a mod, such as the controller or speaker, for free by adding it to your cart along with the phone. It can save you another 70 dollars.