Massive Savings on 2025’s Editors’ Choice Picks: Smartphones, Projectors, More

The beating heart of the PCMag operation is the PC Labs, where our product experts break down the latest and greatest tech and rigorously benchmark it and break down the findings into the clearest, most objective and most useful reviews anywhere. We use all the parts of our five-star scale, never being afraid to deflate hype bubbles and call out underperforming products. So when we find something that truly stands head and shoulders above the competition, it receives an Editors’ Choice award, signifying that it’s the best option in its category. We’ve gone through all of 2025’s Editors’ Choice winners so far and picked out the ones that have discounted prices, including a fantastic gaming monitor, a budget Android phone with surprising power, and more top tech.

Monitor Deal

We called this gaming monitor “drool-worthy” in our review, lauding its unbelievably fast 480Hz refresh rate as the absolute best on the market, especially when coupled with a bright, colorful 2,560-by-1,440-pixel panel. For games where lightning-fast response time is paramount, you can’t go wrong here, thanks to its support for the cutting-edge DisplayPort 2.1 input technology. The inclusion of a four-pole headset/headphone port is also a nice surprise. It’s a breeze to set up, and the adjustable stand is sturdy. Take $100 off at Amazon right now.

Smart Bird Feeder Deal

With Spring continuing to roll along, you’re probably noticing more feathered friends flocking to your feeder. If you want to take bird feeding into the 21st century, we highly recommend the Bird Buddy. In our review, analyst Jim Fisher said that it “adds a fresh tech twist to this serene hobby by integrating a cloud-connected camera that captures stills and short clips of any visiting feathered friends,” folding in social networking features to share spots with fellow birders, identifying breeds and more. The solar roof panel keeps it functional without any attention, and it’s simple to set up. Best of all, there’s no subscription fee needed for all this fun stuff. Sure, a bird feeder might be a luxury good, but getting back in touch with nature is always a worthwhile pursuit.

Projector Deal

We called this one the best room-to-room portable projector in its price class, raving in our review about the Nebula Cosmos’s spectacular brightness and crisp picture quality thanks to a unique hybrid laser-LED light source that uses red, green, and two blue LEDs combined with a red laser for a rated 123.3% of the color standard for HD televisions and 1,800 ANSI lumens. Maximum clear image size is a juicy 200 inches. The light source lasts for 30,000 hours in Standard power mode, and this one is definitely built to last that long. It even includes the built-in Google TV platform for native device-free media streaming.

Smartphone Deal

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It seems like just about everybody is shopping on a budget right now, and if it’s time to replace your phone you can’t do much better under $200 than the Samsung Galaxy A16. In our review from February, we were dazzled by the level of quality and high-end features that Samsung managed to cram into this device, including a tested battery life of nearly 14 hours, a durable all-plastic built that’s IP54 rated for splash and dust resistance (way better than you usually get in the budget market) and surprisingly solid cameras. Right now, Amazon has it on sale for 13% off.

Video Doorbell Deal

A video doorbell is one of the most unobtrusive and efficient ways to add some security to your entryway, and we had a lot of great stuff to say in our review of the Editors’ Choice-winning TP-Link Tapo unit. Amazon has it on sale for 20% off right now, which is a tremendous bargain. With sharp 2K video and an ultra-wide 180 degree head-to-toe field of view, it easily picks up visitors, packages and more. Easy integration with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT smart devices let you trigger alerts on compatible speakers, screens and more. This model works both wired up to your home electricity or with an internal wireless battery that lasts up to eight months between charges.

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About K. Thor Jensen

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K. Thor Jensen is a writer and cartoonist living in the Pacific Northwest. He has contributed to dozens of prestigious outlets, including PCMag, Tested, Clickhole, and Newsweek. His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.

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