Valentine's Day 2021 Gifts: 5 Gadget Ideas for Your Special Someone
Best Wearable Gadgets for Your Partner
Valentine's Day 2021 is just around the corner and while traditional gifts like cards and flowers are the norm, you could try a different route this time around to make your partner feel special. Gadgets make for great gifting options. We have compiled a list of great gadgets that you may gift your loved one on the occasion of Valentine's Day. Our list includes smartwatches, fitness bands, speakers, and headphones. The list features both affordable and premium options to help you choose better.
Smartwatches
Tech wearables, especially smartwatches, make for great gifting options on Valentine's Day 2021. Premium offerings include Apple Watch Series 6 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 – both of which have been featured in our Best Wearables of 2020 in India guide. Apple Watch Series 6 is expensive and comes with a starting price of Rs. 40,900, whereas Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is slightly cheaper, starting at Rs. 29,990.
Affordable options are also featured in the guide, including the Oppo Watch that is priced at Rs. 14,990. Mi Watch Revolve₹ 7,999 is a great affordable option, priced at Rs. 10,999. Of course, there are several options from Amazfit as well, with the newest ones being Amazfit GTR 2e and Amazfit GTS 2e, both of which are priced at Rs. 9,999 each.
Apple Watch Series 6
If you are looking for a swanky and pricey present for your Apple-fan partner, the Apple Watch is just the right gadget. Launched just a few months ago, the Apple Watch Series 6 (review) is the latest and, undoubtedly, among the best smartwatches that money can buy. The Apple Watch Series 6 comes with an OLED display and features blood oxygen and heart rate monitoring along with ECG.
Fitness Tracker
If you're looking at slightly cheaper options, there's also Mi Smart Band 5₹ 2,499 that is always a reliable purchase, and is priced at Rs. 2,499. There's also the newly launched OnePlus Band₹ 2,499 that could be a great gifting choice, and it comes at the same price as Mi Smart Band 5. Realme Band₹ 1,798 is an even more affordable option, priced at Rs. 1,499. Mi Smart Band 5 was also listed in our Best Wearables of 2020 in India guide.
Speakers
There are different kinds of speakers that you can choose for gifting, and the trendiest ones nowadays are the new category of smart speakers. Our guide for Best Home Entertainment Gadgets of 2020 recommends Google Nest Audio₹ 7,999, that is priced at Rs. 7,999 currently. If you're looking at a cheaper option, Mi Smart Speaker₹ 3,999, priced at Rs. 3,999, is also a good buy.
Apple Watch SE
Another great wearable from the Apple stable that will make for a great Valentine's Day 2021 gift is the new Apple Watch SE (review). The Apple Watch SE has most of the Apple Watch Series 6 features and is more affordable.
Headphones
For Valentine's Day 2021, you could invest in a good pair of headphones for your loved one. You could go all the way and buy Apple's AirPods Max over-ear headphones priced at Rs. 59,900, or you could look at relatively lesser priced options like Sony WH-1000XM4 priced at Rs 29,990.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
If your Valentine's Day someone is an Android user, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (review) is an excellent gifting choice.
Smart Home
Over the years, multitudes of gadgets have been launched to help automate your home. These include smart air purifiers, smart bulbs, and even nifty connected gadgets like Bluetooth trackers. Air purifiers from Xiaomi start from as low as Rs. 1,699 and go up to Rs. 10,999. If you're looking for something premium, Dyson also has air purifiers starting from Rs. 29,900.
Oppo Watch
Looking for a good smartwatch to gift to your Android-loving Valentine's Day partner that also won't burn a hole in your pocket? The Oppo Watch (review) fits the above criteria. The Oppo Watch runs on Google's Wear OS and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 SoC.
Amazfit GTS 2 mini
The Amazfit GTS 2 mini is a pocket-friendly and feature-packed Valentine's Day 2021 wearable gifting option. The smartwatch provides 24-hour heart rate monitoring, blood-oxygen saturation measurement, sleep quality monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking, and stress-level monitoring. The smartwatch includes more than 70 built-in sports modes and has water resistance of up to 5 ATM (50 metres). The smartwatch packs a 220mAh battery that is touted to deliver up to 14 days of typical usage on a single charge.
