The best Dyson Supersonic hair dryer sales, prices and deals for May 2022

Dyson Supersonic deals are hard to come by, but the high-tech haircare device, which is one of the best hair dryers you can buy, does occasionally see them. You're more likely to see a bundle deal - with free accessories, such as a travel bag - than a price drop, but we're constantly searching the sales, and you'll find all the best Dyson Supersonic deals here as soon as they drop.

Dyson's premium hairdryer features innovative technology that makes it, unlike any traditional hair dryer. The Supersonic has a digital motor that creates ultra-fast drying while also preventing heat damage. But all that tech comes at a cost, and the Dyson Supersonic is priced well above most hair dryers, currently retailing for $400 in the US and £300 in the UK.

The best Dyson hair dryer deals

The Dyson Supersonic hair dryer is built with a powerful V9 digital motor that combined with air multiplier technology produces high-velocity controlled air for fast, controlled drying. The Supersonic hair dryer measures air temperature 20 times a second so you'll never have to worry about damaging your hair with extreme heat.

The Dyson hair dryer also offers four different heat settings, as well as three different speed settings, so you can style your hair exactly how you want. The controlled heat and settings also help with reducing frizz so you can achieve sleek, smooth hair with every use. The Supersonic also comes with three different magnetic attachments so you can achieve different styles using just one tool.

Dyson Supersonic price: is the Dyson hair dryer worth the money?

The high price tag on the Dyson hair dryer can initially cause shock, but there are several reasons for the steep price. The Supersonic is engineered like other Dyson appliances and therefore priced similarly.

It features a tiny digital motor that - combined with the heat sensor - produces fast drying results without damaging your hair. Dyson installed the tiny motor in the handle rather than the head, which balances the weight of the dryer so your hand won't get tired when drying your hair. Dyson also claims that the Supersonic will outlast other hairdryers, so you won't have to keep repurchasing the same $70 hair dryer every couple of years.

How does the Dyson supersonic hair dryer work?

Extreme temperatures can damage hair, so Dyson engineered a hair dryer that protects hair while also achieving fast drying and controlled styling. The Supersonic features a powerful Dyson digital motor that's six times faster than other hair dryers.

The motor combined with the Air Multiplier technology produces high-pressure controlled air, which results in a smooth and even hair drying experience. Thanks to the intelligent heat control, which measures air temperature 40 times a second, the extreme heat is regulated, so your hair is protected against damage.

Does the Dyson hair dryer dry faster?

The short answer is yes; the Dyson Supersonic dries hair faster and more efficiently than traditional hair dryers. The Dyson hair dryer combines controlled heat with a powerful motor that results in drying time that's twice as fast as most hair dryers. The Supersonic also features three different drying speeds so you can control how fast you want your hair dried.

Realme confirms it's working on a top-end 5G tablet - but not a foldable any time soon

Because of the pandemic lockdowns through 2020 and 2021, lots of Android phone brands diversified to tablets, and Realme was one such company that launched its debut big-screen device in the affordable Realme Pad .

This isn't the company's only sojourn into the tablet market though, because the company has confirmed to TechRadar lots of things about Realme's imminent future.

The company's VP Madhav Sheth spoke to TechRadar hot off the launch of the Realme GT 2 series, as part of annual tech show MWC 2022 , about lots of aspects of the brand and its devices.

Tablets are coming

One question TechRadar asked pertained to the Realme Pad, as we were intriuged that Realme had opted to launch a more budget Android slate than many of its rivals. Well, it turns out more are on the way.

Speaking on the company's swift rollout into many different tech sectors, Sheth confirmed "tablets are definitely part of this and we will have new launches from entry-level all the way to premium 5G flagships tablets soon."

'Premium 5G flagships' is an exciting combination of words, and it makes it sound as though Realme is working on its own alternative to the iPad Pro or Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 - super-powerful devices that are entertainment and productivity powerhouses.

One thing we're not sure on is the launch timeline. While Sheth did say "In 2022, we will enter over 15 new categories and launch over 50 new products," he didn't explicitly say that this premium slate, as opposed to more budget ones, would be included. So we might have some time to wait before seeing the Realme Pad Pro, or whatever it ends up being called.

But don't think about foldables

Naturally, another product type we asked about is foldable phones , especially since a rumor suggested the Realme GT 2 would get a foldable sibling . Well, Sheth didn't mince words.

"We don’t have any plans to release [a foldable] in the short-term," he told TechRadar - sorry, people who may have been clamoring for one.

That's not to rule out an eventual Realme Fold for good - "We have been working on lots of different forms of next-gen displays. Foldable is one of the important areas that we’ve been looking at."

So it sounds like the company is considering foldables, but hasn't committed to a certain type or design yet. It's likely just filing patents and investing R&D on the matter, which could mean a flexing phone is many years out.

Many brands have said they're considering foldable phones; very few have actually launched such devices. So it feels honest that Realme is tempering fans' expectations, though we'd love to see the company's value-for-money mantra rolled out to bending mobiles.

Google’s next Android phone could land a lot sooner than we’d expected

The next phone we’re expecting from Google is the Pixel 6a , but while recent rumors suggested it had been delayed (possibly until July 28 ), there’s now evidence that it could launch a whole lot sooner than that, as what appears to be a retail box for the phone has leaked.

An image of the box was shared by Techxine – a site with no real track record yet, so we’d take this with a pinch of salt. Still, it looks convincing, matching the design of the Pixel 6 ’s box but with Pixel 6a written on it. Though as a result this would also be easy to Photoshop.

In any case, the box shows an image of the rear of the phone, which also looks a lot like the Google Pixel 6, albeit seemingly in a slightly different color. The phone shown here is black, like the Stormy Black Pixel 6, except unlike that phone the strip above the camera doesn’t appear to be a different shade. It’s all just black.

While on the one hand that means we’re probably not just looking at the Pixel 6, it’s also at odds with an earlier leak , which suggested the Google Pixel 6a would retain the two-tone stylings of that phone.

The design is otherwise as we expected from leaks and rumors though, looking basically identical to the Pixel 6, and packing a dual-lens rear camera – though leaks suggest one of the lenses used might differ from Google’s flagship, and we wouldn’t be surprised if plastic is used on the back in place of glass.

Analysis: a retail box suggests an imminent launch

While this leak doesn’t include any release date information, the fact that we’re seeing a retail box at all suggests that the Google Pixel 6a could land very soon.

Current leaks suggest that it might be unveiled at Google IO on May 11, but that it might then not hit stores until late July , due to the ongoing chipset shortage. But that timeline seems unlikely if retail boxes are already in the wild.

If this box is genuine then, we’d think the phone might actually go on sale shortly after an announcement in May – though perhaps initially only in certain regions.

Of course, given the source, the ease with which this could have been Photoshopped, and the questionable color scheme, this retail box may well be fake anyway.

Via Phandroid