Great UK tech deals for Christmas

Practical, portable and affordable, the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 is a great option for casual, everyday use. Argos is selling it for £130.

Buy the new Google Chromecast at Tesco for £30 and get £20 of credit for movies.

For double the Google goodness, Currys will sell you Google Chromecast and Chromecast Audio plus a £40 Google Play credit for £49.

It's not the newest camera around, but the Nikon D5300 is a great choice as a general-purpose dSLR. Save £116 at Tesco and pick it up for £479.

Get the Garmin Vivofit 2 at Tesco for £15, saving you £14 off the regular price.

The DJI Phantom 3 Advanced's combination of excellent camera and flight performance and a well designed app and controller make this simple-to-fly drone an easy recommendation. Maplin has it for £900, a saving of £50.

For a smaller and cheaper drone, the Parrot Bebop is a durable and easy-to-use quadcopter that captures good video and photos. Take £30 off at Maplin and buy it for £400.

The original Pebble Watch is selling for £49 at Currys, a saving of £51.

Homes with lots of devices will benefit from the Linksys EA8500's speedy Wi-Fi and storage performance. Currys' price of £160 will save you £60.

Dyson is cutting prices on a variety of its vacuum cleaners. For instance, you can save up to £50 on a variety of V6 models.

The Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 offers one of the sharpest HD screens for the price, making it an attractively affordable option for heavy video-watchers. And speaking of price, Argos is selling it for £150, an £80 saving.

Motorola has made several versions of its affordable Moto G Android phone. Even we get confused telling them apart, but all have reliable performance and enough features to keep you entertained. UnlockedMobiles.com is now selling the third-generation G for £139, a saving of £20. And there's more where that came from.

The SRS-X11 is one of the better-sounding micro wireless speakers and offers 12 hours of battery life. Buy it for half price (£35) at Argos.

Get a jump start on your New Year's fitness resolution with the Misfit Shine. It lacks a heart-rate monitor and a screen, but you can wear it in the pool. Buy it at Argos for £60 or 25 percent off.

Samsung's newest smartwatch, the Gear S2, reinvents itself with a whole new look and feel to create one of the best designed wrist gadgets around. MobileFun has it from £220 to £287 depending on the band colour you prefer.

Argos has the UE Boom 2 for £125, saving you £45. It remains one of our top picks in the portable Bluetooth speaker category and is a great choice, particularly if you're looking for a rugged wireless speaker you plan on using outdoors a lot.

OK, it's almost last year's model, but the Galaxy S6 remains a fantastic smartphone with a glass-and-matte-metal body and an improved fingerprint reader. Get the 32GB model at Carphone Warehouse for nothing upfront -- worth £200 -- as long as you sign a £22-per-month Vodafone contract for two years.

There are better Android smartphones in its class, but the P8 has a lightweight design, a sharp camera and dual-SIM capabilities. Pay nothing up front (a £200 saving) at Carphone Warehouse plus a required £9.50 monthly iD service plan for two years.

If you want to slip your wrist into a wearable, MobileFun has the 2015 version of the Moto 360 for £220. That's 18 percent off the regular price.

The Jawbone Up2 doesn't have a display either, but it's our favourite everyday fitness band. Argos has it for £70, which saves you £20 off the usual price.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V is an excellent compact megazoom suitable for snapshooters and enthusiasts alike. Buy it for £140, a £10 discount, at Argos.

Argos also has the 16GB Nexus 9 tablet for £200, which is £100 off the current price.

The Galaxy S6 Edge's two rounded sides create a bold, innovative design that's isn't just a gimmick. Carphone Warehouse has the 32GB model for £50 upfront (a saving of £100) if you agree to a £32.49 monthly EE service plan for two years. Prices for other networks and EE contracts vary.

Very good photo quality for its class plus decent performance make the Nikon D3300 a solid choice for a first dSLR. Currys is selling it for £339, a £90 discount.

If you're looking for an exciting set of headphones with lots of high-quality bass, the Beats Solo 2 is an excellent on-ear option. You can save £40 at Argos and get them for £230.

With Android Marshmallow and a sleek all-metal body, the HTC One A9 isn't a bad phone by any means, though its £430 unlocked price borders on outrageous. If you really want it, Carphone Warehouse will give it to you for nothing upfront, though you'll pay for the phone through a £23.50-per-month O2 service plan for two years. Prices for other carriers and O2 service plans vary.

Until they sell out, you can get a 32GB Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 at Currys for £219 (a £100 discount).

Also at Currys get £12 off the 1TB Seagate Backup Plus. It's yours in a variety of colours for £43.

We'll be updating this gallery over the next few days as more deals go on sale, so please check back.