Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and though we’ve done plenty of guides on best valentine’s day gift guides in the past, they’ve always been from the perspective of us guys would like to buy for our companions.
We thought we’d turn things around this year for 2024 and have put together a list of products that we would love to receive! So feel free to forward this to your better halves to give them ideas on best Valentine’s Day gifts for boyfriends or husbands.
The guide is organised with categories such as Phones, Watches, Health and Audio Gear plus more to make it easy for you. We’ve picked three items in each category across different price ranges so you’d hopefully find something here thats affordable and will make your better half smile.
Best Gifts for Content Creators
AED3,399.00
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AED365.00
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Looking for an integrated Vlogging solution to start your journey? The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 will get you up to speed in no time with smooth video and audio.
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Audio is as important as your video for Vlogs and if you're looking to up your game, this DJI wireless Mic is excellent. Its compatible with the iPhone, Android and tons of other cameras.
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The last thing you want is to be full on your storage while recording your content. This SanDish drive is affordable and lets you safely offload your content to it.
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Best Phones
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AED779.00
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Why We Chose This:
Samsung's flagship phone for 2024 ticks all the boxes for the best Android phone. With some added AI magic this year, it's hard to find a better Android phone in 2024 than the S24 Ultra.
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Why We Chose This:
It's difficult to find a mid-ranged Android phone as good as Nothing Phone (2). With a unique design and a clean version of Android, it stands out in a very crowded space of phones.
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Why We Chose This:
The Moto g84 is a fantastic and affordable Android phone that looks great and performs well. It's not a flagship phone by any means but a brilliant low-priced phone that can also work as a secondary phone.
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Best Watches
AED3,320.00
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AED675.00
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Not everyone wants a smartwatch and if you're in that camp, this Casio G-Shock 1000 is stunning with a full metal design.
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The Apple Watch is the best wearable if you have an iPhone and the Ultra 2 is the latest that Apple ahs to offer with a massive screen, great battery life and all the sensors you'd ever need.
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If you're looking for a smartwatch for your Android phone, this Huswei Watch GT4 should be on your list. It's a beautful watch with all the health tracking features and a crazy battery life of two weeks.
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Best Health Gear
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AED1,388.00
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AED299.00
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We are so much more aware on the health aspect of our living and air purifiers are great to keep the air clean around you. This Dyson model looks great doing exactly that.
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Space is precious at smaller apartments and this KingSmith WalkingPad will let you hit your step goal without taking much space.
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No point in putting all the effort with your health if you can't measure progress and this eufy Smart Scale syncs with your apps to track your weight, BMI and muscle weight
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Best Smart Home Device
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Ring has become synonymous with Doorbells and their latest wireless version is easy to install and integrates well with your smarthome.
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The Echo Show 8 is a great smart assistant that has wide compatibility with tons of smarthome devices. The screen can not only show you who's at your door but stream videos from Netflix
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The Philips Hue remains our favourite smart lights solution and the best choice if you're looking to smarten your home lighting. This pack comes with a bridge required to build your lighting network.
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Best upgrade for your Home Theatre
AED21,999.00
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If you're looking to up your home theatre game, this is the TV to get. With a large QD-OLED panel, Google's Android OS and Sony's Bravia Engine, this is as good as it gets.
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For a cable free audio experience, the Sony HT-A9 is brilliant. This four speaker solution supports the latest Doly technologies and offers an incredible 360 degree sound experience.
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Got a nice big TV? Add the new Apple TV streaming box for an incredibly polished movie and TV watching experience. You get support for all streaming apps and audio/video technologies.
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Best Audio Gear
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The Sonos Era 300 packs quite a punch for all your audio needs and with WiFi connectivity and integration with your favourite music streaming services
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Bose is the indusrty standard for Noise Cancelling headphones and their latest model looks great while also adding spatial audio
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The Airpods Pro 2 are Apple's best true wireless earbuds and essentail for iPhone owners. Apple updated them with USB-C recently that also works great with the upcoming Vision Pro headset.
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Best Small Appliance
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AED2,999.00
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This is the dream machine for every coffee lover. It's an all-in-one solution that will whip up an amazing cup every morning.
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Over the top? Completely. But this SMEG toaster is unlike any other you'll come across. And yes, at the end of the day, all it does is toast bread.
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Air Fryers are the rage and make it easy and energy efficient for you to deep fry or reheat your food. This Ninja Max XL is an excellent choice for that.
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Best Gift for Gamers
AED2,257.38
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A gaming laptop that powerful and not crazy-expensive? That's the Asus Zephrus M16 with a new Core i9 CP, RTX GPU and 240Hz display.
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The PS5 is an esential item on every gamer's wish list and Sony's latest version of the console slims down the console while keeping everything else same.
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RGB lights are an essential part of every gamer's setup and this Nanoleaf Hexagon Kit with 15 units will allow you to add plenty of aesthitically pleasing lights to your setting.
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Best PC Components
AED11,198.10
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AED8,900.00
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AED1,251.26
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If you're an avid PC gamer, there is nothing better than the RTX 4090 graphics card that lets you play the latest games at 4K resolution with excellent details and high frame rates.
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You'll be in gaming heaven with the Samsung Neo G9 5-inch monitor if you have a high-end graphics card that can support its massive resolution and frame rates.
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Your hard drive gives you an instant speed boost and there isn't anything as fast as a PCIe Gen5 based NVMe drive. Games will load instantly and Windows will recover from a crash faster than ever.
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Best Games
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AED999.00
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AED799.00
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This special edition features a 16.5" Liu Kang figurine designed by Coarse, three excusive art prints, a steel case, a Johnny Cage character skin that has the likeness of Jean-Calude Van Damme.
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The special edition comes with the Ultimate Edition copy of the game, two season pass for upcoming story packs, two in-game cosmetic packs, a digital art book, a 35cm statue of the main protagonist, 128-page art book, a Resistance field notebook, a steel book, and more.
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he special edition features a digital code for the game, a detailed 16" Mjölnir Replica, 2" Vanir Twins wooden carvings, a Dark Horse Digital Mini Artbook, the official soundtrack, plenty of in-game cosmetics and items, and lots more.
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Best Outdoor and Camping Gear
AED2,599.00
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AED849.00
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This tiny little projector is great for taking with you. Simply connect a power bank and bring your favourite movies with you to watch them on a large screen at any angle.
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Camping over the weekend? this Anker 535 Power Station is portable enough to take with you and powerful enough to power your devices and small appliances.
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You can't have a picnic withour a portable speaker and this tiny Sonos Roam is loud with excellent audio and great battery life.
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Best Accessories
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This Anker 3-in-1 cube can power multiple devices in a small form factor thats easy to carry with you on your travels.
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Wireless charging is so convenient and if you're looking to add one to your car, this Anker magnetic charger is well built and snaps on to iPhones easily.
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In this hyper connected world, we all need portable power banks and this Belkin charger has a massive 20,000 mAh capacity with USB Type A and Type-C ports to charge all your devices.
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That concludes our list for best gifts to get your boyfriends or husbands this Valentine’s Day 2024. Let us know in the comments below if you picked something up.
Abbas has been covering tech for more than two decades- before phones became smart or clouds stored data. He brought publications like CNET, TechRadar and IGN to the Middle East.