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Metro
11-07-2025
- Metro
Misplace everything? This genius gadget finds it for you - now £21 for Prime Day
Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more Amazon Prime Day is back! The biggest shopping event of the year is packed with unbeatable discounts on thousands of must-have products. From the latest tech gadgets, including the popular Ring Doorbell, to everyday household essentials, shoppers are on the hunt for the best deals before they vanish. And one bargain that could seriously change your life is the Tile by Life360 Slim. If you're tired of constantly misplacing your wallet, you're not alone and the Tile by Life360 Slim is here to solve your searching woes. Measuring just 3.4 x 2.1 x 0.1 inches and weighing only 0.6 ounces, the Tile Slim slots into your wallet, passport or bag without adding bulk. With a three year battery life, bluetooth connection and Find Your Phone feature, you'll never have to search the house for your stuff ever again. BUY NOW FOR £20.99 (WAS £29.99) – SAVE 30% The super slim, credit card sized design helps you keep track of stuff like your wallet, passport, or anything else that fits in tight spaces and, because it's so thin, it slips right into your wallet without making it bulky. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth, so you can ring your Tile or check its last known location on a map through the Tile app. If your lost item is out of range, no worries because the Tile community can help find it by anonymously picking up its signal on other users' phones nearby. One of the best things? The battery lasts up to three years, so you won't have to swap it out anytime soon. Plus, if you double-press the Tile Slim, it'll make your phone ring even if it's on silent – perfect for when you can't find your phone. It works with both iPhones and Androids, making it a handy, no-fuss way to stop losing your important stuff and save time hunting for it. If you're someone who's always misplacing things, this little tracker can be a total lifesaver. Shoppers who have already snapped up the limited-time deal are already raving about it. More Trending One review left by Motherof5boys, said: 'This is a genius idea! It fits perfectly in my purse alongside all my cards, taking up no extra space, whilst staying discreet making it so convenient. I love how easy it is to set up and use. The accuracy is precise unlike another tracking app I have used before.' And a review from Hannah said: 'This is fantastic and connects easily to the phone. When you go on the app you can send an alarm to find whatever you have put the card into.' Normally priced at £29.99, but down to £20.99 for Amazon Prime week, we suggest moving quickly as one this deals gone, it's gone. Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Share your views in the comments below MORE: The secret's out! Oral-B electric toothbrushes slashed by up to 70% this Prime Day MORE: Amazon slashes 'superb' and 'versatile' Tefal airfryer by 40% for Prime Day MORE: Get your hands on a fan from just £8.49 in time for this weekend's heatwave with Amazon Prime Day
Tom's Guide
06-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
I tried this wallet-sized tracker for a month — and I wouldn't recommend it
Tile Slim 2024 specs Size: 3.4 x 2.1 x 0.1 inches Listed range: 350 feet Tested range: 75 meet Water-resistance?: IP68 Battery: 3-year, non-replaceable Colors: 8 color options In addition to best key finder contenders like the Tile Pro and Tile Mate, the Tile lineup also includes speciality trackers for more specific tasks. Chief among them is the Tile Slim, a credit card-sized tracking device that slips into a wallet or purse for easy monitoring from an app on your phone. Or at least it would be easy, if the Tile Slim wasn't beset by limitations to both design and performance. I generally like the 2024 lineup of Tile tracking devices, but the Slim is clearly the weakest of the bunch. My Tile Slim 2024 review looks at why. Tile Slim 2024 review: Price and availability The Tile Slim costs $30 — more than the $25 Tile Mate but less than the $35 Tile Pro. You may like That $30 cost only applies to the black version of the wallet tracker. Tile offer the Slim in eight color combinations total, but versions in green, aqua, navy and pink raise the price to $34. Today's best Tile by Life360 Slim (2024) deals The additional colors are certainly more eye-catching than the basic black version — I certainly liked the look of the green Tile Slim I tested. But with the tracker tucked into a slot inside your wallet — and thus out of view most of the time — is that splash of color really worth an extra $3? Tile Slim 2024 review: Design and features (Image credit: Future) With its 3.4 x 2.1 x 0.1-inch dimensions, the Tile Slim was built to slip into a wallet, and at 14 grams, it's not adding any appreciable weight. A device that thin doesn't leave much room for a replaceable battery. Indeed, like the Tile Mate and Tile Sticker, the Tile Slim uses a non-replaceable battery, though the manufacturer reckons on three years of use before requiring a replacement. A Life360 logo in the lower left corner — Life360 now owns the Tile brand — doubles as a button. Press it twice, and you can make your phone ring. New for the latest model is integration with the Life360 app, which lets you set up the button for a triple press to trigger an SOS alert to your trusted Life360 contacts. It's a nice addition, though you're forced to choose either the two-way find feature for your phone or the SOS alert. None of the new Tile products can support both alerts. Tile app (left) and Life360 app (right) (Image credit: Future) Apart from that addition, the Tile Slim's feature set remains the same as its predecessor's — and indeed, for all the Tile tracking devices. You pair the tracker with the Tile app (Android, iOS), which allows you to buzz the finder from your phone. Doing so triggers an alarm to help you track down the location of your misplaced wallet or purse. The Tile Slim connects over Bluetooth, with no support for the Ultra Wideband connectivity offered by Apple's AirTag or Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2. Of course, neither of those products are wallet-sized nor can they work on phones that aren't either iPhone or Galaxy devices, respectively. The Tile Slim enjoys wider compatibility. Tile Slim 2024 review: Performance (Image credit: Future) The Tile Slim promises the same 350-foot range as the Tile Mate, giving you a lot of space to find your wallet, should you leave it behind. And in my testing, which I conducted in a public park by setting down the tracking and seeing how far away I could get before I lost range, the Tile Slim posted numbers consistent with the Tile Mate I reviewed. In fact, the Tile Slim even offered a longer maximum distance, even if the range was about the same on average. That's the good news. The bad news is that Tile's 2024 trackers fell far short of their promised range in my testing. The farthest I ever got from the wallet tracker was 75 feet before the connection dropped, and distances of 50 to 70 feet were more typical. That's a far cry from the 350 feet on the label. I try to take a nuanced view of these results. Results in Bluetooth trackers can vary widely in my experience, and the important thing is that tracker performs consistently — something you could certainly say of the Slim. However, I can't overlook the fact that my best range with the 2024 model was worse than the Tile Slim 2022 — and limited range was one of that device's biggest cons. A 104-decibel alarm helps you find the Tile Slim when you love misplaced your wallet or purse, though after about 60 feet, I had trouble hearing the beeping over any ambient noise. Burying the Tile Slim in a pile of laundry — hey, I can't count the number of times my wallet has stayed in the back pocket of a pair of pants I've put in a clothes hamper — I also had difficulty hearing the alarm from a room away. (Image credit: Future) There are Tile Premium accounts for all these key finders, the Tile Slim included, where you pay $30/year for some extra features, the most important of which is Smart Alerts. These alerts will send you a ping when the Tile tracker is left behind, though there's some delay before that notification arrives. Once I went for a 10-minute stroll around the block without my wallet, and the Smart Alert only arrived on my iPhone by the time I was walking back up my front steps. The bottom line? You can get plenty out of Tile's trackers, the Tile Slim included, without paying the annual Premium fee. Tile Slim 2024: Verdict Of all the things that Bluetooth trackers let you keep tabs on, wallets and purses would seem to be the most valuable — losing your keys can be an annoyance, but losing something with your cash, credit cards and ID can have serious repercussions. So naturally, you'd want a device that delivers time and time again. Despite a design that's built for wallets, the Tile Slim 2024 just doesn't deliver the kind of consistent performance I'd want to see from a wallet-specific tracker. If the range were longer in testing and the alarm a bit easier to hear at a distance, I'd be more confident in using it in a wide variety of settings. As it stands, it works best for finding where you've left your wallet in your house, but in other circumstances, it's too hit-and-miss for my taste.
