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The Google Pixel 8a starts at $499 for 128 GB and $559 for 256 GB (Obsidian only)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Things I like:

  • Brighter screen and now upto 120 Hz
  • 256 GB option, weirdly for the obsidian color only. Aloe and bay are nicer! (Also annoying how Google phones don't have microSD card slots because they offer Google Drive. smh this company)
  • Will get Gemini Nano for on-device AI
  • 7 years of OS updates

Rest is pretty much the same.

Google Store, Amazon and Best Buy are offering a $100 gift card for pre-ordering. Best Buy and Google Store are accepting trade-ins - you'll have to compare to see which one is offering the most value for your phone. Best Buy gift card will be more useful than a Google Store gift card though.

If you can wait half a year or so, it should drop to about $375 like the previous A phones have, making it a solid bang for your buck.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (4 children)

MKBHD says to get the 8 over the 8a but I disagree. The improvements are marginal. Unless you really need wireless power sharing, the 8a offers pretty much everything the 8 does if slightly slower.

Best Buy gift card + trade-in or waiting till a price drop make it more enticing than paying $500 for the Pixel 8.

I'm plenty happy with my 6a so I'm going to hold onto it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

also, if the 8 can go from 699 to 549
then why won't 8a go from 499 to 399 or lower?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

It can and most likely will. Why MKBHD did not consider that puzzles me.

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