Launched a bit too late to obtain a hefty low cost throughout Amazon’s first Prime Day gross sales occasion of the yr again in July, the Pixel 8a is for some purpose offered at a cool $100 beneath its $499 listing value proper now.
We’re clearly not complaining about this considerably random new Amazon provide (which does not even require a Prime subscription), however seeing as how the $100 markdown just isn’t at the moment echoed by both Google itself or Greatest Purchase, we strongly advocate you hurry and pull the set off earlier than the decreased value is inevitably bumped again up.
Each fashions include a good 8GB RAM rely, tying final yr’s high-end Pixel 8 in that division along with processing energy. That is proper, the Pixel 8a and Pixel 8 share a reasonably superior Tensor G3 chip, though the newer and cheaper gadget technically nonetheless falls into the mid-range class.
With a silky clean 120Hz refresh rate-capable 6.1-inch OLED show, a really succesful and decently versatile 64 + 13MP twin rear-facing digicam system, and a big 4,500mAh or so battery in tow, the Pixel 8a might be the finest funds 5G telephone on the market at present, particularly for hardcore Google followers and Android purists.
Lengthy-term software program help is arguably this dangerous boy’s primary promoting level (particularly within the sub-$500 bracket), and in the event you’re fast, you may even select from a number of completely different colour choices (together with the very flashy “Aloe” hue).
The marginally bigger and barely higher-quality Pixel 8, in case you are questioning, is as soon as once more (greater than) barely costlier than the Pixel 8a after the latter’s newest low cost, creating sufficient area for the 2 units to coexist and appeal to a good variety of patrons every.
