Released a bit too late to receive a hefty discount during Amazon’s first Prime Day sales event of the year back in July, the Pixel 8a is for some reason sold at a cool $100 under its $499 list price right now.
We’re obviously not complaining about this somewhat random new Amazon offer (which doesn’t even require a Prime subscription), but seeing as how the $100 markdown is not currently echoed by either Google itself or Best Buy, we strongly recommend you hurry and pull the trigger before the reduced price is inevitably bumped back up.
Both models come with a respectable 8GB RAM count, tying last year’s high-end Pixel 8 in that department in addition to processing power. That’s right, the Pixel 8a and Pixel 8 share a pretty advanced Tensor G3 chip, although the newer and cheaper device technically still falls into the mid-range category.
With a silky smooth 120Hz refresh rate-capable 6.1-inch OLED display, a very capable and decently versatile 64 + 13MP dual rear-facing camera system, and a large 4,500mAh or so battery in tow, the Pixel 8a may well be the best budget 5G phone out there today, especially for hardcore Google fans and Android purists.
Long-term software support is arguably this bad boy’s number one selling point (especially in the sub-$500 bracket), and if you’re quick, you can even choose from several different color options (including the very flashy “Aloe” hue).
The slightly larger and slightly higher-quality Pixel 8, in case you’re wondering, is once again (more than) slightly costlier than the Pixel 8a after the latter’s latest discount, creating enough space for the two devices to coexist and attract a decent number of buyers each.