A few minutes after Google announced it the latest smartphone, both Amazon and Best Buy have come up with deals to convince you to buy yours from one of them. The Pixel 8a is currently open for pre-order Google store, but if you go through Amazon, you’ll receive a physical $100 Amazon gift card after the phone ships. buy through Best Buy and you’ll get a $100 gift card to his store, plus a one-month membership to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Whichever way you go, your new phone will ship on the same day as Google, on May 14th I/O developer conference.
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Buy the new Google Pixel 8a smartphone from Amazon and get a free $100 gift card. if you buy from Best Buyyou’ll get a $100 gift card to spend at retail and one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
It offers pickup at both Amazon and Best Buy 128 GB model in any of four colors, including the new Aloe hue. A larger model 256 GB capacityThe first for the A-series Pixel phones costs $559 and includes a $100 gift card, but only if you order it at Obsidian.
New to this latest generation of Google’s most affordable smartphone is a screen that’s a bit brighter and smoother thanks to higher peak brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. The battery is slightly larger than in the Pixel 7a, and the software upgrade should help it last longer. The camera array remains the same as the previous generation, but a few more Google AI tricks like Best Take and Magic Editor should help you get more out of what the lenses capture.
Engadget’s Sam Rutherford was one ability to check while the new Pixel 8a is pre-launch and a full review is still to come, he said the new phone is “re-shaped to be a mid-range Android phone.” And if a $100 gift card sweetens the deal at all for you, now might be a good time to pre-order. Amazon says the deal will last until 5/19 or while supplies last, so you might have a little time if you want to wait to see what we think.
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