Some smartphones (looking at you, the iPhone) are often left out of the Black Friday deal fun, but that’s not the case for all of our favorite phones. If you’re looking for a solid smartphone that won’t break the bank, then you can’t get much better than a smartphone. Google Pixel 8a — and now you can buy it at a huge discount. The Pixel 8a is down to $399 for Black Friday, or $100 off its regular price. This price is for the configuration with 128 GB of storage, but there are also 256 GB models $100 off $459.
The Pixel 8a is our pick The best mid-range smartphone common. we gave a 90 points in our review. Thanks to the inclusion of Google’s Tensor G3 chip, the Pixel 8a supports many of the AI features you’ll find on the flagship Pixel devices. While the 6.1-inch 120Hz OLED display looks great, we feel the cameras are excellent.
The Google Pixel 8a is our pick for the best mid-range smartphone on the market. Both the 128GB and 256GB variants are $100 off for Black Friday.
The Pixel 8a also has excellent battery life. It lasted 20 hours and 29 minutes in our video summary test, actually beating the Pixel 8 by 13 minutes. On the downside, wireless charging is quite slow as it only reaches 7.5W. The bezels are a bit thicker than you’d like, but otherwise the design is pretty slick. Another positive point is that the Pixel 8a has an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, so it should be quite durable.
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