“Not at this price” seems to be the main takeaway from last week’s poll about the Google Pixel 8a. $500/€550/₹53,000 is too high and people would rather get the regular Pixel 8, which can often be found for a similar price (though not for long, stock seems to be running low).
We saw a lot of comments about the bezels – indeed, the Pixel 8 is a bit smaller (2mm shorter and 2mm narrower) despite having a slightly larger screen (very slightly). Everything else is equal or in favor of the regular 8, so why buy the 8a?
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Of course, the launch price won’t hold for long – it didn’t for the 7a. And once the discounts are in place, the Pixel 8a is actually a solid mid-ranger. Even at a lower price, it won’t be smooth sailing as it faces stiff competition in the face of the Galaxy A55, a variety of Redmis and Pocos, the Nothing Phone (2a) and others.
For the first time on a Pixel a phone, you have the option of more storage – 256GB, instead of the base 128GB capacity. And that was a smart move by Google as the 256GB option is preferred 3:2 over the base option. Of course, the topic of microSD came up, but that’s not something that any Pixel phone has ever had and this one doesn’t either.
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Google is promising 7 years of support for the Pixel 8a and it’s definitely a good thing, even for a mid-ranger. Some people in the comments mentioned that they are using a Pixel 6a or even a 4a and that they are still fine phones. Some years from now, people would probably be saying the same about the 8a.
PS. we have a Pixel 8a in for review, so stay tuned for a closer look.
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