Google Pixel 8a: I Was 100% Right! 

Just buy the phone you want to now. For 99% of buyers the experience will be pretty much identical. When you buy your next phone it won't matter that you paid 50 dollars more or less. Just use the phone and don't sweat the small, almost meaningless differences. Just get your phone and enjoy it. We lose sleep over little things.

It’ll get down to $399.99 in another month or so.

Pixel 8a at 350-400 is an absolute steal. You are getting flagship performance at budget pricing.

Always 100% honest,never a fanboy to anyone other than the buying public 👍🏼

Got the 8A for $399. No regrets. Didn't make sense for me to spend $500+ for the Pixel 8 when the 9 is around the corner.

That chip will surprise the hell out of me if it last 7 years.

On the Google store they have a deal for the pixel 8 at $549 + pixel 8a at half price ($249.50) if you buy them together. Seems like a good deal to me.

Truth be known, I don’t think you needed to be Nostradamus to see this one coming.

Woot has the 7pro in 512gb for 469. Still perfectly relevant.

Maybe in the US those are the prices but if you go to the Google Store in Canada the pixel 8 is still over 900

That’s why I tell people never buy an android at launch or pay full price. 6 months later they’ll be on sale for 50% off launch price or more. Or just buy an iPhone. The trade in and resale value is much higher.

Maybe pixel is doing what apples does back wards, target the minority who don’t want the best.

The pixel a series should release at the same time as the regular line up

I'll probably wait till this time next year to get the 8-Pro at about $500, because my 6A is still serviceable.

You're so right. Pay 50 more.

I personally bought the Google pixel 7 from micro center because I missed out on the 549 deal on the Google pixel 8. Then the deal came back as of 2 days ago. I returned my Google pixel 7 back to micro center and got the Google pixel 8 and I could not be more happier. I feel like that the Google pixel 8 is a good spot if you want. AI and Gemini if you don't want Gemini in AI, I feel like the Google pixel 7 is a better shot. It's saving 100

The thing that is the most important for me living in rural Arizona is the phone antenna. So far the best is Samsung phones. I bought a Pixel 8 Pro and was really disappointed in the signal strength. Like the iPhone 13 I have not nearly as good as the Samsung Note 20 I have now. Can you do a comparison between phone brands just based on signal acquisition.

Had pixel 8 and 8 pro but the cellular connectivity and WiFi connectivity issues I traded them in for Samsung

I would like them to keep making A series phones. In Europe we can get good deals on those.. They should cut more corners on the Pixel 9a like no wireless charging, keep the not so great borders on the screen, keep the google pixel 7a 📸, so you can give a good price drop (400€/450€).

Got mine for $249 after trading in my old 4a 5g and with $200 off on Google Fi.

I obtained the pixel through my carrier for $200-no trade in or new plan. Let's stop treating the 8a as a $500 phone. Its an amazing phone for $200 and you can get it now at that price.

Wait till fall and it will be even cheaper

The fact that they put the 8 on sale for 550 and didn't put the 8a on sale doesn't make sense. I remember last year they were both on sale last year and the 7a was about 5 dollars cheaper than the 7 lol

Yes it only took Google a month to drop that pixel 8. But it will only take another month for the pixel 8a to drop too. That will make the pixel 8a terrific for the value

I think they should just have 2, the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro. Pixel 9 would be the smaller one at $499 and Pixel 9 Pro at $799

I got the 8 for £428 result 😎

I never had an "A" phone, but I liked my 7p more than the 8p. It seems, to me, to have been the better phone.

Do you see GP phones lasting 5 more years?I'd love to see Blackberry partner with Google or LG and make an epic comeback. But I want the blackberry OS mixed in the hybrid.

Just managed to snag a 1 week old set for $350

Glad I skipped out on the 8 series, my P7 has been great

The strange ways of Google. Tensor chips have been fine for tasks.

Talk your stuff! 🤣 I've watched many discount or dismiss yours and others comments about this. Most often saying it wouldn't matter because they'll both be discounted at the same time, all of the time. First immediate time it didn't happen though. Fact is, the phones are too similarly priced and speced. Probably why Google appears to be changing it up with the next Pixel 9 lineup. Let's see if they can make it make sense this time.

Pixel 8a is on sale over here in the UK. Immediately bought one and traded my Pixel 5 for it.

Currently on Google Store Portugal, the difference between the 8 and 8a is only 40 euros.

I saw that the eight was on sale for 550 I assumed the 8a would be on sale as well Guess maybe their just tryna clear some inventory

Just when you think Google couldn't be any dumber...

I think Im going to wait till the Pixel 9 series launches and get either one of the Pixel 9 phones or a Samsung S24 series or Z fold 6 or Z flip 6 and possibly watch as well with what ever phone I get. Either around Black Friday Ill get one of those phones or wait till Christmas

Anybody else getting less cell signal with the 8a vs 7a I use visible and definitely see less signal with the 8a.

For me the 8a with its matt plastic back is the better looking phone instead of the shiny Pixel 8! I don’t care about the thicker bezels because if you use this device on a daily basis you don’t see them so much being there. The performance is buttery smooth and the battery lasts all day long. Overall it’s fun to use! And I don’t care about the price either! I have the 256 gb version which costs 609€ here in Germany. But hey, I’m a tech nerd, switching between an iPhone 15 Pro, the 8a and S24 Ultra 😁

they positioned it $50 more so the higher model would sell. The average person isnt monitoring phone prices. The average consumer doesn't buy a phone till they need to. When that happens they look at whats on the market. They see both models. they like google. they will buy the higher model. ultimately they want people buying the higher models because they are more efficient at capturing data.

Apparently 8a threatened 8 and reduced its sales. If the 8a sells well they may not lower prices for a few months

How about the heat with the Pixel 8a? I keep seeing reviews talking about how hot it gets ...

Haha yep I agree. I said the same thing about the 7a last year, and thought it was a terrible deal compared to the 7 UNTIL they finally dropped the price to under $400. I believe history will repeat itself again this year and we'll be able to get the 8a for $375 later this year. Maybe even as early as Prime Day 2024. I guess we'll see... Oh yeah! The Google Store has a pretty crazy deal right now where you can get a Pixel 8a for 50% off if you buy an 8 or 8 Pro. The Pro is currently $250 off, so it's almost like a BOGO deal for the 8a when you buy both. On top of that, they're giving out a $50 store credit with any purchase of an 8a. Also, they're giving $500 trade-in credit for a 7 Pro towards the 8 Pro, so now is a great time to upgrade if you can't stand to wait until the 9's come out in 4 months. I've got an unused 7 Pro gathering dust and it's almost tempting to get another 8 Pro for $250 with the trade. I've wanted that Mint 8 Pro since it came out and now might be the time haha

Calling tensor 2 garbage is taking it a bit too far isn't it. For me it's hard to imagine a phone performing much better than my pixel 7. I have good sound, good picture, everything runs smoothly and how it should. What more could I want.

At this point in time where we all rely on our phones for communication, camera, and media consumption, we will pay more for a reliable and dependable device. Saving $50 is not enough, if you are saving 300 that's a different story all together. If I was looking for a phone today I would pick the OnePlus 12R or the moto think phone . I don't see the value in my Samsung s24+ at all and quickly went back to my pixel 8. Just my thoughts.

You can get a pixel 8 pro for 750 and half off a pixel 8a

I think after the 6a it made no more sense to get the 7a or the 8a. the 6a made sense because of the price. 300 Dollars was a deal

Not in India.

Meanwhile in the UK the difference between the 8 & the 8a is a massive £250. Which is $318! Edit; and 12 hours later the UK 8 price drops by £150. So now a more sensible differential (£100) by why this ridiculous price yo-yoing?

Hey thanks for the video and that's a very interesting decision by Google.

Got the 256GB 8a for £350 not too bad.

I think this is better then the pixel 8

Had the same dilemma with 7 and 7a and went with better pixel 7.

The problem is that there are other phones with worse chips and they cost around $300. My pixel 6, with a Tensor G1 processor, is still faster than a Moto G Power 2024 5g, and it also has a better display. So, with how the market is, Google really has no reason to sell a phone with a tensor G3 CPU for less than $500

Will never understand the Pixel series pricing. Appreciate the video. Hope you are feeling better.

Google software + Apple hardware = the perfect phone.

As someone who has the Pixel 8 and the 8a. I personally prefer carrying the 8a. I get better battery life, the same performance, and maybe it's the beautiful aloe green that makes me want to carry it idk, but I just like the 8a better.

Inflation is why its $499

pixel 9 out soon

I got S24 for cheaper $600 256GB..

Nice video

You always tell us so 💪

Oh wells, early adopters get punished 🤷🏻‍♂️

Oh look another RU-vid to nitpick it endlessly. Granted if the 8 is on sale & cheaper obviously get that. People who nitpick miss the point of pixel phones clean vanilla android no nonsense.

7a is still better

What I find most interesting is that you took your kids to New York which is one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

Sorry, I used to love Pixel phone. But Google is really out of league for now. Just like Blackberry few years back.