Google’s Pixel 8A Is Coming, but Last Year’s Pixel 7A Is at Its Lowest Price Yet

Google has historically launched its A-Series mid-range Pixel smartphone around this time of year (usually at its Google I/O developer conference, which is set to take place on May 14 this year). Rumors abound about the new Pixel 8A—it might cost $499 again. If you’ve been hoping to join the Pixel hardware ecosystem, there’s good news! You don’t have to spend as much. Last year’s still-excellent Pixel 7A is on sale at its lowest price to date: $349. We’ve also found some good discounts on other Pixel gear, including the Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Buds Pro, and Pixel Tablet.

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The Google Pixel 7A is WIRED’s top Android smartphone recommendation for most people (8/10, WIRED Recommends). This handset’s MSRP is $499, and while it often fluctuates in price, this is the best deal we have ever tracked. It offers excellent performance, a great camera system, a wonderfully bright and sharp 90-Hz OLED display, plus wireless charging support. It’ll get two more Android OS upgrades and four more years of security updates. That’s a heck of a lot of phone for just $350, and I haven’t even mentioned many of the smart software features that make these Pixels so helpful to use nor the great camera system.

The Google Pixel Watch 2 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) makes several great improvements over the original Pixel Watch and it’s a worthy consideration if you’re in the market for a new smartwatch (it works with any Android phone, but not iPhones). This is the lowest price we have tracked. It runs Wear OS, which allows you to respond and delete notifications, control your smart home devices, stream music, and track your health and fitness. Speaking of, there’s reliable heart rate tracking, sleep tracking, an electrocardiogram, and fall detection. It also helps that it’s gorgeous—it’s one of the prettiest smartwatches you can buy right now.

More Google Pixel Deals

• Google Pixel Buds Pro for $140 ($60 off): The Google Pixel Buds Pro (9/10, WIRED Recommends) have punchy sound, an excellent fit, solid battery life, and great noise-canceling. There’s also Google Assistant built right in. This isn’t the lowest price we’ve seen, but it’s not far off. At this price, they’re great value.
• Google Pixel Tablet 256 GB With Charging Dock for $499 ($100 off): The Google Pixel Tablet (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is a super handy home tablet that doubles as a smart display. The 128-GB model typically sells for $499, so with this discount, you’re getting double the storage. This includes the speaker dock—stick the Pixel Tablet magnetically on the dock and it’ll act like a smart display, with the ability to show your Google Photos albums, play music loud enough to fill a room, and answer your queries via Google Assistant. There’s multi-user support for up to eight fingerprint-locked profiles, so everyone in the house can use it.
• Google Pixel 8 Android Smartphone for $549 ($150 off): This phone has dropped to $499 in the past, but this deal is still decent. The Google Pixel 8 and Google Pixel 8 Pro (7/10, WIRED Recommends) are solid upgrades over the Pixel 7A. They’ve got nicer cameras, a more powerful processor, plus seven years of software upgrades.

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