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Comparing this to the regular Pixel 8 it doesn't look like you get an awful lot more for your extra £300, I'm surprised there's such a delta. Bigger screen (wh

Comparing this to the regular Pixel 8 it doesn't look like you get an awful lot more for your extra £300, I'm surprised there's such a delta. Bigger screen (which for many is a minus not a plus), an extra 4GB RAM (still seems absurd to me that we need this much RAM on a phone) and more capable/additional auxiliary cameras. I suppose the charitable take is that £700 feels like a pretty good deal for the non-Pro one.

01100011 3y ago
I'd love the telephoto camera for outdoor shots, but I can't stand the price or the size of the phone. Even with the Google Fi discount of $300, the price($500 with trade-in) is too much to justify. I guess I'll stick with my Pixel 5A.
- havblue 3y ago
  You do get the watch for free with a preorder so you get an extra tiny screen to go with your new gigantic screen.
  - tidenly 3y ago
    Unless the battery is seriously improved I wouldn't pay it much mind. The pixel watch is one of my biggest purchase regrets and basically just sits off on my arm as an accessory.
    - havblue 3y ago
      It was "free", but I rationalized that I'll have it for exercise and to hopefully reduce the amount of time I look at the gigantic screen. However, the way these purchases usually go is that you can't buy your way to a better lifestyle. So I'll find out eventually if it's just another gadget that collects dust on the shelf. That being said I did want the better camera on the pro.
- buttersbrian 3y ago
  Check out best-buy. They are offering $100 more on lots of pixel trade-ins than the google or fi store.
- theunixbeard 3y ago
  Be warned: The Pixel 5A has a manufacturer defect where they just die out of nowhere: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/11833075?hl=en https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/11833075?hl=en This just happened to me after 1.5 years of usage of my Pixel 5A. Luckily Google extended the usual 1-year warranty to be 2-years to give free replacements (which I took advantage of and in fact was given a free upgrade to a 6A)... But be prepared for your phone to die out of nowhere.

01100011 3y ago

I'd love the telephoto camera for outdoor shots, but I can't stand the price or the size of the phone. Even with the Google Fi discount of $300, the price($500 with trade-in) is too much to justify. I guess I'll stick with my Pixel 5A.

havblue 3y ago
You do get the watch for free with a preorder so you get an extra tiny screen to go with your new gigantic screen.
- tidenly 3y ago
  Unless the battery is seriously improved I wouldn't pay it much mind. The pixel watch is one of my biggest purchase regrets and basically just sits off on my arm as an accessory.
  - havblue 3y ago
    It was "free", but I rationalized that I'll have it for exercise and to hopefully reduce the amount of time I look at the gigantic screen. However, the way these purchases usually go is that you can't buy your way to a better lifestyle. So I'll find out eventually if it's just another gadget that collects dust on the shelf. That being said I did want the better camera on the pro.
buttersbrian 3y ago
Check out best-buy. They are offering $100 more on lots of pixel trade-ins than the google or fi store.
theunixbeard 3y ago
Be warned: The Pixel 5A has a manufacturer defect where they just die out of nowhere: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/11833075?hl=en https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/11833075?hl=en This just happened to me after 1.5 years of usage of my Pixel 5A. Luckily Google extended the usual 1-year warranty to be 2-years to give free replacements (which I took advantage of and in fact was given a free upgrade to a 6A)... But be prepared for your phone to die out of nowhere.