That’s a pretty steep discount! However it’s not live yet on the Google Store and apparently it’s limited to the US market for now.
Source: https://9to5google.com/2023/08/06/pixel-6a-199-discount/
EDIT: even at this time the deal is still not live on Google Store, looks like they might have a supply problem.
On Google Fi however it is listed but it is out of stock:
EDIT 2: looks like Google canceled the deal.
Seems like a good time for me to try out GrapheneOS, if/when this price ever goes live
That’s the exact use I have for it in mind, a secondary phone to play around with custom ROMs :-)
I LITERALLY BOUGHT ONE LAST NIGHT THEN CHANGED MY MIND AND CANCELED THE ORDER BECAUSE OF PRICE
your gut feeling saved you $150 😁
Checked the store like 50 times since then. On Google itself it lists the sale price but when you click through its still 349
I love my 6a, great phone. Shitty finger print reader, though.
I hate mine. Crashes and reboots unexpectedly all the time. It’s also an awkward size, too tall for the width.
Either factory restart or you got a faulty unit. Not even pixels, but no phone manufacturer designs their phones to intentionally crash and reboot all the time.
Obviously it’s not intentionally designed to do so, and a factory restart didn’t resolve the problem. The phone is just a lemon.
The 7 and 7a are both $450 if you want an extra year of updates
I bought a used one on Amazon last week for $200
However, it turned out to be the Verizon version which can never have the OS replaced due to its locked bootloader.
I returned it and bought a 7a instead, but if this sale had been available at the time I would have saved a bundle and gone with the 6a
I bought the 7a too, on launch day 🙃 (but they at least included the Pixel A buds). If I waited until now though I would probably have made a different decision. Guess patience pays!
Has anyone tried it with mint mobile? My mother is searching for a new phone, this looks good enough.
I don’t know Mint Mobile but aren’t they just another mobile network operator using SIM and eSIM cards?
if you want a frustrating fingerprint reader experience, this is the phone for you.
I really miss having a dedicated fingerprint reader on the rear.
No problems here.
