This Prime Big Deal Days offer makes the Pixel 8 cheaper than the Pixel 8a
Google's Pixel 8 has been made cheaper than the Pixel 8a in Amazon's Big Deal Days sale, with over £200 savings
Looking for a new Android smartphone to get your hands on? Last year’s Google flagship is the Pixel 8, and it’s the purest Android experience knocking about.
Despite the newer Pixel 9 being release, it’s still a great device, packing top tier specs, excellent cameras, and all new AI features. And it’s more compelling than ever thanks to this Amazon Prime Day discount that wipes up to £220 off the price.
In the UK, the Pixel 8 now falls below £500, making it cheaper than the Pixel 8a (and a better phone). This Prime Day, you can score the Pixel 8 for £479 instead of £699 – a tasty £220 saving.
Compared to the Pixel 8 Pro model, the regular Pixel 8 has a few differences. It remains the more mainstream model, dropping the Pro’s third rear camera sensor and making a few other hardware cuts. Screen size has shrunk to 6.2in, but it keeps the same 2400×1080 resolution and still uses AMOLED panel tech. Refresh rate has climbed from 90Hz to a smoother 120Hz, but it can only toggle between 120Hz and 60Hz – there’s no fully variable mode here.
The dual camera setup uses a 50MP wide angle lens and 12MP ultrawide, which gains Macro Focus for the first time. Last year, you’d have to step up to the Pro model to get such close-up shooting abilities. The Pixel 8’s 10.5MP selfie cam remains as fixed focus, though Storage options are either 128 or 256GB, with both versions getting 8GB of RAM. The 4575mAh battery is a small capacity hike over last year’s effort, and supports 30W USB-C charging as well as wireless top-ups.
What about the Pixel 8 Pro?
The more expensive Pixel 8 Pro is more compelling than ever thanks to this Amazon Prime Day discount that wipes up to £360/$350 off the price.
That means you can get the Pixel 8 Pro for £639 in the UK – that’s a huge £360 saving that makes the premium handset cheaper than the regular model.
The Google Pixel 8 Pro ditches the Pixel 7 Pro‘s curved edge display in favour of a flat panel. The screen is still 6.7in, but resolution has dropped to 2992×1344 with a 120Hz variable refresh rate. Google calls it a “Super Actua display”, on account of the astonishing 2400 nits peak brightness. It’ll also do 1600 nits when playing HDR content. It gets Google’s latest home-grown Tensor G3 processors paired with 12GB of RAM.
Battery capacity is now 5050mAh, and Google says the phone can handle 30W charging over USB-C. The rear camera shelf has been streamlined, with all three lenses now contained in a single large oval. The camera sensors are up to 105% better, and come with a new temperature sensor.
Connor Jewiss
