Amazon is calling this an early Black Friday sale and of the various offers that it includes, we focused in on the Google phones. The Pixel 9 series is up €130 off with an additional discount available for Prime Student members. The older Pixel 8 series has deeper price cuts (and also has extra discounts for Prime Student subscribers).
Starting with the base Google Pixel 9, you get the new Tensor G4 chipset, which is faster and more efficient than the G3. The dual camera combines a large 1/1.31” 50MP sensor in the main with a 48MP 123° ultra wide. The 6.3” OLED display is not an LTPO panel, but it does run at 120Hz. As for the battery, it has 4,700mAh capacity and supports both wired (27W) and wireless charging (15W).
The Google Pixel 9 Pro is a €200 upgrade and it brings a sharper display (1280p+ vs. 1080p+ resolution), which is an LTPO panel. In addition to the wide and ultra wide, there is also a 48MP 113mm periscope that offers an impressive zoom for a phone of this size. And the selfie camera is better too with a 42MP sensor and an ultra wide 17mm lens (vs. 10.5MP 20mm on the vanilla Pixel). Wireless charging is a bit faster (21W), but the battery is otherwise the same.
The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is a larger version of the 9 Pro. Both phones have the same cameras and both have 16GB of RAM (compared to 12GB on the vanilla). The XL has a 6.8” 1344p+ LTPO OLED display and a larger 5,060mAh battery with faster charging (37W wired, 23W wireless).
The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold measures 10.5mm thick when closed – 0.1mm thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition that you can’t even buy here – though it is heavier (256g vs. 236g). Inside is an 8” display, roughly the same size as the Z Special (and larger than the regular Z Fold6), outside is a 6.3” 20:9 display (vs. 6.5” 21:9 on the Z Special). The Fold uses different cameras from the rest of the 9-series with a 48MP main (1/2.0”), 10.8MP 112mm periscope and 10.5MP 127° ultra wide. The battery is 4,650mAh with 21W wired and just 7.5W wireless charging.
The old Pixel 8 Pro is 43% off right now, but you will have to live with the Tensor G3. Other than that, the phone appears to be pretty similar to the Pixel 9 Pro XL, but we will direct you to our versus article for a detailed look.
The Google Pixel 8 was replaced by the Pixel 9, not the 9 Pro. Which is to say, there’s no telephoto lens on this one, unlike the 8 Pro. Our Pixel 8 vs. 9 article has a detailed comparison to help you decide if the price savings are worth it (and they are big savings, the Pixel 8 is 40% or so cheaper than the 9).
Like the rest of the Pixel 8 and 9 models, the Pixel 8a will receive 7 years of software support. This one has the same Tensor G3 chip as the two 8-series models and it is cheaper than the Pixel 8 – though, right now that’s only a €65 difference. We don’t think it’s worth it, but check out our Pixel 8 vs. 8a article for more.
The Google Pixel Watch 3 is much improved compared to the previous generation. And it comes in a larger size too, available in both 41mm and 45mm. We’ve linked both the Bluetooth and LTE variants below (independent connectivity is a €100 upgrade).
We will quickly wrap up with some non-Pixel offers. The Poco F6 Pro is down to €440 and that was too good not to mention – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 runs circles around the Tensor G4. And you get a high quality 6.67” 120Hz 1440p+ display with 12-bit colors (HDR10+, Dolby Vision) and 4,000 nits peak brightness. The 5,000mAh battery is super fast to fill up with 120W wired-only charging. The 50+8+2MP camera setup is nothing special.
The vanilla Poco F6 is cheaper still for the base 8/256GB model and you can match the Pro at 12/512GB for just €40 more. This model also brings heaps of performance with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. The 6.67” display drops to 1220p+ resolution and 2,400 nits peak brightness, but keeps the 12-bit color rendering. The 5,000mAh battery does 90W wired charging.
The CMF Phone 1 is quite a performer for an entry-level device thanks to that Dimensity 7300 chipset. The 6.67” 1080p+ 120Hz OLED display (2,000 nits peak brightness) also stands above the riff-raff in this price class. The 5,000mAh battery has decently fast 33W charging, while the 50MP camera is nice but alone (there’s no ultra wide). The back is removable (but the battery is not), allowing for some customization.
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