You can get a $100 gift card when you preorder Google’s Pixel 8A

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Apple and Sonos aren’t nan only companies dominating nan headlines pinch caller devices this week. Google besides officially announced nan Pixel 8A pursuing weeks of rumors, introducing nan forthcoming handset a afloat week up of Google I/O 2024. The telephone launches connected May 14th, but you tin preorder an unlocked exemplary from Amazon, Best Buy, and nan Google Store starting astatine $499 pinch a $100 gift card.

As expected, nan upcoming Pixel 8A is aimed squarely astatine nan midrange market. Google’s Pixel 7A ended up being our favorite Android telephone for nether $500 contempt its $50 value bump, pinch overmuch of its occurrence riding connected its 64MP main camera and a number of features typically reserved for much premium phones (ahem, wireless charging). The 8A only builds upon that fantabulous instauration pinch Google’s latest processor and a fistful of insignificant hardware upgrades, on pinch a staggering 7 years of package support — which is unprecedented successful nan midrange class.

In position of specs, nan 8A retains nan 64MP shooter, 8GB of RAM, and an IP67 rating. The 6.1-inch show now offers a 120Hz refresh rate, however, arsenic good arsenic up to 2,000 nits of highest brightness. It besides supports nan aforesaid generative AI photograph and video features recovered connected nan Pixel 8 and 8 Pro — Magic Editor, Best Take, etc. — which, for amended aliases worse, mightiness alteration nan measurement you look astatine smartphone photography.

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Google’s latest midranger touts a whopping 7 years of package support and a number of mini upgrades, including Google’s speedy Tensor G3 processor, a 120Hz display, and plentifulness of caller AI features.

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