It may be the day of the iPhone 16 announcement, but there is a great deal on offer for Android fans right now. Now that all versions of the Google Pixel 9 are on the market (including the excellent Pixel 9 Pro Fold), last year's Pixel 8 Pro has dropped to a new low of $624 ($375 off) at Amazon, Target, and Best Buy — and Best Buy is giving an additional $100 off if you activate through a carrier.
The 2023 pixels may not feel quite as beautiful as the new models or have the same borderline-problematic AI camera tricks, but the Pixel 8 Pro remains a very good phone, with a big, colorful 6.7-inch OLED screen and a camera system that includes a 5x telephoto sensor that gets a further 10x magnification through digital zoom. What's more, the Pixel 8 generation was the first to kick off Google's new plan for seven years of full OS updates, so even though this is a last-gen phone, you won't feel like you're heading toward an uncomfortably close software expiration date. For a flagship phone in the upper mid-range price range, there's a lot to like here.