By pricing its first-ever 5G smartphones at $500 and $700 right off the bat, it sure looked like Google didn’t leave much room for any crazy Black Friday discounts. But while the Pixel 4a 5G is indeed unlikely to go on sale next week on its manufacturer’s official US e-store, the search giant’s MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) already has the 6.2-inch handset listed at only $299 and up.
Then again, it’s important to keep in mind your trade-in savings will be applied to your bill as service credit, so you’ll still have to spend $299 or $349 for your next big phone with stock Android, a phenomenal camera (especially by mid-range standards), a reasonably fast Snapdragon 765 processor, 6 gigs of RAM, 128 gigs of internal storage space, a large 3,885mAh battery with fast charging capabilities, and both low and mid-band 5G connectivity.
