Even though our list of the best phones money can buy in 2024 has certainly been upended by Samsung’s Galaxy S24 family and the irresistibly priced OnePlus 12/12R duo, there are clearly still a few 2023-released devices worth considering… at the right discount.
The bigger and bolder Pixel 8 Pro is naturally the one available for a cool $200 under its regular prices in 128, 256, and 512GB storage configurations, while the smaller, slightly less advanced, but equally powerful Pixel 8 can be had at a solid $150 discount of its own with your choice of 128 or 256 gigs of local digital hoarding room in a number of different colorways.
If these sweet new deals happen to sound familiar, that’s probably because they’ve been offered before by a bunch of major US retailers… on more than one occasion. Just like all those other times, you’re free to choose where you want to take your business, although we highly recommend opting for an Amazon.com purchase. Unless you’re intent on buying the Pixel 8 or 8 Pro in a flashy new “Mint” hue, in which case you’ll have to go the Google Store route.
Because the 6.2-inch Pixel 8 is now considerably cheaper than a “vanilla” Galaxy S24 and the 6.7-inch Pixel 8 Pro easily undercuts both the S24 Plus and S24 Ultra, you are definitely strongly advised to at least think about nabbing one of these Google-made high-enders while they’re on special sale… again.
You can certainly put a big smile on a special someone’s face this Valentine’s Day with a Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro if said better half happens to like mobile photography, long-term software support, and especially stock Android. And you can save some big bucks in the process that US retailers don’t seem too keen on further improving anytime soon. If that’s not a win-win-win situation, we don’t know what is.
