Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands or deals, including promoted items.
Sorry, this deal has expired. Get notified of deals like this in the future. Add Deal Alert for this Item
Frontpage

Pixel 2/3 Owners: Google Pixel 4a 5G Unlocked Phone + Up to $240 Trade-In Credit Expired

$500
+ Free Shipping
+360 Deal Score
254,263 Views
Google Store has 128GB Google Pixel 4a 5G Unlocked Smartphone (Just Black, GA02293-US) for $499.99 plus Get Up to $295 Back (as a refund) when you Trade-In an Eligible Google Pixel 2 / Pixel 3 Series Device. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community members muthuraman888 for finding this deal.

Instructions:
  • Click here
  • Click on the UNLOCKED tab
    • Note: Do not select the Google Fi or Verizon tab
  • Select Trade In Your Phone on the Extra Services page
  • Follow the menu to get a trade-in quote on your eligible Pixel device:
    • Estimated Trade-In Values
      • Pixel 2: $225 to $240 back
      • Pixel 2 XL: $222 to $240 back
      • Pixel 3: $242.50 to $295 back
      • Pixel 3 XL: - $237.50 to $295 back
  • You will pay $499.99 Today (+ tax) for your Pixel 4a 5G at checkout
  • You will receive a trade-in kit by mail.
  • Follow the included trade-in instructions to send your trade-in Pixel device to Google with 30-days of delivery of your Pixel 4a 5G.
  • Upon receipt and inspection of your trade-in device, Google will refund the trade-in value to your payment method used to purchase your Pixel 4a 5G.
  • Example:
    • Pixel 4a 5G $499.99 - $240 Pixel 2 Trade-In Refund = $259.99
Product Highlights:
  • Factory Unlocked for use on most major postpaid and prepaid carriers
  • No service commitment or contract required.
  • Released October 15, 2020
  • Device Specifications:
    • 6.2" 2340 x 1080 OLED HDR display (413 ppi)
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G octa-core processor
    • 6GB RAM
    • 128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
    • Fingerprint sensor (rear)
    • WiFi 802.11ac MIMO (2x2), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, NFC
    • Cameras: 12.2MP (wide) + 16 MP (ultrawide) rear, 8MP front
    • Stereo speakers
    • Splash resistance
    • USB 3.1 Type C Port
    • 3.5mm headphone jack
    • 3885 mAh battery w/ 18W fast charging (Power Delivery 2.0)
    • Android 11 Operating System
Reviews:
  • Android Authority gave this device a 4.5 out of 5 star rating, calling it "Perfectly balanced, as all Pixels should be"
  • Customer Ratings: Amazon 4.6 out of 5 stars, Best Buy: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Good Deal?

Original Post

Written by
Edited November 26, 2020 at 07:07 PM by
You can get a pixel 4a 5G at 260-264$ after trading in a pixel 2 or 2 xl. This is the best trade in value for pixel I have found so far

https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_4a_5g
If you purchase something through a post on our site, Slickdeals may get a small share of the sale.
Frontpage
$250
& More w/ Activation (new line or account) + Free Shipping
52 251
Frontpage
Frontpage
$36
(From $1/Month for 36-Months) + Free S/H
39 138
Deal
Score
+360
254,263 Views

Your comment cannot be blank.

Featured Comments

To make it even more slick, (only if you like/value the google store credit of any use)

1. Buy/Upgrade the google one membership on the google account you plan to buy the phone with 2TB plan and choose monthly option. , don't choose annual.

Post transactions check your storage on one.google.com and for sure if it is when 2TB, looks for benefits in left section, where it makes you eligible to earn 10% as credit on google store purchases.

2. The shop now from benefits, or head direct to store.google.com
3. Add Pixel 4a 5G, do required steps before trade-in step and then add the Pixel 2/2XL or Pixel 3/3XL as trade-in since those are having high trade in values.

4. In cart, it will show $49.90 coming as credit to you because of membership ( on right top i believe, and yes it gives credit only on purchase price, not on tax)
Note - The credit is added to account 30 days post your device ships.

5. On checkout, you will see your calculated trade-in on right and then process the payment
- either via same paypal trick above ( for some reason, this didn't work for me// even contacted paypal, but didn't resolve, so ended up paying using Chase Freedom Unlimited for 1.5%)
- use any other benefit card (1-2%)

6. Order completion page will show the credit it will earn, the ship dates for phone and Trade In Kit. For what everyone is seeing it is showing up to be shipping/arriving a week later.

7. For Google One Membership, Keep a watch on 30 day credit mark, the moment it shows up, cancel the 2TB monthly plan, or roll back to lower tier. For existing members , can't say if they will be get charged one or two month before they cancel, but since a new member would have purchased device and plan on same day, hopefully they will be able to cancel before 2nd month charge hits resulting in net profit of ~$40 else $30

In Summary : $499 + tax(~35) + $9.99 - $27 - $49.99 - $225-295
= $170-$240

I won't think that is bad price for new Pixel 4a 5G in comparison to the Google Fi deal provided the trade-in doesn't hold much value outside these scenarios.

8.That credit is google store credit , can be used on anything, on new phone, mini, case anything.

Enjoy your new device.

PS - The iPhone XR is showing $373 in trade-in where as iPhone11 ~ 250. So you never know what your device may be of worth unless you keep checking.
Only seems to work on 4A 5G, not Pixel 5 Frown
I'm still waiting on a good enough reason to get rid of my 3 XL. I would still be using my 2 XL but dropped it in a lake

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Mar 2006
L9: Master
> bubble2 4,163 Posts
177 Reputation
Rizvi1
01-14-2021 at 10:00 PM.
01-14-2021 at 10:00 PM.
Quote from YogiBaba :
courtesy credit for long wait support time? I was 72nd in queue once .. but I gave up when I moved to 63 after waiting for an hr. What was your story? How much was credit?

Just $10 but a nice freebie which made my dual nest mini purchase pretty much almost free (when stacked upon the already $50ish I got in store credit by changing my Google one acct to 2tb monthly while making this pixel 5w 4g purchase). the wait to talk to them was like an hour or 2
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jun 2020
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 82 Posts
14 Reputation
Globalize
01-16-2021 at 12:07 PM.
01-16-2021 at 12:07 PM.
Anyone else having trouble with the refund? My trade-in was assessed a couple of weeks ago, and Google Support isn't getting anywhere with the refund Frown
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jun 2020
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 82 Posts
14 Reputation
Globalize
01-20-2021 at 10:30 AM.
01-20-2021 at 10:30 AM.
Quote from Globalize :
Anyone else having trouble with the refund? My trade-in was assessed a couple of weeks ago, and Google Support isn't getting anywhere with the refund https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...lies/frown.gif
I was initially denied of my trade-in bc the trade-in was cracked (which I mentioned at the time). After back n forth with support for ~ 2 weeks, finally got them to honor the trade-in value of $225 for cracked pixel 2.
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jun 2013
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,779 Posts
203 Reputation
koge811
01-20-2021 at 11:27 AM.
01-20-2021 at 11:27 AM.
they still owe me 310 dollars on my trade in of 397.5

87.5 only.
still disputing
1
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jul 2015
L5: Journeyman
> bubble2 640 Posts
60 Reputation
hemihemi
01-21-2021 at 06:27 AM.
01-21-2021 at 06:27 AM.
I got my trade in at full value recently but
last night I think I accidently tapped something when trying to get the phone out my pocket.
It says esim is not active and cant activate. I have only three days remaning, phone and number still shows up in Google Fi account.

On google Fi app there is an activate link though.

What is the best way just wait or contact customer service? I dont really trust customer service and dont want to complicate even more by letting them know.
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Feb 2016
New User
> bubble2 10 Posts
10 Reputation
thiftyspender
01-21-2021 at 10:12 AM.
01-21-2021 at 10:12 AM.
Quote from thiftyspender :
My pixel 2 was sent back on 12/16/20 and was just delivered today 1/14/21 (per USPS website). And that was after filing a missing mail report a few weeks ago where they tried to tell me it was delivered they just did not do a delivery scan. We'll see how this goes. I'm slightly optimistic based on the experiences here.

Alright. So I got a value of $32.00, which the email said was because it was outside the 30 day window. I spoke with chat who tried to tell me it was because the screen was cracked. I told them the email did not say the screen was cracked (and it wasn't when I sent it to them). They said they would escalate and get back to me in a few days.

For those of you who got a value of $32 for the pixel 2 initially, was that the value due to a cracked screen or the value due to the being outside the 30 day window?
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jan 2007
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,711 Posts
500 Reputation
FeelFree86
01-22-2021 at 03:51 AM.
01-22-2021 at 03:51 AM.
Quote from thiftyspender :
Alright. So I got a value of $32.00, which the email said was because it was outside the 30 day window. I spoke with chat who tried to tell me it was because the screen was cracked. I told them the email did not say the screen was cracked (and it wasn't when I sent it to them). They said they would escalate and get back to me in a few days.

For those of you who got a value of $32 for the pixel 2 initially, was that the value due to a cracked screen or the value due to the being outside the 30 day window?

I've been in dispute with Google for about 2 weeks now. They have straight up lied and said that my screen was cracked when I know with 100% certainty that it was not when I shipped it out. They have only given me $32 and have offered $50 Google credits. I said that that's not something I will accept.

My next step is filing dispute with my credit card company.
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Feb 2016
New User
> bubble2 10 Posts
10 Reputation
thiftyspender
01-22-2021 at 01:27 PM.
01-22-2021 at 01:27 PM.
Quote from thiftyspender :
Alright. So I got a value of $32.00, which the email said was because it was outside the 30 day window. I spoke with chat who tried to tell me it was because the screen was cracked. I told them the email did not say the screen was cracked (and it wasn't when I sent it to them). They said they would escalate and get back to me in a few days.

For those of you who got a value of $32 for the pixel 2 initially, was that the value due to a cracked screen or the value due to the being outside the 30 day window?

As a follow up for me, after their escalated review, I received the rest of the amount as a courtesy credit. At least that's what the email said. I have yet to get it back on my card, but I think that's just a formality. Many thanks to every who shared their experiences. They were very helpful. I'm sorry that so many had so many issues with this trade in deal. I definitely do not think I will be doing something like this again with google.
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Last edited by thiftyspender January 22, 2021 at 04:05 PM.
Joined Jun 2009
L3: Novice
> bubble2 186 Posts
26 Reputation
noirpepper
02-06-2021 at 05:54 PM.
02-06-2021 at 05:54 PM.
Quote from thiftyspender :
As a follow up for me, after their escalated review, I received the rest of the amount as a courtesy credit. At least that's what the email said. I have yet to get it back on my card, but I think that's just a formality. Many thanks to every who shared their experiences. They were very helpful. I'm sorry that so many had so many issues with this trade in deal. I definitely do not think I will be doing something like this again with google.
Any updates on your refund?
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Apr 2014
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,065 Posts
262 Reputation
ScottPoti
02-07-2021 at 05:21 AM.
02-07-2021 at 05:21 AM.
I did two trade ins and only got 35$ for each one. Both trade ins were in perfect condition so I was extremely mad. Had to contact CS and they investigated. After a day or so I was told a refund was given for the difference.
Two weeks later still no refund has to respond again and then they finally pushed the refund through.
Never again....
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Sep 2012
L9: Master
> bubble2 5,404 Posts
337 Reputation
NEW0
02-11-2021 at 05:34 PM.
02-11-2021 at 05:34 PM.
Anyone have issues getting this to work on Mint Mobile? Data isn't working for a family member. APN is fine, tried reseating SIM, restarting, etc...
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Jan 2007
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 200 Posts
18 Reputation
GreenCrow
02-12-2021 at 12:37 PM.
02-12-2021 at 12:37 PM.
Quote from NEW0 :
Anyone have issues getting this to work on Mint Mobile? Data isn't working for a family member. APN is fine, tried reseating SIM, restarting, etc...
Using 4a5G with Mint for last 2 weeks, no issues! Contact their support team they should be able to help you out.
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Oct 2012
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,815 Posts
818 Reputation
Phenomesaurus
02-12-2021 at 01:58 PM.
02-12-2021 at 01:58 PM.
Quote from FeelFree86 :
I've been in dispute with Google for about 2 weeks now. They have straight up lied and said that my screen was cracked when I know with 100% certainty that it was not when I shipped it out. They have only given me $32 and have offered $50 Google credits. I said that that's not something I will accept.

My next step is filing dispute with my credit card company.

If you do this just be aware that your Google account (Gmail, Photos, Docs, etc) is likely going to get nuked.
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Joined Nov 2011
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 71 Posts
30 Reputation
barrelroller
03-02-2021 at 11:54 AM.
03-02-2021 at 11:54 AM.
My trade-in was $32. I'm reading here there was a 30 day window. No where did I see that explicitly stated at time of trade-in...
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Feb 2006
L9: Master
> bubble2 4,238 Posts
843 Reputation
Pro
Slickdeezee
03-02-2021 at 05:39 PM.
03-02-2021 at 05:39 PM.
Quote from barrelroller :
My trade-in was $32. I'm reading here there was a 30 day window. No where did I see that explicitly stated at time of trade-in...
It was stated you needed to send in your old phone within 30 days on one of the pages. Did you think you could send it in a year later?
Like
Funny
>
Helpful
Not helpful
Reply
Page 80 of 80
Start the Conversation
 
Link Copied

The link has been copied to the clipboard.