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expiredchuq posted Oct 2, 2022 3:21 PM

128GB Google Pixel 6a Unlocked 5G Smartphone (various colors)

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Product Features:
  • Google Tensor Titan M2 Coprocessor
  • 6.1" 2400x1080p FHD+ (Up to 60Hz) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Display w/ 12MP Dual Pixel (Rear) & 8MP (Front) Camera
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • 6GB LPDDR5 RAM
  • 5G Ready Device
  • WiFi 6 (802.11ax) w/ 6E (6GHz) MIMO Bluetooth 5.2
  • Dual SIM
  • AR/VR Core
  • Fingerprint Unlocked Authentication
  • 5-Years of Pixel Updates included
  • Unlocked Device for All Carriers
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  • 128GB Google Pixel 6a 5G Unlocked Smartphone (Charcoal Colorway)
  • 1 meter USB-C to USB-C Cable (USB 2.0)
  • Quick Switch Adapter
  • SIM Tool
  • 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty

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  • About this deal:
    • This deal is $100 off (22% savings) the listed retail price of $449.
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    • Rated 4 out of 5 stars based on 236 Amazon customer reviews.
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Various Retailers have the 128GB Google Pixel 6a Unlocked 5G Smartphone (various colors) on sale for $349 or less (see Best Buy Visible offer details below). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Members chuq & sr71 [discuss] for finding this deal

Available retailers:
  • Amazon $349
  • Target $349
  • Best Buy (select 'Activate Later) $349 or less
    • Charcoal
    • Chalk
    • Sage
      • Special Offer: Save an additional $50 off your Pixel 6A when purchased together with a $45 Visible Wireless Prepaid Card (add both items to cart for automatic discount to apply, see details), making the combined price $344.99 ($299.99 for the device + $45 prepaid card).
  • Google Store $349
    • Charcoal
    • Chalk
    • Sage
Product Features:
  • Google Tensor Titan M2 Coprocessor
  • 6.1" 2400x1080p FHD+ (Up to 60Hz) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Display w/ 12MP Dual Pixel (Rear) & 8MP (Front) Camera
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • 6GB LPDDR5 RAM
  • 5G Ready Device
  • WiFi 6 (802.11ax) w/ 6E (6GHz) MIMO Bluetooth 5.2
  • Dual SIM
  • AR/VR Core
  • Fingerprint Unlocked Authentication
  • 5-Years of Pixel Updates included
  • Unlocked Device for All Carriers
Includes:
  • 128GB Google Pixel 6a 5G Unlocked Smartphone (Charcoal Colorway)
  • 1 meter USB-C to USB-C Cable (USB 2.0)
  • Quick Switch Adapter
  • SIM Tool
  • 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This deal is $100 off (22% savings) the listed retail price of $449.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • Rated 4 out of 5 stars based on 236 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About these stores:

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RandallDeals
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I bought my 6a for a bargain after trading in my old cracked 3a. I haven't been impressed. My 4a 5g battery lasted considerably longer. I have to charge my 6a by evening. Performance is similar. The screen fingerprint reader is terrible. I've tried changing my finger prints over and over but it fails to read my finger 75% of the time. I'm back to swiping to unlock. And none of the Pixel phones have working hotspots with Total Wireless. Blame Google blame Total Wireless but neither care.
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deejayny
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Yes, Yes, and Yes. Huge difference. Sensor success rate is now nearly as good as the old rear fingerprint sensor in previous pixels. This is my 3rd Pixel Phone.
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tl;dr - If you have TMO, the $200 deal for the Pixel 6 from WorstBuy may be close to the deal of the year. No other deal offers former flagship specs for that price without weird shenanigans (trade-in, number-port, refurbished?) The 6 Pro does have nice additions for $400, but it very slippery, and IMO, not worth TWO Pixel 6s.


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I purchased all three of the 6 series through every deal published on SD (the OG trade-in deal at Google Store with buds, the $400 "price-mistake" of the Pro at WorstBuy, and the recent $200 deal for the regular 6. Used the 6a for almost a month, the 6 pro for about two weeks, and the 6 for just a few days.

Main activities are media consumption, pics of the toddler, and typical contractor stuff (calendar, Waze, email, google voice). Very casual. Every phone is still on Android 12 to serve as control variables. The former phone is my very-beloved Samsung Note 9 and a Pixel 4a 5G.

Originally wrote a long post, but everything has been said about these phones, so Ill just quickly run my takes. I am lumping all three into one post, since the experiences, apart from the screen, are nearly identical

- Phones only get hot during initial set up. Navigation, which notoriously heats up all my phones...no issue here. Did I get lucky?!!
- Loud speakers, esp on the Pro. Plenty for media consumption and Google Meet calls.
- Optical fingerprint sensor is quite slow (3/4 to one second), but has been 99% accurate. I have a lacerated thumb from a prior accident.
- refresh rate is rapture-level hysteria in these threads, and I cant understand why.... zero issues using the 60 hz screen on the 6a. Maybe im a filthy casual? (My daily screen is a 60 hz 4k OLED). 120 hz is nice for scrolling icons on the home screen...and thats about it. I dont get noticable blur when scrolling on any of the phones. High-refresh is most noticable when playing games with quick actions...not worth the battery hit on a phone IMO.
- the radio does seem to have issues. On the 6a, I dropped many texts, couldnt access panera website, and dropped a call to a fried in SoCal 3x during an hour, and neither of us were moving at all. Full reception on 5G VZ. Wife's Pixel 4a 5G on TMO had no such issues. Will keep testing these functions. Al three phones have since worked fine.
- Cameras are sufficient (I am totally the wrong person to ask about these)
- The battery life on the 6 pro is amazing for me...I have only charged the phone once every 2-3 days. Phone is on wifi the entire time. 6a is probably even better, but I have it plugged into car so often that I havent tested. Accubattery Pro actually reports 4496 mAh vs the actual 4410 on it. However, the champion of battery is my mom's Pixel 4a. I think that phone loses like 40% battery a day. and she uses it heavilly for video.

All in all, I actually think the 6a has the superior form factor of the three, and will serve a vast majority of the population well. If they had wireless charging, it would be a peerless mid-range choice.
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Quote from deejayny :
Yes, Yes, and Yes. Huge difference. Sensor success rate is now nearly as good as the old rear fingerprint sensor in previous pixels. This is my 3rd Pixel Phone.
Interesting the mine by real hardware issue. It didn't fix mine at all. Maybe made it worse as it overheats when I use maps for more than 20 mins
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Well the pixel 6a is plauged with issues, heat and incoming calls going to voicemail.

I'm surprised about these drastic price drop as well, google is either desperately wanting to compete against the Samsung A53 pricing and/or there is some deeper issue.

Have not seen this with last years pixel 5a model so who knows.
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matrix5kOct 2, 2022 4:42 PM
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Does this come with unlimited Google photos? I currently have a 4a 5g.
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deejaynyOct 2, 2022 4:49 PM
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Quote from NoSleep007 :
Well the pixel 6a is plauged with issues, heat and incoming calls going to voicemail.

I'm surprised about these drastic price drop as well, google is either desperately wanting to compete against the Samsung A53 pricing and/or there is some deeper issue.

Have not seen this with last years pixel 5a model so who knows.
Pixel 7 is releasing in a few days so not surprising to see price drop and it is not an easy task to pull users away from established product lines (Apple and Samsung), so Google needs to be aggressive to chip away. I haven't had any calls go straight to voicemail. That could be cell provider/signal related issue. Mine connects to LTE and 5g sub6 with great speed and good signal. I have US mobile prepaid on Verizon network. No issues. Yes, the phone can get a little warm at times but all phones that I have had (Apple and Android) get warm at times with longer than typical use. Yes, software is always a factor in heat, bugs, etc. Pure android OS is my preference and really like and actually use the Google pixel specific feature. It all depends on what you value most in a phone. Pixel 6a provides the perfect balance for my intended use. Not too big or small, got it for incredible price at launch, OS and features, Tensor will help it maintain performance for several years, and good OS and software support for next several years.
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PNUCKLEOct 2, 2022 5:10 PM
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Got Pixel 6 for $200 from BB last week....

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$300 by BF? i.e., without the need to activate like the ones we have seen from BB in the recent past.
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Quote from deejayny :
Pixel 7 is releasing in a few days so not surprising to see price drop and it is not an easy task to pull users away from established product lines (Apple and Samsung), so Google needs to be aggressive to chip away. I haven't had any calls go straight to voicemail. That could be cell provider/signal related issue. Mine connects to LTE and 5g sub6 with great speed and good signal. I have US mobile prepaid on Verizon network. No issues. Yes, the phone can get a little warm at times but all phones that I have had (Apple and Android) get warm at times with longer than typical use. Yes, software is always a factor in heat, bugs, etc. Pure android OS is my preference and really like and actually use the Google pixel specific feature. It all depends on what you value most in a phone. Pixel 6a provides the perfect balance for my intended use. Not too big or small, got it for incredible price at launch, OS and features, Tensor will help it maintain performance for several years, and good OS and software support for next several years.
True could be a provider issues or Google, I've contacted both and they are just pointing fingers at each other. I honestly think it's a combination of both but more on the provider side.

Thinking about switching providers.
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I know some people don't have issues, but I can only share my experience. I traded my P4a for the P6a since the battery was getting worse and they offered such a good trade in deal. I really liked my P4a and had no real issues with it. My P6a was great for the first month or so. Then suddenly I started getting cellular connection drop outs constantly. Sometimes turning on airplane mode fixed it, sometimes I had to restart to fix it and sometimes nothing would work and I would just be without connection all while my partner's P3, both on T-Mobile, would be totally fine right next to me so it wasn't a T-Mobile issue. And sometimes it would say I had cell signal I really didn't and apps would say no internet.

I tried changing some settings - disabled 5G and turned off adaptive connectivity - but I'd still lose signal. I reached out to support and of course none of their supposed fixes solved the issue including a factory reset. I sent it in for warranty repair, but I'm convinced that wouldn't fix it since it's faulty hardware. I bought an S22 refurb and it's been amazing. Absolutely zero connectivity issues. I loved my P4a, but I've been completely soured on the Pixel, so I sold it.. Even though I didn't love the design of the P6a, I probably would have continued to buy Pixels, but I'm pretty sure I'll never buy one again due to this experience. I did keep the buds and do like them though Smilie

Oh and it did overheat so bad I got a warning on the phone twice. Never had that happen to me with any other phone.

I would avoid the Pixel 6 series.
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Isn't the Pixel 6 line defective or plagued with hardware issues? Why bother rolling the dice on whether you get a lemon? I'd rather buy some A53 or spend a couple hundred more on something that I know will work.
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Android 13 makes this phone better, but the phone still has issues with the biggest ones being various connectivity issues and battery life issues. I've noticed my battery life getting worse lately and not sure why. The fingerprint sensor is a step backwards too.

Not sure I would buy one at this price. It's OK for what I paid - full price with free ear buds minus $300 trade-in.
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Quote from mtnagel :
I know some people don't have issues, but I can only share my experience. I traded my P4a for the P6a since the battery was getting worse and they offered such a good trade in deal. I really liked my P4a and had no real issues with it. My P6a was great for the first month or so. Then suddenly I started getting cellular connection drop outs constantly. Sometimes turning on airplane mode fixed it, sometimes I had to restart to fix it and sometimes nothing would work and I would just be without connection all while my partner's P3, both on T-Mobile, would be totally fine right next to me so it wasn't a T-Mobile issue. And sometimes it would say I had cell signal I really didn't and apps would say no internet.

I tried changing some settings - disabled 5G and turned off adaptive connectivity - but I'd still lose signal. I reached out to support and of course none of their supposed fixes solved the issue including a factory reset. I sent it in for warranty repair, but I'm convinced that wouldn't fix it since it's faulty hardware. I bought an S22 refurb and it's been amazing. Absolutely zero connectivity issues. I loved my P4a, but I've been completely soured on the Pixel, so I sold it.. Even though I didn't love the design of the P6a, I probably would have continued to buy Pixels, but I'm pretty sure I'll never buy one again due to this experience. I did keep the buds and do like them though Smilie

Oh and it did overheat so bad I got a warning on the phone twice. Never had that happen to me with any other phone.

I would avoid the Pixel 6 series.
Yup staying away from pixel lineup for now at least. Thinking about getting a different phone like Samsung a53. Really disappointed in Google. How did you sell the 6a?
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Fingerprint is slow and alot of times you have to use pin code instead. I have 2 of these for $150 each after trading in my 4a and samsung s10
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Quote from SmilingMorning4257 :
Isn't the Pixel 6 line defective or plagued with hardware issues? Why bother rolling the dice on whether you get a lemon? I'd rather buy some A53 or spend a couple hundred more on something that I know will work.
I bought an "Excellent Condition Refurbished" S22 on Amazon For around $435 and it's been amazing. I was a little worried about buying a refurb from a no name seller, but it looked brand new. I see it's only $390 now. I know S23 probably isn't too far away, but I would say that's a better deal than a $350 P6a. https://smile.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-...B0B2X796SX
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Yup staying away from pixel lineup for now at least. Thinking about getting a different phone like Samsung a53. Really disappointed in Google. How did you sell the 6a?
Swappa. I just priced it lower than anyone else and it sold in a couple days. I wasn't too worried about getting maximum money. I just wanted to be done with it.
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Same price at best buy.
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Got Pixel 6 for $200 from BB last week....
Thanks. I can't see where you posted the deal. Can you provide the link to your post?
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