Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, right, and Pixel 9 Pro smartphones displayed during the Made By Google launch … [+]
Best Buy has matched Google’s Christmas Pixel 9 deal in an early January sale.
The retailer has discounted the latest Pixel 9 series and slashed the prices of the 2023 Pixel 8 range. These straight money-off deals have been combined with surprisingly generous trade-in prices.
- Google Pixel 9 128GB – $150 off, down to $649
- Google Pixel 9 Pro 256GB – $150, down to $949
- Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 256GB – $150 off, down to $1,049
- Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold 256GB – $300 off, down to $1,499
These prices match Google’s Christmas sale that launched in early December. One key difference is Best Buy has also dropped prices for the Pixel 8 range, whereas Google is still charging full whack for the 2023 flagship.
- Google Pixel 8 128GB – $200 off, down to $499
- Google Pixel 8a 5G 128GB – $100 off, down to $399
- Google Pixel 8 Pro 128GB – $350 off, down to $649
Google Pixel 9: Surprisingly generous trade in prices
Interestingly, Best Buy is also running a surprisingly generous trade-in promotion. For example, the company offering $395 for the Pixel 6 Pro. Typically, retailer trade-in valuations are poor in comparison to the huge figures that manufacturers are happy to pay, with Amazon’s valuations particularly paltry. In recent sale, Amazon offered to pay out $5, yes $5, for the Samsung Galaxy S8, or $35 for the Google Pixel 5. In comparison, Best Buy will give you $200 for the latter.
Right now, Samsung will give you $500 for a Google Pixel 1 when buying the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Best Buy still can’t match those numbers, but almost $400 for the Pixel 6 Pro, or $200 for the now-defunct Pixel 5, are solid prices.
Buying a brand new Pixel 8 for under $500 is a respectable deal because the device isn’t wildly different from the Google Pixel 9 range. The Pixel 8 has six years of Android updates and security patches left, takes some of the best still photography on the market, has access to almost all of Google’s AI tool suite (you will need the Pro version to access all features) and some of the Pixel 9’s exclusive features are migrating to the Pixel 8 series.
