I was intrigued to see if my phone was spying on me.
The Duckduckgo browser tells me it's blocked 1900+ tracking attempts over the past seven days. Not exactly what you meant I know.
7a has the same battery issue. Mine started giving overheating warnings, and sometimes wouldn't charge, so Google pointed me to a recall website where I typed in my IMEI and got given £300 towards a new phone, so I got a 9a in the sale with a trade in for next to nothing.
9a has been great, so with the battery issues, I'd say no older than the 8.
Thanks, just checked and my 7a is apparently affected and eligible for the £300 voucher, even though it's not showing any issues yet. How much did you pay for your 9a if you don't mind me asking? They're currently £499 in the Google store, so 200 quid with the voucher. Was there a Black Friday deal I've missed?
Of course your phone is spying on you. That's EXACTLY what personalized ads are. Try disabling all cookies on every app and every website if you want to minimize spying. Having a new Pixel will not make it go away...
The O2 9a deal is just the job. Shall purchase on Sunday.
hanks, just checked and my 7a is apparently affected and eligible for the £300 voucher, even though it's not showing any issues yet. How much did you pay for your 9a if you don't mind me asking? They're currently £499 in the Google store, so 200 quid with the voucher. Was there a Black Friday deal I've missed?
It was back in the summer, they were £50 off. So £450 minus the £300 and another £70 for an old Pixel 4 I had. Think they're £450 in Argos at the mo, but doesn't help as you get Google Store credit.
it's not showing any issues yet
They never asked for the 7a back, still got it here, so...
I've got a 5 and a half year old 3aXL. It's still fine. It's not for sale 😉
(if you follow the link it says £349, but then if you sign into an existing o2 account it drops to £229)
Did you mean to say O2 here, or was that a typo for EE?
yup was getting jumbled up as you can get it in your local o2 store for nearly but not quite as good price.
I also noticed the “employee discount” but it works and has been available for a week now, I’m not sure what causes it but it seems only some EE accounts get that pricing
Still on a 6 here (bought outright SIM only from new). Feeling no reason to change until it dies (but it shows no signs of doing that at all).
Runs every app I need it to as fast as I would ever expect it to.
Camera is (and i say this as a photography geek - albeit a slightly esoteric one) still stupidly good, and not too much AI bollox to get in the way).
No issues with battery life. Not too sure about the overheating thing - not noticed anything with mine unless I run it on Android Auto for a while with wireless charging when it gets a bit warm.
Only minor gripe is non-expandable internal memory - I have 128GB which doesn't allow me to have my entire ripped CD collection on there (600+ albums) but I can live with that.
So, I'd say, whatever Pixel hits your budget...
When I said "fine" earlier on, that's driven by 2 things.
1. The navigation buttons that pop up sometimes get in the way of apps and websites and won't either adjust the window size or disappear to allow you to click links in the app/website. I never had that problem with my old Samsung and it is properly annoying when it happens.
2. Sometimes the touchscreen can be a little temperamental, particularly around fingerprint recognition. There are occasions where it appears that I have fingers that don't work with the screen. A quick power button press and then touch of the screen to reawaken it normally fixes the problem but, again, annoying when it happens.
It does get very hot when wirelessly charging but I just avoid doing that and plug a cable in.
I've a 6a and every so often think about upgrading but then there's absolutely nothing this phone does that a newer one will do better enough for it to be a necessity.
Looks like there's refurbished 10s on Giffgaff for not much a month. A new one could be had for abou £20 per month including my current plan
I thought the 9a was £50 off in Argos, but it's the 256 gig one for £450, the 128 gig is £350. Plus a code for another £30 off.
I'm running a 7 Pro, and runs everything I would ever need it to nicely, don't feel any need to change it.
If buying now though I'd consider Googles' commitment to future updates. The pixel 7 updates stop in Oct 2027 but the 8 stops in Oct 2030.
Assuming
Not the biggest
Put a new screen on my 8a yesterday so the 6 had gone back in the drawer.
Even though the 6 does everything I need I prefer the size and balance of the 8a.
Still happy with a Pixel 8 here. Newer models are snappier but considerably more brick-like in your pocket thanks to the thick glass back.
I've a 6a and every so often think about upgrading but then there's absolutely nothing this phone does that a newer one will do better enough for it to be a necessity.
Probably seems trivial to most, but my reason for going 6a to 8 was simply the optical zoom. For certain photos, particularly "people in landscape" shots a nice optical zoom makes all the difference. I'd previously been carrying around an old Lumix TZ for these shots but haven't bothered since getting the Pixel 8. The decision was made easier when my wife needed a newer phone too so she now has my Pixel 6a.
The 9a is currently £349 in the Google store. I've just ordered one using the £300 voucher for my 7a which is supposedly affected by the battery issue. So £49 for a new 9a and I get to keep my 7a which is working fine at the moment. Happy with that!
The 9a from EE for £229 has just been delivered so they're definitely delivering at that price.
So £49 for a new 9a and I get to keep my 7a which is working fine at the moment. Happy with that!
That's brilliant 👏
