Unfortunately, this deal has expired 13 September 2022.
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Posted 8 September 2022
Google Pixel 6a 128GB 6GB 5G Smartphone - £285 (+ Possible £10 First Month) With Code @ O2 Refresh
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Instructions
Click on see our built in plans, see our plans, then choose this plan (1GB At £10p/m) Then head to checkout and apply the code 50GOOGLE
Click on see our built in plans, see our plans, then choose this plan (1GB At £10p/m) Then head to checkout and apply the code 50GOOGLE
Reduced, now £285 with code
So being an o2 refresh deal, you'll have to go through a credit check, and as I always say, if you don't have a great history, or have a big purchase coming up (car mortgage) whereby you want the best chance of getting them, then don't go for this, if not, then this is £115 odd off MSRP.
So, instructions I hear you ask:
➡ Click get deal
➡ Scroll down and click on "see all of our pre-built plans"
➡ Scroll down an click "see our plans"
➡ Scroll down to the 1GB Data option for £10p/m, click on choose this plan
➡ Then proceed through checkout
Once at the final stage of checkout, you will see the enter promo code, enter the code 50GOOGLE, it'll take £50 off, then pay
Once you receive the phone and sim either PAC or STAC your number out straight way, you may be charged that 10 quid, if you are, ring or live chat to ask for it back as you haven't used it.
Features & details
So being an o2 refresh deal, you'll have to go through a credit check, and as I always say, if you don't have a great history, or have a big purchase coming up (car mortgage) whereby you want the best chance of getting them, then don't go for this, if not, then this is £115 odd off MSRP.
So, instructions I hear you ask:
➡ Click get deal
➡ Scroll down and click on "see all of our pre-built plans"
➡ Scroll down an click "see our plans"
➡ Scroll down to the 1GB Data option for £10p/m, click on choose this plan
➡ Then proceed through checkout
Once at the final stage of checkout, you will see the enter promo code, enter the code 50GOOGLE, it'll take £50 off, then pay
Once you receive the phone and sim either PAC or STAC your number out straight way, you may be charged that 10 quid, if you are, ring or live chat to ask for it back as you haven't used it.
Features & details
- The brains behind Pixel 6a. Google Tensor makes Pixel 6a super smart, secure and powerful. It's the first chip designed by Google just for Pixel.
- The battery that follows your lead. Google Pixel's Adaptive Battery can last over 24 hours. It learns your favourite apps, so it doesn't waste power on the ones that you rarely use.
- A camera that lets you express yourself.. Make faces look sharper with Face Unblur, take beautifully accurate photos of different skin tones with Real Tone and remove unwanted objects with Magic Eraser.
- Google Tensor helps you get things done fast. Google Tensor makes Google Pixel 6a fast and responsive. Apps launch fast, pages and images load quickly, and everything runs smoothly.
- Pixel charges fast. Really fast..When you plug in your Google Pixel, it charges fast. With just a few minutes of charging, your phone gets hours of power.
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Edited by MrSwitch, 8 September 2022
135 Comments
sorted byYou can get free sims from tesco mobile for example (edited)
DON'T GET A GOOGLE PHONE.
I've owned all the early Google Pixel and Nexus phones and was amazed by how good they always were. They maxed out around Google Pixel 3/ 3a. Since then the quality and performance has gone backwards versus the market.
The camera used to be better than iPhone, the speed was quicker than iPhone, and any other Android didn't come close without paying x2 the price. There was no comparison. Convinced a lot of friends to switch to Pixel range.
Now, I've been tricked with Pixel 4, Pixel 4a and Pixel 6. Especially the 4a model - the worst phone I've ever had. Constant software conflicts with Google's own apps and forever crashing Whatsapp or any software which needed the camera. The software was slow and just sluggish overall and felt cheap to handle and the camera was just ok. Was so concerned I got a bad phone, I spoke to Google and their customer service blamed me for how I use my phone. I asked (while phone was still like new) for a replacement even to test. They refused and said they would take the phone in to look at but if they didn't see anything physically (hardware) wrong with it, they would just return. My guess is they know the operation of the 4a is so bad for everyone, they can't handle the amount of return requests they have as they are duds as a phone range. This is in comparison when I had an issue with the first Pixel phone and their customer service was great to deal with.
Next Pixel I got after that was the 6. Should have learned my lesson but was still a fan of Google. Returned it within the time limit. Big, heavy, awkward, badly designed, again slow and sluggish. Not nice to use at all.
The 6a can't be anything but worse than the 6. And if it is as bad as the 4a - I say now, save yourself the hassle.
And yes, all friends have now switched away from Pixels back to iPhones or Samsung.
And what is better? I'm not an expert but the Samsung range has impressed after moving from Google. The S21 is much superior in every way. Also tested the A22 and S20. The S20 has some manufacturing faults in the range and would avoid.
Xiaomi are very bad for software - for a cheap phone they are ok but would rate it as worse than any of the Pixels. But I'd still rather test a more expensive Xiaomi to compare it to the 6a for example.
Google have reaped what they sowed. They stopped pioneering fed us bad phones while increasing the price.
Seriously, don't get the 6 range (edited)
To be clear, the Google Store sale price is £319.20 and is only better than this if you have for example a Pixel 3a (£150) or 4a (£200) to trade-in and if the trade-in works out. (edited)
£285 upfront and cancel the SIM under 14-day cooling off period = no brainer for this phone.
Only argument for Google Store is the £150 trade-in on 3a or £200 on 4a IF they do value it at that as some have experienced issues and rejections.
PS Google have mucked up my 2TB One Plan and my benefit ability to earn 10% Google Store Credit disappeared a month ago and they still can't sort it out. They're useless. (edited)
Any idea how long these kinds of deals/codes hang around for? Wanted to wait until tomorrow to see what the Google sale brings.
This is hot like the phone can be. 🔥🔥
I'd probably do it again if I had a few months window to bridge, but not if I had an immediate cancellation as they really don't seem to like this.
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I did look into the 6a previously (have 4a) but losing the free photo storage was the killer for me and the reviews were off-putting too. You'll also lose the headphone socket if that matters to you. (edited)
And beyond the Tensor stuff. I don't see how much more I'd benefit from this... But I still want it.
Maybe I can buy it and use it for a week or so and return it. Maybe that'll satisfy me
Heat though (edited)
Am I on a refresh plan ?
Anyone else getting this ?