Best Google Pixel 7a deals: Get £220 off + FREE Pixel Buds

Looking for the best Pixel 7a deals? You’re in the right place.

Google just announced the Pixel 7a – a follow-up to the popular Pixel 6a revealed almost exactly one year ago – during its Google I/O developer conference. For those who don’t know, the A-series is designed to offer some of the best features from the flagship Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro to more people, thanks to the affordable price tag.

Priced at £449, the Pixel 7a is considerably cheaper than the Pixel 7 (£599) and Pixel 7 Pro (£849) but despite the difference in cost, this diddy handset shares a lot of the same DNA. Google has paired that chipset with 8GB of RAM.

For example, Pixel 7a is powered by the same Tensor G2 processor – with the dedicated Titan M2 security chip – as the flagship Pixel handsets. That means you can expect the same performance, battery life, and software tricks as the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.

Those software features include the ability to transcribe incoming voice messages, so you won’t need to hunt in your bag for a pair of earbuds when you receive a voice memo. Magic Eraser, which uses AI to remove unwanted people from the background of your photos in seconds, is also available on the Pixel 7a. Photo Unblur can automatically remove blurred features from fast-moving subjects – saving a photo that might otherwise be unusable.

When it comes to hardware, you’ll find a 6.1-inch OLED screen with a 90Hz high-refresh display for smooth system animations and fast-paced gaming on-the-go. The edge-to-edge screen is only broken by the small O-shaped opening for the front-facing camera for selfies and video calls. That 13-megapixel sensor also enables Face Unlock – a first for the affordable A-Series from Google.

Flip over the Pixel 7a, Google has fitted a dual rear-camera system, with a 64-megapixel main camera capable of shooting 4K Ultra HD video at 60 frames-per-second and a 13-megapixel Ultra-Wide Camera with a massive 120° field-of-view. The case is built from 100% recycled material.

Pixel 7a is available in four colours: Charcoal, Sea, Snow and Coral, although the latter is exclusive to the Google Store, so don’t expect to find that from your favourite mobile network.

For a limited time, order the Pixel 7a and you’ll receive a pair of Pixel Buds A-Series (worth £99.99) for free with your order.

This applies to SIM-free orders from the Google Store, as well as retailers including Amazon, John Lewis, and Very. The freebie is also bundled with a number of pay monthly deals too.

Google Pixel 7a costs £449. That’s £50 more expensive than the Pixel 6a – the more affordable twist on the flagship Pixel 6 Pro, released around a similar time last year. Interestingly, you can still buy the Pixel 6a, but now £100 less than Pixel 7a from Google.

For £449, Pixel 7a supports all flavours of 5G, including millimetre-wave, so you’ll be able to tap into the fastest download speeds available in the UK too. Of course, you’ll need a SIM-only deal that supports 5G (some networks charge extra for that).

Google will discount its brand-new Pixel 7a by up to £220 when you trade-in a phone. The discount is refunded to your purchase when you mail off your current handset in the pre-paid envelope. The total discount applied to your order is determined by the condition, manufacturer, and model of the phone.

There are plenty of exciting new features with the Pixel 7a, but we’ve decided to highlight just five of the new additions to this all-new affordable smartphone.

1) Pixel 7a is the most durable A-Series handset that Google has ever built. If you’re afflicted with chronic butter-fingers, the toughened Gorilla Glass should shield the screen and camera module from unexpected dents and cracks. The handset is rated IP67 to shield against dust and immersion in one metre of water – so an accidental bath in the toilet or a spilled G&T can be shaken off without issue.

2) Get 24-hours of battery life, thanks to the clever Adaptive Battery feature, which leverages AI to learn your favourite apps – so that it never wastes crucial battery life on the ones you don’t use. If that’s not enough, the custom-designed Tensor G2 system-on-a-chip also enables Extreme Battery Saver, which extends the battery life up to 72-hours (although some features will be restricted to maximum its lifespan)

3) No headphones? No problem. When you receive a voice message within Google Messages – the default chat app installed on your Pixel 7a – you’ll be able to tap the View Transcript button to see a transcription of the voice memo in seconds. If you don’t want to send a voice message back to your recipient but can’t be bothered to type, the Google Assistant offers advanced dictation. It can even understand system commands like “send”, “clear”, and the name of hundreds of emoji to spruce up your texts.

4) The Pixel 7a camera is designed to work with all skin tones. Google trained its algorithms with a dataset of 10,000 portraits of people with colour to improve its camera’s ability to tune for all skin tones, even in noisy, low-light situations. Dubbed Real Tone, this isn’t a feature that you’ll need to enable from deep within an obscure settings menu, it’s baked into every decision the Pixel camera software makes, ensuring that people of colour are rendered authentically in all photos and videos.

5) Pixel 7a offers both Face Unlock, which uses the selfie camera to verify that you’re the one trying to unlock the phone, as well as Fingerprint Unlock, which uses an in-screen sensor to check your unique fingerprint. This flexibility means that you’ll always be able to quickly unlock your phone without the hassle of typing in a PIN, even when you’re wearing winter gloves (Face Unlock) or sunglasses and a face mask (Fingerprint Unlock)

Pixel 7a is available to buy today from a wide variety of your favourite online stores. You can pick-up a brand-new Pixel 7a from the Google Store, as well as Amazon UK, John Lewis, and Very. 

Google has also made its affordable new handset available from a variety of UK networks. We’ll keep this list updated as new deals are announced. Just a few hours after the Pixel 7a was revealed on-stage, here are the best deals on the latest budget Google blower.