The only stipulation for this deal is that you must pay for an unlimited cell phone plan for an entire year, discounted to $180.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Let me first put things into perspective because the Pixel 9a first launched at $499. I said in my Pixel 9a review<\/a> that it\u2019s the most well-rounded phone you can buy at under $500. But now that Mint Mobile\u2019s selling it for $199, it\u2019s even better than other best cheap phone<\/a> contenders like the Nothing Phone 3a<\/a>, CMF Phone 2 Pro<\/a>, and any of the Moto G phones<\/a> I\u2019ve tested.<\/p>\n Against the cheapest phone from Apple, my Pixel 9a vs iPhone 16e<\/a> face-off details exactly how Google widens the gap between these budget phones. I also shot over 200 photos between the two<\/a>, showing how the Pixel 9a by default has the extra utility with its ultrawide camera and AI-assisted photo features.<\/p>\n In total, you\u2019re spending $379 plus tax at checkout \u2014 which consists of the $199 cost for the Pixel 9a and another $180 for Mint Mobile\u2019s unlimited plan. You could probably get the Pixel 9a for free from other carriers like T-Mobile, Verizon, or AT&T, but you end up paying costly for their respective unlimited plans.<\/p>\n The savings you\u2019re getting here with Mint Mobile are mind-boggling because it comes out to $15\/month. That\u2019s way better than the $60+\/month you pay with the others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/a><\/p>\n Follow Tom’s Guide on Google News<\/a> and add us as a preferred source<\/a> to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pixel 9a has one of the best values in a phone at its usual $499 cost. I…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[85,46,321,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-179025","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\")
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