{"id":88900,"date":"2025-10-21T13:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/88900\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:53:14","slug":"google-pixel-8-gets-a-second-life-with-certified-refurbished-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/88900\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixel 8 gets a second life with certified refurbished units"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In early October, Google stopped selling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/google-discontinues-pixel-6-refurbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">refurbished Pixel 6 on its online store<\/a>, marking the end of an era. Now, the company is filling their void by selling refurbished <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/google-pixel-8-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pixel 8<\/a> units through its Certified Refurbished Pixel store in the US.<\/p>\n<p>You can get a refurbished PIxel 8 from Google with 128GB storage for $489 \u2014 down from its original price of $699. Upgrading to 256GB storage will cost you an additional $50. If you want the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/google-pixel-8-pro-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pixel 8 Pro<\/a>, it&#8217;s listed for $699, $300 less than its launch price (via <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/10\/20\/refurbished-pixel-8\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@9to5Google<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>These prices make the Pixel 8 family the most expensive device currently on sale in Google&#8217;s refurbished store. Pricing for the Pixel 7 range varies from $339 (Pixel 7a) to $539 (Pixel 7 Pro).<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the store only lists the Pixel 8 256GB variant for sale in Hazel, Obsidian, and Rose colors, while the 128GB configuration is available in Mint. The Pixel 8 Pro is currently out of stock in all colors.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in October 2023, the Pixel 8 was Google\u2019s first phone to debut with a promise of seven years of software updates. That means the phone will get Android updates until 2030.<\/p>\n<p>                        Buying a refurbished Pixel 8 from Google isn\u2019t worth it<\/p>\n<p>From a software perspective, it then makes sense to buy a refurb Pixel 8 at an inflated price from Google&#8217;s online store. However, the phone&#8217;s hardware has not aged as well, with the Tensor G3 chip and Exynos 5300 modem sticking out like a sore thumb.<\/p>\n<p>The Tensor chip overheats easily and guzzles power under load, while the Exynos modem struggles to maintain a stable 5G connection in areas with spotty coverage and consumes a lot of battery power on mobile data.<\/p>\n<p>So, paying almost $500 for a refurbished Pixel 8 in 2025 makes almost no sense. Instead, you are better off buying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/google-pixel-9a-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pixel 9a<\/a>, which retails for the same price. It features a newer Tensor G4 chip, which runs cooler, and delivers longer battery life. Or if you are fine with a non-Pixel device, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/oneplus-13r-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OnePlus 13R<\/a> for $600 delivers excellent value for money and packs more powerful internals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In early October, Google stopped selling refurbished Pixel 6 on its online store, marking the end of an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[85,46,321,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-88900","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\/88900","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=88900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}