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[Pre Order] Google Pixel 4a 5G + $100 Bonus Google Store Credit $799 @ Google Store

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[Pre Order] Google Pixel 4a 5G + $100 Bonus Google Store Credit $799 @ Google Store
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Corapmafya on 15/11/2020 - 22:53 store.google.com (2216 clicks)
Last edited 15/11/2020 - 23:00 by 1 other user

I'm assuming you can use the store credit for purchasing things like their phone covers etc.

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Get $100 Google Store credit when you purchase Pixel 4a with 5G from Google Store Australia. Customers will receive an email notifying them Google Store credit is added to their account approximately 3 weeks from the order shipment date. Offer valid starting on 05/11/2020 12am AEDT through 30/11/2020 at 11:59pm AEDT. Available only to Australia residents with shipping addresses in Australia. Must be age 18 or older to be eligible. Recipients must have Google Pay profiles registered to the country where purchase was made in order for the Google Store credit to be issued and once issued will be in the currency of the country where purchase was made. The Google Store credit can only be used in the country of purchase. Limit 2 per customer. Offer isn’t valid if the device (or any part of the order) is returned. It’s non-transferable, and not valid for cash or a cash equivalent. Available only while supplies last. Shipping charges may apply at checkout. Void where prohibited. Google Store credit expires on 30 November 2021 at 11:59pm AEDT.

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  • Watanabe1995 on 15/11/2020 - 22:57
    +2

    No, future Pixel phones aren’t exempt from Google Photos’ money grab

    https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21562908/google-future-p…

    • countmein on 15/11/2020 - 22:59

      Hhm i thought pixel 5 (and 4a 5g) would be the last ones but still included

    • Jay-rad on 15/11/2020 - 23:02
      +5

      Starting on June 1, non-Pixel phones will have High quality backups count against their 15GB or additional Google One storage. Made by Google devices — specifically, the “Pixel 1-5” — are exempted from this change. (Until their free photo uploads expires, 2022 for pixel 3a, 2023 pixel 4, etc)

      https://9to5google.com/2020/11/11/pixel-google-photos-backup…

      RIP Pixel 5a and beyond

      • RI4V4N on 15/11/2020 - 23:08
        +15

        I feel less people may care about this than you guys think haha

        • Jay-rad on 15/11/2020 - 23:12
          +14

          Its a huge change… I dread going back to the days of worrying, "did I back up my photos" or keeping phone storage empty since its all in the cloud anyway.

          This luxury is so convenient people may not realize its impact until its gone and too late to protest :(.

          edit: just looked up google one storage, $25 a year for 100gb.

          Quick math;
          High quality photos are free for 3 years w/ purchase of new phone, 3x25 = 75$ ontop of a new phone cost, which generally would be free (plus not limited to 100gb). I can guarantee the pixel 5a wont be 75$ cheaper ;)

          Sad days

          • Munki Kundi on 16/11/2020 - 06:29
            +16

            @Jay-rad: @Jay-rad: It's like getting people addicted by offering free drugs and then raising the cost to procure it when they are dependent on it. This is the model adopted by Google. It seems to be a well planned move.

            • neonlight on 16/11/2020 - 09:21

              @Munki Kundi: Yup I agree. I'm going back to copying my photo files on the laptop every month then. I'm not paying anything.

              The moments thing is the only thing i missed but Samsung Cloud or LG phones got that feature not sure about oneplus

            • Butterfly Gocha on 16/11/2020 - 10:06
              +1

              @Munki Kundi: Google have done A nestle (see milk powder).

        • ExtremeDavo on 15/11/2020 - 23:21
          +3

          It was the reason I decided not to purchase the Pixel 5, and I'm sure I'm not the only person.

          • CacheHunter on 15/11/2020 - 23:38
            +10

            @ExtremeDavo: Just goes to show that everyone's different. Ever since Google stopped offering free full resolution in favor of "high quality", I've thought it a gimmick and not something I've cared about when choosing phones.

            My family has 6TB of "free" cloud storage with our family MS office subscription, so plenty of room for our phones to auto-backup in full resolution and never have to worry about losing shots. To be extra safe, my NAS then pulls a copy from the cloud for local storage and periodic backups.

            • garage sale on 16/11/2020 - 01:06
              +3

              @CacheHunter: same get one drive from. microsoft with office365 and i also backup to my PC via cables ……

            • SgtBatten on 16/11/2020 - 08:11

              @CacheHunter: Guess I have that too. Never looked into it.

              Can you please tell me what kind of photo search it offers.

              I kinda love being able to type in two names and get photos of those two people. Or typing in car and getting a bunch of interior shots from when I was installing new components.

              Does anything else offer this?

            • Jay-rad on 16/11/2020 - 09:35
              +2

              @CacheHunter: Which is cool an all but I don't have a family of 6 (or want to manage 6 emails to have that) while paying $129p.a. for 6 TB of storage nor do I want to buy a $600+ synology nas that I have to configure to scrap photos for auto-backup

              Just saying the ease of gphotos auto-backup is too good… to be true I guess :/

          • dandoon on 16/11/2020 - 07:57
            +1

            @ExtremeDavo: So I was thinking, this wouldn't really bother me, cos don't get me wrong - I get you. But I was thinking how I always back my data up myself, and I also don't take many photos! So I dunno hey, I kinda think it's a gimmick?

            • ExtremeDavo on 17/11/2020 - 10:40

              @dandoon: Yeah I see your point. I also back up my photos locally (although much more difficult with the shutdown of the Gdrive/Photos sync), so perhaps my next phone it won't matter.

              It's more around family sharing and the easy AI search. That probably bugs a lot of people knowing their data is all on google servers being scanned - but the convenience for me outweighs them having photos of me eating food. I'm also into the gimmick of them showing me memories since I don't post on other social media.

              I agree with other comments - High Quality is more than enough, but for some reason it just irks me around photos being touched/converted - even though I'm sure I wouldn't notice. Also it was about the unlimited 4K video uploads that were huge.

        • customundo on 16/11/2020 - 07:54
          +3

          👆 my thoughts exactly

          I rather have my photos on my phone or on a physical SSD

      • leiiv on 16/11/2020 - 01:16

        And I thought the free photo upload is for a lifetime.

        • mmd on 16/11/2020 - 01:52

          it is for pixel 1

          • ebosh on 16/11/2020 - 09:45
            +1

            @mmd: I bought a P1XL a month or so ago for $75 purely for the unlimited backups. I plug it into my HP Microserver every week or so, copy photos off it and it backs them up.

            • mmd on 16/11/2020 - 11:08

              @ebosh: That's what I do too.
              Does videos too.

            • Modesty on 16/11/2020 - 11:13

              @ebosh: You don't have to capture pictures from pixel for backup or you can just capture pictures from different phone save any pictures to pixel phone and still eligible for unlimited photos backup?

              • ebosh on 16/11/2020 - 17:10
                +1

                @Modesty: Nope. I can copy pics from my Pixel4 > N40L > Pixel1 and they get uploaded in original quality. It also does RAW backups from my DSLR.

                • Modesty on 21/11/2020 - 11:14

                  @ebosh: Oh thats great. How do you copy , via bluetooth/wifi? But it changes the date and doesn't show the location of pictures on copied phone (pixel 1) am i right?

                  • ebosh on 21/11/2020 - 13:56

                    @Modesty: I'm sure there's a way to automate it, but this is my process:
                    - Copy photos from P4 to server via wifi (with solid explorer) once a week or so
                    - Copy photos from server to P1 via cable
                    - P1 automatically backs up to Google photos

                    The metadata is retained so time/date, camera model, and location are all saved.

          • serpserpserp on 16/11/2020 - 11:33

            @mmd: Oh really? I better find my pixel 1! How does that work if your account is linked to a newer pixel?

            • mmd on 16/11/2020 - 13:54

              @serpserpserp: Google Photos offers unlimited photo backups for everyone as long as the photos are under 16MP and you're willing to save the files at "High Quality." But with the Pixel and Pixel XL, you can store unlimited photos and videos (in 4K!) at full resolution and not have it counted against your quota. Here's how photo backups work on the Pixel.

              https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/how-goog…

              I use a separate account but you should just be able to log in with your account. See link above

              • leiiv on 16/11/2020 - 16:13

                @mmd: So the photos need to be uploaded from the Pixel phone. Is there a way to automate that without plugging in and out the device?

                • serpserpserp on 16/11/2020 - 16:18

                  @leiiv: Well no, otherwise you can just be uploading your 4k videos from any old device and not even have a pixel.

              • serpserpserp on 16/11/2020 - 16:21
                +1

                @mmd: Thanks for that. Will get out my old pixel and fire it up for any 4k videos I want to back up.

            • ebosh on 16/11/2020 - 17:11

              @serpserpserp: Also following on from my reply above, I'm logged in with the same account on my P1 & P4 and it works fine.

              • serpserpserp on 16/11/2020 - 18:28

                @ebosh: So does it back up at high quality from your P4 and at original quality from your P1? Is that how it works?

                • ebosh on 16/11/2020 - 21:47
                  +2

                  @serpserpserp: Yep, original on the p4 gets transferred to P1 and the upload is done at original quality.

        • garage sale on 16/11/2020 - 06:51

          terms and conditions do change and google probably doesn’t want to store peoples photos forever, no money in it, though they do want to store your movement data.

          facebook makes money from image recognition of people in photos and linking relation ships , and then being able to place ads, not site google needs to do that as people need to share their data as minimum and they can look at emails to develop better user experiences.

      • Jake Pebbles on 16/11/2020 - 10:40

        This is probably irrelevant, but Isn't that amazon prime give you unlimited photos storage if you are a member?.

        • ilyakruchinin on 16/11/2020 - 12:02

          Only Amazon Prime US does.
          Amazon Prime AU does not include unlimited photos (5GB only).

      • serpserpserp on 16/11/2020 - 11:31
        +1

        Thanks. This just solidified my choice between this phone and the pixel 5.:I need that storage.

    • nikoris on 16/11/2020 - 00:08
      +5

      Wtf, how is it a money grab?

    • LlamaLlamaLamp on 16/11/2020 - 00:32
      +4

      wtf, how is that a money grab? They've provided a service for free when their competitors charged through the ass.

    • Outsider on 16/11/2020 - 01:56
      +1

      They better be MicroSD compatible or it's bye bye Pixel.

      • garage sale on 16/11/2020 - 06:54

        pixel phones aren’t a money spinner for google, they are a way to showcase new versions of android , otherwise they would depend on the manufacturers to promote new android features, and most have their own flavours of hardware and users interfaces.

        • Outsider on 16/11/2020 - 18:35

          Seeing as retailers are clearing stock for Pixel 4's and Pixel 4 XL's at around $500~$700, I believe they were making quite a bit of money to say the least, when they were selling them off for $1k.
          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/361468?page=23
          Look for "Pixel 4 XL 64GB $628 (Clearance)"

          But even if what you are saying is true, and they really don't care about the money that rolls in, that's okay too.
          There are, as you have stated, plenty of other capable android manufacturers.

          Still doesn't change the fact that future Pixel phones are extremely unattractive. No microSD(?), no free cloud storage, no Google Play Music.
          I'll stay on board if they have microSD compatibility, but that is literally the last line before I go to another manufacturer, or even Apple. And I hate pairing an iPhone with my Windows PC.

    • stickyfingers on 16/11/2020 - 02:51

      Just saw through this they’re removing the free high quality option for everybody.

      Apart from Gmail, photos were the last item I had to switch to iCloud and I’ll be doing that now. Screw Google.

      • greennick on 16/11/2020 - 15:50

        I mean, you're just paying for Apple then, because Google is charging similar instead of it being free. How is Google losing out in this change?

        • AncientWisdom on 25/11/2020 - 13:29

          Not to mention Google offering cheaper storage than Apple.

    • Nand0sx on 16/11/2020 - 03:02
      +1

      That is really rather disappointing. By far my biggest motivator to stay with pixel is the camera and they aren't doing a lot to help it.

    • Zondor on 16/11/2020 - 11:26

      I think I'm gona move to Amazon Photo's since I have prime

      • Fvistr0 on 16/11/2020 - 14:36

        5gb for prime in Australia

  • cloudie9 on 15/11/2020 - 23:08

    Can you double stack this with Google One member 10% store credit too? So $100 bonus + $79.90 Google one 10% bonus?

    • regenade on 15/11/2020 - 23:20

      Should be yes, also can pricematch with other retailer and combine with your Chromecast credit. I am waiting for my Chromecast credit to arrive

    • Formyndare on 16/11/2020 - 16:08
      +2

      "Google One members on certain plans get a percentage back on eligible Google Store purchases in the form of Google Store credit.

      Google One members with 200GB plans: 3% back in Google Store credit
      Google One members with 2TB, 10TB, 20TB or 30TB plans: 10% back in Google Store credit"

      So you have to have 2TB or above for the 10%

      Source: https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/9003266

  • mizx on 15/11/2020 - 23:51
    +1

    Cmon Google, where's the under-display fingerprint reader…

    • happychappy1 on 16/11/2020 - 01:34
      +10

      They're not as good as a traditional capacitive fingerprint reader.

      • cortex on 16/11/2020 - 07:03
        +3

        why put it on the back when it can be on the power button?

        • brendanm on 16/11/2020 - 07:41
          +17

          The back is better.

        • pennypincher98 on 16/11/2020 - 14:09

          Power button fingerprint scanners are infuriating. They're too narrow to capture a good reading of a fingerprint and picking up your phone slightly differently makes it unable to match. Phone cases mess with the ability to scan properly.
          I'm not sure when the last time I actually used the power button so the argument that you'll be pressing it anyway is invalid.

          Then again I used Sony's Xperia nightmare so I'd hope things would have improved since then.

      • mizx on 16/11/2020 - 12:30

        Ah.. I was just thinking it'd be more convenient while using the phone on the table.

  • team teri on 16/11/2020 - 00:12
    -4

    What's the appeal of this 4a 5G over the OnePlus Nord? Purer Android experience with slightly longer updates. Any of the extra frequency bands useful in Australia?

    • bert-lifts on 16/11/2020 - 00:33
      +3

      local warranty, much better camera (not even in the same league as a pixel), Stereo speakers.

      Camera probably the biggest reason tbh. Also oneplus is transitioning towards a Samsung style UI and moving away from stock android.

    • hopper on 16/11/2020 - 06:44

      Facebook free

    • avgbowlofpho on 16/11/2020 - 10:51

      the camera

  • DonIsGood on 16/11/2020 - 00:16
    -3

    Has Black Friday sale started?

  • noinfo on 16/11/2020 - 07:33

    Cannot seem to see this deal when I go to the google store. All help appreciated

    • stockastics on 16/11/2020 - 07:38
      -6

      Time to go to specsavers.

      • noinfo on 16/11/2020 - 08:01
        +1

        Cleared browser cache. All ok now thanks

  • MisterEd on 16/11/2020 - 08:17
    -4

    Can we buy phone get credit then return phone?

    • nexus4 on 16/11/2020 - 08:39

      Just because you can commit fraud doesn't mean you should.

    • bobzor on 16/11/2020 - 09:23

      I think we should all do this.
      Then use the $100 towards photo storage!!!

    • vrsac on 16/11/2020 - 09:40
      +1

      Have you read opening paragraph above?
      "Offer isn’t valid if the device (or any part of the order) is returned. It’s non-transferable, and not valid for cash or a cash equivalent"

  • jjsnacks on 16/11/2020 - 09:35

    This seems like a better deal than having Google store credit

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Google-Pixel-4a-5G-Black-128gb/2…

    • vrsac on 16/11/2020 - 09:41

      "Brand New sealed/Aus stock/Release 19th Nov"

      A very fine print. So, you're paying some cheat $685 upfront and no phone!!!

      • jjsnacks on 16/11/2020 - 09:55

        If it's a scam though what's the angle? They take your money and run and you have to PayPal claim it back?

        • vrsac on 16/11/2020 - 09:58
          +2

          PayPal loses, so do you (have to go through pains of claiming a refund). The cheat wins!

      • syswong on 16/11/2020 - 09:58

        How is this guys a cheat?

        He likely ordered a few and selling the phone a little under RRP hoping to get $100 credit for $20.

        All I have to say is its big risk to throw out 4K for 500 bugs of credit.

    • AncientWisdom on 25/11/2020 - 22:27

      I reckon the only way to get value out of this deal is what this guy probably did: buy enough to allow you to get the device you want for free and sell them at a small loss. Big risk though…

  • Nutsacker1 on 16/11/2020 - 09:39

    Can you use credit for Google one storage?

  • onlinepred on 16/11/2020 - 09:46
    +1

    Why not buy a 5 at this price?

    • Nutsacker1 on 16/11/2020 - 09:52
      +1

      Show me pixel 5 for $800

      • dust on 16/11/2020 - 09:56

        and $100 credit.

      • onlinepred on 16/11/2020 - 10:45
        -1

        Show me a mid range phone for less than $800, oh there is loads.

      • Bigboomboom on 16/11/2020 - 12:10

        I got Pixel 5 for $800.20 via 11% off Singles Day and 10% off GC at JB Hi-Fi, and been using it since last Wednesday.

        • badinh on 16/11/2020 - 12:51

          Hi Bigboomboom, how can you get 10% off GC from JB :)? Thanks

      • liongalahad on 17/11/2020 - 10:09

        just bought a Pixel 5 for $800 on gumtree, brand new unopened ;)

        • emboon on 25/11/2020 - 07:24

          Hi mate, thinking of buying too but wondering..

          How do these sellers make money if RRP is $999? Surely they couldnt have bought it for less than 800?

          Is it safe to buy from gumtree if its local pickup? Warranty secure?

          • liongalahad on 25/11/2020 - 11:52

            @emboon: He had a $500 dollar discount when he had bought it from the play store , he showed me the receipt

            • emboon on 25/11/2020 - 12:43

              @liongalahad: Oh wow. Thats a great deal. How do you usually pay for these kind of transactions? Is it usually cash? Or bank transfer?

              • liongalahad on 25/11/2020 - 14:15

                @emboon: I met with the guy and gave him cash after seeing the sealed box. He accepted PayPal if I preferred, but cash was ok for me

                • emboon on 25/11/2020 - 17:24

                  @liongalahad: Are you able to open the box in front of him? I read some stories saying they replace the insides with a heavy object same weight as phone and reseal professionally. Thanks for sharing your experience.

                  I found a gumtree seller and saying he actually selling multiples of the phone so might be trustworthy.

                  • liongalahad on 25/11/2020 - 19:00

                    @emboon: I don't know it depends from seller to seller. The guy said I could open it before buying if I wanted to, but I trusted him.

    • syswong on 16/11/2020 - 09:59

      I thought the two are the same except from the case…..

      • hopper on 16/11/2020 - 10:07
        +1

        wireless charging, reverse wireless charging, high refresh rate and finally bit bigger battery with smaller display means better battery life on Pixel 5

        • vrsac on 16/11/2020 - 10:14
          +2
          • 8Gb RAM Vs only 6Gb on Pixel 4a 5G
      • Modesty on 16/11/2020 - 11:17
        +3

        Headphone jack on 4a 5g , not on pixel 5.

  • Cadal on 16/11/2020 - 10:18

    Also smaller screen 4a.

    • DogGunn on 16/11/2020 - 13:15
      +1

      The Pixel 4a 5G has a larger screen than the Pixel 4a and the Pixel 5.

  • PeeDee on 16/11/2020 - 10:38

    Made a switch from Samsung galaxy s8 and the best decision made. Love the android stock experience compared to Samsung being slow and unresponsive at times, it's really snappy, love the feel. I'm all for the OS after seeing how slow Samsung is.

    Also bought it when jbhifi was on special which was awesome.

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