Hey everyone, I’ve been excited for the pixel 8 lineup for quite a while and followed every leak that came through. And now that pre-orders come bundled with a watch, I’m really tempted to place one. But here in the UK, the prices feel especially crushing. So my question is, is it worth getting this bundle now or wait for a sale later.

P.S. I’m using a Rog phone now which has long been orphaned by Asus. I was hoping to switch to a supported device soon.

  • azn03@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    9 months ago

    I guess my question is do you need a watch? Are you thinking of flipping the watch? If you can wait, you can probably get another deal during November/ black Friday sales but it’s not guaranteed and I don’t know if it’ll be better. If you have the funds, you should get it just to ease your mind because Google is saying they’re going to support phones for 7 years… (I don’t think so, but who knows).

    • reap@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I hope they make good on the update cycle. But yeah, I would prefer a deal with the watch.

      • azn03@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        If you’re looking for a deal on the watch I think it’s a good deal then unless you want the LTE version.

    • Thanks4Nothing@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I pre-ordered, don’t need or want the watch. But I have a Pixel 6 pro I am not using and $400 trade in is so much more than I could get on eBay or Swappa . If you are trading in, it makes sense to do it now, because those increased trade values are temporary for launch

      • azn03@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        If you’re in the US and are with Fi, you get $400 off with no trade in required. That’s where I went to buy my P8 Pro. I actually increased the size of it since the discount covered it. I got the watch separately and traded in my old pixel 1 watch.

        • Thanks4Nothing@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          I have thought a lot about moving to Fi, but I have to good of a deal with T-Mobile right now. 2 lines + 2 free lines, completely unlimited everything, plus netflix and apple tv for $100usd/month If they ever start scaling back my plan (like I hear they may do with this forced plan migration) I am going to hop over.