Best time to trade-in with the steeply-priced Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro in Europe

To get a new Google Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, many people will surely opt for the ‘Trade in’ method. However, the question about when is the best time to take advantage of the best possible ‘trade in’ deals may arise, especially for potential European customers who receive these devices at higher prices compared to the US market.

Throughout this story, we will try to help you decide when to take the step to get a good price offer or trade in deal.

Europe is one of the most ‘punished’ areas concerning Google Pixel series prices, since they are much higher compared to prices in the US. For example, the availability of the series was recently expanded to 4 new European markets, among which the cheapest price for the vanilla model is €799 ($849), while the price of the Pro starts from €1,099 ($1,168).

In comparison, in the US, the vanilla Pixel 8 starts at $699, while the Pixel 8 Pro costs $999, a difference that is even more accentuated when converting directly between currencies. Therefore, ‘trading in’ becomes one of the most attractive methods to purchase these devices, seeking to spend as little as possible.

Trade-in consists of giving your current smartphone to get the credit that you can use to reduce the total price of the new smartphone. The amount of credit you can obtain depends on many factors, such as the condition of your device, its age, and how quickly it depreciates in the market (among others).

For example, in the smartphone segment, iPhones are the devices that depreciate the slowest, maintaining good sales prices many months after launch. Therefore, giving a recent iPhone usually means receiving a good amount of credit to purchase another device.

Trade in deals are directly related to ‘normal price’ deals, since if there are price-cuts or offers for a device, you will need less credit to purchase it. Furthermore, depending on the case, the trade in credit can be increased as part of these offers, making the price even more attractive.

Therefore, a good way to find the best trade in deals for the Pixel 8 series (or any phone) is to track when price offers arise. Since the Pixel 8 series is quite recent, we can try to predict possible future offers according to the price behavior of its previous generations (Pixel 7 and older).

Here are some key dates when you should be alert

Fortunately, Pixel phones are launched every year on a date where, a few months later, commercial events full of good deals or price cuts occur. November is usually a key month in this regard, since Black Friday, one of the largest annual ones, is celebrated.

Officially, the date of Black Friday is November 24, but actually, stores offer Black Friday deals for multiple days. For example, Amazon typically celebrates Black Friday with deals between November 23 and 24, although there are platforms where there are even up to 3 days of offers. So, that period (November 22-24) is ideal to find good deals.

That said, some platforms celebrate an ‘Early Black Friday’ with attractive offers from the beginning of November. For instance, platforms like Amazon, Best Buy, and even Google, are currently doing this in the US market with Pixel phones. Therefore, the first days of November are usually a good time to find nice trade in deals and price offers.

In case you miss the potential ‘Early Black Friday’ and ‘Black Friday’ deals, there is another special date on November 27 called ‘Cyber Monday’. Unlike Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals are focused only on e-commerce platforms. So, it’s a good idea to check the websites of your favorite retailers that day to find potential trade in deals on the Pixel 8 series (or other devices).

Analyzing the market with price trackers to predict the best deal dates

For those who are more analytical, there are also tools that can help you analyze the behavior that previous Google Pixel generations price have had in the market. Although it sounds complicated, these tools provide easy-to-interpret results that can help you make the best decision. One of the most popular tools in this segment is The Camelizer (Camelcamelcamel).

This tool allows you to track the price history of a particular product on Amazon, and since Amazon tends to be in line with the general behavior of the market, finding periods where there have been good deals can be extrapolated to other stores.

Camelcamelcamel has a website and extensions for some of the most popular browsers. For the public in Europe, Camelcamelcamel offers support to the following countries.

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• United Kingdom

To use Camelcamelcamel, you must first choose the country for which you want to track Amazon price histories. Then, if you use the website, type the name of the product whose price history you want to check in the search bar and select it from the list. This will take you to a graph that shows how its price has moved over the last year.

If you use the Camelcamelcamel browser extension, you just have to open the Amazon product page on your browser and click on the extension button, which will open the graph in a convenient pop-up. The extension will also notify you when there are price drops on products you are interested in.

Best dates to trade in for a Google Pixel 8 or 8 Pro according to our analysis in Europe

The Camelcamelcamel graph is intuitive, but to make things even easier for you, we have done a quick analysis on the Pixel 7 price history during the last year on Amazon UK, which can help you know what to expect from the Pixel 8 series price behavior in the next few weeks or months.

According to the results of the analysis, there are 3 key moments where the Pixel 7 got the best deals last year: around Black Friday (November 22-24), Christmas and days before (December 23-25), during the end of December and beginning of the following year (December 28 – January 5).

So, during the aforementioned periods, it is quite likely that you will get the best price offers and trade in deals on the Pixel 8 series. It’s noteworthy that the largest price drops on those dates occurred in the last range (the end of December and the beginning of next year), so, if you are patient, you can use this info to your advantage.

Analyzing the background (Pixel 7 price behavior last year), the best potential times to find good offers or trade in deals for the Pixel 8 series are:

• Around Black Friday (November 22-24)
• Christmas and days before (December 23-25)
• The end of December and the beginning of the next year (December 28 – January 5)

Between the dates above, the largest price drop occurred in the last range (close to 20%). From there, you would have to wait until mid-February to start finding similar deals. However, there are other key dates during which you can check online platforms to try to find more good deals: early November (that is, now!) and Cyber Monday.

I hope this story has helped you make things clearer about the dates to get the best price offers and trade in deals for a Pixel 8 or 8 Pro.