Cyber Monday has plenty of great phone deals, but it can be hard to pick one that suits your needs. That's where I come in — I used over 70 phones this year, and I have a good understanding of what each manufacturer is bringing to the table. I'm fortunate in that I don't need to buy phones (the last device I bought was the LG G4), but I routinely suggest phones to friends and family, and I'm cognizant of how much these devices cost now.
I analyzed all the phone deals available on Cyber Monday, and if I had to buy one with my own money, there's no doubt that I'd choose the Pixel 8 Pro. It isn't a recent phone, and the Tensor G4 platform powering the device isn't the fastest around, but as an overall device, the Pixel 8 Pro ticks all the right boxes — it has fantastic cameras at the back, clean software with no bloatware and useful AI features, a vibrant OLED panel, and battery that lasts all day.
But the biggest reason for recommending the phone is the sheer value; the Pixel 8 Pro is now selling for just $592 as part of Google's Cyber Monday deals, and that's an unbelievable 41% discount from its usual selling price. Although there are better phones on sale, there isn't another device that gives you as many features as the Pixel 8 Pro in the sub-$600 category.
✅Recommended if: You want a phone with clean software, great cameras, and long-term software updates.
❌Skip this deal if: You play demanding games regularly on your phone.
I don't have much to fault with the Pixel 8 Pro; if anything, I like the design more than that of the Pixel 9 Pro XL. It does a great job at the basics, and the cameras are outstanding at both photos and videos. It may not be quite on par with the Vivo X100 Pro or X100 Ultra, but there's no question that it measures up to any phone sold in North America.
The only annoyance is that it still has 128GB of storage on the base model, so you'll ideally need to invest in an external SSD to back up photos and videos once the storage gets full. What's interesting is that it will also get seven years of software updates, so it will continue to be relevant until 2030 — I can't say the same for any other phone in this category.
Ultimately, it's the clean software and great cameras that make me excited to use the Pixel 8 Pro, and the fact that it is now down to $592 makes this the best Cyber Monday phone deal.
