SAVE $50:As of August 27, get the Google Pixel 8a for $449, down from $499, at Amazon. That's 10% off.

With the latest Apple event taking place in September, all eyes are on the new iPhones getting ready to roll around. But if you're looking for a new smartphone, you don't have to rely solely on the iOS ecosystem. There are some excellent Android picks out there that you can opt for instead. Case in point: the Google Pixel 8a, which is a great deal for half the price of what you can expect to pay for the latest and greatest iPhone. And it's even cheaper right now thanks to a sale at Amazon.

As of August 27, get the Google Pixel 8a for just $449 at Amazon. That's $50 off its usual price of $499, and a discount of 10%. It's not back down to its lowest price we've seen, but it's still well worth investing, especially if you find yourself in need of a phone upgrade right now. You can choose from four colors: Aloe, Bay, Obsidian, and Porcelain.

The Google Pixel 8a comes equipped with a 6.1-inch Actua display with 2400x1080 resolution and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, with a Google Tensor G3 processor, 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM. All that andit's affordable, with a slew of AI features that originally debuted on the Pixel 8, including Circle to Search, AI call screening, Magic Editor, and more.

Mashable's Alex Perry reviewed the Google Pixel 8a, praising it as an "impressive deal" even though it's only a small iterative set of changes over its predecessor, but noted that "its elite performance coupled with a flagship-esque display and decent enough camera specs are more than enough to make up for some lackluster returning AI features." So if you're ready to make a change, but aren't too interested in what's on the table from Apple, this could be your next big upgrade.