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Google's trade-in estimates for the P9 Pro:

Pixel Fold (256/512): $760

Pixel 8 Pro (128/256/512/1TB): $699

Pixel 8 (128/256): $490

Pixel 7a: $300

Pixel 7 Pro (128/256/512): $540

Pixel 7 (128/256): $360

Edit: there's a complete overview of all trade in estimates in this post: https://slickdeals.net/f/17689866-buy-pixel-9-pro-or-pixel-9...

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If you're a Google Fi member, they have a nice discount on the price of the phone - but the trade-in value of your existing phone looks to be halved. I can get the Pixel 9 Pro XL with 256GB of storage for $750, but I only get $150 towards my Galaxy S22+.

Not bad, really. My Pixel 6 was being flaky a month ago (not playing sounds reliably), and I needed to fix it right then, so I bought a Pixel 8 from Best Buy for $549+tax and got $220+tax back (described as $70 valued price + $150 promotional) for trading in my Pixel 6. If you consider the $70 as the true value of my flaky Pixel 6, you could say I only paid $399 (plus tax) for the Pixel 8, and now Google's offering me $490 for it if I buy a Pixel 9.

Even so I'm not sure the Pixel 8 -> Pixel 9 upgrade is worth $799 - $490 = $309 (plus tax) to me when the Pixel 8 is brand new and working well.

I have a P8Pro and it may well be worth the money to trade it in, especially to get a slightly more manageable sized phone.

I think it's a good deal. After-tax price is ~$1082, trade-in is $699, with a $200 store credit ($300 with a Google 1 sub), and $21 back from 2% credit card rewards. So ~$162 cost, which is not much more than the increase in trade-in value. Plus the 1 year of Gemini Advanced and maybe some YouTube premium months.

The main downside is that store credit expires in 1 year. Also I hate buying new phone cases.

Yeah, that sounds perfect. To go from my 256GB P8 to a 256GB P9 Pro would cost me about $610 + 10% tax after trade-in which I don't think I'll have the stomach for.

Best Buy just gave me $1099 plus a $200 gift card for my S23 Ultra, when buying a Pixel 9 Pro XL.

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