If you’re in the market for a new phone and happen to be with T-Mobile, you might want to hit pause on any upgrade plans. The carrier is offering Google’s newly released Pixel 9acompletely free, and that even includes customers on older, grandfathered plans. On top of that, if you order online or through the T-Life app, you’ll get a free pair of Pixel Buds A-Series earbuds as a bonus.The Pixel 9a is Google’s latest entry-level model in the Pixel lineup, sitting at a $499 price tag if purchased outright. But even as the most affordable Pixel of the bunch, it’s packing some serious hardware. You get the same Google Tensor G4 chip that’s found in its flagship siblings, along with a solid camera setup that leans heavily on Google’s software smarts.
The Google Pixel comes with IP68 dust and resistance. | Image credit — Google
What makes this offer especially interesting is that it’s available to customers on older rate plans like ONE, Magenta, and Simple Choice — the kind of plans that usually get left out of the good deals. That means if you’ve been hanging on to a legacy plan for its perks, you won’t have to give it up to take advantage of this promotion.
The midrange space has been heating up this year, with devices like the Galaxy A56 and iPhone 16E expected to dominate attention. But with this offer, Google is clearly trying to make the Pixel 9a hard to ignore — and T-Mobile’s promotion only sweetens the deal.
While the 9a doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it builds on the strengths of its predecessor with a better screen, longer software support, and more power under the hood. If you missed the Pixel 8a or 7a, this might be your moment.
