Pixel 8: Another old phone that, due to holiday pricing, is more expensive than its newer counterpart. Google is currently selling the Pixel 9 for $649—a great deal, as we noted. If you can find an 8 for less than that, it may be worth it, but otherwise stick to the 8a or the discounted 9.

One of the Gemini AI-powered features Google introduced at I/O this year was a solution for never-ending scam calls. It has the capability to detect whether a call is suspicious while it's still ongoing and can alert you so that you could drop the call as soon as possible.