Deal: Google Pixels come with free gifts, Realme GT 8 Pro, Xiaomi 15T Pro and Poco F8 Pro are on sale

Retailers and couriers are closed right now, so orders take longer than usual to arrive. Still, most of these you can have picked up and delivered before the holidays, so it’s not too late.

With the Pixel 10 generation, Google finally embraced magnetic charging and accessories. It uses the “Pixelsnap” brand for its first-party products. You can get the Google Pixel 10 at a solid €250 discount and get a free Pixelsnap wireless charger.

The Google Pixel 9a is a more affordable option, although note that it will soon be replaced by the 10a. Anyway, in addition to the €150 discount there is also a free gift, a Pixel case.

If you’re looking for a smaller phone, but you want something more powerful than the Pixel 10, check out the Pixel 10 Pro. It’s the same size while packing a better camera and screen. However, the chipset and battery are basically the same. You can check out our Pixel 10 vs Pixel 10 Pro article for a head-to-head comparison.

Or if you prefer larger phones, the Pixel 10 Pro XL bumps the screen size to 6.8” (from 6.3”) and bumps the battery to 5,200mAh (from 4,870mAh). However, everything else remains the same as the Pixel 10 Pro.

The Tensor G5 proved to be quite a disappointment – the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is the driving force. You can get it in the Realme GT 8 Pro for the same price as the smaller Pixel 10 Pro. It’s not small, of course, with a 6.79″ 144Hz OLED display and a 7,000mAh battery with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging. The camera setup is also impressive, with a 50MP main (1/1.56″), a 200MP 3x/65mm periscope and a 50MP ultra-wide, as well as a couple of Ricoh GR shooting modes.

The Xiaomi 15T Pro specifically uses a MediaTek chip, the Dimensity 9400+. It’s not as powerful as the latest Snapdragons, but the 15T Pro is a cheaper phone. So keep that in mind when comparing cameras – the Xiaomi has a 50MP main with a larger 1/1.31″ sensor, a 50MP 5x/115mm periscope and a 12MP ultra-wide. The battery is a 5,500mAh cell with 90W wired and 50W wireless charging.

However, if you’re going to buy a cheaper phone, the Xiaomi 15T has essentially the same screen and battery (except for 67W wired charging) and costs significantly less. However, it sacrifices performance (Dimensity 8400 Ultra) and camera quality (1/1.55” main sensor, 2x/46mm telephoto) to reach the lower price. Check out our Xiaomi 15T vs 15T Pro article for a detailed comparison.

The Poco F8 Pro falls in between the two – it has the same power as the last-generation Qualcomm flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and a 6,210mAh battery with 100W wired-only charging. The camera is comparable with a 50MP main (1/1.55”) and 50MP 2.5x/60mm telephoto, as well as an 8MP ultra-wide.

The more budget-friendly Poco F7 has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 – that’s a lot of power for a phone that costs under €350. The 6,500mAh battery with 90W wired-only charging is also great for the price (90W adapter included). The 50+8MP camera is… well, you get what you pay for with this.

Let’s go back to small phones. The Vivo X200 FE is cheaper than the Pixel 10 but has a more powerful Dimensity 9300+ chipset. The 6.31″ 120Hz display is an LTPO panel to boot (only the Pixel Pros have an LTPO display). The camera has three modules with a 50MP main (1/1.56″), a 50MP 3x/70mm telephoto and an 8MP ultra-wide. The battery has been reduced to 5,300mAh for the European release (down from 6,500mAh for the global unit).

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You could go for the Vivo X300 instead – it weighs the same in your pocket (186g vs 190g), but has a bigger impact on your wallet. Even with the €100 voucher, the phone is still around €400 more expensive than the X200 FE. You get a newer chipset (Dimensity 9500) and better cameras – 200MP 1/1.4″ main, 50MP 3x/70mm tele and 50MP ultra-wide. There’s also 40W wireless charging on board, but the battery is still short of its full capacity at 5,360mAh (versus 6,040mAh for global units).

The larger Vivo X300 Pro also comes with a €100 voucher and a Dimensity 9500 chip. However, it is paired with a 6.78″ display and a 5,440mAh battery (down from 6,510mAh for global units). The cameras are also different, with a 50MP 1/1.28″ main and a 200MP 1/4″ 3.7x/85mm periscope.

The Motorola Edge 60 is an interesting option – for just €300 you get a phone with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. OK, the Dimensity 7300 chipset isn’t great, but it has plenty of memory and a microSD slot. Plus, it has a 50MP main camera (1/1.56″), a 10MP 3x/73mm telephoto and a 50MP ultra-wide, even if the image quality isn’t anything to be desired. The phone runs on a 5,200mAh battery with fast 68W wired-only charging.

The Xiaomi Redmi 15 brings a little glamour, but it’s a sub-€200 5G phone with a big 6.9″ display (144Hz 1080p+ IPS LCD) and a big 7,000mAh battery (33W wired-only charging). On the upside, the storage is expandable. On the downside, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 isn’t so fast and Xiaomi has only committed to 2 OS updates. Worse, the phone launched with Android 15.