The Google Pixel 9. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThis story was updated on Feburary 12th with new price details about the Pixel 9a. Google has launched its second major sale of 2025 by giving the entire Pixel 9 range one of its biggest discounts yet.With the Samsung Galaxy S25 now officially out in the wild, the price war will intensify over the coming months as manufacturers battle it out for your money. As ever, dont buy phones when theyre launched because they will dramatically drop in price just months after release. This is Googles fourth major sale for the Pixel 9 series since they landed in August.The latest sale is on Googles U.K. store and knocks hundreds of pounds off the entire series.Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL - 200 off ($248.46)Google Pixel 9 - 100 off ($124.23)Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold - 250 off ($310.57)Google Pixel 8a - 150 off ($186.34)Google Pixel 8 - 150 off ($186.34)The promotion covers all smartphones Google is selling right now. The 200 off the Pixel 9 Pro models is a solid deal and a big price cut off the latest tech. But the Pixel 8a and Pixel 8 Pro discounts caught my eye the most.The former is now down to 349 ($433.56), which an excellent price for a phone that takes some of the best still photography on the market (although theres no telephoto lens) and has access to most of Googles AI tools. The Pixel 9a is around the corner, which partially explains the deep discount, but the 8a is still a very good choice if youre on a tight budget.MORE FOR YOUThe Pixel 8 Pro is similarly worth your attention. It has five years of software support left and some of the best photography on the market (including a 5x optical zoom and a telephoto lens). The kicker is that the Pixel 8 Pro has access to most of the Pixel 9s AI features, such as video boost and Add Me.With mobile AI becoming more ubiquitous, the gap between current and older flagship devicesthat are just a year apartis shrinking. Samsung has been updating older phones with a slew of Galaxy AI features, while Apple has added Apple Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro range after it launched with the iPhone 16. All now offer long software support, too. This changes the value of these 2023 (and beyond) flagships and makes them far more attractive to buy, especially as the price of phones falls so sharply 12 months after release.Update February 12th: Googles next phone, the Pixel 9a, will be available to pre-order on March 19th, according to Android Headlines. The device will launch at $499 for the 128GB model, while the price jumps to $599 for the 256GB storage option.There is no information on pre-order or trade-in deals, but a previous leak said that Google will not include a year free of Google One AI Premium, which the main Pixel 9 range comes with. Instead, Android Headlines says that the Pixel 9a will be bundled with a six month subscription to Fitbit Premium, three months of YouTube Premium and three months of the 100GB tier of Google One. Gemini Advanced will not be included.Considering this is a mid-range handset and Google charges roughly $240 for a year of Gemini Advanced, half the suggested price of the Pixel 9a, that isnt much of a surprise. It will, however, be interesting to see what pre-order deals Google offers with the new Pixel phone considering the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone SE 4 will release at the same time.