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Google - Refurbished Excellent - Pixel 9a 128GB (Unlocked) - Iris
Average customer rating
4.4
(24 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 24 reviews
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Star
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88%of customers recommend this product.
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21 out of
24)
Customer Reviews for Google - Refurbished Excellent - Pixel 9a 128GB (Unlocked) - Iris
Customer Rating
5
Working well
on November 12, 2026
Posted by: Hetach
from Brampton
Got this for my mom, easy to setup and just works out of the box. Good battery life so far.
Liked the bestbuy online experience, no hassle ordering and shipping.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Google Pixel 9a Iris
on November 10, 2026
Posted by: M
from Campbell River
Came the next day. Iris colour is nice. Works perfectly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Great phone at a great price
on November 10, 2026
Posted by: Douglas
from Canada
The Google Pixel 9a is an exceptional value smartphone, It has a great display and battery. Another nice thing about this phone is it's size and weight. I don't like large, heavy phones. The long software support window makes this purchase worthwhile. I am not a phone gamer so I cannot vouch for the performance in that area. Photos are good. Android auto and Gemini are generally stable and smooth for me. I do not regret purchasing this phone. It could use some improvements with the charging speeds but It is something I can live with it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
3
Exactly as expected
on November 2, 2026
Posted by: Avery
from Calgary, AB
I have reasonably low requirements for a phone, and I've been very happy with this so far. I mainly use it for emails, messaging, social media, and a bit of cloud-based app work and there have been zero problems so far (I've had it for a few weeks).
Screen is clear and bright, speed seems good, connects well to my blue tooth headphones, and the hot-spot link between it and my chromebook makes working on the go so much easier.
I would highly recommend this phone for someone who isn't looking to do any kind of intense video editing or gaming (because I'm not sure how it would respond to that).
I only gave it 3 stars because when I'm looking at reviews I go to the 3 star reviews to find the most helpful information, so I hope that this was helpful for you reading it!
Screen is clear and bright, speed seems good, connects well to my blue tooth headphones, and the hot-spot link between it and my chromebook makes working on the go so much easier.
I would highly recommend this phone for someone who isn't looking to do any kind of intense video editing or gaming (because I'm not sure how it would respond to that).
I only gave it 3 stars because when I'm looking at reviews I go to the 3 star reviews to find the most helpful information, so I hope that this was helpful for you reading it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
4
Weak battery
on October 29, 2026
Posted by: Pourya
from Oshawa
The battery doesn't perform anywhere near its advertised capacity.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
love Pixel for its simplicity
on October 26, 2026
Posted by: J
from Canada
Just being inside the one ecosystem of Google instead of having five different apps from a phone provider and the rest Google, makes everything so much simpler.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Good upgrade for me
on October 24, 2026
Posted by: GT
from Troronto
Replaced a Samsung Galaxy A32 (still getting app updates but maxed at Android 13 since 2025). The visible screen is about the same size but the Pixel 9a is physically smaller. The fingerprint sensors works much better so far (lots of unrecognized tries with older phone). There is less extra bloatware and the android OS comes with tools to make the migration very simple (copy apps/settings from old phone), with took < 1 hour. While it's not a flagship model, it performs much better than the previous phone. Camera seems better visually and battery life is improved so far (will see how it ages). And, it was on sale bringing the price lower than comparable Samsung models with more years of support despite being originally released in 2025 (already upgraded to Android 17 without any trouble).
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Great phone!
on October 22, 2026
Posted by: MEK
from Kelowna
Highly recommend, you get flagship features at an affordable price. The screen quality is amazing, cameras are great! The phone is very responsive not stutter, lastly the battery life is the best part. I get 2 days on a full charge moderate use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca