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since its inception pixel has always been a high-end brand from the card book pixel to the pixel see each iterations serve the showcase with Google envision as the best hardware and as a result none came cheap 2016 is when the company draws the line with smartphones and it's time for our final verdict I'm high not even at with pocket now and this is our review of the Google pixel 2016 is a very tough year to compete for starters Google pretty much created the premium mid-range category with the Nexus 4 showing the world that you didn't really need to spend the crazy amount of cash to get a really good smartphone that's forward three years and now the market is flooded with great premium mid Ranger's and by consequence raising the stakes for what defines a flagship Google's decision to call its new smartphone lineup the pixel speaks for itself this is the company's showcase of what Android smartphones should be so that'll be the main theme for this review the less important story for a software company is actually one that Google got right to a certain degree it's truly a delight to hold the goal pixel this is not just any anodized aluminum but a thicker texture I've never held before the top is then complemented by a sheet of glass that provides a very unique accent from a distance flip the phone around and the light kind of ends see there's this insane chin in the top and the bottom and no stereo speakers to give that any real purpose and about the only reason why I don't complain is because I really like the 5-inch 1080p panel that lies within Google made a great decision to stick to AMOLED providing a very immersive experience through deep color and then other great choices power the pixel the device holds the latest and greatest Snapdragon 801 processor matched with four gigs of RAM and a rather sizable battery considering its footprint if it wasn't for the lack of expandable storage and the higher spec for its water resistance from IP 53 and the single firing speaker that sometimes relax with intense audio this would truly be a close to perfect phone from a hardware perspective obviously if you forget about the chins now we do get the logic behind that remember Google is a software company first as such this device showcases the best that Android has to offer with version 7.1 and boy does Google get a ton of things right here I have yet to experience lag and absolutely any operation that I throw to this phone from navigating through menus to running apps and multi-window to playing the most graphics intensive games this phone just really doesn't stop surprising me the best way to describe the experience is delightful that's really all you really want is for your phone to do what you're asking it to do and Google really delivers here the pixel launcher also plays a key role I am a big fan of dense grids of icons in the homescreen and this one takes the cake want your app tray just slide from the bottom one shortcuts the tar goes slide from the navigation bar want some more toggles just slide a second time want Google now just slide from the left Google is really invested in reducing the time you take from going from A to B and I really like it if anything I changed the weird circular folders but in a nutshell if we forget about that I really wish that every company would adopt either the launcher or at least this mentality now we have to remember the biggest selling point for the Google pixel is the Google assistant simply say okay Google with the phone on standby or press and hold the home button then you're off the idea is that Google wants to provide you with a tool that helps you access information in a conversational way ask it anything you want and you get cards or web searches and then you can continue asking more questions about specific topics without the need of phrasing base elements in your inquiry this is a really cool idea that has a lot of promise but it still isn't perfect sure you can ask it to set an alarm or remind you of something but at the time of this review there is still limited access to third-party integration so while you can ask it to find you a good restaurant it's not capable of booking a table for you and then there's the problem that you have to continuously be saying okay Google for every single time you ask it a question so the ideal human like conversation is not really there and well you can't really call it an assistant of it can't really do many things for you yet all that being said we have to remember that this is software and Google continuously does a great job at evolving as a daily driver and absolutely everything else I have to admit that I really love this phone call quality is great and I'm a big fan of project by for its affordable rates dirt cheap roaming fees and the fact that it relies on three networks to connect this has really allowed the pixel to excel in both reliability and also battery life I'm really surprised at how well this phone lasts throughout the day and how the battery is almost not affected on standby and how quickly it charges another feature I really like is the camera following the legacy of the Nexus 6p software plays a big role in making this phone a delight you may think that it lags behind because of its lack of optical image stabilization or the sub F 2.0 aperture camera but just double tap on the power button launch the camera and prepare to be surprised the phone does a great job during the day in both color saturation and contrast and in most cases it does an admirable job in low-light I also love that you really never know when hdr+ kicks in as this camera is really fast at taking the shot and you know a very surreal experience happens when you record video as you'll notice that you're walking and the viewfinder isn't actually bouncing with you it's asset that we're already stabilizing the shot while you're filming and remember there is no hardware to back that up to conclude if we were to judge the goal pixel in a bubble then it would be very easy for us to recommend this phone we've got a device that's really great to handle with a very delightful experience in the software and lots of promise with the Google assistant and obviously an ecosystem that makes Android so popular the problem is that sadly this phone doesn't exist in a bubble this is 2016 and if they're the same $650 that this phone cost the new flagship mentality includes features like stereo speakers or additional ip67 water and dust resistance and then there are devices like the oneplus three then that's the pixel in almost every specification and delightful experience but for a lot less money Google really needs to think twice about its price tag because it really doesn't give you all the bang for your buck that other companies are offering still if you don't mind the extra cash you want to forget about the problem with software updates and you're looking for a great experience using Android but it really doesn't 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