I loved my Nexus 5. But once I needed CMDA I switched to the Droid turbo. This phone is night and day compared to both of those phones. The camera, display, charging time, speaker quality, battery all a huge improvement from what I was using.

Quick charge; Camera; Daydream VR; Battery efficiency

Daydream VR Resolution; Kinda pricey

For years, Google chose to partner with manufacturers to create handsets showing off the purest form of Android, with the latest innovations highlighted by the best hardware. This was what the Nexus range was all about. But this lead to at least a few compromises.

Design quality is superb; stock Android runs very smoothly; sharp and bright screen

More expensive than Nexus phones; no manual camera controls

A thoroughly superb phone! Both cameras are superb and the main camera produces the best shots I've ever seen on a smartphone. The OLED display is beautiful with excellent colour and brightness, even in bright sunlight.

Had an issue with the axon 7 because of the size of the phone the elastica were pressing the power button but it has been fixed I think

I haven't had my Pixel for a week yet and I love it. Great battery power, beautiful screen and speedy everything. Only bummer is its not easy to get covers or screen protectors as yet but they're there. Recommend for Android users who want an alternative to Samsung.

Google's Pixel is exactly what the Android ecosystem needs to compete with the iPhone in the high-end smartphone space in terms of quality, performance and reliability.

Sleek looking and feels high-end; Google Assistant is great; Circular skin adds a level of polish to Android; Reliable melding of hardware and software

Expensive; especially in Canada; Not water resistant; Design may be too simple for some

Google's first experiment at controlling the hardware in addition to the software of a phone came out really, really well. It's not a perfect phone, and there are some subjective issues that might put users off, but if you're looking for what you could actually consider Android's iPhone, this is it.

The Google Pixel truly cements Google's place in the high-end phone market segment. Previous Google Nexus models did bring an excellent "value for the price" but had a tendency to lose out slightly on important features such as Camera Performance and Industrial Design.

HTC and Google have come full circle twice since the original HTC Dream, a smartphone released on T-Mobile as the 'T-Mobile G1'. Then a few years later with the release of the Google Nexus One, yet another phone is made by HTC for Google.

The Pixel is a great phone - a truly amazing piece of kit. Google have done it again by producing the only Android capable of tempting me over from iOS. Is it worth the upgrade from a Nexus 5X or 6P? I don't know. If what you're after is something shiny and new, go right ahead.