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Google has just announced the Pixel 5 and while I am in no doubt many will bemoan the lack of ‘top-end’ specs, for me this is the perfect phone to launch during such a turbulent year.  The biggest news to come out of Google’s Pixel 5 launch was that it is no longer trying to compete at the high-end of the market with the likes of Samsung and its £1000+ Note 20 Ultra or Apple and its likely-to-be-equally-expensive iPhone 12 Pro . Instead, Pixel 5 is far more modest. And at £599, it’s a far smarter buy for current times. Even if the price is lower than many were expecting, there doesn’t seem to be much really missing. And in fact, by offering a smaller screen than just about all the Android completion, Google has instantly made the Pixel 5 stand out to those people (and I know A LOT of them) who simply don’t want a big, heavy phone. Related: Chromecast with Google TV vs Chromecast Ultra Google has rightly ditched its Soli radar chip that felt completely underutilized on the ...

Google has just announced the Pixel 5 and while I am in no doubt many will bemoan the lack of ‘top-end’ specs, for me this is the perfect phone to launch during such a turbulent year.  The biggest news to come out of Google’s Pixel 5 launch was that it is no longer trying to compete at the high-end of the market with the likes of Samsung and its £1000+ Note 20 Ultra or Apple and its likely-to-be-equally-expensive iPhone 12 Pro . Instead, Pixel 5 is far more modest. And at £599, it’s a far smarter buy for current times. Even if the price is lower than many were expecting, there doesn’t seem to be much really missing. And in fact, by offering a smaller screen than just about all the Android completion, Google has instantly made the Pixel 5 stand out to those people (and I know A LOT of them) who simply don’t want a big, heavy phone. Related: Chromecast with Google TV vs Chromecast Ultra Google has rightly ditched its Soli radar chip that felt completely underutilized on the ...

Google has just announced the Pixel 5 and while I am in no doubt many will bemoan the lack of ‘top-end’ specs, for me this is the perfect phone to launch during such a turbulent year.  The biggest news to come out of Google’s Pixel 5 launch was that it is no longer trying to compete at the high-end of the market with the likes of Samsung and its £1000+ Note 20 Ultra or Apple and its likely-to-be-equally-expensive iPhone 12 Pro . Instead, Pixel 5 is far more modest. And at £599, it’s a far smarter buy for current times. Even if the price is lower than many were expecting, there doesn’t seem to be much really missing. And in fact, by offering a smaller screen than just about all the Android completion, Google has instantly made the Pixel 5 stand out to those people (and I know A LOT of them) who simply don’t want a big, heavy phone. Related: Chromecast with Google TV vs Chromecast Ultra Google has rightly ditched its Soli radar chip that felt completely underutilized on the...