Longtime readers know I seldom publish reviews of smartphones in this
blog. The reason? There are just too damn many of them! 99% of them all
run some version of Android. I could get bogged down forever in phone
reviews. But today I am going to publish two reviews of the two most
important smartphones on the market today.
They are both flagship phones of their respective manufacturers and both are flagships of the two main phone operating systems, Android and iOS. I classify them as the two most important phones on the market today because they are. There were three, but with the recall of the disastrous Samsung Note 7, only two remain.
One, of course is the new Apple iPhone 7 (and 7+). The other is the new Google Pixel phone (also in two sizes). I choose the latter as the most important phone in Android because the Pixel runs the pure Android OS as originally invented by Google. The other top brands, including Samsung run their own modified versions of Android. With Samsung now out of the picture, fans of Android should look at the Pixel first before buying any other brand. Yes, there are other good phones running Android, but the Pixel is the only one with pure Android.
Why is that important? Because as new versions of Android come out, the Pixel is the only one that will get the newest version right away. The only other brand on the market that can make that claim are Apple iPhones. Google has done an excellent job improving Android over the years, but most Android phones have to wait a long time to get the new improved versions…many never get it. Only about 4% of current Android phones have Nougat, the latest version. Only 10% have the previous version. That is shameful.
Much of the blame for that falls on the phone carriers. But also, blame must be shared with phone manufacturers who modify Android, including Samsung. Apple did a good job many years ago insisting they send out their own updates without carrier intervention. That is one of the many reasons I love the iPhone. Now, Google will be doing the same thing.
If I ever were to switch to Android, it would be for the Pixel phone. It has many features that no other Android phone has. That is why I consider the Pixel the top of the Android line. But there are drawbacks to both the Pixel and the iPhone 7…the main one if price. Both phones are the flagships of their respective manufacturers and both carry hefty price tags. In fact, both phones are priced nearly identically.
There are in-depth reviews of both phones below in the “Mobile Computing” section of this blog. I suggest you read them both before buying your next phone. You might also want to check out the other stories here for more good information. -JRC
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They are both flagship phones of their respective manufacturers and both are flagships of the two main phone operating systems, Android and iOS. I classify them as the two most important phones on the market today because they are. There were three, but with the recall of the disastrous Samsung Note 7, only two remain.
One, of course is the new Apple iPhone 7 (and 7+). The other is the new Google Pixel phone (also in two sizes). I choose the latter as the most important phone in Android because the Pixel runs the pure Android OS as originally invented by Google. The other top brands, including Samsung run their own modified versions of Android. With Samsung now out of the picture, fans of Android should look at the Pixel first before buying any other brand. Yes, there are other good phones running Android, but the Pixel is the only one with pure Android.
Why is that important? Because as new versions of Android come out, the Pixel is the only one that will get the newest version right away. The only other brand on the market that can make that claim are Apple iPhones. Google has done an excellent job improving Android over the years, but most Android phones have to wait a long time to get the new improved versions…many never get it. Only about 4% of current Android phones have Nougat, the latest version. Only 10% have the previous version. That is shameful.
Much of the blame for that falls on the phone carriers. But also, blame must be shared with phone manufacturers who modify Android, including Samsung. Apple did a good job many years ago insisting they send out their own updates without carrier intervention. That is one of the many reasons I love the iPhone. Now, Google will be doing the same thing.
If I ever were to switch to Android, it would be for the Pixel phone. It has many features that no other Android phone has. That is why I consider the Pixel the top of the Android line. But there are drawbacks to both the Pixel and the iPhone 7…the main one if price. Both phones are the flagships of their respective manufacturers and both carry hefty price tags. In fact, both phones are priced nearly identically.
There are in-depth reviews of both phones below in the “Mobile Computing” section of this blog. I suggest you read them both before buying your next phone. You might also want to check out the other stories here for more good information. -JRC
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