[hyperbovine]

Of course it provides a better value, the upshot of this review is that if you sell your smartphone for the exact same price as an iPhone, you automatically lose. I had expected the headline with the Pixel phones to be something like "near iPhone performance for half the price". I can't possibly see how these new google phones are going to be a success at this price.

[izacus]

Same way as Samsung Galaxy Notes and S series could be a huge success at the same price I guess?

Pixel pretty much offers very similar hardware without having to buy into the Apple ecosystem. There's value in that.

[hyperbovine]

Pixel and Galaxy are comparable to the 6. iPhone is constantly one generation ahead of its competitors. And let's not forget that Samsung, evidently, had to cut a few corners to pack enough juice into their phone to make it an alternative to the iPhone.