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Review: Google Pixel – fine camera and bigger screen than iPhone 7, but battery is a let-down

The first 100 per cent Google smartphone looks good, takes great photos and has the very useful Google Assistant, but the battery life could be longer

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Google Pixel

Until 2015’s Nexus 6P, released under the Huawei brand, all Google smartphones were made by third party partners. The Pixel is the first “100 per cent Google” Android phone, but it does not come cheap. At £719 (HK$6,840) for the 128GB edition, is it worth the money?

Google’s Pixel smartphone. Photo: AP
Google’s Pixel smartphone. Photo: AP

Design and hardware

The Pixel is a sturdy aluminium slab that has most of its body covered in glass. Its entire front is a single pane of glass, not unlike the iPhone 7. The top half of the back is also covered in glass, the bottom half being aluminium. The Pixel fits snugly into the palm and is a hair bigger than the iPhone 7, but its display is significantly bigger at five inches.

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