
’s Pixel 5 is an interesting device. In many ways, it embodies the ideals cultivated by the Pixel series over the past few years, focusing on the slick software and great camera that made past Google phones dynamic and inviting. But equipped with a midrange processor and a somewhat stagnant feature set, one starts to question whether it deserves the flagship moniker it bears.
In all honesty, I’m in love with the Pixel 5, but it’s hard to deny that it offers little, maybe too little, to differentiate it from the value-packed , which offers the same camera, same chipset, and same software ...