I’m not sure the Pixel phones are expensive but good. They have been notorious for hardware problems, and the hardware quality has been ok, but not quite like a

I’m not sure the Pixel phones are expensive but good. They have been notorious for hardware problems, and the hardware quality has been ok, but not quite like a Samsung or Apple device. I’d say that Google don’t know how to make a fantastic Android phone, they know how to make a Googly phone, and I’m not convinced that’s what hardcore Android users want. Historically that meant “stock Android”, but now it means it’s more and more Googly. I think it may no longer be possible for a new entrant into the market to compete on quality. Samsung and Apple are operating at such a high economies of scale that no one else can match them at a price point anywhere near.