The pixel 2 was the first smart phone I was completely happy with. In fact, it's still my main phone right now. And I'm someone who had a neo freerunner so I

The pixel 2 was the first smart phone I was completely happy with. In fact, it's still my main phone right now. And I'm someone who had a neo freerunner so I get what the OP is saying, but at the end of day I need something that "Just Works". The main current problems are 1. support life 2. repairability 3. non-competitive/closed software platform. I feel like Google had a chance at some point to "open" phone hardware similar to the IBM PC situation... but I suppose, realistically, the telecoms and qualcomm held those cards too close to the vest. oh well.