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After using a Pixel 3a for some time, my phone provider offered me a good deal on an upgrade to a Samsung S20 FE. Despite the fact I had tried Samsungs years ago and hated them (due to the terrible OS and bloatware) I thought that things may have changed - I was wrong. The Samsung operating system adds unnecessary confusion and undermines a lot of the functions of stock Android replacing them with worse Samsung versions. It is a nightmare.When the buttons started falling off the Samsung (yes, really) I decided that enough was enough and bought my current Pixel 5 - and what a breath of fresh air it has been.This phone, despite being a similar price to the Samsung, is a much better built device. The main body has a lovely satin finish that is soft to the touch while remaining grippy and fingerprint-free. The buttons are solid and tactile, and the fingerprint sensor works every single time (a big improvement on Pixel 3a).Additionally, the size is just about perfect for me - not ridiculously oversized as seems to have become the fashion.Most importantly, the OS works exactly the way you want it to, with zero bloat. The phone is fast and has not frozen or stuttered on me once.The screen is also bright and looks good to my eyes. Battery life is more than sufficient, on par with the S20 FE certainly. I'm not a photographer by any means and have found the cameras to be great.If you ask me, this is the best phone on the market for non-silly money. Ignore whatever the 'pro' reviewers saw: Samsung quality and software still leave an awful lot to be desired.The Pixel 5 is a phone that is everything you want it to be: it feels good in the hand, and provides a slick and smooth user experience. For me that makes it the best phone phone you can buy, and relative to the cost of other top-end phones it's also excellent value for money.

The Pixel 5 is excellent. Anyone worried about the "midrange" 765G chip shouldn't be. The phone is as snappy and responsive as any other flagship phone. I've always used flagships with the highest end Snapdragon 8xx chip and I genuinely don't notice a difference in performance with this phone. Perhaps if you had two phones side by side you could see the difference but in day to day use, you can't tell this phone is using a midrange processor. The Google software experience makes this the smoothest Android phone I've ever used.Using a midrange chip and keeping the screen at 90hz does wonders for battery life. I'm averaging 8 hours of screen on time and reaching the end of most days with 50%+ battery. I'm quite amazed. This is a two day phone battery for me.Camera quality is excellent as you would expect from Pixel. The photos and contrasty, punchy, and sharp. I still think the Pixel takes the best looking photos. It's close and the competition is catching up but you can't beat this phone for photo quality consistency.The screen is good too. An OLED panel which in my eyes looks as good as any other flagship phone on the market. Gets really dim and brightness outside is okay too.I should mention that the haptics are also good. Slightly different to Pixel 3 and not as good as iPhone haptics but still a cut above other Android phones.There aren't many negatives with this phone. The speaker quality could be better but it's loud enough and perfectly usable for watching YouTube and listening to Spotify occasionally. Yes the lack of face unlock is technically a downgrade from Pixel 4 but when you're using a facemask or covering a fingerprint reader is far more consistent and also very quick! It's a shame but you also lose Active Edge (which I personally was a big fan of), but I guess that's not unexpected given the lower price.All in all, Pixel 5 checks all the boxes for a great phone. Stellar performance, great battery life, expectedly amazing camera, screen quality, price. Wireless charging and IP68 certification are nice to have too, unlike some phones (I'm looking at you OnePlus Nord/8T). Pixel 5 shows that you don't need to pay £1000+ for a flagship phone. What you're paying for with those more expensive phones is a higher tier processor that makes no difference to day to day use, more cameras (two cameras is perfectly fine, quantity does not equal quality), potentially larger, higher resolution 120hz display. Are those worth the several hundred pound premium over phones like the Pixel 5? I personally don't think so.I think Google has nailed it this year with the price point and the features!

One person's perfection is another's abject failure. But the Pixel 5 is perfect for me and I'll quickly tell you why in case you have the same requirements.The size is perfect. You can use the phone one-handed with ease, but it is big enough to watch films. It slips into any pocket and is the perfect weight.My build quality is perfect. It feels like you could hammer in nails with this thing. The screen is bright, sharp and clear. It has a 90hz refresh rate, so handling is buttery smooth.It is 5G, aluminium and waterproof. Security updates every month. OS updates guaranteed for at least the next three years. It still has the best camera of any phone, coupled with loads of RAM and enough power to make it quick and smooth in operation. There are lots of Pixel exclusives, like crash alerts and live captions on video. And now it has an all day battery, as well. It is both simple and beautiful. Look at those symmetrical bezels!Those are my reasons, but they may not resonate with you. But I'm still going with a 100% recommend, because this thing is perfect from where I'm sitting. This is a truly great phone!