The thing is they were doing that and it wasn't working. Their best-selling phone is the Pixel 3a, and that's a mid-ranger. Anyway, it looks like you're looking for a Sony phone.

@Nowak Not really. Their phones always had either issues with QC, battery life, were lacking in feature (RAM, storage, etc), missing key features like ultrawide cameras...they've never made a properly comprehensive flagship device. Sony doesn't offer anywhere near the battery life I need and they're stuck on the whole 21:9 aspect ratio which I'm not a fan of at all.

tbh it makes sense that Google would try competing in the mid-range instead, since their high-end phones just don't sell and are rife with issues that their mid-rangers don't have. I woulda prolly bought a Pixel 5 if I waited a bit longer... and was in the market for a $700 phone lol

Speaking of, the Pixel 5 is actually cheaper in Europe than North America. mmWave is the culprit.

@Nowak Haha, US you mean Canada gets the cheaper version as well. I would have gotten the Pixel this year actually, but the screen just isn't big enough on any of the models they released. Currently looking at the S20 FE, with a possible move to iPhone next year.

S'your call, man. I'm satisfied with my Pixel 4a but I kinda wish I waited for the 5 simply because of water resistance, chonky battery and that ultrawide camera, hah.

@Nowak Haha, yeah. Or even the 4a 5G. At least they finally went to UFS storage on the cheap ones; the fact they used eMMC was a massive disappointment. Maybe the OnePlus 8T will be a pleasant surprise.

Speaking of the OnePlus 8T, I can't wait until they show more fake prototypes to Marques.

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No but seriously they won't, the Pixel 5 is the first one in a series of "Flagships" with last years Mid/High End SoCs.

@soldier_ph The 765G is a current midrange SoC

Y'know it hit me recently that the 765G has "5G" right in its name