Review: Google Declares War on the iPhone With the Pixel

The good: Long battery life, beautiful design, [f500link]Google[/f500link] Assistant is helpful for answering questions, Clean interface The bad: Some bloatware, Not water resistant, Must pick up phone to unlock using fingerprint scanner Who should buy: Smartphone shoppers looking for a premium Android phone

"Need a new phone? Like new new? Like doesn't have a version number new?" The line, from Google's ad introducing its new Pixel smartphone, is a clear dig at Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, which some critics derided as just a modest update.

By contrast, Google's new...