ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 65FEATURE8 or the V30. Or you can get the best end-to-end
solution from us.”
Google also makes a subtle distinction, where
its idea of ‘the best’ focuses more on the software
than the hardware. Even before Google showed off
a single device yesterday, it braced us for a harsh
reality: Nothing you see will be revolutionary. “The
playing field for hardware components is levelling off,”
Google’s Rick Osterloh said.
Osterloh continued with a thinly veiled reference
to Samsung and Apple’s ongoing, tit-for-tat battle for
best flagship phone. “I don’t envy those of you who
Hardware and design aren’t
important on the Pixel 2