102 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 44
OPINION
worthy hardware to get noticed, Google has taken
a utilitarian approach to its design, banking on AI to
drive the experience. The Pixel 2 isn’t as pretty as the
iPhone X or even the iPhone 8 for that matter, but
Google is selling brains before beauty.
In its first year, Google Assistant has advanced
further than Siri has in the past seven. And it’s getting
smarter every day. Not only is it basically on every
phone that ships (including iPhones), but it’s in our
homes, our cars, on our wrists, gathering information
and learning how to better respond to our needs. And
with Google Lens, there’s no telling how intelligent it
will be this time next year.
Google might never design a phone that’s as
beautiful as iPhone X. But one thing is for sure: It’s
closer than Apple is to making one that’s smarter
than a Pixel.