I owned several Nexus phones (the ones that were properly priced) and overall it was clear that Google never cared to launch a finished product, all of them showing some serious software bugs, and sometimes even hardware issues. I assumed it was part of the deal, and Google has pretty generous customer service policies at least.

Sadly the situation hasn't really improved with the Pixels and I can't justify buying such half-assed phones. Not at these prices at least.

I bought an Essential when Amazon was clearing their inventory but I wonder what I'll get next. Nokia's are almost there but not quite. Unfortunately I cannot stand iOS and the iPhone lineup so that's not an option.