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I don’t believe that’s a relevant comparison. AFAIK Pixel always has been the Android flagship. iPhone SE clearly isn’t its iOS equivalent. It speaks to a completely different audience / sub-market.

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Parent comment might have meant Pixel 3a, which also aims for the market segment of $400, nice camera, no frills.

I don't know who would consider Pixels to be flagships. Other than the relatively pure Android and timely updates, and the relatively good hardware, there are better phones available.

Google is also very strict with their update policy, which means that after 3 years after release, the phone is EOL. I'm repeating myself on here but Nokia (HMD Global) is actually still providing my Nokia 6 from January 2017 with updates every 3 months. I recently went on a research mission for a new Android phone but noticed how bad the situation on Android still is.

The Pixel is Google's flagship android phone, there's no argument to be had here

Might be Google's but they certainly aren't Android flagship phones. Samsung, Huawei, and previously Xiaomi are packing better hardware with innovative technology like under-screen fingerprint scanners and multi-lense cameras.

You don't seem to understand the word "flagship". It doesn't mean the most bodacious ship in the fleet. It means the one from which the admiral flies their flag. This is clearly Google and the Pixel, in the Android analogy.

GP clearly said "Android flagship". Google is only selling Pixels, that's like saying iPhones are Apple's flagships which clearly says nothing.

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