Why I Ditched My Google Pixel for an iPhone 13 Pro
Over the last few years, Apple has whittled away the compelling reasons to use Google’s platform one at a time
For years, I’ve been a loyal buyer of Google’s Pixel smartphones; I switched from an iPhone 8 when the Pixel 2 debuted with its fun colors and impressive camera, and owned the Pixel 3, 4, and 5–all of which were awesome, boundary-pushing phones.
But, when Apple unveiled the iPhone 13 Pro this year, I finally decided to move away from the Pixel and go back. After just a few weeks with my new iPhone 13 Pro it’s shown me what I was missing out on — even though I was a big Pixel fan.
When I switched to the Pixel 2, there was a laundry list of reasons that Android was more compelling as Google started to invest heavily in its own devices for the first time. Computational photography, which used artificial intelligence to deliver incredible photos under even the most challenging conditions, was the flagship feature at the time.
Other things like widgets didn’t exist on the iPhone at the time, so the ability to customize the home screen entirely appealed. iOS didn’t allow users to change their default apps for things like email or web browsing, but Android allowed changing everything from email to the…
