Although this year is all about refinement, the Pixel 7 Pro might be the best Pixel smartphone to date.

The Camera upgrades live up to the hype, Camera Zoom works really well at 5x and 10x, Finally a macro mode!, Battery life is good, and gets better each day, Priced very competitively in the US

Fast Charging is still slow, compared to the competition, Battery life is good, but a step down from the Pixel 6 Pro, Camera bump isn't matte like the Pixel 7, Tensor G2 is good, but not as efficient as the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

While it's a shame that picture and sound quality haven't been upgraded, the iPhone 13 was great in these regards and the iPhone 14 is, too Excellent display Admirable headphone performance Solid build quality No upgrades to picture or sound Familiar design Notch is still present

The Pixel 7 Pro is the perfect pairing of Google software and hardware, but there's no major improvements over last year's model.

The Pixel 7 Pro builds on the success of last year’s model, with meaningful upgrades to its camera that put it on a level with the most capable and expensive models from Samsung. It is a well-made phone with a great screen, good performance and reasonable battery life.

Pros: class-leading camera, 5 and 10x optical zoom, good screen, good performance, solid battery life, recycled aluminium, five years of security updates, Android 13, impressive local and photo AI features, undercuts rivals on price.

Cons: face unlock option not as secure as some rivals, no big bump in general processor performance, battery life short of best-in-class, fairly slow charging.

Google promises all-day battery life with the new Pixel phones, and that's fair, though you likely won't get much more than that. The Pixel 7 Pro keeps the same 5000mAh battery as last year's phones, but the Pixel 7 has shrunk slightly to 4355mAh.

The Google Pixel 7 Pro offers an excellent camera with great zoom features, good performance, and more. It's also cheaper than much of the competition.

Excellent camera, Good software experience, Solid battery, Cheaper than competition, Excellent camera, Good software experience, Solid battery, Cheaper than competition

Only three years of OS updates, Only three years of OS updates

Hannah Stryker / Review Geek The iPhone 14 is the latest iteration of Apple’s flagship device. Since its launch, the iPhone has set the standard of what a smartphone is, what it does, and how it looks. Fifteen years later, it’s still doing that.

Top-notch cameras, Amazing display, Snappy performance, Great battery life

It's just "this year's iPhone"

The iPhone 14 is very similar to the iPhone 13, which itself was very similar to the iPhone 12. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad phone — it’s just less of an upgrade for anyone using a phone that’s only two years old.