I love my Pixels, but I always recommend Samsung phones to people I know

Over the last five years, almost every time someone has asked me which phone I’m using as my daily driver, my answer has been the same: “It’s a Pixel. It’s a phone made by Google because, yes, Google makes phones too.” But every time someone has asked me for a phone recommendation, my answer has been completely different and unequivocal: Samsung.

There shouldn’t be such a huge disconnect between the products we love and the products we recommend to others. However, despite extolling the virtues of the Pixel lineup and its cameras for years, I couldn’t in good conscience bring myself to recommend it to most people. Samsung on the other hand? Easy, no-second-thought endorsement. There’s a rhyme and many reasons behind this logic, so allow me to explain.