This post strikes me as a little hyperbolic but I definitely agree that they’ve gone downhill in a lot of ways. I have a 3a and that genuinely feels better made than the more expensive 7a I tested recently. They had a good thing going with the size and feel of their older devices and they totally fucked it.
Google's inconsistent Pixel experience makes its phones impossible to recommend (www.androidpolice.com)
We typically like Pixel phones a lot, but we have some reservations about Google’s quality control