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Google Pixel 5

$999, store.google.com

The Google Pixel 5 is boldly bucking a trend in the smartphone market that this journalist would be very happy to see vanish entirely – the four-figure flagship. While there is a place in the world for the Ultra, Pro, Plus and Max models out there, it’s getting harder to swallow the growing price of their ‘entry-level’ siblings. Every major manufacturer has begun steering the full range of its primary lineup in the premium direction, making for rapid price increases across the board. You can pay around $1.5K for an iPhone 12 or Samsung Galaxy S20 right now and it’ll be far from the top model in their respective ranges, then there’s the fact

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