Two days separate us from Google’s “Launch Night In” event, where the company will take the wraps off its new Pixel phones, next-gen Chromecast, and new Nest speakers. These products have been featured in extensive leaks in the previous months, so it’s not like they’re hugely surprising. The star of the show should be the Pixel 5, the next Google flagship to take on the iPhone 12, and the company’s first 5G phone. But the phone will hardly qualify as an iPhone rival. The Pixel 5 won’t have the hardware to match flagship Androids, and it won’t stand a chance against the new iPhones when it comes to speed.
