BATTERY
No matter how many cool features your smartphone has, it’s of no use if it runs out of juice quicker than a marathon runner’s fridge. iphones are notoriously lacking in stamina but the 7 Plus’s bigger battery keeps it trucking for longer than ever. Even if you barely put it down it’ll get you through a whole day, with Low Power mode on hand to help you eke out those extra few minutes when things do get critical. The Pixel XL, on the other hand, deals well with normal day-to-day stuff but struggles to cope with more intensive work, like streaming video. Good job it comes with a fast charger, then, which can suck in seven hours of juice in just 15 minutes. Android is customisable, but I don’t need all that stuff to post pictures of funny-shaped veg. As far as I’m concerned it might as well not be there at all.