Google Pixel XL Vs. iPhone 7 Plus (Long-Term Review Part 2): Equals?

The Pixel XL is an amazing achievement for the first Google branded phone but is it good enough to give the iPhone 7 Plus problems? I switched, as an experiment, from the iPhone 7 Plus to the Pixel XL. This is my take after more than a month, expanding on -- and wrapping up -- earlier takes. Note that I did not -- and will not -- ditch my iPhone 7 Plus. And note that reportedly holiday sales of the Pixel were strong, with Pixel devices accounting for 12.3 percent of phone activations with Verizon, according to Bloomberg.