I’ve been a Pixel fan since the original, but I can’t help but feel the phones have often been a bit of an afterthought for Google. The company has financial resources that few in the world can compare to, after all, yet its hardware has often paled in comparison to its Android siblings — let alone Apple. While Apple is often pushing the boundaries of hardware as well as software, people mainly buy Pixel phones for the software experience. But it finally feels like things might just be changing. Case in point: according to a report by CNBC, Google is…This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Apple