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We're in that part of the year where smartphone makers duke it out for the proverbial heavyweight belt. In the United States, Apple's iPhone tends to be the undisputed champ year after year. The challengers—almost exclusively Google and Samsung—are young and hungry's preferred by some tech editors, but ultimately fall short on cultural impact or widespread appeal. The fact that there is an entire subsection of internet jokes focusing on "green text bubbles" proves that more than any real stat could.

This year, the heavyweight belt is going to go to either the iPhone 17 Pro Max or the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL. After three weeks with the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, I can tell you this fight doesn’t end with a knockout. It’s by decision, and I think it's a clo

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