And it is! You definitely should. One of the top reasons for me to get the pixel was what I heard about the camera and when I took my first pictures it still looked much better than expected. For example I don't think there is yet a mobile phone for better low-light shots. I think if you look for a well designed device with top power and the freedom of android than the pixel is the one. And before I forget, the battery is really strong and thanks to the usb type c connection it recharges crazy fast. This is the best phone I ever had and in my opinion the best out there right now and it never made me problems but solved them thanks to Google assistant. But I heard that it won't take to long until the pixel 2 gets out, perhaps at the end of the year . Hope I could help you a bit.