If you like your smartphones to be solidly built, with super-clean software and strong cameras for around the $700 / £600 mark, then only two phones come to mind.

The Google Pixel 5 and the OnePlus 9 are two of the finest upper-mid-range phones out there, with each packing impressive specifications for a good deal less money than the true flagship brigade.

But which of the two is best? A glance at our respective reviews would suggest the OnePlus has the advantage, having scored 9 out of 10 to the Pixel 5’s 8 out of 10. But it isn’t quite as simple as that.
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