This week, on your favorite podcast alternatively titled Friends Using Google Products and Then Talking About It, Andy and Flo talk about why Chrome OS is worth the money now more than ever. The duo also talk about the superiority of the Pixel 2's camera over the iPhone XS (Insert Nelson ha-ha! sound effect here), and why we should all be paying attention to what Google is trying to achieve with Dragonfly, the search engine it's developing for China.

This episode of Material is sponsored by:

• Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off!
• Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MATERIAL at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

Links and Show Notes

• Google will probably announce a smart display on October 9: Gear up for the holiday shopping season, friends, because it's going to be an all-out war

• The iPhone XS did not beat out the Pixel 2, no matter how you try and spin it

• Google's prototype for its Chinese search engine uses phone numbers for identification: Nothing concerning to see here folks!