Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Pre Order / Shipping Discussion

[gnahc79]

does ontrac require a signature?

I never had to sign for an ontrac delivery, but those were all Amazon orders. I don't know if Google specified signature required or not. No idea if that's even an option with Ontrac.

augh, still out for delivery...the wait!!! lol

 

[anon(596177)]

You are right, it does on my XL, but it is worse on the XL 2

Here is a video:
https://youtu.be/5XBDM9s1r6c

Even with the video I disagree with you, I feel like its pretty much the same, but there are plenty of factors at play including personal preference, and i just feel like I'll be okay with it. Sorry that you are having issues with it though. Nothing worse than getting a new toy and finding things you hate about it

 

[Pigman]

You are right, it does on my XL, but it is worse on the XL 2

Here is a video:
https://youtu.be/5XBDM9s1r6c

Actually the video doesn't make it seem as bad as it is. And by saying that, it is more noticeable than my OG Pixel XL, although in my opinion, not horrible. For now I am of the opinion that I am going to keep it.

 

[themollusk]

Did your order happen to include a trade-in kit? I have two orders, one w/trade-in and one without. I had the option to expedite shipping on the regular order, but the option didn't appear for the order including the trade-in kit. Odd, because the kit doesn't ship with the phone.....

 

[Pigman]

Even with the video I disagree with you, I feel like its pretty much the same, but there are plenty of factors at play including personal preference, and i just feel like I'll be okay with it. Sorry that you are having issues with it though. Nothing worse than getting a new toy and finding things you hate about it

Holding the 2 phones side by side, the 2 turns a darker blue faster than the 1 held at the same angle. Again though it is more noticeable, in my case not a deal breaker.

 

[gnahc79]

Holding the 2 phones side by side, the 2 turns a darker blue faster than the 1 held at the same angle. Again though it is more noticeable, in my case not a deal breaker.

how about the reported graininess in low light/dark in some reviews? OG Pixel XL vs XL2

 

[Pigman]

how about the reported graininess in low light/dark in some reviews? OG Pixel XL vs XL2

I am sorry, do you mean if I have the phone in low light the picture becomes grainy? I am at work, it will be hard for me to get into a low light situation.

 

[mrjetpacks]

Holding the 2 phones side by side, the 2 turns a darker blue faster than the 1 held at the same angle. Again though it is more noticeable, in my case not a deal breaker.

Not a deal breaker at all. If my eye can recognize a blue tinge to the screen when I'm viewing the screen at the common angle I view a phone/device, that's a different story...but holding the phone at slight and weird angles to discover a blue hue. No. That's not why I'm upgrading to the Pixel 2 XL.

 

[mrjetpacks]

I'm also curious...is the blue hue found on the Pixels screens...is that a defect, characteristic, or an intentional feature of these pieces of glass? (An approach to ease eye strain, maybe.) #iWonder

 

[anon(596177)]

I'm also curious...is the blue hue found on the Pixels screens...is that a defect, characteristic, or an intentional feature of these pieces of glass? (An approach to ease eye strain, maybe.) #iWonder

I believe its a characteristic of OLED, although how extreme the hue gets at certain viewing angles is dependent on the quality.

 

[anon(596177)]

I'm getting mad, all of these posts from here and everywhere else on the internet about the xl's screen are making me want to go back to Verizon and play with it again just to see exactly what up with it lol. still 99% sure im keeping my preorder, but the Verge has an interesting article (and included photo) that makes me think 'wow how the h#ll did i miss THAT?"

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...6489756/google-pixel-2xl-awful-lg-oled-screen

 

[Pigman]

I believe its a characteristic of OLED, although how extreme the hue gets at certain viewing angles is dependent on the quality.

I am not disagreeing with you, but on my LG OLED television, there is no blue shift at an angle. In fact the viewing angle is way better than any LCD I've ever seen. Is it because the pixels are so much smaller on a 6 inch screen vs. 65 inch?

 

[anon(596177)]

I am not disagreeing with you, but on my LG OLED television, there is no blue shift at an angle. In fact the viewing angle is way better than any LCD I've ever seen. Is it because the pixels are so much smaller on a 6 inch screen vs. 65 inch?

I dont honestly know, I am making assumptions off of my own personal experience about that. Most OLD screens I've seen seem to give off a blue hue at extreme angles, where LED and LCD displays do not. They have different characteristics and sometimes poor viewing angles but ive only ever seen that blue hue change on an OLED screen.

My experience =/= truth tho.

 

[jrodjrxbox]

when you wake up at 6am and see a notification. that your pixel 2 has been shipped so them you fully open the email just to see your Amazon pixel 2 spigen case has shipped and not your phone

 

[Almeuit]

when you wake up at 6am and see a notification. that your pixel 2 has been shipped so them you fully open the email just to see your Amazon pixel 2 spigen case has shipped and not your phone ????????????????????????????????????

Ouccchh .

 

[anon(596177)]

when you wake up at 6am and see a notification. that your pixel 2 has been shipped so them you fully open the email just to see your Amazon pixel 2 spigen case has shipped and not your phone ????????????????????????????????????

know that feeling. Today a box got delivered to work from verizon. I got REALLY excited thinking my phone shipped 2 weeks early. Nope, different person's phone

 

[jrodjrxbox]

granted. I ordered it on the 4th and delivery date was to be the 23 but still ughhhhh

 

[gnahc79]

I am sorry, do you mean if I have the phone in low light the picture becomes grainy? I am at work, it will be hard for me to get into a low light situation.

from the Ars review

The Pixel 2 XL display has a consistent "dirty" grain to it, and you can see it all the time if you know what to look for. But the dirt is most noticeable in a dark room with the screen at 0-percent brightness, which is a totally normal, "night-time" use case. Any time there's a solid color background—like, say, in a list with a white background—you'll see the grain. It jumps out when you're scrolling, when the text moves but the layer of grain is stationary. If you're not in the "night-time" scenario, the grain is much less noticeable. But if you look closely, especially during scrolling, you can see it is always present.

 

[jamezr]

I'm getting mad, all of these posts from here and everywhere else on the internet about the xl's screen are making me want to go back to Verizon and play with it again just to see exactly what up with it lol. still 99% sure im keeping my preorder, but the Verge has an interesting article (and included photo) that makes me think 'wow how the h#ll did i miss THAT?"

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...6489756/google-pixel-2xl-awful-lg-oled-screen

That was Vlad doing a hatchet job on the 2XL...the screen was fine for Dieter Bohn from the Verge on his review...

https://youtu.be/q3wh1h17Yds

 

[Wildo6882]

I got my all black 2 XL today. Just was able to play with it for a few minutes at lunch. I didn't get the grainy feeling from the screen. Did some quick screen tests at all kinds of brightness and didn't notice anything that stood out to me. I did notice the blue tint when looking at the screen from an angle, but that didn't bother me. The phone overall felt great to me. Now I just gotta decide if I'm sticking with Apple or going Google.