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I left Pixel 2 for a Key2 a few weeks ago and haven't looked back since. Excellent phone, beautiful and yet built like a tank, and yes, it's great digging into the solid feel of that amazing keyboard! And by the way, for those worried about screen size the Key2's screen is just 4-5mm shorter...

That didn't take long. Google only poached Kliedermacher (ex-BlackBerry security guru) a few months ago.

My Pixel 2 seems pretty close to standard charging rates even with the stock 'rapid charger'. The OEM charger is rated at 5V/3.0a and 9V 2.0a. Theoretically, the maximum time it should take to fill a 2700mah battery with a standard 2.1a charger is about 1.4hrs (at 10% efficiency loss), which is...

The adapter that comes in the box seems to be mainly for either transfer data from one phone to another (ie. during setup) or hooking it up to a USB device such as a memory stick. I have actually used it for a phone setup once, which was very slow and another reason I suspect the data transfer...

Interesting. I guess it might be just a software glitch then, unless 'charging rapidly' means different things to different OEMs. At any rate it takes me at least an hour to fully charge even with the stock 'rapid' charger on my 2700mah Pixel 2, so it's not really anything to write home about...

Actually QC 3.0 is designed to lessen battery wear by working at optimal voltage and current, and therefore reducing heat stress on the battery. Whatever floats your boat. For me, Google only officially supporting it's stock charger for fast charging is quite disappointing. Perhaps it's...

I can see Google not supporting ALL forms of rapid charging; but still, the inconsistency is baffling. Of course, Google doesn't advertise the Pixel as 'Qualcomm quickcharge compliant' anyway. Even for rapid charging, I have only ever seen them refer to their own stock charger. Having said...

I can verify the stock charger for the Essential PH-1 will rapid charge the Pixel 2.

I would say software glitch, since it's inconsistent. Although I can't say I really noticed it previously, the same thing happens on mine as well.

The official support page only shows two current versions...a Nougat build for Sprint and Telus, and an Oreo 8.1 build for everyone else: https://www.essential.com/developer/current-builds

Totally agree with this. Also, the Essential is a great value at half the price of these options, so even an imperfect (but still extremely usable) camera is forgivable. Two things to look out for IMO are (1) make sure you give a thorough checking of the new phone out of the box for flaws...

Well known and documented by people who don't know any better perhaps, but not well understood. I have seen the so called 'signal' issue on other devices as well. It is not unique to Essential. Some of it has to do with how Android erroneously displays signal quality in the notification...

No reception issues here. Talk to your carrier or better yet, try a different one. Competition is good.

Excellent news!

I suspect most of the 'signal' issues people are experiencing are actually due to lack of provisioning by carriers. In Canada the Essential does not have access to Telus VoLTE network even though they are the exclusive carrier of the device. My Essential picks up LTE+ bands but gets booted...