Easy apple did it so Google has to, Google is pretty much doing what ever apple does with their phones. First it was the headphone jack next it will be a notch. Give it time by the pixel 4 the two phones will be different completely just like the IP+ vs the smaller one
The u11 had better battery life than my s8 note8 and 6p it is on par with my xl2 and I was very unimpressed with the u11 "boom"sound. The xl2 speakers blow it away. And yes those earbuds on the u11 are amazing
Hopefully they use there earbud tech. The earbuds on the u11 are fing awesome. They absolutely blow the doors off my ma750's that's the only thing I want them to add. Well that and pls no LG screen the touch registration is horrible