Didn't mind the Pie gestures and it took less than a day to get used to the A10 changes.
Don't think about it anymore. If your phone is a tool, interacting it is subliminal. Get on with it!
Agree with most comments. My orange 4 arrived yesterday, so I don't have much to say about battery life yet. Upgraded from a 2 and was very happy with that over two years. Looking forward to trying all the new features.
For what it's worth, my Pixel 2 battery usage is slightly greater on A10 than it was on Pie. Still enough to comfortably get me through the day though.
Hi mschmiechen, just got my Pixel 2 and am coming from a PRIV. Love the BB keyboard and was hoping to install it on the Pixel but Play Store tells me it's incompatible. Have you installed it?