I bought the phone when it first came out just to do a review of it on my blog. I loved the software experience and it's pretty much the smoothest Android phone I've used so far, and I've used most of the recent ones including OnePlus 3T, Huawei Mate 9, LG V20, Note7 (RIP), Moto Z, etc. I sold the phone shortly after to fund the purchase of other devices but eventually the temptation was just too much, and i got back a silver version.
I recently got into trying to make video reviews instead of writing them, so I did one for the Pixel too. So feel free to check it out if you want to, but if not scroll down for the TL;DR version.
So over 3 months later, the phone is still a dream to use. Everything is still smooth and responsive. Battery life is still decent for me despite the 2,770mAh battery, lasting me a day of use pretty easily. Standby battery drain is one of the best I've seen too on an Android phone. The camera is still great, and it's pretty much just point and shoot (and keep HDR+ on). Video stabilisation is quite amazing, but can look a little unnatural with lateral panning motions. Lowlight video with stabilisation is pretty bad though. And yeah, Google Photos FTW. Google Assistant is fun every now and then, but not something i find super useful yet. i still find myself using Google now a bit more though.
Even the design has grown on me a little. The wedged-shape look with a big piece of glass on the back reminds me of the Motorola Razr i I had. It's a little boring to me, and the lack of any significant IP rating is a bit of a bummer too considering Apple and Samsung (the 2 biggest smartphone manufacturers) are doing it.
And that's really it. Compared to the OP3T of course it doesn't provide as much value for money, and considering where i live (singapore), i had to import them or get them through resellers. Meaning almost non-existent warranty and extra costs. Still, it's the best Android phone i've used so far, and it could have been a really really great phone too if it had a few more hardware features like stereo speakers, IP67 at least, or optical images stabilisation for more natural looking stabilisation. Fingers crossed for the pixel 2 eh? Google Pixel 2 rumor roundup | Android Central Hopefully Google will sell the phone in more countries this time round.
My Pixel has some bumps already, and some minor marks on the back glass panel, but overall still works great internally. Andrew's title in this article holds true for me, "Google Pixel, three months later: Still going strong, still the best".
For Pixel owners, how's the phone treating you so far? and how's your experience with the phone so far?