>> Pixel 2/2 XL -positive comments thread <<

[Cherenkov]

So far my P2 gets better cell reception than my S7, so that's good. On my S7 I only ever had 1 bar (even though I'm pretty close to a tower). On my P2 I've got 3 at least. Call quality seems pretty good too. I'm on AT&T if that makes a difference.

 

[Chex313]

I stayed on my N6 too long.

The Boot time on this XL is crazy.
The LTE is ludicrous...(81 down and 23 up)
It's fast and I missed that.
I like the fingerprint sensor.
Assistant and voice commands just work better, and the correct is much better.
The camera is fast, tho I have not had enough time with it to comment on quality. Just looking forward to using it.
I really like the USB c and it's fast charger.

All I can think of after a day's use...or half a day's use.. I just got the SIM card in this afternoon. How to cut it down a little more it didn't quite fit coming from my n6.

 

[ihbsbA]

I mean....with all the complaints about the blue shift, what is UP with the blah on the iPhone 8 in this video? yellow anyone? i guess I don't get it.

https://youtu.be/-DWtqmb0v1k

I like Jerry's article today... superb software with useable display VS superb display and useable software.. (useable vs great is relative - I think the screen is just fine.) I guess that's why the chatter doesn't apply to me: the software must be the reason I'm staying.

 

[mrjetpacks]

I am an all OS device guy. I used WP from Oct 2013 till Jan of this year on my main line. I switched full time to Android after that. In the meantime I have had pretty much every major device under the sun. Nexus 4 > Nexus 5 > Nexus 6 > Nexus 5X > Pixel. My favorite was Nexus 5 until the Pixel showed up last year. I have been on the fence about Pixel 2 for only one reason, my Pixel runs just as well now after almost a year as it did when I got it in 2016. But we need threads like this to convince fence sitters like me to upgrade from my Pixel to Pixel 2.

I debated on upgrading to the OG Pixel from my Nexus 6P, but decided to go with the latest & greatest ().

It truly is the software/user experience that is tough to beat, for me, when it comes to the various flagship devices offered on the Android platform.

When a flagship device is out the box LACKING the latest version of Android, that's a deal breaker for me...or when it's running the "latest" version of Android, but the phone company's chosen software SKIN over the Android OS not to my desire, that's a dealer breaker for me as well.

Vanilla Android is the way I must go...and I prefer to run stock; my days of rooting are mostly over in the Google Phone(s) department at least. It may take Google some time (longer than most users may desire), but I can see that Google has been "listening" and paying attention when it comes to features and behind the scene tasks our [Nexus and Pixel] devices are capable of doing as the years, and OTAs progress.

I cannot wait to get my clutches on my Storm Trooper , so I can experience the following...

eSIM
Snap
6" Screen
A faster, snappier, Happier Android Oreo [until Android "Pastry"] is released

#teampixel

 

[ImTurningViolet]

I had a Moto XPE and loved it but ended up going to an iPhone 6s after because I didn't like the newer Moto phones. I got my Pixel 2 yesterday and I love it!
The camera is excellent. And I am beyond happy to be back with non bloated Android! With the iPhone it seemed like every week I found something I couldn't do with it that I used to be able to do with my XPE.

I wasn't sure I'd use the squeeze feature but I've used it several times already. The phone is fast and responsive, the fingerprint sensor is in a place where it makes sense, the camera is really really really nice, it does almost all the things I want it to do. It's not flashy but it feels nice in your hand. I hate using cases but always felt like I was going to drop the slippery iPhone.
I am sticking with this phone for a long time.

 

[limitbreak09]

I had a Moto XPE and loved it but ended up going to an iPhone 6s after because I didn't like the newer Moto phones. I got my Pixel 2 yesterday and I love it!
The camera is excellent. And I am beyond happy to be back with non bloated Android! With the iPhone it seemed like every week I found something I couldn't do with it that I used to be able to do with my XPE.

I wasn't sure I'd use the squeeze feature but I've used it several times already. The phone is fast and responsive, the fingerprint sensor is in a place where it makes sense, the camera is really really really nice, it does almost all the things I want it to do. It's not flashy but it feels nice in your hand. I hate using cases but always felt like I was going to drop the slippery iPhone.
I am sticking with this phone for a long time.

Update us with the battery life thank you!

 

[jlp0209]

Longtime iPhone user went to Pixel 2 from iPhone 7 because I'm very annoyed with Apple. Love the control I have over my phone and can drag and drop anything to and from my phone. Just bought new Sony BT headphones that support AptX HD and LDAC natively with Oreo. So now I'm rocking lossless FLAC and LDAC codec on the Pixel 2 compared to AAC 320kb and SBC codec on the iPhone. And don't need the abomination that is iTunes. Google Music app is very intuitive.

May or may not get the iPhone X out of sheer curiosity (and familiarity / comfort), but overall I'm very impressed with the Pixel 2 and am easily adjusting to Oreo from iOS.

 

[monsieurms]

I've been a member here at AC for years. Literally, I've been here as long as it's been in existence - dating all the way back...s.

I've been here more or less since the beginning, too, going to back to TreoCentral, for instance.

Yes, some people are into negativity as a sport. But I wouldn't want to cut off all negative comments or constructive points. They tell me what has changed, what new benchmarks are and what I should be looking for. Otherwise, I might still be using a Treo. Many times, they are concerned about things I do not care about--in which case, I filter it out. But if it is an issue I do care about, I'm always interested in hearing about what the latest and greatest is. If my phone lacks it and falls short, maybe I learned something. Maybe other things outweigh it. I'll decide. But I'd like to know.

 

[anon(10092459)]

I was in the bank the other day and the teller asked, "Hey, is that a Pixel you got there?". I was a little surprised as I think he was the second of two people to ask me about the phone in a year. Anyway, I told him yeah and I had just gotten the Pixel 2 the day before. Maybe some of Google's marketing is actually working .

I loved my OG Pixel, but I am enamored with the Pixel 2. It's so smooth and fast. I swear, the software experience with this device is second to none! I'm a big software before hardware person, and this device gives me exactly what I want from a device.

 

[dsignori]

Just bought new Sony BT headphones that support AptX HD and LDAC natively with Oreo

Cool. Which ones did you get, and how do they sound for more "normal" codecs (I have no FLAC music).

p.s. I guess I don't understand enough about LDAC to know if streaming or downloading from Google Play Music gains any benefits from LDAC support..

 

[jlp0209]

Cool. Which ones did you get, and how do they sound for more "normal" codecs (I have no FLAC music).

p.s. I guess I don't understand enough about LDAC to know if streaming or downloading from Google Play Music gains any benefits from LDAC support..

I got the new Sony WH-1000MX. On my iPhone playing 320kb AAC using SBC codec they sound great. Hard to tell difference honestly AptX and FLAC vs. LDAC and FLAC while wireless, much of it is placebo effect, very very subtle. Wired, they are even more fantastic.

Not sure what bitrate Play Music uses, but there's likely not much benefit with LDAC because it's compressed anyway. LDAC benefits people who play 24bit lossless audio files and the like.

 

[dsignori]

I got the new Sony WH-1000MX. On my iPhone playing 320kb AAC using SBC codec they sound great. Hard to tell difference honestly AptX and FLAC vs. LDAC and FLAC while wireless, much of it is placebo effect, very very subtle. Wired, they are even more fantastic.

Not sure what bitrate Play Music uses, but there's likely not much benefit with LDAC because it's compressed anyway. LDAC benefits people who play 24bit lossless audio files and the like.

Thanks for the good info

 

[mmcclure0453]

As I've posted in 2 other threads - got the Pixel 2 in black. No whining, no clicking from the speaker, no blue screen, and the notification light works perfectly. Great phone - just as I expected after having the first Pixel. I have NO complaints at all. Great job Google!

 

[ihbsbA]

Longtime iPhone user went to Pixel 2 from iPhone 7 because I'm very annoyed with Apple. Love the control I have over my phone and can drag and drop anything to and from my phone. Just bought new Sony BT headphones that support AptX HD and LDAC natively with Oreo. So now I'm rocking lossless FLAC and LDAC codec on the Pixel 2 compared to AAC 320kb and SBC codec on the iPhone. And don't need the abomination that is iTunes. Google Music app is very intuitive.

May or may not get the iPhone X out of sheer curiosity (and familiarity / comfort), but overall I'm very impressed with the Pixel 2 and am easily adjusting to Oreo from iOS.

Every time I hear an iOS person came to Android, an angel gets its wings...

 

[laker6666]

just got my XL2. love everything about it.

 

[njgill05]

I'm with you guys, I received my XL2 yesterday and all the trepidation from reading the kvetching of other threads flew right out the window. This phone feels fantastic in hand, and even though I put it straight into a case it still manages to feel more usable than my OG Pixel XL. The camera is brilliant, and I quite like the way the screen looks, the more realistic colors are a welcome respite for my eyes assaulted by oversaturated LCD screens all day. That and I don't hold my phone like a crazy person so the totally normal for an oled screen tint is a non-issue.

The system on the phone feels much faster and is a much more enjoyable experience even from the OG pixel xl. I find myself using the phone more for things because I just enjoy holding it and interacting with it more than I did with the previous version. Why that is I couldn't say, I don't have a concrete data point for quantifying it, but it's just a very pleasant and clever phone to use.

Also, I thought I would hate the squeeze/active edge thing as it sounded like a gimmick, but I must say after finding the proper setting to avoid activating it whenever I pull it out of my pocket, it's quite functional and handy.

 

[Dismaster]

I love my Pixel 2 XL and though I have not given it a full workout, I feel this is a great phone. I got this to replace my Nexus 6, and even though it's not that much thinner it does seem more so than reality. It might be the lighter weight. But this phone is a keeper..

 

[psteve2005]

Happy to add to this thread. Switched from Pixel XL to Pixel 2 and I absolutely love it. Size, battery life, screen, build materials. Bezels, who cares. Forgot about them after 5 minutes. Forgot how much I love this phone size. For anyone that's getting one - enjoy.

 

[mmcclure0453]

I'm so used to the bottom speakers on my first Pixel that I forgot the Pixel 2 has front stereo speakers! I was playing a video and cupped the bottom of the Pixel 2 to help "aim" the sound toward me and then noticed the stereo speakers. WOW! Excellent sound and great volume! Another shout out for the Pixel 2!!!

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Loving it so far.