Pixel 2. I'm so impressed!

[anon(10274434)]

So far today I'm on my home WiFi exclusively. 6hrs off the charger, 2hrs 5mins SOT, about an hour of calls, and 75% battery remaining.

I think when the P2 64 GB Clearly White Unlocked version is available in the Google Store, I'm going to grab one, on wait list now.

 

[Morty2264]

Here's my findings from yesterday. I had to go to a city I travel to frequently which has a lot of low signal areas on the way. Normally I just pass through them so I'm only in them for a few minutes as I'm driving through. But yesterday I had to spend around 2 hours in that low signal area on the way to the city. I spent about an hour of that time surfing the web and making some calls. Where my OG Pixel had issues keeping connected to data or dropping calls, you wouldn't have noticed on this newer Pixel. It was like I'm at home on WiFi. After visiting the aforementioned city and coming home, I had 68% remaining, whereas on my old Pixel, I would have around 40% left, and as I said before, I normally don't spend any significant time in that low signal area. I finally put it on the charger 7hrs later, adding another 3hrs of SOT and it still had 29% battery remaining.

I have to say, so far the battery alone was worth the upgrade. It's almost like I can't kill the battery on this thing. The camera is also an upgrade, and the speakers, while not glaringly louder, are better in that I don't have to worry about covering them when using the phone in landscape orientation, which I did a lot to the point it was noticeably annoying. I also noticed something after MKBHD's review, I am using Assistant more now because of the squeeze to activate feature. I figured it would be a gimmick that would be cool for a second and then forgotten about, but it actually is useful. It would be nice if they could expand it, adding more gestures to it, like different actions based on how hard you squeeze or multiple squeezes. And the fact that it's still easy to manage is great as well.

All in all, this was worth the price of admission IMHO, bezels be damned!

Thank you for your in-depth commentary on the battery and how it/the phone operates in low-signal areas!

 

[Ca_lvn]

Only had mine a few hours but so far very impressive everything has been buttery smooth and fast.
The stock wall paper that is on the display screen is horrible once you remove that the colors are actually quit nice.
I have no NFC clicking noise so I turned it off. All my Bluetooth devices paired easily, recognize my Samsung TV that I did not pair.
The bottom bazel on the phone is extremely large will take some adjusting to, like the flat screen with 16.9 ratio.
Need to download a file or photo app so I can access photos without going into Google photos a little annoying, a couple new things in Oreo and Google to get used to.
Too much forum and media hype negativity glad that didn't sway me from buying. The Google fabric case is quite comfortable, lightweight and feels protective.
It's only been a few hours but so far no negatives, colors are actually quite nice I'm surprised.
I chose the regular pixel 2 for size and easy carry.
Plus I really don't like curved displays.
Happy to be done with Samsung pros and cons there.

 

[vzwuser76]

Ok, so here's my full experience from yesterday. It was on my home WiFi the entire day, and I made a daily total of 27 minutes of calls (checked my call log). The first recording I made was at 6hrs off the charger, with just over 2hrs SOT and 75% remaining. The second I was at 10.5hrs off the charger, 3hrs 15mins of SOT, and 52% remaining. The third was at 12.5hrs off the charger, 3hrs 46mins SOT, and 44% remaining. The fourth and final was at 16.5hrs off the charger, with 4hrs 24mins SOT and 30% remaining before I put it on the charger.

All in all excellent battery life. The standby time sips anywhere from 0% to 1% an hour. In decent signal area and with light to moderate use, I'd imagine it could get 2 days on a charge. Or if I really pushed it, I think I could get around 6 hours of SOT. Not bad for a 2700mAh battery. My OG Pixel could not do better than just over 4hrs SOT. Not bad, but at that point I needed to find a charger fast.

Next week I'm making two trips to the city I went to a couple days ago. Except this time I won't spend extended time in that low signal area, so it should be more comparable to the trips I made with my old Pixel.

 

[Ca_lvn]

A day later I'm still really happy with this phone, full charge last night disconnected went to bed woke up at 97%multitasking today internet phone calls settings phone adjustments restart everything's just super smooth, did notice taking a selfie the screen goes white for a second before the photo takes kind of odd
Just insured this phone with Worth Avenue group for $73 year policy$50 deductible includes theft it's a keeper

 

[vzwuser76]

A day later I'm still really happy with this phone, full charge last night disconnected went to bed woke up at 97%multitasking today internet phone calls settings phone adjustments restart everything's just super smooth, did notice taking a selfie the screen goes white for a second before the photo takes kind of odd
Just insured this phone with Worth Avenue group for $73 year policy$50 deductible includes theft it's a keeper

That's a great insurance plan. I mentioned in the Square Trade thread that I go through my home/car insurance company, which is $36 a year with like a $90-120 deductible for a smartphone. When you have a claim, they either pay for it to be repaired or cut a check for a replacement.