Polarization sunglasses compatibility or Blue Tint?

[phonejunky]

Re: Pixel 2 XL drama undermining Google’s entire Pixel project

Blue gate is real just like antenna gate for the iPhone was real and the notes was a safety hazard. I know it hurts being a android enthusiast for some of you, but they seem to have made a bad product that needs fixing. Oh well. Just fix the issue so customers can stop getting screwed over. That’s what it comes down to.

 

[Jonneh]

Re: Pixel 2 XL drama undermining Google’s entire Pixel project

Blue gate is real just like antenna gate for the iPhone was real and the notes was a safety hazard. I know it hurts being a android enthusiast for some of you, but they seem to have made a bad product that needs fixing. Oh well. Just fix the issue so customers can stop getting screwed over. That’s what it comes down to.

I agree it's real, and maybe it's just a lot less on the 2, but for some reason my Pixel 2's blue shift just doesn't bother me that much. I don't know. I need to go visit an evil Verizon store and take a look at the 2XL in person I guess.

 

[Jeremy8000]

Blue gate is real just like antenna gate for the iPhone was real and the notes was a safety hazard. I know it hurts being a android enthusiast for some of you, but they seem to have made a bad product that needs fixing. Oh well. Just fix the issue so customers can stop getting screwed over. That’s what it comes down to.

Comparing a legitimate, but generally only aesthetic issue to one which disrupted functionality and another that caused bodily harm is a bit of a stretch.

Antennagate: When holding the phone in the natural, ergonomic manner, it could interfere with the phone's ability to communicate properly with mobile networks, potentially disrupting the ability to connect or maintain calls.

Bluegate: When holding the form in other than the natural, ergonomic manner, it could cause the phone to inaccurately display colors on the screen. Like every other OLED phone on the market, simply (and regrettably) to a greater degree. (hint - maybe call it OLEDgate?).

Firegate: When holding (or even owning) the phone, wear flame resistant clothing at all times. This accessory highly recommended.

Here's the problem, though... If you're suggesting they need to "fix the issue," how little of a blue shift would a panel have to have now for you to be satisfied? Does it need to have less temperature shift than the Note 8? Is a little more permissable? Wherever you draw the line, it's in a grey area - why is it a "bad product" that deserves the lambasting it has received when zero criticism has been applied to the other OLED handsets that exhibit the same issue to a measurable degree?

 

[nelamvr6]

Re: Pixel 2 XL drama undermining Google’s entire Pixel project

I received my Pixel 2 XL today and gotta say that "bluegate" is not blown out of proportion at all. It's almost like a special effect, so crazy blue at a slight angle. Definitely not OK.

I've had my Pixel 2 XL since last Saturday and I gotta say that "bluegate" is definitely blown WAY out of proportion. I don't notice it, not even a little bit, in my day to day usage of the phone.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

The blue tint is much more prevalent on early batches.

I know someone who ordered one early. His one was HORRIBLE.

Later batches work as intended. They only shift at the extremes.

 

[Wiley_11]

The blue tint is much more prevalent on early batches.

I know someone who ordered one early. His one was HORRIBLE.

Later batches work as intended. They only shift at the extremes.

Ordered on the 4th, received on the 18th, slight blue tint here.

 

[pkcable]

I think it's a decent phone, BUT in the final analysis I could not see spending 900 dollars on a phone with so many issues. Issues which may or may not annoy me, but perhaps even more importantly would negatively effect the value when I would have gone to sell the phone in a few months.

 

[Richard Servello]

Re: Pixel 2 XL drama undermining Google’s entire Pixel project

Blue gate is real just like antenna gate for the iPhone was real and the notes was a safety hazard. I know it hurts being a android enthusiast for some of you, but they seem to have made a bad product that needs fixing. Oh well. Just fix the issue so customers can stop getting screwed over. That’s what it comes down to.

Mine is perfectly fine. I'm guessing this is yet another opinion from someone that doesn't have the device and has no basis for opinion. Other than sensationalist tech bloggers click baiting.