What Do You DISlike About 2 XL?

[j_grouchy]

Lack of wireless charging and the 2:1 display.

What's wrong with 2:1 display?

 

[ronin_cse]

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Touché

 

[mj0528]

Touché

The screen would bother me. I had the first Moto phone and the screen was horrible although battery was good (reason for such crap display). Great phone otherwise but I just couldn't get past it. Now that I'm used to the latest Samsung screen, it would drive me nuts to no end. People should speak to Google with their money and avoid it so next year's would be that much better. Google wouldn't allow a sub par screen 2 years in a row

 

[Marlon Persaud]

No wireless charging
No dark mode/theming
Poor manual camera settings
No 2nd camera (portrait mode should suffice)


Sure they're minor issues but they'll probably become more and more frustrating over time.

How are you guys pros and you don't even know how to activate dark mode on the pixel 2?!
Try changing your wallpaper to a dark wallpaper and watch what AUTOMATICALLY happens!
This is the way it should be.
Your Welcome!

 

[Paulo Victor Resende]

I think wireless charging is still not a big deal to us today. I've used it on some Samsung phones, and I've always preferred to use cables and fast chargers. It's slow, technology is still not good enough. Even in new cars that have wireless charging docks, the functionality probably will not be used because you need to connect the cable to use Android Auto or Apple Car Play.

 

[CoachRyanFitness]

No wireless charging
No dark mode/theming
Poor manual camera settings
No 2nd camera (portrait mode should suffice)


Sure they're minor issues but they'll probably become more and more frustrating over time.

There is dark mode on the launcher.

 

[anthony2558]

Stuff the internals into the LG G6 frame and we got a deal.

 

[Paulo Victor Resende]

I think wireless charging is still not a big deal to us today. I've used it on some Samsung phones, and I've always preferred to use cables and fast chargers. It's slow, technology is still not good enough. Even in new cars that have wireless charging docks, the functionality probably will not be used because you need to connect the cable to use Android Auto or Apple Car Play.

 

[Jeremy8000]

To those who are disappointed in the lack of manual camera settings, don't lose hope yet! Google designed, built, and put their first fully custom SoC, the "Pixel Visual Core," in both Pixels. Per Google, it will be activated in 'coming weeks' and in time will allow 3rd party camera apps to use it in conjunction with their own captures, including taking advantage of Google's HDR processing (which is, imo, 2nd to none).

 

[johnnysd]

I would fire every member of that product team if they made those the requirements. Wireless charging is the only thing from that list that's even debatable on whether or not it's a value add.

A significant number of people would disagree especially on the headphone jack, and the all glass thing will fade as people get tired of cracking the backs of their phones. A Verizon rep told me that in one of their trainings they were told that the industry is likely to move away from all glass.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

I'm glad people are drafting to cancel their orders... Maybe I'll move up in the line. Haha

 

[Aquila]

A significant number of people would disagree especially on the headphone jack, and the all glass thing will fade as people get tired of cracking the backs of their phones. A Verizon rep told me that in one of their trainings they were told that the industry is likely to move away from all glass.

I hope they do move away from all glass. Pixel devices don't have all glass which I'm glad about, I'd be in favor of removing what little glass remains.

 

[dsignori]

Although I prefer oversaturated color and extreme brightness I find I grow totally used to any device screen I use on a daily basis for a couple of days. Of course if I were to compare it to another screen every day that sensory adaptation might never occur.

Exactly the same here ..

 

[Barki prasad Dohutia]

No wireless charging
No dark mode/theming
Poor manual camera settings
No 2nd camera (portrait mode should suffice)


Sure they're minor issues but they'll probably become more and more frustrating over time.

Google will use the actual wireless charging...not like wireless charging with a wire and use a pad..this is actually not wireless with a wire and a pad..

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Looks like there is a vivid mode for those complaining about the muted screen colors..

https://youtu.be/m1Hmm0Jg97c

 

[Piotr Bagniewski]

No wireless charging
No dark mode/theming
Poor manual camera settings
No 2nd camera (portrait mode should suffice)


Sure they're minor issues but they'll probably become more and more frustrating over time.

If you choose dark wallpaper then you get dark theme

 

[Jeremy8000]

The product requirements from marketing should have said, "keep it as small as possible, but the phone will have a 3.5mm jack, flash socket, IP68, wireless charging, no glass back, and look at ways to have a removable battery so it can have the biggest battery possible"

Hmm... Keep it as small as possible, but: have a 3.5mm jack (adds volume), flash socket (adds volume), wireless charging (adds volume), a removable battery (either adds volume or has to be smaller capacity) so it can have the biggest battery possible.

Can't have it all...

 

[Jeremy8000]

Hmm... Keep it as small as possible, but: have a 3.5mm jack (adds volume), flash socket (adds volume), wireless charging (adds volume), a removable battery (either adds volume or has to be smaller capacity) so it can have the biggest battery possible.

Can't have it all...

[Edit - just reread your post and saw that it was an idea of what Marketing should have described for requirements - Marketing isn't generally bound by logic, engineering, etc, so I guess that would have been a fine statement]

 

[Aquila]

No wireless charging
No dark mode/theming
Poor manual camera settings
No 2nd camera (portrait mode should suffice)


Sure they're minor issues but they'll probably become more and more frustrating over time.

Dark Mode and theming both exist. Dark mode is automatic when you use a dark wallpaper, it takes care of menus, folders, app drawer, etc. Substratum also works on Android O.

2nd camera seems to not matter much when they're doing it sort of amazingly with one camera. What do you mean about camera settings, like you want manual controls, ala LG, etc?

 

[redtiki]

I cancelled my order for the Pixel 2 XL. I went and tired the ones at a Verizon store and it didn't fully convince me spend $900 on this phone to upgrade from my Nexus 6P. There speakers are clearer with more detail but the overall volume was lower than the 6P. There 2:1 aspect ratio was odd, reading articles the text seemed smaller and most YouTube videos had black borders on all 4 sides, especially movie trailers. The thing that disappointed me the most was the vibration strength. It's about the same as the 6P and I can't feel that thing of the phones in my pocket and I'm walking. The S8+ next to it had a much stronger vibration motor and better yet I could control the intensity in the settings.
All of this coupled with no headphone jack and no included headphones coupled with the doubts on screen quality, I really couldn't justify upgrading at this point for the price.
And that brings me back to difference from the Nexus line, these phones were not perfect but we're priced low enough for you to look past the few quirks and issues. The Pixel lines are not, and for $900 to $1000 ( don't forget the tax) I expect to get a lot closer to perfection