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Like that a lot! Best start saving my pennies
**** The Official Google Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL Thread ****
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Looks awful. If that is what it looks like, I'll not be getting one and will turn my focus to the Mate 10 Pro.
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They need to do a lot better than that! A lot better
Photos never do phones justice though. Need to set it in the flesh.
Photos never do phones justice though. Need to set it in the flesh.
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I bought it from carphone warehouse, what a mistake
Pah, if only it were that simple. I spent most of Friday morning onto Google via live chat and the guy I spoke to said they won't replace it as it's a software issue
Well the aforementioned Bluetooth issues are still very much present. Battery life has been erratic - I wouldn't say overall worse but it does seem to have its moments when it gets guzzled up by something. Notifications seem to be hit and miss, 50% of the time I get no WhatsApp alerts.
I purchased from CPW as well. Have you been into them about your Pixel issues? That was my next plan but I'm guessing you're going to tell me it's a waste of time
Hang on, do you think that this is stopping you RMAing to Google?
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I know.Dem bezels on the pixel 2........
Not sure what I'm going to do actually. I'll maybe wait until tomorrow and see the unveiling.
V30 still tempts me but. Yeah.
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XL 2 looks fine to me. No silly edge display and the top and bottom bezels are perfectly fine, especially if they hold front-facing speakers.
The standard Pixel 2 does look rather ancient in comparison though.
Google's phones always look better in the flesh than in pictures too.
The standard Pixel 2 does look rather ancient in comparison though.
Google's phones always look better in the flesh than in pictures too.
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To be honest, yes I did.....although I have read a lot of reports on the google forums that google are not accepting returns as it's software bugs!
Pixel 2 XL on top.
Pixel 2 on Bottom.
What this tells me is that the XL is definitely the flagship phone.
Also the front display is a wide range of colours that show off the display really well.
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I purchased from CPW as well. Have you been into them about your Pixel issues? That was my next plan but I'm guessing you're going to tell me it's a waste of time
They are owned by Dixons and have their own mobile repair factory in place (it's just down the road from my house). We know it's software so I figured it would be a waste of time going in.
I've created yet another thread on the pixel forums. https://productforums.google.com/fo...gZAuoDmWY;context-place=forum/phone-by-google
Googles handling of this has been shocking, in fact their customer services is like most other android manufacturers.....disgusting.
This is the non original thread they locked (the first one, mine, they deleted)
https://productforums.google.com/fo...qd695WwPnTmWnwjYd_U1_6F|sort:date|spell:false
As to the timing of the release of each phone, if the rumour is true, makes some sense.
Last year the original Pixels were announced also on 4 October and shipments began 20 October, one day later than the rumoured shipment date of the Pixel 2.
As we all recall, the Pixel XL was in extremely short supply for many months. So if the rumour of a 15 November delivery date is true for the Pixel 2 XL, then it means that Google has a good chance of securing enough supply to avoid disappointment, while getting a good read on demand.
However, with the iPhone X due to ship on 3 November, I would not be surprised to see Google move up the date of the Pixel 2 XL as you would, ideally, like it to be available for a direct challenge to the X.
Last year the original Pixels were announced also on 4 October and shipments began 20 October, one day later than the rumoured shipment date of the Pixel 2.
As we all recall, the Pixel XL was in extremely short supply for many months. So if the rumour of a 15 November delivery date is true for the Pixel 2 XL, then it means that Google has a good chance of securing enough supply to avoid disappointment, while getting a good read on demand.
However, with the iPhone X due to ship on 3 November, I would not be surprised to see Google move up the date of the Pixel 2 XL as you would, ideally, like it to be available for a direct challenge to the X.
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I kinda like the look of the smaller one