Can't say I've ever noticed any tint on my P2.
If I hold it to my nose and tilt it I guess I could see something shimmery as you said. Definitely no blue tint anyway that I can notice.
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Can't say I've ever noticed any tint on my P2.
If I hold it to my nose and tilt it I guess I could see something shimmery as you said. Definitely no blue tint anyway that I can notice.
Is the screen grainy?
At a comfortable viewing distance you don't really notice a colour shift when rotating your phone if displaying a predominately white or light colour screen?
No, the screen looks smooth and clear regardless of angle.
Nope, None that I can see or have noticed in over a years ownership.
Do you know when the device was made?
This one was built on 16/11/2017 in Taiwan Taoyuan A factory.
It didn't occur to me to note down the serial number of the first phone so I can't check that one.
They both came with android 8.0.0 and Sep 2017 security patch.
Thanks.
I have seen them in Argos & fancied getting one to have a dabble with Android Q but I am a bit reluctant as I don't want a screen that was built a long while ago when the screens where naff.
Any in shops that you could compare to or a member close by with one?
I took the second Pixel 2 back for a refund. Disappointed as I really like everything apart from the screen.
I had a play with a bunch of Samsungs in a phone shop. A number of them suffered to a greater or lesser extent from blue shift. This didn't, however, cause me problems. What I realised with all these phones is a white background looked "flat" like a solid slab of colour. When tilting the phone the white shifted into blue but it still looked like a solid colour.
The Pixel 2s I had suffered relatively little blue shift compared to some of the Samsungs. The problem was when viewed anything other than directly perpendicular a white screen didn't look solid. It was shimmery, inconsistent and fleeting in a way that I can't describe. It prevented my eyes from settling and relaxing while reading. I also noticed, when compared to the Samsungs, the screen lost its sharpness/clarity when viewing text/icons at an angle.
When viewing pictures or video the problem isn't evident at all. I expect the next owners of these phones will be happy with their purchase if they don't use it for reading books.
I had a play with a bunch of Samsungs in a phone shop. A number of them suffered to a greater or lesser extent from blue shift. This didn't, however, cause me problems. What I realised with all these phones is a white background looked "flat" like a solid slab of colour. When tilting the phone the white shifted into blue but it still looked like a solid colour.
The Pixel 2s I had suffered relatively little blue shift compared to some of the Samsungs. The problem was when viewed anything other than directly perpendicular a white screen didn't look solid. It was shimmery, inconsistent and fleeting in a way that I can't describe. It prevented my eyes from settling and relaxing while reading. I also noticed, when compared to the Samsungs, the screen lost its sharpness/clarity when viewing text/icons at an angle.
When viewing pictures or video the problem isn't evident at all. I expect the next owners of these phones will be happy with their purchase if they don't use it for reading books.
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So how is everyone who has one of the first batches of pixel 2 battery holding up? Looks like I am only getting 12-14 hours out of a full charge. Is it still Worthing reinstalling OS every so often?
Mines about the same now, gone downhill pretty rapidly the last couple of months.
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Its still pretty good but not as good as it used to be, mostly always gets through a day, but not with as much confidence as in the past.
rubbish.
my gf uses my 2xl now that I got soon after release and she struggles to get a day out of it.
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I got in mine Feb 2018 and the battery still lasts all day.
Even my old S7 edge I gave to my mother still has decent battery and easily lasts her all day, although admittedly she doesn't do much web browsing etc.
Even my old S7 edge I gave to my mother still has decent battery and easily lasts her all day, although admittedly she doesn't do much web browsing etc.
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Battery on mine varies massively on mobile coverage. It struggles to get through a day at home where it hangs onto a very weak 4g signal. Where as at work were I get good coverage I can go home with over 80% at the end of the day. This can be mitagated by forcing it onto 2g when at home. The iPhone 7 I had perviously was affected much less by poor signal.
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well as wee experiment i charged mine to 100% and then left it overnight. Dropped 20% between 2300-0000 and 0600. So not great, but not the worst either. The wifes iphone 7 barely holds a charge these days so by comparison i cant complain
Only issue I have with my P2 is the lag from unlocking using the finger scanner and having to wait a couple of seconds until it becomes responsive.
Battery does seem to be a little worse but I can hit a full day normally no problem and still have 20-30% but I'm a light user.
Battery does seem to be a little worse but I can hit a full day normally no problem and still have 20-30% but I'm a light user.
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My 2XL seems to have developed a new issue.
The scrolling randomly becomes very choppy / sluggish, almost like its running at 5 or 10 frames per second. Fixed with a reboot when it first happened (yesterday), but its happened again today.
Anyone else seen anything like this?
The scrolling randomly becomes very choppy / sluggish, almost like its running at 5 or 10 frames per second. Fixed with a reboot when it first happened (yesterday), but its happened again today.
Anyone else seen anything like this?