The Official Google Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL Thread

MrRockliffe · 9 Oct 2017 at 17:28

ddoubleep said:
Anyone concerned with the 2700mAh battery? Will this be enough to last a full day with moderate to heavy use or will I likely be having to top up and charge. Silly they didn't make it more.

Probably not, my OnePlus 5 just about lasts me the day. I'm on 35% right now, and it's considered to have good battery life.

glenimp617 · 9 Oct 2017 at 17:28

thewanted said:
Google charges on despatch, right? I can't find that info on their site

Yep, it says on the order email (obviously you dont get to find that out until after youve placed the order)

chanjy · 9 Oct 2017 at 17:50

MrRockliffe said:
Probably not, my OnePlus 5 just about lasts me the day. I'm on 35% right now, and it's considered to have good battery life.

Yes it has a 3300mAh battery vs 2700 on the Pixel 2. But you still have to be a pretty heavy user to use it all up in a day, how many hours SOT is that?

Dirk Diggler · 9 Oct 2017 at 18:19

chanjy said:
Will they? I've heard mixed messages on this with some saying they won't?

I have personal experience of it. Google will take care of the RMA with no postage costs incurred.

MrRockliffe · 9 Oct 2017 at 18:31

chanjy said:
Yes it has a 3300mAh battery vs 2700 on the Pixel 2. But you still have to be a pretty heavy user to use it all up in a day, how many hours SOT is that?

On 29% now and 3 hours and 30 mins of screen on time

GeX · 9 Oct 2017 at 20:02

String said:
I have personal experience of it. Google will take care of the RMA with no postage costs incurred.

I spoke with Google online chat, and they said that the difference is that if you order directly from Google then they'll ship you a new phone and then you ship the broken one back to them. If you buy from a 3rd party then you need to send the phone to them first and they'll ship out a new one once they receive it.

thewanted · 9 Oct 2017 at 20:03

TheOracle said:
Yep, it says on the order email (obviously you dont get to find that out until after youve placed the order)

Cool, that's good. Thanks!

Dirk Diggler · 9 Oct 2017 at 20:06

GeX said:
I spoke with Google online chat, and they said that the difference is that if you order directly from Google then they'll ship you a new phone and then you ship the broken one back to them. If you buy from a 3rd party then you need to send the phone to them first and they'll ship out a new one once they receive it.

I was requested to send mine back before replacement was shipped. Turnaround was 4 working days.

chanjy · 9 Oct 2017 at 22:28

String said:
I have personal experience of it. Google will take care of the RMA with no postage costs incurred.

GeX said:
I spoke with Google online chat, and they said that the difference is that if you order directly from Google then they'll ship you a new phone and then you ship the broken one back to them. If you buy from a 3rd party then you need to send the phone to them first and they'll ship out a new one once they receive it.

String said:
I was requested to send mine back before replacement was shipped. Turnaround was 4 working days.

Thanks guys that is most useful to know indeed

unwashed potato! · 10 Oct 2017 at 00:22

Indeed. I have to say having the full Google warranty it really is so handy having your old phone to make sure everything you want to across on the new one. I forgot some settings for an app, checked old to make sure it behaves the same way etc

Fallen god · 10 Oct 2017 at 00:33

I've order both phones, Pixel 2 in kinda blue and XL in panda. I really don't think I will get on with the XL, if so gf has dips as her order is due December and mine is Nov 15th, get the blue on the 18th. Wish the Pixel 2 was closer to the s8 and not this beast with the huge bezels, but everything else about the phone is shaping up to be epic.

glenimp617 · 10 Oct 2017 at 06:40

Gex is right. I bought from carphone and google asked me to send it back before they would send my new one. Still happy they sent me the next model up in a bigger size though. Pixel 32gb > Pixel XL 128gb. eBay here I come!

uvarvu · 10 Oct 2017 at 09:02

Fallen god said:
Wish the Pixel 2 was closer to the s8 and not this beast with the huge bezels, but everything else about the phone is shaping up to be epic.

My current phone is a Pixel XL so to me the bezels on this are tiny lol

unwashed potato! · 10 Oct 2017 at 09:34

uvarvu said:
My current phone is a Pixel XL so to me the bezels on this are tiny lol

the pixel xl and pixel 2 have very similar bezels imo

Fallen god · 10 Oct 2017 at 09:45

uvarvu said:
My current phone is a Pixel XL so to me the bezels on this are tiny lol

I'm using an iPhone for the normal pixel bezels are fine, its just the current landscape it looks bad when you see Samsung going all screen on their whole line up including the general S8.

uvarvu · 10 Oct 2017 at 10:07

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
the pixel xl and pixel 2 have very similar bezels imo

Argh was comparing between the XL and 2XL.

kona786 · 10 Oct 2017 at 10:10

Fallen god said:
I'm using an iPhone for the normal pixel bezels are fine, its just the current landscape it looks bad when you see Samsung going all screen on their whole line up including the general S8.

Bezels vs curved screen... I'd probably still take bezel.

Fallen god · 10 Oct 2017 at 10:21

kona786 said:
Bezels vs curved screen... I'd probably still take bezel.

Same, just wish the Pixel 2 had the same bezels as the XL. I still find the XL size is too big for my girlie hands.

GMac11 · 10 Oct 2017 at 11:10

kona786 said:
Bezels vs curved screen... I'd probably still take bezel.

+1. I really don't mind the bezels on my XL nor the 'chin', quite frankly it gives you somewhere to hold on to

That being said the 2 XL looks the business!

chanjy · 10 Oct 2017 at 11:36

Anyone found a good tempered glass protector for the 2 for sale yet?

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