Yeah I could tell this from virtually every sample I've seen on the internet. The S9 is clearly very very good, but nothing touches the Pixels camera and that's why I will struggle to use anything else.
Nah, we all get the recurring itch to play with different tech. I’m in the same boat regarding the Pixel 2 XL. While I use mostly Apple hardware, I also live quite predominantly in the Google ecosystem (gmail, using my Google account to sync much of my content, Google Play Music/YouTube Red subscription for the family, Nvidia Shield TV, Google WiFi, Chromecast audio and Google Home devices scattered around the house) and often think I would benefit more from using a Pixel.
However, when I stop to actually think about it, I realize that none of the issues I had during my previous Pixel XL and Pixel 2 XL ownership have changed so I’ll most likely be just as frustrated.
Still doesn’t completely curb that urge to jump back in though.
I've both an iPhone X and the Pixel XL 2, the latter a very recent purchase. Love the XL but iPhone is my daily driver purely because most of my family and friends are on iOS and the convenience of using iMessage and things like FaceTime are too strong.
Think I'm hankering for the smaller Pixel 2.
I like this XL, don't get me wrong. But in every day use I can't use it one handed at all. I also seem to be doing a lot of mis-taps like when I pick the phone up when it is unlocked, some app will open or I'll press on something.
It's just cumbersome for my smaller hands. Slightly too wide to, which is what makes it so tricky for me.
Also, the battery life is only slightly better than it was on my reg sized, which is a bit of a surprise.
Weirdly, I actually find the design of the smaller Pixel nicer. Even with the bezels!
I like the flat screen more and I like that it has that chamfered silver running around it which catches the light nicely.
The XL doesn't have any of those little details other than on the back around the FPS and in the 'G' logo. But I don't see the back, so it's a little lost on me.
Think I am going to swap it out for the smaller using my free 14 day exchange.
The only problem now is, over here they're offering the 128gb Pixel 2 at the same price as the 64gb - at the 64gb price.
The 'Kinda Blue' (ma fave) doesn't come in 128gb, so it would seem silly to get that when I could double my storage for the same price, just on a different colour.
I'm actually quite annoyed at my blue one messing up as I was very content.
Think I'm hankering for the smaller Pixel 2.
I like this XL, don't get me wrong. But in every day use I can't use it one handed at all. I also seem to be doing a lot of mis-taps like when I pick the phone up when it is unlocked, some app will open or I'll press on something.
It's just cumbersome for my smaller hands. Slightly too wide to, which is what makes it so tricky for me.
Also, the battery life is only slightly better than it was on my reg sized, which is a bit of a surprise.
Weirdly, I actually find the design of the smaller Pixel nicer. Even with the bezels!
I like the flat screen more and I like that it has that chamfered silver running around it which catches the light nicely.
The XL doesn't have any of those little details other than on the back around the FPS and in the 'G' logo. But I don't see the back, so it's a little lost on me.
Think I am going to swap it out for the smaller using my free 14 day exchange.
The only problem now is, over here they're offering the 128gb Pixel 2 at the same price as the 64gb - at the 64gb price.
The 'Kinda Blue' (ma fave) doesn't come in 128gb, so it would seem silly to get that when I could double my storage for the same price, just on a different colour.
I'm actually quite annoyed at my blue one messing up as I was very content.
Oh hey guess what.
My 2 XL is boiling hot and the battery is draining fast!
I am beyond THRILLED.
Oh hey guess what.
My 2 XL is boiling hot and the battery is draining fast!
I am beyond THRILLED.
Yeah, that's why I ended up returning it and then trying this XL.
I had thought about this but I'm using all the same apps as when I had the original Pixel 2 in January and had zero problems until that Feb update.
The only apps I added to my smaller device were wallpaper apps like Zedge, but I uninstalled all of them to check if they were a problem.
When I factory reset my smaller Pixel 2, I didn't restore from back up and didn't download any apps other than the usual ones I've always had and it still drained and got hot.
Same thing with this 2 XL. Setup from new and downloaded the same set of apps and now having the same problems.
When I check what apps are using the battery, they're all seemingly using up a percentage of battery that I'd expect really, with no one app taking a huge portion which makes me think there's a problem with it.
I just don't know what to do now. Genuinely annoyed at this constantly happening, even on a different device.
I can't keep going through them but I don't want anything else.
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What a shame. I wonder what happened that the update could have caused such a thing for you. There was a woman on this forum I bumped into during a random discussion of how apps can run rogue on Android. She and I both had experience with an app on both iOS and Android. On the Android phone the app kept running in the background and caused the battery to run down and the phone to heat up. It was an app to control the sphero BB-8 robot toy. It ran fine on iOS. iOS is good about keeping apps from doing that.Thanks man
And nope, not too hot or cold. We had a cold snap last week but the phone never went outside unless it was in my pocket and that was only to walk to the canteen in work or to my car and back.
And as much as it would be a good idea to do that one app at a time, I am absolutely not going through that!
I think I'm going to return it when I can get to the store and then look at something else. Don't really want any other device but I'm a bit fed up of it all now.
