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Phones Google Pixel 2 / Google Pixel 2 XL

Caught this on my Pixel 2 XL this morning while blowing bubbles with my 2 year old daughter. Pretty cool to see the reflection of the trees in my backyard! Not sure if imgur compressed the photo but thought it turned out pretty good!

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Been loving my Pixel 2 so far, everything has been working very well. The only complaint I have is the double tap to wake has been fairly inconsistent. Sometimes I feel like I have to tap the screen 6 times before it registers anything. Not a huge deal but noticable.
 
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Got the April Security updates last night on my P2XL. Haven't noticed any differences......meanwhile my S9+ is still on the February update 😡
 
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A fair few people on Reddit saying the latest update has improved battery life...have to say, I think I can say the same too on my 2 XL.
 
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Bass said:
I'm sure I can hear another Pixel 2 calling your name 😛

If the P20 Pro doesn't work out for you, come on back home! (I will be interested to hear your thoughts on the Huawei, though).
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Haha, unfortunately, I think my time with the Pixel 2 is done now.
One of my favourite phones the smaller Pixel 2 though, just a shame about the issues. I still love it though.

The only thing that might stop me gelling with the P20 Pro is if the camera doesn't live up to expectations in everyday useage, or if EMUI gets in the way too much. Or both! (Hopefully not though...)

I am glad that the battery seems to be improving with this Pixel 2 update though as that was the only thing ruining an otherwise incredible phone.
 
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Bass said:
A fair few people on Reddit saying the latest update has improved battery life...have to say, I think I can say the same too on my 2 XL.
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Too early for me to really tell, but it did hold a charge a bit better overnight last night. It was a maintenance release as well so they apparently fixed a bunch of issues.
 
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Haha, unfortunately, I think my time with the Pixel 2 is done now.
One of my favourite phones the smaller Pixel 2 though, just a shame about the issues. I still love it though.

The only thing that might stop me gelling with the P20 Pro is if the camera doesn't live up to expectations in everyday useage, or if EMUI gets in the way too much. Or both! (Hopefully not though...)

I am glad that the battery seems to be improving with this Pixel 2 update though as that was the only thing ruining an otherwise incredible phone.
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Did you already move on from the iPhone X?
 
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Wildo6882 said:
Did you already move on from the iPhone X?
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Nooo.
The iPhone is my main device (and I won't be selling it) and the P20 Pro will be a secondary phone on a second line which will allow me to tinker with Android, and have a better camera. According to early impressions from tech reviewers etc.

The iPhone camera is good, but it is not as good as the top Android phones and is the only thing about the X that I'm not crazy on.

Having said that, I am loving the X and really pleased I went back to it. It just works so well for me and the battery is very good indeed. Sometimes, the simplicity of iOS is refreshing. I plan on getting an Apple Watch next month, so the iPhone will always be a keeper now.
 
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jamezr said:
Got the April Security updates last night on my P2XL. Haven't noticed any differences......meanwhile my S9+ is still on the February update 😡
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I will be hacking your S9+. Mwahahaha!

Actually I can barely operate my own television set, so you’re safe from me. This is the trade off going with a non Android One or non pixel device. I must admit I didn’t even stop to think about it being April already, once I got past the April Fools jokes.

I love my Pixel 2, but my Samsung has an edge over it, no pun intended. The hardware is just better. But if Google and their poached HTC engineers come through they can easily steal me back from Samsung, especially since I’m still using my Pixel a lot. It would help to keep them notch free and give them back the headphone jack, but I have a feeling that’s not going to happen. 🙄
 
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GrumpyMom said:
I will be hacking your S9+. Mwahahaha!

Actually I can barely operate my own television set, so you’re safe from me. This is the trade off going with a non Android One or non pixel device. I must admit I didn’t even stop to think about it being April already, once I got past the April Fools jokes.

I love my Pixel 2, but my Samsung has an edge over it, no pun intended. The hardware is just better. But if Google and their poached HTC engineers come through they can easily steal me back from Samsung, especially since I’m still using my Pixel a lot. It would help to keep them notch free and give them back the headphone jack, but I have a feeling that’s not going to happen. 🙄
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I hope the Pixel 3 will improve on the hardware end. If they can leverage the HTC staff know how and pair that with the always smooth software side of things then they will have a great phone in the Pixel 3.

Hoping to see wireless charging added this year as well.
 
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Does anyone carry an 8 Plus and a Pixel XL2 how does battery life compare between the two over 24 hours without charging?
 
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Does anyone carry an 8 Plus and a Pixel XL2 how does battery life compare between the two over 24 hours without charging?
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iPhone 8 Plus battery is a little better in my use, but pretty close. Pixel 2 XL is about as good of battery life as I have had on an android phone though.
 
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