Phones Google Pixel 2 / Google Pixel 2 XL

[Tig Bitties]

Pixel XL 2, in a case, via @evleaks:

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914899507720130560

The front does resemble a V30, but with taller top/bottom bezels to hold in the front facing speakers

Love it, looks like a next generation Nexus 6P, the best Nexus / Pixel phone Google ever created. I went back to my 6P after having the iPhone 7 Plus and Galaxy S8+, I still find the Nexus 6P better than both those, no joke. So this Pixel 2 XL looks like it might be a beast.

 

[epicrayban]

Dat search bar... :T

 

[noobinator]

Dat search bar... :T

I might actually use it now that it is at the bottom. It is going to take up space on the stock launcher no matter what whether it's top or bottom. Might as well have it somewhere useful.

 

[slitherjef]

I'm getting kind of curious about this device. Hopefully it'll work well with Sprint (if I get one). My credit card hasn't started to sweat just yet...

 

[spinedoc77]

I might actually use it now that it is at the bottom. It is going to take up space on the stock launcher no matter what whether it's top or bottom. Might as well have it somewhere useful.

I would have preferred if they enabled it on swipe down, just like Apple. It's nice to have the screen real estate when search isn't needed. But we don't know what preferences Google will give us, maybe they will allow it only on swipe. Plus we always have Nova launcher.
[doublepost=1506967279][/doublepost]Interesting, Google now has a made for Google accessories certification program. This seems like decent evidence that Google is now looking to make themselves a hardware vendor similar to Apple. Let's see if Google can truly pull it off and actually have enough units to satisfy sales this time around.

https://9to5google.com/2017/10/02/e...gram-for-certified-accessories/#disqus_thread Yayyy!!! Now we can get $80 Google charging adapters also!!!

 

[co.ag.2005]

Without case:

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914912903450578945

 

[v0lume4]

Pixel XL 2, in a case, via @evleaks:

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914899507720130560

The front does resemble a V30, but with taller top/bottom bezels to hold in the front facing speakers

Wow. It looks exactly like the render Android Police leaked months ago. They were spot-on. I don't think that Android Police's pic featured dual front-firing speakers, however. So that's a treat. The Pixel 2 XL looks like the spiritual successor to the Nexus 6P.

I'm definitely stoked about the front firing speakers. I did hope that the bezels on the top and bottom would have been a little smaller, but with the front firing speakers, I have no room to complain.

For folks that will be purchasing a phone this year strictly on design, will the Pixel 2 XL be competitive enough?
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Without case:

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914912903450578945

Whoa, the side bezels

 

[Fireblade]

It does look better WITH a case IMO

 

[spinedoc77]

Without case:

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914912903450578945

Hmm, side bezels thicker than I expected, not made better by the bulbous frame. Still, a very acceptable phone. No it's no v30, but it's fairly close and MUCH better than the xl1. I just know they are going to overprice it though, and if I'm going to pay (my guess) $849 then it better be my dream phone including very thin side bezels. Top/bottom look decent, and I'm willing to cut them some slack because they got the stereo speakers in there.

But man, that frame is bulbous, it looks like a freakin case.

 

[MRU]

I might actually use it now that it is at the bottom. It is going to take up space on the stock launcher no matter what whether it's top or bottom. Might as well have it somewhere useful.

I just hope we can turn it off. With Google Assistant and Google Now Pane, I really don't need a search bar on my home screen .... Fingers crossed it's an option.

 

[epicrayban]

Without case:

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914912903450578945

What the heck, that doesn't quite look as polished or sleek. The bezels are shockingly big around the entire frame. Almost like the iPhone X's border-bezels.

 

[Radon87000]

Bezels are bigger than expected. They could have shaved off some more...

 

[spinedoc77]

Just putting the pic up so I don't have to keep going back to twitter. Man the more I look at it, the bigger those side bezels and frame get, it looks like it's still inside a case. Why Google? ALL you had to do was tell LG to give you the v30, that's it!!

 

[v0lume4]

Just putting the pic up so I don't have to keep going back to twitter. Man the more I look at it, the bigger those side bezels and frame get, it looks like it's still inside a case. Why Google? ALL you had to do was tell LG to give you the v30, that's it!!

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I'm sort of grasping at straws saying this, but perhaps what we're seeing isn't quite the final design.

What I'm implying is that, IF the quoted photo isn't a leaked press image, it might just be a mockup/some Photoshop trickery based on the leaked in-case photo. Maybe the real design doesn't have bezels so noticeable.

Again, grasping at straws. I'm at the bargaining stage.

 

[co.ag.2005]

Just putting the pic up so I don't have to keep going back to twitter. Man the more I look at it, the bigger those side bezels and frame get, it looks like it's still inside a case. Why Google? ALL you had to do was tell LG to give you the v30, that's it!!

seeing it on your post now (vs. twitter) defintely makes it look like there's a thin TPU/plastic case on it or something. the way the light reflects off two locations at the top. It's definitely is more bezelicious than I thought it'd be (based on it being similar to V30 rumors). I guess we'll know for sure in a few days.

 

[noobinator]

Maybe squeezable sides require larger bezels?

 

[Radon87000]

Will it have the LG V30 oled?

 

[epicrayban]

Maybe squeezable sides require larger bezels?

This might be the best theory. Are the U11's side bezels this big, too? They don't appear to be.

 

[noobinator]

This might be the best theory. Are the U11's side bezels this big, too? They don't appear to be.

They look similar. Maybe the Pixel just uses "chunkier" material for the frame but has the actual same bezel size?

https://icdn3.digitaltrends.com/image/htc-ull-review-8-1500x1000.jpg?ver=1

 

[MRU]

They don't look that much bigger than the V30.

I think we're inflating the drama here.

Here is the U11

Besides if you look at the image, it's looks like it's a render and not a genuine product shot, especially in regards to the screen. The screen appears to be just an image/shape and not an actual real screen on a device

 

[Fireblade]

They don't look that much bigger than the V30.

I think we're inflating the drama here.

Here is the U11

Besides if you look at the image, it's clear it's a render and not a product shot. The screen is clearly just an image/shape and not an actual real screen on a device

They are looking about double the size for me (of course hoping they won't)

 

[epicrayban]

I'm not sure "bezel-less" design and front-firing dual speakers can be a thing. The leak really looks odd. Whether the final thing will look better or not, we won't know til Wednesday, but for now, it's not looking pretty, IMO.

It's amazing how turned off from the Pixel 2 I've become.

 

[Tig Bitties]

To me the Pixel 2 XL just looks like an updated Nexus 6P, going back to the stereo front facing speakers. Out of all the Nexus / Pixel phones, the 6P is an all-time classic.

A smartphone with dual front speakers, is hard to have a bezel less design.

 

[spinedoc77]

Maybe squeezable sides require larger bezels?

I'm going to be really po'ed if that is the case. Stupid gimmick that no one is going to use. We have no way of knowing either because all of HTC phones have huge bezels.

 

[epicrayban]

I'm going to be really po'ed if that is the case. Stupid gimmick that no one is going to use. We have no way of knowing either because all of HTC phones have huge bezels.

Anytime you're squeezing or applying pressure to a non-tactile surface, something doesn't feel right. Like HTC U11 and Apple's 3D Touch on the screen. The only time pressure-sensitivity feels like it's been used right is in the S8/Note 8 home button and that's only because it's meant to do one and only one thing: bring you home even a Home icon isn't present. That's it.

I'll be upset if those side bezels are a result of the squeezability feature, too. Something is terribly amiss if that render is showing so much side bezel when there actually isn't. Either it's accurate (Blass is a highly reliable leaker) or the rendering is dramatically off measurement.

If you want to argue the top/bottom ones are worth it for the stereo speakers, fine (I personally disagree), but the side bezels? No.