Great videos! thanks for posting. Makes me feel reasured my pre ordered Pixel 2 XL is the right decision.
What a great advert for Google to have that young lady as part of the Team. Google are taking this very seriously now, its good, very good.
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Great videos! thanks for posting. Makes me feel reasured my pre ordered Pixel 2 XL is the right decision.
What a great advert for Google to have that young lady as part of the Team. Google are taking this very seriously now, its good, very good.
Disagree.
Google won't use glass. They will use a composite or ceramic or such. Glass is form/function and (hp socket aside) I think Google are designing against.
Anyone going caseless?
I can't decide if I should order a Spigen Thin Fit or just go for a dbrand skin.
I can't decide if I should order a Spigen Thin Fit or just go for a dbrand skin.
Going with the moment case since I have some lenses. Love caseless but afraid of beating up my phones.
Thinking about grabbing one of these:
https://store.google.com/product/power_support_pixel_2_case
That's what I currently use on my Nexus 6P. I also have a DBrand skin on my Nexus 6P.
I lived the naked life for four years with my iPhone 5. That phone was a tank. While I seldom drop my devices (never have cracked a phone screen!), I'm a bit more cautious than I used to be. A clear silicon case adds minimal bulk, still allows me to see the device, and adds shock protection from drops, so it's a "might as well" type thing for me. Will also DBrand the device eventually, too. Those white, faux-carbon-fiber skins for the backside are sick.
Can someone post the promotional video I'm assuming Google made for OIS/EIS with the guy riding a motorcycle? Completely amazing.
So the chargers included in the box do charge the promised 7 hours of use in 15 minutes. Great.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/06/pixel-2-2-xl-can-charged-27w-compliant-usb-c-pd-charger/
: cough Apple cough :
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You think they'll forego wireless charging for another year?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/06/pixel-2-2-xl-can-charged-27w-compliant-usb-c-pd-charger/
: cough Apple cough :
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You think they'll forego wireless charging for another year?
Is there any conclusive evidence that fast charging impacts battery health more quickly than standard, slower charging?
My current phone supports fast charging, and while battery life has never been great, it's certainly worse now than it was six months ago when I got it (phone is two years old).
Curious on your thoughts on this. Since this has a 6 inch screen, is the screen real estate the same as my 7 Plus or its smaller again.
Not sure what the verdict is, but doesn't appear to be a known or major issue as far as I've read.
Fast charge away.
For what it's worth, Samsung probably is in the lead of preventing battery degradation. The S8 promises to retain 95% of it's battery effectiveness over a year and the Note 8 does it over two years. Samsung didn't just bounce back from the battery debacle, they went ahead and just straight up took the lead. Their 8 step battery QC process is industry leading, too.
Hopefully Google didn't cheap out on the battery quality given the insanely fast charging they're promising.
I’ll probably only use fast charge on my Pixel 2 XL when I need it, and use a normal charging brick for all other times.
I meant in terms of viewable area. The iPhone X has a 5.8 inch screen and is smaller than the iPhone Plus but thanks to the aspect ratio, its viewable area is lesser than the Plus.
I’m not sure. I don’t know the Pixel product line well enough.
I know it’s an 18:9 display and suspect it’s a longer version of their 16:9 5.5” display, which would mean the width of the 8+ but the more height.
-6.0 inches (~76.4% screen-to-body ratio)
1440 x 2880 pixels (~538 ppi pixel density)
-5.5 inches (~71.2% screen-to-body ratio)
1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
That’s my guess
Using the link below to compare size, looks like the 2 XL display is the same width as they 7 Plus and taller, thus more real estate.
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/s...el-2-XL,Apple-iPhone-7-Plus/phones/10568,9816
I worry about that too but on the other hand I have an iPhone 7 Plus as my main phone right now. Fast charging could not possibly bork battery life as much as whatever it is Apple does to kill battery life on iOS devices. Is it iOS 11? Is it bargain basement batteries that degrade fast over time? I don’t know but I was at a party last night and trying to take some video and my battery tried to die on me—an anecdote which means nothing except I know what I’m used to an iPhone battery being able to do in a day and lately I’ve been dismayed at how my battery life fluctuates since ecem with the updates. My iPad mini 4 dies so fast. About 1% per minute by the looks of things as I use it now.
When I use my 7 Plus in bright sunlight at auto brightness , the battery drains 1% per minute. I wonder if it's that lcds drain faster than oled at higher brightness levels.
iOS 11 is just poorly optimized overall. I’ve had countless issues and I’ve never had OS issues after a major update more than I am right now. That’s what has me losing faith in Apple’s software team.
The battery on my S8+ gets crushed in direct sunlight with auto brightness cranked up.
I don’t think it’s any better than LCD in that regard.
A quarter mile walk to the gym on a sunny day can eat 5 to 10% of battery life.
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Oh boy don’t I feel stupid. I just checked and the auto brightness is all the way up, despite the fact I’m in my very dark living room. I thought we could turn auto brightness off but when I went into my display settings I couldn’t see any way to do so. What happened to that option?