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Oh I hate all the ads on that site. Sometimes my browser jumps when I am reading something because an ad is loading somewhere on the page.
And then you turn on the ad blocker and the web site gets mad and the screen real estate is tiny as hell.
Alot of us at night use our phones at low brightness especially when reading in bed. So you think people will not notice this issue...too many instances of "normal usage" where I am near my significant other with low brightness set while browsing or reading. People keep saying it will go unnoticed but real life situations will still bring this up.
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PFSense and PFBlocker NG with IPV4 and DNSBL block lists....then Open VPN to your PFsense router with all devices.....few ads and security is added!
I can only use android central on tapatalk....sorry but that site does need some help.
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The normal sized pixel 2 has a Samsung 1080p AMOLED screen so at least it will most likely be good quality.
That is still a very narrow use case for most people. Then it won’t bother most people even if they have the issue as they will not even notice it. But it makes for good internet fodder.
Congratulations! I was refreshing the Google store page when they were announcing the pixel, and the page went live even before they announced pricing. Snagged a 64 gb XL black that is arriving Oct 16th/17th.Honestly don't care about the bootloader, since I don't root my devices.
The Verizon version is unlocked (in relation to carrier) right? Should have picked that one. Bah.
Still peace of mind to know that the phone is 100% mine, with absolutely no ties to my current Verizon account until I put my SIM in. But that comes at a price -- one additional month to be exact.
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CONGRATS!
Delivery ETA?
Yes, expedited. I'm on a Mate 9 currently, so I'm expecting this will be a decent upgrade.
You mean Mate 9 vs Pixel camera? The Mate 9 does a decent job but the bokeh mode is rather aggressive. Here is a shot of my puppy from today.
pictures of the Pixel 2.You mean Mate 9 vs Pixel camera? The Mate 9 does a decent job but the bokeh mode is rather aggressive. Here is a shot of my puppy from today.
I'm thinking about doing an unboxing, myself.
I'll do pictures of the phone, but I'm planning to do camera shots of mate 9 vs Pixel 2. There will be a difference, but I'm curious to see how big of a difference it will be.
Oh Gosh I remember that thread. They also had to record video on slow motion to see these spots, if I remember correctly. I or someone else tried pointing out that recording slow motion video in pitch dark is not a normal reasonable usage of the camera but we got that speech about “We pay so much money for these phones we deserve to have them be perfect.”
Who in their right minds records slow motion videos in pitch darkness to discover something like that in the first place? Other than Kim Kardashian. Oh...oh goodness, you don’t suppose...um, never mind.
Anyway, why are we worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet? It’s an LG concern, anyway. I know LG makes the big Pixel that doesn’t mean we are set for a huge problem with the Pixel 2XL.
If it does turn out to be something, well thanks to this discussion we know what it is and we will just get together and help each other get refunds and talk about whether we should try again for another big Pixel or switch to the little one. I guess there is the concern for people trading in their phones. For those people, I would advise waiting to see how things shake out once the phones hit the street.
I'm on iPhone 7 Plus right now. I might do a comparison.What are you currently using? I think it would be great if everyone can do a test shot to compare their current phone to pixel 2 they are buying
I go all ADHD when I try to listen to that guy talk. I don’t know if it’s him or me. Anyway, what I took away from that video, what I saw of it anyway, was that I am glad I decided to put aside my V30 crush and go for stock Android. I can’t wait to try it on my Pixel 2XL.
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That’s actually one of my use cases since I like to read ebooks and forums at night right before I fall asleep. But if I get a defective display I’ll exchange the phone. No biggie. Really, we don’t need to make this into something like the exploding Note recall dramas. Even that was not the worst thing I’ve ever put up with for a consumer product.
Maybe I'm crazy but I'm starting to think the Regular Pixel 2 looks nicer than the XL 2... Yeah the bezels are big but there's something about the XL screen and bezels that look odd.
This guy just received a Pixel 2 XL and is gonna do an AMA tomorrow.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/75lens/just_got_my_pixel_2_xl/?st=J8MHWK9V&sh=e584685f
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/75lens/just_got_my_pixel_2_xl/?st=J8MHWK9V&sh=e584685f
Yeah, front firing dual-speakers really clashes with the notion of an edge-to-edge screen experience. Plus the squeezable sides -- I wonder if that's the cause of the oddly large side-bezels, too. The whole thing just doesn't look quite right.
The regular Pixel 2 only looks better because we're more familiar with it, I think, but you can't let it off the hook either. Those bezels are pretty big even for a bezel-phone! They appear to be larger than the 5X bezels! Yes, dual-speakers, but they achieved that on the Pixel 2 XL with much less bezels comparatively. It's still something of a mystery to me why the Pixel 2 bezels needed to be this large. Can't wait to see a teardown.
I think both models look a little odd, but I like the functionality of them both.
I wonder if its possible to do front facing speakers in the same style as the essential phone? It managed to have a front facing earpiece blend right into frame.
Mi Mix 2 did the same thing. I wonder if those speakers are too small to drive audio the way the Pixels will?
Just some tidbits from the ama. It's resuming tomorrow.
- Didn't order the phone, was given it by a Google Employee (relative)
- It is 128gb
- Has notification LED, no answer on if it's white or multi colored
- Hasn't tested fingerprint sensor
- It is running 8.0.0
- Metal speaker grill
- OS takes up 11gb
- When asked to see if it has screen issues like V30: "Not that I have found"
- Feels same thickness as iPhone 7
That's the size of the OS?! Holy smokes. Call me out of touch, but I thought we were still living in the days of 6GB mobile OS's. I guess I just haven't checked in a while. That, or Android is larger than iOS.
So my 64GB Pixel 2 XL is actually 55GB?