Did you try one of those notch apps on the Play Store that puts the notch on the screen? I did that for kicks, and it is super distracting.
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CapitalOne doesnt show the charge but my available balance reflects it.
More like 47 - 50 GB. You never get the full advertised size.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?
Verizon will have the Pixel 2 models on display at their stores tomorrow, 10/12.
sweet! thanks for the info. Do you have a link? just curious. I'll definitely have to swing by one.
No, I haven’t tried that, yet. I figured when my husband gets his iPhone X I’ll see it then. If he gets an iPhone X. I thought for sure he was planning on it.But he has not yet canceled the extra Pixel 2XL he ordered when he was trying to secure a Panda and could get only a black one preordered at first.
Looks alright although the Note 8 screen has more even whites. Can’t notice the banding.
The Note 8 is at 50% brightness in that pic while the Pixel is at 70% yet the Note still looks brighter. That’s one hell of an OLED panel Samsung has.
The Note 8 is at 50% brightness in that pic while the Pixel is at 70% yet the Note still looks brighter. That’s one hell of an OLED panel Samsung has.
yeah that should put all the "sky is falling" posts to bed....So glad we got worked up in a tizzy over that.
Thought I'd share this with you guys. My (and probably many others') journey trying to purchase a Google Pixel:
Last year, I tried and failed to secure an OG Pixel after joining the waitlist in November. After waiting two months, I gave up.
The January email is where I accepted defeat and purchased a used Nexus 6P off of eBay. The March email is a notification that the Pixel XL is back in stock on the Google Store. Woopdy doo. The October email is me pre-ordering a Pixel 2 XL last week. Alas, even that preorder will still have me waiting until mid-November.
But hey, at least I'll at last have a Pixel. A full year later. Thanks, Google.
Last year, I tried and failed to secure an OG Pixel after joining the waitlist in November. After waiting two months, I gave up.
The January email is where I accepted defeat and purchased a used Nexus 6P off of eBay. The March email is a notification that the Pixel XL is back in stock on the Google Store. Woopdy doo. The October email is me pre-ordering a Pixel 2 XL last week. Alas, even that preorder will still have me waiting until mid-November.
But hey, at least I'll at last have a Pixel. A full year later. Thanks, Google.
What i don’t get is that Android Authority reported the V30 to be brighter than the S8 Plus and Note 8 under manual max brightness and this has also been shown in YouTube videos. It was only out in direct sunlight that the Note 8 ramped up to 1000 and beat the V30. It makes no sense that the Note 8 at 50% brightness in dark conditions beats the Pixel 2 XL with 70% brightness.
I wouldn't even say that HTC were relying on it. It was more about the shiney glass back and the fantastic camera that seemed to be the big thing for the U11.
Thankfully Pixel 2 has all this extra stuff to detract from the pretty poor designs.
From reddit
"don't tell anyone because I don't want to disappoint people but its pretty lack luster. The display just appears really muted. Whether its the colors or the white balance, it just looks not right.
didn't have nearly enough time with it, but the brightness seems limited and I don't think they can fix that with software"
Of course the guy has a Note 8 so maybe he is just used to oversaturated colours.
"don't tell anyone because I don't want to disappoint people but its pretty lack luster. The display just appears really muted. Whether its the colors or the white balance, it just looks not right.
didn't have nearly enough time with it, but the brightness seems limited and I don't think they can fix that with software"
Of course the guy has a Note 8 so maybe he is just used to oversaturated colours.
No one should expect the Pixel line to have a better screen than the Note 8. Samsung is the gold standard of displays.
I received the Bellroy caramel leather case today that I purchased for my Pixel 2. Thought I’d share a pic of the case next to my Pixel XL. Again, this is the case for the smaller Pixel 2, which I should be receiving this time next week.
Photos don’t always accurately depict color, but the Bellroy caramel case is basically the same color as a new Saddle iPhone leather case. Just FYI
Photos don’t always accurately depict color, but the Bellroy caramel case is basically the same color as a new Saddle iPhone leather case. Just FYI
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Wow this is surprising!
So the Pixel 2 isn't too far away from the old Pixel XL in height?!
Interesting.
I am so drawn to this normal sized Pixel I can't explain!
I absolutely understand and appreciate just about *all* of us have OCD to a certain extent about these devices. we wouldn't be as vocal and passionate about our choices if we didn't care about the minutia. However, reading these posts about the screen differences and I do think people are working way too hard to thread the needle.
Relax, folks. The kind of scrutiny for stuff like this will lead you to dislike virtually every device on the market.
Relax, folks. The kind of scrutiny for stuff like this will lead you to dislike virtually every device on the market.
Lag is subjectively experienced but objectively proven to be there with Samsung/Samsung Experience devices. It has been improved with the Note 8 but it still drops frames more often than the Pixel/Pixel XL which is using last year's Snapdragon SoC. So anyone who has been using a Pixel or iPhone will definitely notice it, while a longtime Samsung user, or another skinned version of Android, will undoubtedly say they don't experience any sort of lag at all. Just know that it is there regardless of if you are sensitive to it or not.
<Sees noobinator's post>
<Gets hopes up>
<Decide I want regular Pixel 2>
<Checks bank balance>
<Weeps softly in the corner.>
Here’s one more pic with the Bellroy sitting inside the Peel case for the OG XL. The width is the biggest difference in the in-hand feel to me. The height isn’t as discernible yet (though it’s just a case and no phone in it yet). The width of the new 2 is why I chose it over the 2 XL. I’ve decided I want something smaller and better for one-handed use as I have average size hands for a male.
As for quality of the Bellroy, it’s not up to the Apple leather case standard, but I like the fit and finish. Nothing over the top, but just a nice, slim profile leather case. The sides are a firm TPU which I think will look good on the phone. The only complaint I have so far of the Bellroy is that they didn’t enclose the bottom of the phone. Since there’s no bottom-firing speakers, that one makes no sense.
As for quality of the Bellroy, it’s not up to the Apple leather case standard, but I like the fit and finish. Nothing over the top, but just a nice, slim profile leather case. The sides are a firm TPU which I think will look good on the phone. The only complaint I have so far of the Bellroy is that they didn’t enclose the bottom of the phone. Since there’s no bottom-firing speakers, that one makes no sense.
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OT -- I can't speak for their phone cases, but they make a heck of a wallet. Mine is still going strong after a few years. Would 100% recommend.