I'll second that. Black is gorgeous in person and feels amazing in the hand. The feel of it makes any loss of wireless charging easier to swallow for me.
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I'll second that. Black is gorgeous in person and feels amazing in the hand. The feel of it makes any loss of wireless charging easier to swallow for me.
Annnnnd I have burn in! Wow. SO frustrating.
On the left is my Note 8, about 7 weeks old. On the right is my Pixel XL 2 128GB, all of 3 days old. Focus on the bottom of the respective screens, where the nav buttons would be.
Perhaps it's ghosting but that doesn't make it any better.
On the left is my Note 8, about 7 weeks old. On the right is my Pixel XL 2 128GB, all of 3 days old. Focus on the bottom of the respective screens, where the nav buttons would be.
Perhaps it's ghosting but that doesn't make it any better.
No burn in or ghosting on my V30. That's crazy that it happened that fast! Can you return or exchange it?Annnnnd I have burn in! Wow. SO frustrating.
On the left is my Note 8, about 7 weeks old. On the right is my Pixel XL 2 128GB, all of 3 days old. Focus on the bottom of the respective screens, where the nav buttons would be.
Perhaps it's ghosting but that doesn't make it any better.
Google needs to recall the Pixel 2 XL. No way around it. For $1000 this is completely unacceptable. This phone’s display should compare favourably to Note 8 and iPhone X and it doesn’t.
Wow, that sucks. That has always been a concern of mine in getting AMOLED phones, luckily I haven't had to deal with that yet.Annnnnd I have burn in! Wow. SO frustrating.
On the left is my Note 8, about 7 weeks old. On the right is my Pixel XL 2 128GB, all of 3 days old. Focus on the bottom of the respective screens, where the nav buttons would be.
Perhaps it's ghosting but that doesn't make it any better.
At least it you shouldn't have problems exchanging it, as long as it's in stock.
Oh yeah. 14 day return period. I'm not going to exchange. I'll wait a few weeks to see where this goes. I definitely want the phone again though. It's awesome.
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We'll see. It could be isolated to a specific batch.
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This really shouldn't be an issue anymore. AMOLED tech has improved greatly.
https://android.gadgethacks.com/new...ling-up-now-its-affecting-pixel-2-xl-0180669/
*sigh*
LG still hasn't come up with a quality display for mobile in awhile. Not since the G2 have I been impressed. Image retention happens on my current phones which are LCD, so I put plain black wallpaper and anything with white or black backgrounds. The news of burn-in on the Pixel 2 XL as POLED is worrisome.
The iPhone X is the one to get.
*sigh*
LG still hasn't come up with a quality display for mobile in awhile. Not since the G2 have I been impressed. Image retention happens on my current phones which are LCD, so I put plain black wallpaper and anything with white or black backgrounds. The news of burn-in on the Pixel 2 XL as POLED is worrisome.
The iPhone X is the one to get.
Yeah, I know it shouldn't and I have yet to experience it on any of my Samsung phones, but everytime I look at a display model and see that burn in, it does worry me a little, especially with something like stock Android and the nav buttons.
Google should really do something like Samsung does in hiding the nav buttons when possible, making them hollow instead of solid, and constantly changing the color of the status bar and icons to help mitigate the chances for burn in.
Image retention/ghosting on LCD can come and go. Burn-in won't.
I also don't like LG's minor lightbleed if brightness is max. We will see if Apple has its very own Burngate next month. Samsung can sabotage a batch.
That's why better to get it on launch to SELL, then wait for later shipments once the issues are corrected to keep. Always comes with flaws. My Sony PSP 1001 that was made in Japan had dead and stuck pixels.
man, I had been wondering what happened, haven't seen your posts in a while. Probably won't see this as it's been a couple weeks, but good luck, going to miss all those awesome photos you've posted as well as your unique perspective. Good luck and hope all is well.
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Dang, I totally missed MRU's final post, was wondering where he was too. 
*sniffs*
*sniffs*
And, it’s official: Google is now looking into the screen burn-in issue.
https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/23/google-investigates-pixel-2-xl-screen-burn-in-problems/
https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/23/google-investigates-pixel-2-xl-screen-burn-in-problems/
Annnnnd I have burn in! Wow. SO frustrating.
On the left is my Note 8, about 7 weeks old. On the right is my Pixel XL 2 128GB, all of 3 days old. Focus on the bottom of the respective screens, where the nav buttons would be.
Perhaps it's ghosting but that doesn't make it any better.
Damn. Sorry to hear that.
I had burn-in recently with my Samsung S8 due to Google Maps, but that was after at least 4 months and Samsung replaced the entire screen under warranty.
Burn-in after such a short amount of time? LG have really messed this up.
The Verge's review unit also got burn in.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/22/16518298/google-investigating-pixel-2-xl-screen-burn-in
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/22/16518298/google-investigating-pixel-2-xl-screen-burn-in
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I was just listening to This Week In Google and they said there is a custom chip in the Pixel that Google didn't even announced at the reveal event that is strictly for photography and out of the box it is not even active yet, it will be ready in a few months with an update. This is very cool if true, that means the camera will be even better very soon
From my experience.. LG's POLED tech has a long history of screen burn issues and inconsistent quality to put it lightly.. that is the reason the XL2 was never on my radar.
It is a shame LG haven't sorted it out yet.. although the XL2 looks the part otherwise.
I am glad my instincts were proven correct but I do feel for all the XL2 owners.
It is a shame LG haven't sorted it out yet.. although the XL2 looks the part otherwise.
I am glad my instincts were proven correct but I do feel for all the XL2 owners.
You can always return it right?Been hovering over the ‘Cancel’ button on my Pixel 2 XL order all morning—supposed to ship out today.
This many reported issues with the display and I shouldn’t even be hesitating but I sooo want a new phone to play with....
So worst case, you return it and no harm no foul.
People not liking the brightness and colours of the display is all down to personal preference. But screen burn issues after such a short time is a little worrying. I certainly wouldn't want the hassle of exchanging phones because of it.
I hope that this might just be a bad batch. Something to keep an on, to see just how many people have issues.
I hope that this might just be a bad batch. Something to keep an on, to see just how many people have issues.
Annnnnd I have burn in! Wow. SO frustrating.
On the left is my Note 8, about 7 weeks old. On the right is my Pixel XL 2 128GB, all of 3 days old. Focus on the bottom of the respective screens, where the nav buttons would be.
Perhaps it's ghosting but that doesn't make it any better.
That’s terrible luck.
Those bezels do look chunky though