Google - Pixel 2 XL 128GB - Black & White (Verizon)

I've only had this phone in hand for a week, but so far it's exceeded my expectations. It's a little too wide for my hand, but bought a couple of different cases to put a Pop Socket on and then bought a Loopy Case, which makes holding and using the phone way easier. The camera is AMAZING and it was really simple to transfer my folders, apps, etc from my old Samsung Galaxy.

I cannot rave about it enough. Glad I made the switch from Apple. Had no idea what I was missing!

The Google Pixel XL 2 is the best android device I have bought so far. A little background is I was an Apple user for over 5 years. Recently with all the iOS changes, I have become uninterested so in November of 2017 I jumped to a Galaxy Note 8 and fell in love with the way android operates. When the Pixel released I was interested in having a direct google android device to jumpstart my Google ecosystem. I will say that in my opinion, the Google direct Oreo software is very nice and better than the Samsung User interface they put on top of androids on the Galaxy devices. I found better functionality with googles commute alerts for time to leave. Camera I found the camera on the device to be amazing both with close-ups and long-range photos. I was able to take about 40 photos in my first few days and only a few didn’t come out to my liking. The photos were sharp and processed the lighting very well. There were a few photos that had weird lines caused by the type of light but have not run into that much. Something that can be fixed with a software update. *Plus with unlimited photo storage from google this only makes the package sweeter as phone storage will always be free of clutter. User Interface The device has been a wonder in the UI of the device. I have found everything on the phone very easily without fuss. You can search the phone and find anything you need in seconds. All the applications are direct google so constant updates are not a worry. The device did not come with any bloatware (5 Star Plus in my book). Battery This device has had a good battery life so far. With heavy usage, any phone can go down quickly but the Pixel handles this very well. With the Fast-charge technology, the Pixel phone does charge up quickly without issue. The only drawback is there is no wireless charging, not a huge disappointment to me as even with my galaxy device I ended up plugging it in most of the time for a faster charge. Overall this phone is a must buy.

Pure Android is the only way to go, this is the second Google phone I've owned, the first being the Nexus 6P and this is a significant upgrade in every way possible. Processor is much faster, the camera amazing and I will never buy another phone without a finger print scanner on the back, best feature ever. I have not experienced any burn in issues, the compass is much improved over the Nexus 6P which was quite the issue for me. I've not really used the Google assistant features yet nor the squeeze thing, but it's there. Charges fast, long battery life. My only complaint is the rounded screen edges. This is a feature that needs to die, it makes using a tempered glass screen protector impossible. If that's my only complaint, I suppose we are doing good.

I was a little hesitant and did quite a bit of research before purchasing this phone unlocked. I am amazed by how great this phone performs and feels. I am coming from both an iPhone 7 and Galaxy S8 Plus; this phone blows them both away. It is fast, doesn't require a custom launcher to look good, and the camera is amazing. I haven't noticed any "screen burn-in" and the blue tinting is not as bad as the media makes out. I also recently purchased a Google Pixelbook and it takes it to another level. My Pixel 2 XL instantly tethers its cellular connection to give the Pixelbook access, and I can unlock it with my phone. While this is a Verizon "exclusive", if you buy it outright (unlocked), you can connect it to any of the big 4 providers. I have mine on AT&T and it works great. I just popped the sim in and chatted with them online to update settings for fully functionality. Highly recommended.

I switched from a Galaxy S8 Plus to the Pixel 2 XL, imagine a phone with instant updates from google, NO BLOATWARE. I don't know why everyone is so obsessed with the blue side angel on the screen, it's NOT that noticable, I mean I looked at my S8 and there is a tint to it also. Great battery life, nice screen and awesome sound.

Really wanted to LOVE this phone. Camera is good, not great. Zoom on video adequate, but not fabulous, and correcting for exposure during video - glitchy. Coming from a Samsung S7, the display is NOT up to par. Dull and too contrasty. SO many shadows on faces despite settings (even trying fill flash). Appreciate the lack of bloatware. Concerned what happens to the "free" storage once the expiration runs out (could NOT get an answer from 2 google reps). Battery life is better than S7. Also, have spent over 8 hours with Verizon and Best Buy to get the correct pricing of unit (as it was ordered 4/30 and not picked up until 5/8 as it was not in stock). What should have been a seamless credit of $!2.50 for 24 months is STILL not posting correctly and bonus google mini and chromecast was "lost" somewhere between Best Buy and Verizon and not yet sent. Transaction as a whole 1 star!

I wanted this phone for a long time before it was announced but when I heard of the problems so I tried the Note 8 which was a good phone but I like google's assistant too much not to try out the Pixel 2 xl. I'm sure glad that I did because it blows my mind how much less garbage comes on it than the Note. The blue tint, okay so this is real but its only noticeable on a white screen so if you lay in bed and watch a plain white screen with your wife than this is a bad phone but if your watching a movie or just YouTube than there is no difference between this display and the note. YouTube does seam to be the only app so far that allows you to stretch the videos edge to edge kind of like Samsungs because of the round corners, Either way though at night you cannot see the black bars anyway because the blacks are so black. I haven't had a problem with screen burn in though if i did google extended the manufacturer warranty for 2 years so I really don't care if it ever does because I will just get a new one. that brings me to the next thing, They made it so you just plug your old phone into this one on start and it brings over everything! Alarms, background, even music, videos and more. Overall, if you want a great phone without the bloatware of Samsung this is a great phone.