Google Pixel 2 review

06 November 2017
The true Pixel experience in a (slightly) smaller package and minus the display issues - this is the Google Pixel 2 in size Medium and not Extra Large.

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AnonD-711468, 09 Nov 2017But very bad at anything else (regarding hardware).This phone is one of the biggest dissapointments in this industry.

Trying to be Apple so bad, yet getting destroyed by iPhones on speed tests, getting destroyed by other Android phones on speed tests and some other aspects too (Samsung Galaxy S8 mostly) and to make situation worse - those phones were produced BEFORE Pixel 2.

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    • Tku
    • 22 Nov 2017

    After studying the GSMArena'd reviews of Pixel 2 and Oneplus 5T I finally made up my mind. Pixel 2 order is placed at Carphonewarehouse and will be here in two days. Thank you GSMArena!

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      • Anonymous
      • rRU
      • 14 Nov 2017

      hear the developers always leave the baromoetro without integrated thermometer the real smart phones that developers do not respect the tastes of the users of the motorcycle X2da genracion unfortunately have eliminated the environment thermometer without any reason and the humidity that disrespect to users these sensors as the ambient thermometer should be a requirement in smart phones as gps and as the barometer in these smartphones with barometer from 2018 onwards should have a thermometer of habitation which the need of the manufacturers to eliminate the thermometer of environment???

        Anonymous, 09 Nov 2017The best Android camera phone. Google is good at making rea... moreThey are. But they need to buck up on the design of the smartphone, because people these days wouldn't want this kind of front and back design, and if I compare the front between even the old XPERIA XZ, I would say that even thought both of them have almost the same bezels, the XPERIA XZ looks much better to be honest

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          • pVN
          • 09 Nov 2017

          Anonymous, 09 Nov 2017The best Android camera phone. Google is good at making rea... moreBut very bad at anything else (regarding hardware).

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            • Anonymous
            • thv
            • 09 Nov 2017

            The best Android camera phone. Google is good at making really good camera phones.

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              • gN6
              • 09 Nov 2017

              You should never buy a phone today based on the promise of a software tomorrow. And make no mistake: I do not believe that Google’s software changes are going to alter the bad experience of this screen.

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                • 7k7
                • 08 Nov 2017

                AnonD-712765, 08 Nov 2017Can I buy it. Any one comment or guide me buddyLikely not. Just wait for one plus 5t or you can also wait for thx u11 plus which was originally happen to be released as Pixel 2 xl at much cheaper price with lots of features. Pixel series is not worth buying at least in India as it is double overpriced here compared to US.

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                  • Hxf
                  • 08 Nov 2017

                  DanishBeacon, 08 Nov 2017Wow, what a disappointment... Looks like a big phone with... moreSo itz not unique

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                    • AnonD-712765
                    • Hxf
                    • 08 Nov 2017

                    Can I buy it. Any one comment or guide me buddy

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Sts
                      • 08 Nov 2017

                      Just get a Nokia 8.

                        Wow, what a disappointment...
                        Looks like a big phone with a little screen, no headphone jack, recording mono sound of videos, wtf?!
                        Yes, camera is good, i get that but the old pixels camera was good so what's new?

                          Anonymous, 08 Nov 2017Most of users don't use manual mode and when it comes to qu... moreAutomode based testing protocol is only hassle fee and more convenient for testers. But it is not a true factual representative of cameras capabilities, only a presentation of how different phone companies pre set their point n shoot camera feature.

                          Phone camera without proper manual should de facto get negative points for that lacking feature alone.
                          Cameras are not about point and shoot only, but more about extra features and capabilities that make it better or worse than some other, and so should phone cameras be assesed in same way.
                          Automode is just a preset-based feature of a camera, not its essence.
                          Its essence is what range of results it is actually capable to accomplish with its optics, hardware and software alltogether.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Js{
                            • 08 Nov 2017

                            AnonD-195632, 08 Nov 2017You should be more consistent in your studio photo comparis... morePixel and iphone dont have manual mode.
                            You cannot set ISO or SS.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • wgh
                              • 08 Nov 2017

                              Hmm, iPhone X benchmark figures.... Did I miss the iPhone X review?

                                Anonymous, 08 Nov 2017here comes the bezel worse than Sony's.Indeed looks bigger than Sony's

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • dWg
                                  • 08 Nov 2017

                                  Most of users don't use manual mode and when it comes to quick snap, you can't go for manual settings, So it's fair to use auto mode.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • dWg
                                    • 08 Nov 2017

                                    AnonD-195632, 08 Nov 2017You should be more consistent in your studio photo comparis... moreScenes are done in auto mode, shutter speeds and ISO-s are selected by the camera software itself.

                                      AnonD-195632, 08 Nov 2017You should be more consistent in your studio photo comparis... moreIts like that since always....
                                      Only automode tests...everywhere.
                                      And I concure, with manual mode on most phones today you can set same ISO, same shutter and same exposure in test...for better compare of real camera capability between phones.

                                      But heck, iphone cant do that so....they test them only in automodes. Oh, with an extra out-of--automode portrait mode feature protocol excursion...since iphone got that it "needed" to be included right? (looking at you Dxo)

                                        Hmmm, better batterylife on XZ1? I thought OLED was the more efficient one...
                                        Mind you, Im doing a compare just because same size, same battery maH, same OS....

                                        Cant believe they ditched the headphone jack and have no stereo sound recording....
                                        Thats bad.