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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] sublimaze:
I am now into my 4th week with the P2XL, and I still think it is the most capable "Google" phone ever made. I am still impressed with the camera (both stills and video), battery life, and overall UI fluidity. I am still not rooted, which really surprises me. I found an extremely effective non-root adblocker as well as a simple and free solution for swapping the navigation buttons. I am also impressed with Google Assistant. I didn't think I'd use GA, but I find myself using more and more.

So far, my biggest complaint is the lack of aux input. I got an adapter that works well enough, but it is something else to keep up with. I do wish there were more choices of glass screen protectors. I got the one Google sells on their web store simply because I had credit in my Google wallet. The protector looks and feels much better than the vinyl protector I had been using, but sensitivity is diminished in the corners (especially the bottom right). It also has the rainbow effect in the middle, which is not noticeable with light backgrounds, but annoying with dark backgrounds. The rainbow banding will probably drive me nuts. Next time I will get Dome Glass.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Chuck Talley:
Love It!

I've had the phone since early December and have absolutely nothing but great things to say. I came from a Moto G2 that I used for three years. It was rooted and ROM'd which I thought I'd miss doing on the Pixel XL (yes, Verizon version, took advantage of the $300 discount and was added to my girlfriend's service). I've been using AdGuard for Android as an ad blocker and it works wonderfully. I also bought a cheap $10 case from EBay and it adds a lot of protection, may get a better case at some point but don't see any reason right now - https://www.ebay.com/itm/382243533985 The Pixel is smoking fast and have yet to experience even the slightest stutter. Overall, love!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sawo90:
I have N6p right now and Pixel 2 XL sounds like a perfect option for a replacement.

And it would be perfect, but 2 things...

1) Price. In Poland it costs almost 5k zł which is about 1200 euro. Out of space.

2) No 3,5mm jack... I have no idea why those morons are creating smartphones without this port. It's retarded for me af.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] BR7fan:
I absolutely love my Pixel 2 XL. I got the 128 GB so I would be sure to have plenty of space. I truly love how fast this phone is and I love the pictures it produces. I have not run into any of the issues some have complained about and I feel fortunate for that. I thinking it may be from some of the fixes google put out to help with things, not sure. I definitely give this phone an A+ and will become a long time user as long as they don't do anything to ruin it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Kurtyyyyyy1:
I used to have a Nexus 5, then went to iPhone 6s, now I'm back on Android and loving it.

This phone is a beast
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] albireox:
Sorry to spoil the party here, but I don't like the Pixel 2 XL. In fact the only thing I really like about it is the camera. Aside from that, well, not much : slow charging, mediocre screen, headphone jack removed for no reason, extremely expensive for what it offers. And as you can all see, the development for it is probably the poorest of any Google phones to date.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Your entitled to your opinion too my friend. I would respectfully disagree with your development comment, especially as of late. I mean, we've got...DU, RR, Carbon, AquariOS, Nitrogen, RomAur, and the heavy hitters in the kernel world as well working on the P2XL atm. So we're in pretty good shape I think. I would agree with you on the screen, it could definitely be better, headphone jack is no biggie to me, I've actually never used it on all my previous phones that had it. Hope you find what your.looking for though ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] albireox:
Since is the only one based on the stock ROM AFAIK, have you managed to install RomAur? Because I didn't.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Sorry bruh, never tried that one. Don't see much need for a stock rom when full stock+root does all I need. But that's just me ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] albireox:
I rest my case. I don't mean to be disrespectful or anything, but if you go out of the "Pixel" bubble you'll know that others do a much better job. At a much lower price.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Case closed then ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Prattham:
Pixel 2 xl FTW ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Ah crap!! He's back! ??????
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Prattham:
Right back at ya?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shishimaru1000:
A bit disappointed here.

Totally appreciate the camera and overall speed. But battery drains (it's the system, not the apps), feels cheap (must be the black and white version of the phone), the display has crushed blacks at low brightness and not really liking where it's going with Android P. For what it costs, I expected better.

Pixel (1) XL was totally better :(
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Gungrave223:
Almost a year later.... and I can't be the only person that thinks that overall this phone was crap with a great camera....:confuse:

Well camera with a solid build quality... but as far as performance/display/battery and the fact that Google found the courage to remove the headphone jack... this phone was so bad that the camera simply isn't enough to redeem it.... I say axe the Pixel line and back to the Nexus... The Nexus 6 and 6P were 2 of my all time fav phone...while the Pixel 2XL is my least fav when taking in account the release date.

I'll definitely be skipping the Pixel 3 especially if those massive leaks are legit...Think I'll give either the OnePlus 6T or the LG V40Q a shot next...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] BabelHuber:
Your mileage may vary :)

Almost a year later, I can say that the Pixel 2 XL is the best phone I have ever owned:

- Headphone jack is no issue for me, because I don't use it (I hate listening to music with headsets, and for everything else there is Bluetooth)

- No MicroSD card is bad, but I bought the 128GB version

- Best phone software I have ever seen

- Unlock bootloader with fastboot

- Fast and stable

- Long battery runtime

- No lags. At all.

So I think it has been worth its price.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] kendive:
I kinda did not find any love for the Pixel 2 XL... The Camera is no where as good as my S9+ and there was some other little things I preferred the S9+ over the 2 XL.

So I am back to using the S9+ as my daily and keeping the 2 XL as my world travel media player and backup for my long flights across the pond...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Reuben_skelz92:
The camera is nowhere near as good as the s9 plus.....very funny
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] bassgenerator:
then you need professional help from your eye doctor. my brother is bad with you
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] kendive:
LOL probably... I just know what I see. Also and just got playing around with the 2 XL again but this thing charges slower than old people drive. I have not even applied that Google 9 update either I heard that it gets worse after that update.

Still prefer the S9+ over the 2 XL...

Hell the Note 4 would be an improvement over the 2XL. LOL

Maybe I need to root the 2XL??? to get the best out of it.

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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Are you comparing photos taken on both phones on the same screen? Because the Pixel screen is obviously inferior to the S9+. View pics taken by both phones on the S9+ and I'm sure you'll see the difference.

Also, it charges fine. I go 5-83% in 60 minutes. Just see the screenshots comparing the S9+, iPhone X, Pixel 2 XL, OnePlus 5T. It's only the last 10-15% that's slow but why wait for that when you're already at ~85%?

S9+, iPhone X, Pixel 2 XL, OnePlus 5T
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
I'm thinking of buying a Pixel 2 Xl. How is everyone's performance going so far?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] kendive:
Yea I have seen the specs and videos. I just know what I have witnessed I have both and the 2 XL is slower changing. Not a game changer just something I have noticed.

Also about the camera... It's not the pics and looking at them after. It's trying to focus on close up items. The S9+ blows the 2XL away. So I stopped using my 2XL as a phone and it's still now a media player. As for picture quality about the same. The 2xl does not no way blow the S9+ away. Matter of fact my S8+ probably is just a good as the 2XL. But the duel camera on the S9+ is simply amazing... Not sure if the 3XL has this but I head they did not change much so I would not waist any money on it. I got the S9+ and the 2XL dirt cheap so just keeping them. I have about 650 invested in both.

I still ponder on rooting either one but to me it's a waist of time nowadays with BK disabler / Package Disabler Pro and Ad Guard... I'm good!!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Performance has been great for me. Slight hiccups once in a while but it's not often and it never slows to a crawl. Battery is still very good as I can can get 5-6 hours SOT. Although I did used to get 6-7 hours and maxed at 8 a couple times. My unit is nearly 1 year old though.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
Thank you for the answer!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Yeah just make sure you get it for a great deal considering the Pixel 3 is being announced tomorrow.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Aaditya91:
It is a great phone! Stock android! Great battery life. Smooth! Charges from 0 to 100% in around 2hour 20 minutes. No need to mention the camera quality! Stereo speakers!

I am thinking of selling mine soon (https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/help/trade-google-sell-swappa-craigslist-t3851730), once Pixel 3 XL is unveiled tomorrow. Interested? or would rather get a new one? I will sell once I have a new phone. Will be including a caseology case, 2 d-brand skins and everything that came in the box. I haven't decided on the price yet.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] kendive:
Sold it on CL for 550... I just could not get into the Pixel deal... I guess I was expecting more from the camera and all but there are other phones that blow away the pixel at least I did not take a loss. One reason to buy used. I go through alot of phones to try out. You can listen to people on here and watch all the utube vids you want but until you have it on hand you can't really tell if it's junk or not. For me it's a no go.

Probably gonna buy a Moto z3 and an Note 9 next to play with...

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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] johnlgalt:
Been over a year I've been using my Taimen. I can still get over 30 hours standby time, and well over 7 hours of actual use, as long as I am careful with apps that run in the bg (*cough FB cough*, *choke Games choke*)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jasonbeth1022:
I have a note 9 and keep finding myself back in my pixel 2 xl. It's just so much more user friendly and the system works well together along with no duplicate apps.

I prefer the note 9 screen especially since my pixel 2 xl is cracked but even that doesn't keep me from coming back to it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Prattham:
Only if it had 6gb ram

And a better display even if it was 1080p that would have been just perfect!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Droid_Nut:
Coming from Nexus 6P, to Moto Z3 Play, to Pixel 2 XL. You can see the quality. Took me 2 weeks to finally get one, first one was stolen out of the shipping box. Love the Google Fi e sim, and also have a Verizon sim. With FiSwitch I finally have a Verizon Dual sim phone, well only sort of, because it don't have dual standby. Also the first smartphone that I can actually hold in my big hands without a case, and not wonder if its going to slip out of my hand.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Really? I wouldn't chance it. It feels great without a case but still pretty slick to hold.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Droid_Nut:
Not slick to me, I already had my Unicorn Beetle case before I got the phone, now it fits my big hands better. :laugh:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Well good luck. I always use a case when outside. At home, no case since it's nice in the hands and have some carpet and rug areas.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] btouareg:
Best phone i ever owned but if u give me a better display and louder speakers i wont replace it ever what i look when i buy phone Display/speakers/pure android / good camera dosen't matter the best on the market / double sim (google fi count)

missing 3.5mm so badly but u still can live without it

With all new smartphones coming this year , im still holding that pixel xl2 till pixel xl 4 is there .
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] markredneck:
I know the technology moves on and there better phones but I will hold on to this one till it dies...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
I totally agree with you! It's first phone in years I love so much! Overall speed, camera battery life, I don't need anything more! ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] johnlgalt:
While I love my Taimen, as much as I loved my previous Shamu, I will probably upgrade in October.

I say probably, because, as I mentioned in a discussion with a friend, I gave up on having removable batteries, and then I gave up on having a headphone jack - but I'll be damned if I give up on dual front-firing speakers. I can only take so much.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
I plan on getting the Pixel 4 because batteries just don't last much after 2 years. My Pixel 3 XL is doing well but has some battery degradation and I can't imagine what it would be like a year from now to wait for the Pixel 5.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] samklee:
Thought I'd stop in and drop a quick note, absolutely love my 2 xl. Even though I typically have whatever is the latest device, I keep coming back to the 2 XL from time to time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] johnlgalt:
I'm lucky in that I can usually get 2 full years with no noticeable battery degradation seen - same on my Shamu as well. It was the 3rd year with the Shamu that I really experienced a subjectively noticeable degradation - but I suspect it has as much to do with apps requiring more and more memory / CPU processing power as it is actual degradation. My Shamu can still go for almost a day on relatively light use, and 1-3 hours of intensive gaming, but that's peanuts compared to my Taimen, even now, at well over 1.5 years.

I'm the opposite, I buy devices that I want to use for longevity, since the OG DROID I've only had 5 devices total, including the Taimen. And while I absolutely loved the overall shape and size of the Shamu, the sheer processing power and camera AI alone make the Taimen completely blow the Shamu out of the water.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
You're like the only person I've seen referring the Google phones by their codenames. [emoji23]

Anyway, I'm getting through a normal work day just fine and get 16 hours off the charger with around 4-4.5 hours SOT. But I no longer get even close to 8 hours SOT like it did the first 8 months or so.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] johnlgalt:
Lol, yah, I love using the Google codenames for my devices. I'd use Sholes and Targa too, but most people have forgotten those devices, so I refer to them as OG DROID and BIONIC.

I think the most SoT I've ever gotten was ~11 hours - but that was also a stat that was 't really true, because I spent an entire day doing nothing but reading books in the Amazon Kindle app with white letters on a black bg - uses very little power, and IIRC I could have pushed it well beyond 12. hours.

If I did not game on my phone, I could probably get well over 24 hours. Currently, I'm showing that a full charge lasts ~18 hrs, and I've got 1:45 SoT w/ 71% left, with 14% of that batt usage devoted to a single game.

I also don't have Battery Saver enabled, though I do have adaptive battery enabled - and since my most recent clean install of Android Q Beta 4 build .019, I've also not enabled Digital Wellbeing.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] ZanDyne:
Hi guys I have a pixel of,but I need to upgrade

The price of the pixel 2 is appealing,would you recommend it as a decent upgrade over the of pixel now
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] johnlgalt:
That really depends upon both your budget as well as your needs. Swappa shows decent sub $200 USD for unlocked 2s and 2XLs, but if you have a bit more budget, a *new* unlocked 3a runs about $305 USD and unlocked 3aXL about $355 USD.

If I was not such a phone who... er, packrat, I'd probably sell mine in a month when I get the P4 - but I like to keep my older devices for 1) nostalgia, and 2) backups, and 3) non-phone-use (like a media device that can play my Google Play Music library when connected to my Wi-Fi).

Of course, there is also the possibility (obviously depending upon where you live, service availability, signal coverage, etc.) for a phone on Google Fi - which then allows you to buy the phones 'subsidized' - payments over a 2 year system, but 1) you can pay off any time you want, and you're only locked into paying for Fi as long as you have payments left on the phone. It's how I afforded the Taimen I have now, and how I'm affording the P4XL {largest storage size} option in a month or so.

Other than that, having not actually owned the Pixel 1 series, I cannot say if it was that much of an upgrade when I got mine (but it surely was a hell of an upgrade coming from the Nexus 6).

HTH
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] L.F.B.:
Hey guys I want to buy a pixel 2 xl. Or a pixel 3a xl...

It's worth it? I really like front speakers and no notch screen. But how about 3a xl? Is it faster than 2 xl?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
I have my Pixel 2 XL and a bunch of accessories on Swappa. Message me if your interested.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] johnlgalt:
Traitor! ;)

j/k - I've decided to hand on to my Taimen for a while, at least - I like having my old devices for various reason, including nostalgia, and making other useful devices out of them....

I'm converting my Shamu, for example, into a n on-demand music player to give to my mom for use in her temple. I have a pair of Targas (aka BIONIC) and the original Sholes (aka OG Motorola DROID) also, that all work, though are hopelessly outdated....
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Galati93:
2XL going strong :)

https://imgur.com/D5UCZm8
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Snipyro:
Just switched to Pixel 2XL from an iPhone X! I have really missed Android and it's been a fantastic experience. Android is so much more enjoyable without other OEM skins.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Interesting you went from the iPhone X to the Pixel 2 XL since they're both from the same year. You got it brand new and a great deal I would hope.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Snipyro:
Haha good catch - I traded the iPhone with my brother with a bit of cash thrown in with the Pixel (seeing as the iPhone was worth a fair bit more) to sweeten the deal. I used to have the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4 so I've been with Android a long while. The iPhone is a great product but I've been missing having a manageable home screen and Google assistant.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Well welcome back. I'm sure you're going to enjoy it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Google Pixel 2 XL keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Google Pixel 2 XL. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Google Pixel 2 XL is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Google Pixel 2 XL exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] rajendra82:
Blazing fast phone. Scrolling is buttery smooth, with none of the lag from the bad old Samsung Touchwiz days. I am coming from Nexus 6P, which was no slouch, but this one is super fast.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jonstrong:
fastest, smoothest phone

We have two Pixel 2's and also my Pixel 2 XL -- these are spectacularly fast and smooth -- lag free.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] galaxys:
Faster than a speeding bullet ? or greased lightening ⚡
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] catchawabbit:
Super fast! Love it!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] big samm:
Fastest android phone to date i love it, come from the Nexus 6P and One plus 3T which i still own but the pixel xl 2 is just superior.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] late8:
Super smooth and fast.. esp with animations set to .5s in developer options!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Seko91:
Has anyone else noticed a sudden perfomance boost as of today? Not only does my 2XL feel much more snappy, also battery life seems to have increased a lot! The phone has never been a slouch to begin with, I don't know why but the little frame drops I have felt since the beginning of owning the phone are completely eliminated . It's like having a new phone I have to say and it feels so relieving haha. I kind of can rule out an app causing the phone to drop frames since I factory resetted it so many times by now and running with basically no apps. I have no idea which update caused to boost my Pixel but I'm so happy haha

Edit: Even my Nexus 6P feels much snappier, lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
Hi, it's not just you I have the same Feeling today and surprise I go to development options and I don't know how but I found animations speed set to 0.5x I certainly did not change anything myself.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tbkrazeey:
Same, it feels like it's been getting better overall since the November update. Or at least more consistent if nothing else. I'm definitely happy about it!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
I've hope Google will do something with RAM management with next update.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tbkrazeey:
I see people bring that up a lot, I haven't noticed much of problem. But I also don't heavily multi-task. Tbh I'm also not sure I know exactly what people are experiencing...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
The main point is that when I use the camera application, most of my background applications are stopped. Spotify stops playing music, accubattery resets statistics and most applications when recalling them from the last open list loads as if they were first opened.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
I have app refreshes but I've never had something in the background like Google Play Music or YouTube close out on me. Although, I literally never take pictures while having either in the background and I do know the camera uses a lot of RAM especially when rendering somthing like a portrait photo.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tbkrazeey:
Wow that's actually pretty terrible, I don't think I've ever experienced it that bad. But I did just test what you said with the camera and it's definitely clearing some ram from my other apps but they are reloading back to where I left off which is probably why I've never noticed it, but music didn't stop for me.

I bet it does have mostly to do with all the features the app has, it probably needs all the ram it can get now.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...absent-again-nexus-5x-and-6p-not-left-behind/

Just messing with the December update tonight and seem like it's handling RAM management a lot better.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tbkrazeey:
I agree, I was pretty surprised when I seen they finally tried to sort it out. Tho it took long enough... We will see how it feels in the long term.