[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] jimv1983:
Where do you find manufacturing date? I can't find it on the box. Although the box for my old Nexus 5X does have manufacturing date.

The things that you mention as issues aren't really issues. They are lack of features that some might find desirable.

Speakers: I wouldn't say they are "poor" at all. In my opinion they are plenty loud and fairly clear. I do get the slightest bit of distortion at near max volume (23-25 volume setting). The speakers do sound better than what I had on my Nexus 5X. I also don't have very high expectations from a speaker that is small enough to fit into a phone that is less than 8mm thick.

Slow charging: I actually consider the "slow" charging a plus. The faster you charge a battery the faster it will degrade over time so in 2 years the battery life of a "slow" charging phone will be better than the battery life of a faster charging phone. Also, only the last 10% is actually slow anyways. I can go from a totally dead phone that won't even turn on to 90% in just under 1.5 hours (like 80 minutes). The last 10% (90-100) takes another 45 minutes but I don't really care since the battery life is EXCELLENT so not charging to 100% doesn't matter most of the time (and is actually better for the battery).

No headphone jack: I wouldn't call that an issue at all. It's a lack of a feature. While I certainly agree that it was totally pointless to remove it it's still something that was known when purchasing the phone and not an unexpected problem that you notice when getting the phone. Personally as much as I think it was dumb to remove it I don't really find myself missing it. The USB-C to 3.5mm adapter works very well and results in better sound quality than my previous Nexus 5X or Nexus 5 before that. There is Bluetooth as well. Again, dumb to remove it but not really an "issue" and not an unknown when buying the phone.

No SD card slot: This is another lack of a feature rather than an issue and something some people, including myself, care NOTHING about. Plus, the UFS 2.1 internal storage is far faster than a MicroSD card. It's like a 5x improvement if I remember correctly.

And as far as the screen I really have no complaints.

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As of today I've had my Pixel 2 XL for 5 weeks (got it on 10/24) and I just wanted to give my overall impressions of the screen after using it for a considerable about of time.

I do have slight blue shift at angles more extreme than I ever view at. After I stopped looking for it I stopped noticing it.

I've noticed a TINY bit of black smear that I only see in a totally black room with brightness less than 5%. I'm never using my phone at that level of brightness so it's not something I ever notice. I actually had to go looking for it.

I've noticed a slight amount of black crushing at very low brightness but this is another situation I'm rarely, if ever, in.

I have zero issues with the colors. I do find "Natural" to be a TINY BIT muted in the reds but "Boosted" mode is great and appears to be a bit more saturated than the "Vivid" mode from pre-Nov update. Colors look great compared to real life objects(a picture of a stop sign vs the actual stop sign) as well as all 3 of my computer monitors and my old Nexus 5X. The "Saturated" mode, like the out of box settings of Samsung phones like the Galaxy S8, looks awful.

Screen uniformity is near perfect at all brightness levels. I say "near" perfect because there is the SLIGHTEST unevenness at very low brightness and I really have to stress the SLIGHTEST. It's only noticeable at near 0% brightness and I only even noticed it when doing a side-by-side comparison with my old Nexus 5X which did have perfect uniformity.

I haven't noticed any graininess at all. I've went looking for it with a verity of solid backgrounds (white, light gray, dark gray, blue, green and red) at a verity of brightness levels. Literally NO graininess.

I still have no trace of burn-in on my screen even when looking for it. It's still early but so far nothing and the 8.1 update will be making the background of the navigation bar a lighter color which will greatly decrease the chance of burn-in in the future.

So, to summarize, is it the best display of any phone ever? Of course not. Is it awful? Not even close. I would call the display good. Not perfect. Not even great. Just good. And, for me, "good" is good enough when pretty much everything else is great. Especially the battery life, camera and software performance.

Just one owners opinion after 5 weeks.