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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sanmh:
Actually these pictures don't do a justice; I had to adjust my iPhone camera to be able to capture that blue tint

and this is the best I could. I can guarantee it looks more worse than this..

I have the same manufacture/shipped date.

This is a hardware issue. If there are units with better screens (i.e., lesser blue tint), then IMHO this must be a QC issue
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] icon123:
It's probably hard to say from just a photo, but I don't really see blue. I see off white. I'm not really a picky person though. However, my screen was definitely unacceptable. I wish I would have taken a photo of it before I shipped it back.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cwalker0906:
I did rma and my new device is nothing like my first one.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] saunupe1911:
Well I guess we will have to wait until they get more consistent before we RMA . I can live with this but I definitely want a non- blue shift display if they exist.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
Yeah it's hard to capture in a picture. Seems better during the day vs night as well

I did text support with Google fi and they refused to RMA. Best I could do is do a full return but that means I am out of a phone until they receive the device, refund my money then I can order a new phone. Ughhhh
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] whyme45125:
but on the bright side that's more time for Google to pull their head out of their asses and fix the issue instead of hamburger emojis

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mine just showed up I'll fire it up and take some pics of screen for y'all
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
Ha yea... Coming from the 6P I am super disappointed. I would keep my 6P if it wasn't for it shutting of at 60% battery.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SquallLHeart:
rev_10

built 10/19, shipped from factory 10/20

(received 10/28)

blue shift starts around 20 degrees.

black smear is noticeable but not a dealbreaker.

black crush (clipping) gets pretty bad at darker colors and details are lost.

had gps issues, but seems fairly stable for the most part.. it's when it goes unstable.. things get really wonky..

getting a RMA and replacement should arrive tomorrow... keeping fingers crossed for a better one.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
What'd you say to get an RMA?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SquallLHeart:
honestly, i was ok with the display for the most part.. though the black crushing was kinda bad..

it was mostly the fact that I needed reliable GPS.. and my device was not cooperating for me one day...

I went thru the troubleshooting with support and even factory reset my device with no improvement... perhaps it was just that day, since it seems to be ok at the moment.. but I can't be worried about GPS failures when I need it to reliably work at certain times.

my Nexus 5 went thru the same GPS issues before and that was also LG built.... so.. old problems becoming new ones all over again. come on LG!?

also.. mind you, I was also screen sharing my device with Google Support as well during the troubleshooting process... so he was seeing what I was seeing on my device... and it was jumping me all over the place.

i couldn't fake that..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] v2.2v:
They both look fine man. Neither of those would stop me from using this phone. And for 99% of the people out there...they would say the same... no one is staring at a note 8 and 2 XL at the same time ruining their day over a slight blue tint. It's hype for the tech media.

Does the screen suck compared to the note 8? I guess. So does every other phones screen.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cwalker0906:
Those are both pixels in that picture, one with a ****ty screen and one with a good one
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] v2.2v:
Lol I got that. Neither are horrible. Neither hinders the main reason the pixel 2 accels. Which is the software experience, camera, and speakers.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Z51:
Display is nice and crisp. Don't care much for the complaints people have on the LCD. Looks good to me at all angles. Tired of the Samsung over saturated colors. This is something new and I really like it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
It's nice you shared your opinion.

When there is a striking difference in screen quality on two of the exact model phones you can say there is a problem in manufacturing, that's a fact. Because you care more about software :rolleyes: than the hardware on a premium device makes me wonder why you even bothered to try to participate in this discussion.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mngdew:
I just chat with two different google support agents. Both of them don't want to initial RMA for exchange just for the blue shift issue anymore.

You need to approach them with different hardware issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] harscoet:
That's BS when there are proven large variations between devices, clearly pointing to build/QC problems.

I have one with a bad case of blue tint at the slightest angle and it bugs me to no end. I am not particularly picky about displays but I often look at my phone at an angle, like when using the phone flat on a desk for example, and this is more than I can live with. So my options are:

- request a replacement but it looks like they won't let me do it for the blue tint

- return, wait a bit until build issues are confirmed resolved and then get another Pixel 2 XL

- return and get a different phone. I have been seriously considering a V30 instead. How is the blue tint on the V30? What kind of polarizer do they use on the V30? I know it's the same screen but they may be using a different polarizer and there are reports that they don't have the excessive blue tint problem.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] whyme45125:
same here, then I called in and asked for floor supervisor told them about it and they will RMA the device. Although I chose to go through verizon who is shipping new one and having me send the defective one back in the new box. No days without a phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elementsevenx:
Just got mine yesterday. No screen issues. Blue shift is there, of course. But no other screen issues.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
Yup that's my experience as well. I am also having a finger print reader issue so I am getting a new device for that. I'll see if the replacement has the same issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] draiken78:
I wish mine looked like that!

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Looking at mine, I would be less upset to have yours.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pahlerc1:
I received my black 128 gb 2 XL last week... have the rev 10 version.. it has a blue tint issue, it's so bad i called project fi and they are going to RMA my device through google for me. if it wasn't so bad i'd deal with it.. but for $1,000, i need an almost perfect device
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zetsumeikuro:
Good luck, I think those nearly perfect devices are unicorns.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pahlerc1:
yeah haha i know. actually just stumbled into an issue.. went to make sure my nexus 5 was working alright.. can't get the sim card tray to slide back in. frustrating cause it was just fine a week ago... so had to cancel the RMA for now, need a device for work. may just say f it and deal w it...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonathan-H:
V30 is exactly the same screen. Tint is the same (IE I played with the V30 and the Pixel 2 XL and could see none)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] harscoet:
Thanks for the feedback. Maybe your Pixel2 is one of the better ones if you can't see much of a blue tint. The tint is very obvious on mine from like a 10-20 degree angle!

I could deal with some blue shift a little worse than Samsung OLEDs but what I got is way worse and not acceptable.

If the V30s use the same exact display and polarizer (is that really the case?), I'd like to find out if the V30s also have large manufacturing variations like the Pixel2s and if it also takes luck to get a decent one...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Enphenate:
My first Pixel 2 XL had an excellent screen, very minimal blue shift it was barely noticeable and no grain, but the top right of the screen had dead pixels (Rev 10 manufactured on 10/8). See image below for the issue :(

My replacement device was manufactured on 10/15 and immediately I noticed that the blue shift is significantly worse. It's very noticeable in comparison to my previous device :rolleyes: Oh well, other than the blue shift there aren't any other apparent issues with the replacement device.

*EDIT* Actually my fingerprint scanner is having issues. I have to press the sensor down with force for it to detect my finger. I almost have to act as if im clicking a button for it to detect as opposed to just placing my finger on the sensor :( Guess I have to get this one replaced as well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickco43:
I added an update to the Original Post.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zathus:
I got mine yesterday. It does have a little blue shift but definitely not a deal-breaker.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] smallsmx301:
You need to remove the P from 1 and 2. OLED screens. All OLED.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickco43:
https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_2_xl-8720.php
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] smallsmx301:
What does that mean? I didn't say that it wasn't Poled. I was saying that all OLED screens suffer from color shift.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickco43:
I get it now, thanks for the correction.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] idkwhothatis123:
10/24 build date, display has blue shift issues. Not terrible though, totally able to live with this. No other issues reported yet. Definitely was scared by the amount of people reporting device issues, glad I kept my order. The phone is awesome.

Rev 10 btw.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ludeboy:
I have two rev 10s and one is way worse than the other. Weird thing is they feel different from each other too. The one with the good screen has a bigger gap between the display and the metal. The one with the bad screen feels a lot nicer. The glass transitions right into the metal. I'm on my third XL now. I don't know what to do.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] whyme45125:
I'm already in RMA with Verizon for blue tint straight on, will have 2nd device this friday/saturday. This first one is build date Oct. 19 rev10
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Redrockzz:
Hey guys,

any news about the latest batch? I live in Germany and the Pixel 2 XL release date is on 15.11.17 so I guess the device I get will be manufactured between 01.11.17 and 10.11.17.

Any news especially about dispaly issues (blue shift and burn in)?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] iamjimmy:
Do you know how to check the rev number? You said you have rev10 - how do you check that?

I know how to check the build date using the IMEI on the imeipro website. Thanks
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] whyme45125:
go into settings/systems/about phone/model

Top will show it's a pixel 2 XL and bottom is your hardware rev
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] iamjimmy:
thank you. That was pretty simple. I feel stupid for not clicking on Model to find out.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fcng:
Since the UK batch just started to roll out the owners we just hope the UK batch only has the minor blue screen and the known bugs ironed out we'd be happy.?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MariuxReloaded:
This is exactly what I hope for the Italian batch, too, since the shippings here have started on Monday :p
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] AndyCr15:
My video about the screen...

[YOUTUBE]315K4_jnVVI[/YOUTUBE]

Impressed with the display when seen through a polarised lens.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Heisenberg420:
Have a small discoloration on my display on the left corner of the status bar. After some waffling I decided to get an RMA, although I'm pretty worried at this point of getting a device with worse defects.

This one being my 2nd RMA. The first had major touch screen issues. I did notice the first one had the blue shift deal, this one doesn't. I was never really concerned over it.

It's funny because not 3 months ago I picked up a Thinkpad X1 Carbon and went through 2 RMAs before I got one without defects. It's a sad state for consumers these days with modern quality control standards.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kenzi88:
Manufactured 31st Oct

Bad blue tint
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djfergi:
My 2nd pixel had that as well and this eventually turned into a gray bar across the top section of the screen. Check out my link below.

My Post with Video and Screenshot
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] leaflite:
Just received mine, the screen has a noticeable graininess. For example, the white setup screen looks like a piece of paper. Is this normal? If I send it back will the next one be the same. I'm not bothered about blue shift but this seems more of an issue to my eye. Otherwise the display looks ok, no issues re uniformity or lines. Thanks!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sharkoparko:
Likely the same. I have it and dont like it. If you dont have a good display to compare you might think this is normal. I have the update with the 3 colors mode. This fixes nothing. Saturated colors wont fix the whites coming as grey-ish. So, google came with this marketing trick that software update will fix the issue with hardware limitations. Some people suggest adaptive brightness, some success with it, but that means you need to adjust brightness every day and night and still whites are gray. attached pics left are xl 2 dark pics.

see pics night skyline is dark/black should be grey-illuminated from city lights-as right pic, roses have dark shadows in them
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] smallsmx301:
That's your opinion. In mine the night time isn't grey illuminated. I look at my wife's og pixel and I'm not a fan at all of the cartoon colors
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] leaflite:
Thanks!

What's weird is I popped into a phone shop on the way home today, they had a pixel xl2 and also an LG V30. The pixel was worse than mine, really obvious grain even in the bright shop lights and 100% brightness. But the V30 looked great! No grain, nice crisp whites, uniform. Does this mean there are some XL 2s without grain??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ximonx:
I've had my 2 XL since Monday and the colour temperature differs when looking straight on at it, the left side has a blue tint - horrid to read light background web pages on!

I'll be swapping / returning mine on Saturday.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] d j a:
I looked at that same pic of the flowers on Instagram. They look PERFECT on my XL2, and NOTHING like the shots you posted.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sharkoparko:
Its not an opinion it's a fact with my device. I am not talking about color saturation, but rather color representation. in my post clearly details on left side of pics are not visible as they were hidden in color misrepresentation:confused:/going to black, and white are not white
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] leaflite:
Has anyone got a pixel xl2 without the grainyness/paper effect?? The screen is otherwise good so I don't want to return it unless there is a possibility that the next one won't be grainy
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Voicebox:
I don't think I have a graininess problem. But see what you think. Picture attached. Picture taken with my 5X of the Pixel 2 XL.

I used reading glasses with a magnifying glass to look really closely at my screen and the lines are sharp and grey is pretty uniform. It is sharper in real life than the picture. The 5X picture zoomed in starts to show individual pixels in the picture that aren't there in person. The phone does however have a blue shift at a probably in between level. Not the worst I've seen, but not the best either. Perhaps they started using some different filters on the newer screens to tone down the blue shift and introduced graininess. No idea. However, some people reported graininess on some older ones as well, and it is much less reported than blue shift.

There is probably a good chance that you will get a much less grainy replacement phone.

My phone's manufacturing date was October 22.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rizzleboi:
I'm in the same boat. However I don't think its widespread considering not too many people (even on here) is reporting this.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] JaredC01:
Got my 128GB Panda yesterday, blue shift starts at around 5 degrees (can't even tilt the phone in one hand to reach for a button at the top of the screen without shift), and major background texture that looks like a piece of paper.

Gonna try to get another, short of that, I'll be looking at other phones.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] whyme45125:
My 3rd device which has minimal blue tint is now flashing bright white when the screen goes into always on display. Sad, I thought I had a keeper here. Might just get the smaller pixel 2? At this point I'm not sure how many more times I, if at all, want to deal with Google's hardware shortcomings. What a joke, these things are nowhere near ready for primetime, despite Google's claim they've been tested thoroughly. If that's the case they let blind people test these things.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] leaflite:
I've returned mine for the grain/paper texture issue now, should be getting another by the end of next week. Will let you know if it's any better
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sid3track3d:
My 128GB Panda XL manufacture date is 11/13 and it's a keeper. Minimal blue shift that starts around 40 degrees that's barely noticeable . No other display issues .

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bsg411:
By the comments im reading the p2xl will be QA and build ready when the manufacturer dates are around December or January :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Electroluxray:
Expecting mine mid December

Expecting my XL 2 in a couple weeks. I remember getting my Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the "paper effect" was actually pleasant to look at. The pixels weren't 'tuned' is what was said at the time. The Nexus 6 had a similar issue but I never saw in person. Hopefully there won't be other issues with the XL 2. Reading this thread I'm a bit worried it'll be a lemon. So... What's the next best phone? V30?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LeoRex:
Don't want to be 'that guy', but the flowers look good... No grainy whites...

Now that isn't too say there's zero... I'll get a blue shift, but it is only really visible on predominantly white screens, and non-existent in apps with dark backgrounds and white text (I've always picked dark modes on any apps that have it anyway). Like Tapatalk (in night mode), I can't see any color shift at all in the white text as I turn the phone.

And darker stuff is a bit stomped at the lowest screen brightness levels... But I'm not really looking at dark stuff on a dark screen in a dark room so it's moot.

So the issues that are present impact me in the least... I'm actually pleased with the screen.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MNX1024:
Just got mine, which has a manufacturer's date of November 13. The blue shift is really bad. I use my phone on the desk while not directly looking at it quite often. Not sure if I can tolerate this... I'll see how things are after a day or so. If things don't go well, I'l try my chances with an RMA. Might just return this if the exchange don't go so well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] penkeerthi:
Got the 10.23.2017 and a 10.27.2017, they are both good. Dint notice any issues
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] imucarmen:
So, I've had 3 Pixel 2 XL's and all 3 had different looking screens. All 3 had different degrees of max brightness, and all 3 have different amounts blue shift. I got my first Pixel 2 XL on November 7th, then after 13 days I noticed the nav bar burn starting to show so decided to exchange it. I had a brand new Pixel 2 XL mailed to me and I set it up and then compared my original one to the new one and the new ones screen didn't get quite as bright and had much more blue shift. So Then it got me curious to compare it with the Pixel 2 XL I got for my mom and hers has quite a bit less brightness and a bit more blue shift.

So I can confirm that these phones have varying display characteristics. I'm going to keep my Original Pixel 2 XL because after seeing how bad the blue shift is on the exchange phone, it made me realise I got a good one since its screen gets brighter and it has very little blue shift.

Also, I tested all 3 phones in the exact same situations on the same settings on the same November 5th patch v8.0 of Android. Conditions were identical on all three phones.

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Read my post right before this one. I can confirm the blue shift is much worse on some. I've had 3 Pixel 2 XL's side by side and one of them has very little blue shift while 2 others have quite a bit more. Also the brightness varies on each device.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LimitsX:
It's not just a blue shift issue, there is that black smear problem. I compared to S8 display, and no, it doesn't exhibit it under the conditions that consumers (most) use it. Pixel 2 XL does it. Grainy is there so is black smearing. Aside from other issues lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nitemare3219:
I've gone through 2 phones and both had a noticeable grain. So far I'm not convinced grain-free displays exist for this phone... I think perhaps some people just don't notice it. If I get one that's different in the future, I'll come back and let you know.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zetsumeikuro:
Funny thing is Google tech support said the screens from the latest devices have no issues. I tried very hard not to laugh.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickco43:
Nov 29 Update:

QC issues are still a problem.

My replacement has pretty bad blue tint but I have stopped thinking about it on a daily basis.

I will get a replacement unit one month before my phone goes out of warranty and hopefully by then they will have fixed everything.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ram4ufriends:
But they will usually send a refurbished device if you claim the warranty after 15 days, right?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
no, never wasnt the case for me until there weren't no new devices left.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ram4ufriends:
That's cool..so you just claim saying screen is bad or something...and they send you a new device? It happens even if we claim after 6 months? You will then be sending them old phone and getting a new phone right?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
jep always has been for me like this.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] imnuts:
So you're going to wait 2 years, then request a warranty replacement on an issue you dealt with that entire time, and expect a new device to be sent to you? Good luck with that.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ram4ufriends:
Is the manufactured correct for the website? Mine is manufactured on 9/23 but delivered on 11/20. Why would it take 2 months to deliver?