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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] daneb_l:
Yes even them. If anything the blue tint is more noticeable for me on the Jan devices because of their much warmer screen tone. It's so warm there's a dirty yellow tone to them.

I have compared a total of 5 pixel 2 XL's: 3 were from Jan, 1 from Nov and 1 from Oct:

- They all have grain. The grain on the Jan units is the most noticeable. The one with the least grain is the Nov unit.

- All units but the Nov one had uniformity problems; screens not smooth, dirty effects, lines, etc. Not noticeable in normal day to day use I'm sure, but obvious when using the display tester app, especially on dark grey background.

- The Oct unit had bad burn in where the nav bar is.

- They all had blue tint, to the same level. Nov unit is less noticeable due to the colder screen tone.

I looked at some units on display in different stores, they all had grain and blue tint. Couldn't exactly check to what level.

For the sake of it I also had a look at two LG V30's, one in store and one that belongs to my friend. My friend's unit had no grain and no blue tint, and as uniform as my Nov Pixel 2XL (which is OK).

The one in store had no grain and no blue tint either but could not test for uniformity.

As the November unit is the best of them all I am keeping it (I've even applied the Whitestone Dome protector on it to commit to it, best SP out there no doubt).

Only 3 things will make me change my phone now:

1) There's official confirmation of a new hardware revision with a revised and proven better screen (RMA for Pixel 2XL).

2) My phone gets a defect I cannot live with (RMA for Pixel 2XL).

3) Pixel 3XL is better than Pixel 2XL in every way (Buy Pixel 3XL).

By the way I'm in France so I'm getting units from the UK and Germany.

Google did not go the extra mile to secure the best possible screens for their 2XL, I am very curious to know if they had absolutely no choice but to use subpar screens (and why they had no choice), or if they were just cheap about it and couldn't care less.

The Samsung screens on the HTC built Pixels aren't trash, so why are LG's? They obviously can make grainless and tintless screens (cf. V30), so what's up with Pixel 2XL?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] st0rmik:
I am glad that I am not the only one that can see this color tone changing while brightness level is changed. Bellow some level of brightness is display more cooler and above warmer. It is best noticable on white background. At the first half of brightness level white seems to be more grey. This is a one of my two complaints to display.

The other one is that dark colors are splahing into one black mass while you not using hi level brightness. It is noticable in dark games scenes or movies where is lack of details.

my pixel 2xl is from: November 08, 2017
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blsrbl:
Same here. Ordered a replacement and got it on Feb 14th and when i ran the IMEI manufacture date December 20th shipped from factory on 26th idk if that mean we got refurbished phones.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] slg60:
Have my 6th Pixel 2 XL now and sorry guys but Google is not changeing anything on their devices...

I have had 2 devices from october, one from november and 3 out of january. My actual one is from 11thJan manuf. date... Bluetint still persistent, less grainyness, little colder than the other 2 devices out of jan which were too warm (yellow green screen). I've given up now... There is no Improvement on newer devices. It is still a really big spread of the displays into the field.. every screen of the 6 devices looked different.... never seen a spread like this when it comes to screens.. Will keep the device I have now, but only because there is no device on the market which can do things better than the XL except the screen...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] st0rmik:
On mine I just noticed a sign of burn in problem on right top corner where are battery and signal indicators. It is noticable on grey background. I am using phone only for three months. I am a little bit worried in what condition the display will be after a year.

I can also see brighter area at the place where is navbar but it is not as bad because I am using Navbar app.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kush621:
My wifes iPhone X has significantly more blue shift than my Pixel 2XL. Maybe i lucked out or I just can't notice it but that show blue shift thign is not even an issue for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Electroluxray:
Hmm I tried the iPhone X, a couple, and there was some color shifting yes. But not even close to how badly the XL2 blue shifts. The Apple store X unit shifted to blue, and oddly the T-Mobile units seemed to shift pink or red. However the iphone X gave me a splitting headache just after a minute so I couldn't use it (that's a whole other issue), nor did I want the iOS UI either!

Still happy with my Pixel 2 here.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CPngN:
I have not studied the issue in detail, but I believe the black smearing is when #000 black is used (ie: the pixel is full OFF). I think the time to turn just Red Green or Blue bit on to 00000001 takes far too long (in the milliseconds range) that causes pure black to appear to smear. I bet if they just boosted pure black to the smallest gray value, similar to #010101, to keep the pixel "powered", this might go away. I could be wrong, maybe super-dark but not pure black also does it, but that's not my experience. I have videos and apps which are quite dark but not "OLED black" and they seem fine. But I enable the "OLED black" theme in them and suddenly it's much easier to get that smearing/bleeding action.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ghisy:
Hi there,

How? Have you been exchanging phones by contacting Google? Or are you just buying random ones and returning/selling them? I've been wanting to buy one (I'm in France too with no official sales from Google) but these screen problems really bum me out. And my Nexus 6P battery is getting pretty bad :/

Thanks!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] daneb_l:
I've been getting them through RMA yes. Basically they don't sell in France but support exchanges to France, as long as you bought it from the play store in the first place (got my first one through the UK play store during one my trips there).

They ship the replacement units to an address of your choice in France, and once you receive it you send back the faulty unit for free (they send you a return label to stick to the box, you return via UPS). You even get units with a European charger plug (the standard 2 pin plug used in France). I mean even the box has french writing. They're French market ready but somehow they decided to skip us.

At least I got it for £699 (£100 off at the time), that's about €780 instead of the €939 they would have priced it at in France (that's how much the 64Gb Black costs in Germany).

If you're ready to get one I can see the £100 off deal is up on the UK play store again.

But yeah in comparison to the N6P's screen, the 2 XL's is really bad, you will notice the difference, even if you're lucky and you get one of the "better" screens like I did. After a month I'm used to it so it doesn't bother me anymore but you might not have the same tolerance level.

However the software experience is unmatched imo, I love how straight forward and smooth everything is. Not a single stutter. The battery life is great (I charge every 2 days, sometimes 3 days when I use it less than usual), and the camera is amazing.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] GeoFX:
Ordered two Just Black 128gb unlocked 2xls from Google direct in the past two weeks. The first one had a build date of October 27, 2017 and the second one (just arrived yesterday) had one of October 17, 2017. Needless to say, both phones had the same level of smurf-blue tint. The older one did have more noticeable graininess though. My question is why Google is shipping 4 month old phones from older stock in March 2018? Have the stopped producing Just Black 128GB unlocked models? Are RMA versions of this EXACT same model just as old or are the newer? I realize the 64GB may be more popular so maybe they're producing a lot more of them continually.

Submitted my return claims this morning and just dropped them off at FedEx....may wait till next month and try my luck again.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MArtyChubbs:
64gb Panda build date mid December. Other than low light situations, display is fine. Everything else is wonderful and an upgrade coming from a Pixel XL.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] GeoFX:
64gb models are more popular so I'm not surprised if they're still producing them. I'm asking about Just Black 128gb unlocked models (that i don't think are that popular).
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Electroluxray:
Yep. The panda version gained more popularity after release, all the cool YouTubers have one haha, and it's a better design imho, maybe even iconic of their design direction. It stands to reason that these will be newer than Just Black stock. You could always get a panda and use a black case. Or get a Just Black 64GB, like you said they are probably more popular than the 128, and therefore newer stock being shipped.

(Still enjoying my Pixel 2 with no screen issues)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickco43:
I want to do another RMA soon for my crackling speakers. Did they fix the blue tint?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] eddmecha:
mine is rev_c blue tint on screen when tilt the phone.got mine on June 13 2018.i can't seems to check my imli through imeipro.info. it says service not available
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] arshu16:
I have an April-built phone and I have a very low blue shift. Although the colour temperature changes with brightness.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] daubh:
Where do you get that information?

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I just got my new Pixel 2 XL. I have hardware rev 10 but I noticed a severe blue shift right away. It is so obvious with it sitting on the table. I have owned the GS6 and Mi Max 2, never noticed anything like that. I know the Max 2 has an LCD. Also, the screen has an overall blue tint to it - makes pictures look blueish. Defeats the purpose of having a good camera and expensive phone to have to constantly look at my pictures on my laptop.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] L/E:
Too much blue for me...

I bought a white 64GB via Carphone Warehouse in the UK a few days ago and the build date was April 2018. It had an extreme blue tint. I went to the shop and they opened another one for (for potential exchange), but it showed the very same blue tint. Too much blue for me and I returned it for a full refund.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sab3elbromba:
I got mine 3 months ago, and to be honest I really like the display, colors are vibrant and the blue tint is barely noticeable unless you get a white background and really look for it tilting the phone at weird angles
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] BleedingHeart:
You can use this website to check your build date http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] coolsid8:
Got the phone today. Not much of a blue tint. But there is some light bleeding/uneven lighting of around a cm radius in middle of the phone which is only slightly visible on grey/dark color backgrounds like XDA apps etc. Anyone else with similar screen isssue ?

Apr 2018 build rev 10
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] FedericoUY:
Mine rev 10. Only issue is with blue tint on display. No Light bleed.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] wabmorgan:
I can see the color shift issue but only at exteme angles.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mrcet007:
Anyone observing grainines or paper like texture on white /Grey background? Look at it close to the eye. I see it in the new 2 xl I bought today.

Does all pixel 2 xl suffer from this issue? Should I return? Please let me know. I am not able to get another phone to compare
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] daubh:
Thanks. I already returned it though. It felt like a downgrade coming from the Mi Max 2. Definitely not worth it for me at $1,000 (Canada). The Max 2 was $300. Got a Pixel ROM on it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mwatson:
mine isn't like this
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MrWhite0429:
The first few pages of this thread were bonkers lol. My wife and I both have 2xl devices. Hers was purchased at a Verizon store about 8 months ago and mine was purchased unlocked via Google store about a month ago.

unlocked device has 0 discoloration or issues. Display is perfect.

Wife's Verizon 2xl actually has a warmer display. And colors are slightly askew to me. Some whites look "dirty" and some blacks don't look as deep to me. However to the normal person it would take some serious looking to tell the difference between the two of them.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bkrickles:
I have my second 2 xl coming Monday so I'll be doing some comparing. My current 2 xl has the blue at angles of white screens. I barely ever have white screens and I rarely have my phone at an angle so I'm not bothered at all. I'm enjoying the screen actually. I'm anxious to see the new one and see if it's different. It was manufactured nearly 3 weeks later so we'll see. I'll decide by Friday which one I'm returning.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cwalker0906:
No, monday
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] js042507:
Wow. Really? If you say you compared 3 physical phones, then maybe you're right? It also depends on the lighting, to see the blue tint more or less. However, in general, this forum is full of a bunch of complaining that is giving end users misinformation. I've been on xda practically since the beginning, so don't tell me that "I'm the reason" it's **** now. You're the reason it's full of crap. Also, learn to use your Grammer properly...it's 'an' when you lead in front of a word that starts with a vowel.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cwalker0906:
Lol go kill yourself
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] js042507:
Blow me. Stupid kid
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bryancotton84:
You two get a room....

Anyways, returned my XL2 yesterday after the screen had a noticeable line across the screen. The colors below the line are noticably darker than above. Pretty disappointed but I've already got another order in, hopefully just a bad phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dmb219:
That's a defect obviously, I'm sure the replacement will be good.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bryancotton84:
Right. Oddly it appeared after 2 days. Oh well. Loved the phone can't wait to get it back.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickco43:
It is just a phone, please calm down.

When I went to the store, the display units had varying degrees of blue tint. Lets be real here, LG doesn't have the best record for build quality. My replacement comes Monday and I am looking forward to seeing the screen differences. But I will admit I did overreact a bit when I first got the phone. I barley notice the tint during daily use.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] js0uth:
Just placed an order yesterday order comes in Tues. Can't wait to see if I get a good unit. Lol.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] JeffBea:
I like the blue shift. I think some of you people are crazy for not liking it. I think of it as a added bonus.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Andebad:
How can you compare an ips LCD to an oled panel...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MacTheRipperr:
I'm really satisfied with my pixel 2 XL. The screen is a pleasant transition from the Samsungs I've been using. I'm sorry that you don't like it. Mine is in the v 10 batch and I.couldn't be happier. Good luck with your next device. Hopefully it won't bug you guys as much. But those of us that enjoy our phone will continue to do so. ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] alodar1:
My 2xl arrives the end of the week. Reading this on my note . After reading the 30 or so posts, I timed my note slightly up and down, and left and right. Guess what I noticed... maybe, just maybe blue tint is a virus.. and the 2xl has infected the world. Dam Google! Bring back the windows phone!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
Haha, Windows phone is R.I.P.!;):o
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] v2.2v:
I can't believe the amount of negative hype this phones screen is receiving. It's shocking. And to be honest...not really warranted. I understand it doesn't look like Sammy's AMOLED. I get it. But the vast majority of people wouldn't have said or even noticed issues with the screen. It's a story that the tech media ran with because people were hyped about this phone. And rightfully so. It's the best Android phone out. Period.

My opinion is you'll love this thing. Don't ruin it for yourself because they are making a mountain out of a molehill.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bryantjopplin:
Can anyone guess the 2 XL? I can pull out about 4 more phones and use it as a test if needed. lol This shot was taken from a 2 XL as well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cwalker0906:
There are some bad phones,to say it's not warranted is kinda ignorant, here are my two pixels, which one do you want since it's just hype
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] linuxdood:
Exactly.

The screen issues are so overblown
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Migamix:
JUST QUOTING THIS BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE SAID TWICE. and you saved me the time.

oh no, i better replace my N6 with this blue tint, maybe my Toshiba windows tablet , i just got anal and see it has the same "problem". im sure if i look around, ill find more things with this "issue"....damn it, my SJcam5000+ has it. in the trash it goes... i can see ghost digits in my UPS, hauling this 27lb to the curb. oh look, wife's monitors are bluish and yellowish at 45*° angle, ... shes wanting to know why i just took a tack hammer to her screen.. raspberry pi touchscreen, hmm, gets something like a negative effect when not head on.... into the trash. old HP recycled monitor? blue from one angle, yellow from the other, fantastic head on... GONE! my main monitors...NOOOOOOOO i dont have any screens left to use now, since i got picky and they all had some sort of issue you people dont like for whatever reason. i really should have returned my n6 for the strange buzzing when fast charging only, but oh well, too late, or maybe i dont think its an issue when out and about with a charged device (or regular charging). if you are trying to power/speed charge a device quickly, YOU DONT USE IT at the same time!

TL;DR really people, you want to nitpick every damn thing about a device, i have a chisel and stone and a small violin for you, and you can return your paperweight as far as im concerned. im so tired of hearing about these AR non issues. not happy? return it. period. need a phone, let me hand you the old bricks we had in the 80's, or the flip phones with a crappy bowling simulator.

i will enjoy my P2XL as it has a nice screen and not an over saturated mess, with my screen set at a reasonable brightness level.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zathus:
It won't matter because this is subjective. It will always bother some people more than others. Just like the pink tint on the S8 bothered some more than others. Every phone has the pink tint. I've even seen review videos comparing the screen to other screens and I'm like oh my god! Look how pink that is.. but they're talking about how amazing it is. The same goes for this. It will bother some and not others. While Soom are saying there is no blue at all and others are like holy cow! odds are they're looking at the same thing. It's just the difference of how our eyes are receiving it and how much it bothers us.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] whyme45125:
ABSOLUTELY NOT! How can you see the same thing when people here have posted 2 different P2XLs side by side and there's a huge glaring difference between the two devices, one being "normal" white and the other very blue. There is or was obviously a quality issue at Google/LG.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] hilla_killa:
Love my 2xl, not letting myself get into all this negative crap about. Maybe rev1 had issues which is understandable but mine is rev10 and i couldnt be happier with it!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] iceman4357:
Was more concerned with discoloration, burn in, other issues. The blue tint is a function of a physical piece of hardware. I don't think anything can be done about that. Wether it's different between 2 xl2s I don't know, never had mine side by side with another. I don't mind the discoloration as it seems very slight to me even with the phone laying flat on a table.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
Did you RMA? Are they sending out new units or refurbs?

edit: My phone came in yesterday and the blue tint is very noticeable even when viewed just barely off angle. I was not aware of all the screen discussion until I actually googled "pixel 2 xl blue screen" when I turned the device on. For those who say there is no issue are lucky their device is fine. To come on a discussion forum and try to discount everyone who does have an issue are fools.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] idkwhothatis123:
Out of curiosity, and maybe we can start a poll on this, I wonder if there is any correlation to bad screens and make/storage (just black 64gb vs just black 128gb vs panda 64 gb vs panda 128gb)? Obviously the build date is irrelevant as people are getting phones now with the blue tint.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] icon123:
Not sure, but I had a black, 64gb xl w/ 10/11 build, 10/12 ship and it had pretty bad blue from maybe a 5 degree slant. This was purchased from vzw. Returned. I will buy again, but probably direct from Google.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sanmh:
Tell me I'm hallucinating? I can see it in real with even slightest of the tilts. Last pic is with an edge-on view.

Rev. 10
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
Yours looks better than mine! haha. Mine is bluer at those angles, I would be happy to have your device.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] saunupe1911:
Yep mine pretty much looks like that..

My Dates

Manufacture date:	October 19, 2017

Shipped from factory:	October 20, 2017

Estimated phone age:	1 week(s) 5 day(s)

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So there's better screens out there than this??? I still think it's too early to RMA. I will wait a few months until the bugs are fully worked out or I hear otherwise. Because at the moment I'm loving this phone outside of this one issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] icon123:
Looks pretty good, definitely better than mine. I would have kept that if it was mine.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] saunupe1911:
Cool. I guess I better keep mine then. I'm pretty close to his.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] icon123:
Yeah, realistically, all OLED screens show a shift in color when viewing at an angle. It's just that some of these were worse than others. A little is acceptable, a lot is not. (in my opinion)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SirVilhelm:
I am trying to define how much is a lot.

Here is mine

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