[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] mahst68:
I can see where this is going...

Anyway, I am pretty good with my decision to get a Pixel 2 XL at the reduced cost while I can compare it to my S9+.

Everyone here makes excellent arguments for both. I feel in my use case that I am not going to see the impact that some of you power users may between the 2 phones because:

1. I don't use a headphone jack... can't remember the last time I did.

2. Blue shift does not concern me overly - I mean I have issues with the S9+'s performance with night shift correction (I know its not the same thing as the blue shift issue) every evening (working most of the time, but sometimes moving in/out of apps it has to catch up) - I can also return if the screen is "...that bad" on the Pixel 2 XL

3. Wondering if WQHD is the reason for my jitter scrolling on the S9+... why have it as an option then? Shouldn't the 6GB RAM & 845 compensate better.

4. Like SD Card, but really don't put anything on it... with limitless Google Photos and Google Drive, really not any difference since I have unlimited data and 1Gig internet at home :cool:

5. Build quality does concern me but sounds like from my knowledge and reading that this has improved on later iterations of the Pixel 2 XL... hopefully I get a "good one" - if not i'll return :highfive:

6. Don't use external speakers hardly except for notifications so not really worried about that performance.

7. Not going to immediately upgrade to Android P but will at least go with Beta program, don't want to keep flashing and re-doing my setup... use to care but as I get older don't need the hassle :p

8. Much like previous reviews I ave posted for phones, the camera thing, which one is better, etc. is basically a gimmick of stats that most don't use in the real world. Unless you are a professional photog, videographer / vlogger/ etc. , the differences between high-end phone cameras really does not play into the daily usage that a normal person like myself may do... I take snapshots of my son, food, etc. then post to instagram or facebook or save to print a 5x7 or 4x6 later. In those cases and even enlargement to 8 x 10 prints, the standard user is not going to notice a lot. Low light usage is nice... but I'm also not a person that needs to take and video everything I do everyday. If I go to a concert, I spend my time listening to the music... not taping the whole concert with my phone. Same goes for other nightly adventures out... when people only had film cameras, nobody worried about a well lit selfie in low light with good definition in the "blacks", they just enjoyed themselves in the moment and did not worry about pictures. Phone manufacturers have created the belief of need for stupid features that somehow the world survived without with for hundreds of years, much can be said about that... hahahaha :silly:

At the end of the day, I guess I am most concerned with reducing my cost footprint with my carrier above all else. I admit I let it get out of hand and fixing that will take a little "hoop jumping" to say the least. Yeah I'll still be paying for a phone but saving at the same time. Looking at going swappa rates, unless a dramatic decline happens, I can recoup whenever on the Pixel 2 XL. Can't really save that on my S9+ with my carrier. :crying:

Thanks a bunch for all the comments. Keep them coming! I enjoy spirited debates that are not troll wars.... guess I'm getting too old for that too.