This is Android at its purest, as it is meant to be. The phone is understated yet good looking and feels very solid. The Android OS is bloat free and runs super smooth. You get the latest Snap Dragon 835 paired with 4GB of onboard RAM making this phone fast and responsive. It has a nice looking display and a very solid battery, I easily get a solid day and then some with heavy use. The camera has been given a lot of hype, and for good reason, it is terrific for a smartphone. With a processing core dedicated to the camera you'll get great images in any conditions. The phone's fingerprint scanner is positioned conveniently for easy access and works like a charm. You also get the very clever 'squeeze' feature to call up Assistant; simply squeeze the phone's sides and ... MoreThis is Android at its purest, as it is meant to be. The phone is understated yet good looking and feels very solid. The Android OS is bloat free and runs super smooth. You get the latest Snap Dragon 835 paired with 4GB of onboard RAM making this phone fast and responsive. It has a nice looking display and a very solid battery, I easily get a solid day and then some with heavy use. The camera has been given a lot of hype, and for good reason, it is terrific for a smartphone. With a processing core dedicated to the camera you'll get great images in any conditions. The phone's fingerprint scanner is positioned conveniently for easy access and works like a charm. You also get the very clever 'squeeze' feature to call up Assistant; simply squeeze the phone's sides and Assistant pops right up, you can also silence calls and alarms this way, the feature is intuitive, helpful, and works great. You're also getting a phone with hardy dust and water resistance which is great for everyday use. It does not have a 3.5mm audio jack so if that is critical for your phone you'll want to look elsewhere. I've found Bluetooth headphones work perfectly on this device so I've been fine without the jack. The only feature I truly miss is wireless charging. Not having wireless charging built-in is my only critique of this phone. Anyone looking for a high-end Android phone should definitely check out the Pixels. This is Google's answer to the iPhone and really is hands down the best Android experience I have ever had.

First, the Pixel 2 is the only Android phone I know of that was released in 2017 that has a stock, bloatware free copy of Android 11 it's running on. As much as I like Motorola phones, you'll have to buy a much newer and often more costly model to have Android 11. Second, the camera on the Pixel 2 is better than most newer phones in its class, especially in low light. It was updated to use the Pixel 3's Night Sight feature, dramatically improving low light levels without a flash or a tripod. Third, the Type-C quick charging is outstanding! And, even if you don't have a quick charge power adapter, the phone will take advantage of more 2.4A output chargers as well. But please do NOT confuse the Pixel 2 with it's bigger brother, the Pixel 2 XL! The XL does not age well ... MoreFirst, the Pixel 2 is the only Android phone I know of that was released in 2017 that has a stock, bloatware free copy of Android 11 it's running on. As much as I like Motorola phones, you'll have to buy a much newer and often more costly model to have Android 11. Second, the camera on the Pixel 2 is better than most newer phones in its class, especially in low light. It was updated to use the Pixel 3's Night Sight feature, dramatically improving low light levels without a flash or a tripod. Third, the Type-C quick charging is outstanding! And, even if you don't have a quick charge power adapter, the phone will take advantage of more 2.4A output chargers as well. But please do NOT confuse the Pixel 2 with it's bigger brother, the Pixel 2 XL! The XL does not age well and can have a number of display "issues" (burn-in, smear, flashing, dead spots), primarily from idiots keeping these XL's in their pockets. The 2 XL also have a small number of problems not found on the standard Pixel 2. Now the bad stuff. No 3.5mm audio jack; requires Type-C adapter. Require professional/skilled battery replacement. This can be more than the price you paid for the phone. But if you're skilled or bold, IFIXIT has a complete kit for around $35 to include the needed tools and adhesives. Beware of cheap aftermarket batteries. Last, as of December 2020, Alphabet/Google no longer supports updates of this phone. Don't see this as a big problem as most Android made in 2019 are no longer supported either.

Its the fastest version of Android I've ever used. Battery life is outstanding, performance feels more solid than the S8, in my opinion. Build quality is very nice, camera is awesome, google lens rules. Google assistant is not only accurate but fun to use, easy to launch and understand. After the system update, the additional display options, like boost, and saturated great improve the display colors and look like all other flagship models released today. NO regrets what so ever and I've been using the iPhone 6s & 6s Plus for the past couple of years.I've been in the tech industry for 20+ years, I'm very particular about my mobile devices. I need something reliable 24/7. Verizon needs to update their floor demo units with the latest software updates. That being ... MoreIts the fastest version of Android I've ever used. Battery life is outstanding, performance feels more solid than the S8, in my opinion. Build quality is very nice, camera is awesome, google lens rules. Google assistant is not only accurate but fun to use, easy to launch and understand. After the system update, the additional display options, like boost, and saturated great improve the display colors and look like all other flagship models released today. NO regrets what so ever and I've been using the iPhone 6s & 6s Plus for the past couple of years.I've been in the tech industry for 20+ years, I'm very particular about my mobile devices. I need something reliable 24/7. Verizon needs to update their floor demo units with the latest software updates. That being said, I almost did not buy the phone. The Pixel 2 XL was on display at my local Verizon store. I was told it was a demo unit and was never updated. It was clear that it was not updated with the latest system update. Colors looked really bland and dull, also the blue hue/shift was really bad on the demo unit. I mean really bad. I walked away from it and planned on getting a Galaxy S8. The full price for these new phones are expensive so I wanted to take my time and weigh the pro's and con's. I hate returning anything.About 2 weeks later, I read online that google "may have" released a new batch of Pixel 2 XL phones that greatly improved the blue hue/shift. Also found a youtube clip showing this rumor might actually be true. I have no idea if that's true or not, but users reported they had just bought this pixel 2 XL in mid-november and the blue shift vastly improved. Verizon employees could not tell me about this supposed new batch of phones, they had no idea because the supplier does give them that information, about any device in the store.I bought the pixel 2 XL black 128GB and sure enough the Blue hue was nothing like the stores demo unit. The one that I bought was so much better than the store demo unit. My friend as the Galaxy S8 and configuring both phone with identical display settings, the Galaxy blue hue was noticeably worse than than my pixel 2 XL.Verizon: please update your demo units if you want to sell more of these.A method to remove the google search bar from the home screen would be nice. Though this can be achieved by using another launcher like Nova Prime.Also, I hope that google allows users to make the navigation bar at the bottom both transparent and include a "hide nav bar" option as well, without rooting or using some other hack.