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I also got an MNML case. Happy with the look/colour but I feel it makes my phone less grippy. Apparently the white Pixel 2 and the black Pixel 2 have different texturing/grippiness so people with black Pixel tend to feel the MNML case makes things worse while people with white Pixels usually find it an upgrade on that front. That may explain some of the conflicting opinions. It's not terrible but I'm only holding onto mine until I can find another bright colour case with better grip (and a lip on the front) to replace it.
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Shofixti posted:I also got an MNML case. Happy with the look/colour but I feel it makes my phone less grippy. Apparently the white Pixel 2 and the black Pixel 2 have different texturing/grippiness so people with black Pixel tend to feel the MNML case makes things worse while people with white Pixels usually find it an upgrade on that front. That may explain some of the conflicting opinions. The white Pixel 2 is smooth while the black Pixel 2 is relatively grippy. The blue one, I'm not sure about.
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Man just from two minutes of handling an iPhone x and I'm really digging the full screen concept. Shame the essential ended up being such a disappointment
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Nov 20, 2017 22:28
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Somewhere yesterday I saw an app for mimicking the iphone X notch on your Android phone. wtf
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Outside of the Camera, Essential is doing pretty good at making the phone better software wise, as well as the price discount deals make it a reallly good alternative to thing like say a OnePlus now. Is it comparable to the Pixel 2 XL, no not at all. But now that it is $450-499 (or $145 on Sprint... I may just have to do this for that 360cam I still have) it is at a price point I can see it being very competitive against these phones for certain. As for 2XL stuff... two other things I notice. The phone pretty much never gets hot, only a hint of warm at any point so far. And that battery.... 2.5hrs+ SOT of a mix of browsing, email checking, and Clash Royal, and still 67% at the end of each day this weekend (working so not on my phone a ton, but still). 13hrs after pulling it off a charger. What in the ever loving heck? All past devices after that usage would still be near 30% or less. Even the tester hits 40% or less by then.
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Nov 20, 2017 22:58
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I can't find the link for that USB-C spreadsheet containing all the different cable types, but I'm wondering if I'm safe buying either of these for charging purposes: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01EMIIFCU https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01D8FOJIC
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Calaveron posted:Man just from two minutes of handling an iPhone x and I'm really digging the full screen concept. Shame the essential ended up being such a disappointment It might be a disappointment, but the price has fallen to compensate. It's now a good phone for the money.
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Nov 20, 2017 23:14
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CLAM DOWN posted:I can't find the link for that USB-C spreadsheet containing all the different cable types, but I'm wondering if I'm safe buying either of these for charging purposes: I just bought the Aukey 3- pack and loving love them.  They're real nice. Flexible, but firm and thick  The aluminum and hard rubber ends are a nice touch. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072MC74JW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I just bought the Aukey 3- pack and loving love them. I can't ship those to Canada, uggggggh
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Thermopyle posted:Somewhere yesterday I saw an app for mimicking the iphone X notch on your Android phone. Someone from the android dev subreddit made that just to make fun of the X, lol
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Nov 20, 2017 23:41
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CLAM DOWN posted:I can't ship those to Canada, uggggggh I got some Amazon Basics cables that work fine. Saw them on a list somewhere and they're certified. Not super fancy, just basic (ha!). I didn't immediately see them on Amazon.ca, but they had A to C cables, so maybe they're on page 2 or something.
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Nov 21, 2017 00:36
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CLAM DOWN posted:I can't find the link for that USB-C spreadsheet containing all the different cable types, but I'm wondering if I'm safe buying either of these for charging purposes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vnpEXfo2HCGADdd9G2x9dMDWqENiY2kgBJUu29f_TX8/edit?usp=drivesdk I found this yesterday, but I don't know how up to date it is. I'm still looking for a good USB-C power bank.
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CLAM DOWN posted:I can't find the link for that USB-C spreadsheet containing all the different cable types, OP
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According to Nathan K, the list is deprecated and he doesn't have any disposable income or sponsorship for testing for the new Pixels. So that list is Pixel 1 only it seems.
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Nov 21, 2017 01:16
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Sorry, didn't even think to check. I also completely forgot about the Amazon Basics cables which is hosed considering I own one, gonna get more of those. My brain is broken today.
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Nov 21, 2017 01:20
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My Pixel2 has yet to receive the November security update. I read the earlier post about how updates roll out on different networks and it was really informative, but I was curious if any other users were still on the stock out of box September update. Provider is Verizon and I believe they approved and released the November patch on 11/7.
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EdEddnEddy posted:
I'm pretty jealous if the Pixel cameras, I like the degree of manual controls of my Mate 9, but for simply point and shoot action the images of seen from Pixels are the best I've ever seen from a phone. The 4,000mah batteries Huawei uses are insane though.  That was 2 days, 9 hours off the charger.
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Nov 21, 2017 01:44
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Anyone have any idea if the Pixel 2 or Pixel 2XL will be discounted for Black Friday? I'm not holding out any hope, but I want to get rid of this POS Nexus 6P since I have to recharge my phone at least three times a day even if it's sitting in my pocket. If it's not going to be on sale for black Friday I'll just go ahead and pull the trigger now.
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Nov 21, 2017 01:54
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How is the audio on the full sized Google Home versus the Mini? I've been playing with my free Mini and am actually impressed by it. It's perfect for casting podcasts from my Pixel 2, and I'd love to just tell it to play music but while it doesn't sound bad, it is in the same room as my PC, which has better speakers. So I just end up using my computer anyways. Ideally I'd like to put a full sized Home here and move the Mini to my bedroom, but I need to know if the audio quality is actually better.
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Nov 21, 2017 02:11
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It easily fills a small room. I think it sounds really good given its size.
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The full home sounds a lot better than the mini by a decent margin.
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Cool, thanks. Guess I'll pick one up eventually then!
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cinder posted:My Pixel2 has yet to receive the November security update. I read the earlier post about how updates roll out on different networks and it was really informative, but I was curious if any other users were still on the stock out of box September update. Provider is Verizon and I believe they approved and released the November patch on 11/7. FWIW I was at a Verizon store over the weekend and 2 out of the 3 Pixel 2 devices weren't updated and one was updated to the November patch. Really random. Koaxke posted:Anyone have any idea if the Pixel 2 or Pixel 2XL will be discounted for Black Friday? I'm not holding out any hope, but I want to get rid of this POS Nexus 6P since I have to recharge my phone at least three times a day even if it's sitting in my pocket. If it's not going to be on sale for black Friday I'll just go ahead and pull the trigger now. Last year they had a pretty good deal on the Pixel 1 so I'm hoping for something similar this week. I spoke to a Verizon salesperson and they said there definitely will be something.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I just bought the Aukey 3- pack and loving love them. I got these but in a 5 pack, and can confirm that they're good.
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:How is the audio on the full sized Google Home versus the Mini? I've been playing with my free Mini and am actually impressed by it. It's perfect for casting podcasts from my Pixel 2, and I'd love to just tell it to play music but while it doesn't sound bad, it is in the same room as my PC, which has better speakers. So I just end up using my computer anyways. Ideally I'd like to put a full sized Home here and move the Mini to my bedroom, but I need to know if the audio quality is actually better. Mini isn't bad at projecting the sound but as you might expect it's a little anemic on the low end as compared to the full size Home. It's impressive for the size but don't expect a world-beater in idk warmth/richness?
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hmmxkrazee posted:FWIW I was at a Verizon store over the weekend and 2 out of the 3 Pixel 2 devices weren't updated and one was updated to the November patch. Really random. Do you know if a Verizon Pixel 2 vs a Google Store Pixel 2 will receive updates at the same time? I never root my phones these days so I don't kind getting a phone through Verizon, but if they don't update in a similar manner I'd pick the Google store one over the Verizon one.
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Koaxke posted:Do you know if a Verizon Pixel 2 vs a Google Store Pixel 2 will receive updates at the same time? I never root my phones these days so I don't kind getting a phone through Verizon, but if they don't update in a similar manner I'd pick the Google store one over the Verizon one. Just pick the google store one because who knows what insipid fuckery Verizon is capable of. Look at how badly LG hosed up the 2XL and they were supposed to be completely unable to gently caress it up like that
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The 2XL isn't "badly hosed up". Have you even held one?
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CLAM DOWN posted:Sorry, didn't even think to check. I also completely forgot about the Amazon Basics cables which is hosed considering I own one, gonna get more of those. My brain is broken today. My wife bought a 2 pack of the 6' ones. They're actually very nice and even come with a little leather strap to tie them up. They charge and data just fine.
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Koaxke posted:Do you know if a Verizon Pixel 2 vs a Google Store Pixel 2 will receive updates at the same time? I never root my phones these days so I don't kind getting a phone through Verizon, but if they don't update in a similar manner I'd pick the Google store one over the Verizon one. Verizon version has been fine starting with the first Pixel.
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CLAM DOWN posted:The 2XL isn't "badly hosed up". Have you even held one? Yeah I even looked at the screen
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Nov 21, 2017 04:44
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FAUXTON posted:Yeah I even looked at the screen All right well I own one and it's easily one of the best phones I've ever had. The screen is completely fine.
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CLAM DOWN posted:All right well I own one and it's easily one of the best phones I've ever had. The screen is completely fine. My regular pixel 2 is great at all angles
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Thermopyle posted:Somewhere yesterday I saw an app for mimicking the iphone X notch on your Android phone.
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I think the screen on mine is really bad and shifts colors almost immediately, definitely not how a near 1000 Euro phone should be.
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for any one of you who happened to get your 2XL replaced for ~reasons~, how long did it take for them to send you a new one? i hosed up the shipping address when i ordered mine two months ago and now i'm technically receiving a "replacement"
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CLAM DOWN posted:All right well I own one and it's easily one of the best phones I've ever had. The screen is completely fine. Same. And I still can't get over this battery life. Stupid good. Over 3 hours screen time today and still over 50% left.
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Yep, I'm at 49% with some good clash royal time and 2:30 of sot. One thing I noticed is that Battery Saver, doesn't feel any slower than normal mode so I might try rolling with it a bit to see how much longer it can stretch it. I also messed with some HDR YouTube videos on the same charge. Unfortunately it looks like both the Pixel and Note 8 have a hard time with 1080P60HDR or higher video and it drops frames and just doesn't look near as smooth as a phone playing the same video without HDR. I guess the software acceleration for it is a bit too much right now. However the HDR does look a lot better visually than non HDR so it seems to somewhat work.
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I'm tempted to get a Home Mini on the Black Friday deal just to have another toy to goof around with. But does it actually serve any purpose if the only "smart" thing I have for it to interact with is a Chromecast, and our phones are generally near us anyway? Like, does it hear and respond to Okay Google commands with more regularity or clarity? Is there some aspect or feature that makes talking to it better than your phone? Do those of you who have a Home but also have your phones near you find yourself happy you have the Home? Basically, please convince me to buy this new toy for $30.
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incogneato posted:I'm tempted to get a Home Mini on the Black Friday deal just to have another toy to goof around with. But does it actually serve any purpose if the only "smart" thing I have for it to interact with is a Chromecast, and our phones are generally near us anyway? I have a Home in the living room and when they sent the free Mini I put it in the kitchen and use it for cooking music/shopping list stuff.
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