**A Review of the Google Pixel 2 XL: Pros and Cons**

The Google Pixel 2 XL is a flagship Android smartphone that has been making waves in the tech world with its impressive camera performance, fluid Android experience, and sleek design. However, as with any device, it also has its drawbacks.

One of the standout features of the Pixel 2 XL is its extra saturated mode, which gives the screen colors an unparalleled punch. While this may be exciting for some users, I feel that it's not as good as the iPhone 10 or Note 8 in terms of overall quality. However, I do appreciate how quickly you get used to the screen after a few days of usage.

Another notable feature of the Pixel 2 XL is its lack of wireless charging, which is a common feature on many high-end Android smartphones today. This may be a deal-breaker for some users who value convenience and ease of use. Additionally, the device does not have a headphone jack, which means you'll need to use an adapter if you want to listen to music or watch videos with your favorite headphones.

Speaking of cameras, the Pixel 2 XL has one of the best camera performance on any Android smartphone. The single rear-facing lens is indeed fabulous, especially in low-light conditions. However, it's a shame that this device doesn't come with a telephoto lens, which would have been helpful for capturing distant shots or digitally zooming in on your subject.

One thing that sets the Pixel 2 XL apart from other Android smartphones is its updates. As an Android One device, Google controls the updates, so you don't have to worry about any software issues or bugs. Additionally, the device comes with unlimited storage for photos and videos, which is a huge plus for users who take plenty of pictures and videos.

The pricing of the Pixel 2 XL is also worth mentioning. While it's certainly an expensive smartphone, especially when compared to other Android devices like the Note 8, I think it's worth every penny. The device feels premium in the hand, and the camera performance is truly exceptional.

If you're considering purchasing the Pixel 2 XL, I would recommend checking out a store and taking it for a spin before making a decision. While the screen may take some getting used to, the overall experience is well worth it. Additionally, if you're looking for a device with excellent camera performance, fluid Android experience, and seamless updates, then this might be the perfect choice for you.

**Technical Specifications**

* Single rear-facing lens

* No wireless charging

* No headphone jack (adapter provided in box)

* No expandable storage

* 64GB or 128GB internal storage (depending on variant)

* 3GB RAM

**Comparison to Other Devices**

The Pixel 2 XL is not for everyone, especially those who value the convenience of wireless charging or headphone jacks. However, if you're looking for a device with exceptional camera performance and a seamless Android experience, then this might be the perfect choice. As mentioned earlier, I've compared the camera performance of the Pixel 2 XL to that of the iPhone 10 in another video, which can be found in the YouTube show notes.

**Conclusion**

The Google Pixel 2 XL is an excellent device that offers a unique blend of features and performance. While it may not be perfect for everyone, its exceptional camera performance, fluid Android experience, and seamless updates make it a compelling choice for many users. If you're considering purchasing this device, I would recommend taking it for a spin before making a decision, as the screen may take some getting used to.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi there this is ranch eatin and this video we'll be doing the full review for the Google pixel XL 2 and I took my time with this device I have been testing this device now for almost over a month and yes I'll also talk about my experience how I feel this device is the pricing and the screen issues and stuff but before that here are the specs for the pixel to excel as you can see if this part by the snapdragon 835 chipset it comes with 4 gigabytes of RAM and comes in two varieties of storage 64 or 128 gigabytes and other specs are of the screen for your reference so let's dive down between the pros and cons what I liked about this device and one of the things that I actually did not like about this device and I have used a lot of first smartphones of premium smartphones lately at the Galaxy Note 8 the iPhone 10 and others so I'd also compare a little bit with them also and the first thing that I really liked about this device is though it's a flagship device having that 6 inches screen then also it does not feel heavy that this was a problem with the Galaxy Note 8 and even the iPhone 10 don't get me wrong it just feels a little bit more dense whereas this is actually the light test in terms of premium smartphones and that can be a good thing if you talk a lot on the phone I was taking calls over half an hour and I did not feel my hand was fatigued when I was using this device and in terms of build quality though back as you can see it does not look it's metallic actually it is metallic it had alimony enflame but they have a coating on this which gives it a plasticy feel and I feel this is a good thing in fact it gives a very good grip to the device and second thing what I liked about this device is that it is having a proper dual front firing speakers and the audio but that I was getting from this one was actually really good for example when you listen to music or when you're watching in fact YouTube videos it gives you a very immersive experience so it as the audio experience was actually very good I'll talk about one of the cons they have omitted the headphone jack I'll talk about that in the cons and now moving to cellular call quality I did not have any problems with the cellular call quality on this phone I use this phone with my primary cell that is a tel 4G and I did not have any problem sadly this is not a dual SIM device now I'm moving to the Android experience out of the box this comes with Android Audio that's the latest one and as this is a pixel smartphone the updates are handled directly by Google so you don't have to worry and I have to say this is the best Android experience that you can get it is very fast and fluid I did not notice any lag whatsoever even rap management though this one is just having four gigabytes of RAM many of the new smartphones are having 6 or even 8 gigabytes of RAM but even with 4 gigabytes of RAM the brand management has been done very well and and did not notice any issues of lag enos on this device in fact I have to say this is one of the most fluid device that I have used in fact I have also used the iPhone 10 and I have to say in terms of fluidity it's even flew a more fluid compared to the iPhone 10 so no issues regarding what do you say RAM management and it's actually a joy to use this device that is from the reasons I come back to the pixel devices very fluid experience up-to-date Android that you are getting also I feel this will fall into the gimmicky part I personally don't use it you might use it they also have this squeeze function if you squeeze the phone like this I need it really and you can change the setting it launches to Google assistant so this is another way to launch the Google assistant personally I did not use this feature but yeah that feature is there so you might be able to use it luckily you can customize it because with the default setting I was accidentally when I was picking up the phone from the pocket it was activating now I have said it too hard so you have to really squeeze to get this also this works while you're getting a call you can squeeze to silence ed so yeah that functionality is there but to be very frank or the last month I hardly use that functionality I just say the OK Google Keyword and other things to activate it and you can always just tap on this and the Google assistant just comes on now let's talk about the battery life though on paper it just has a 3000 fan 20 milliamp hour battery and as having that 6 inches screen the battery life has been actually very good if we compare it with other flagship Android smartphones yes the sad status meet what is a mid-range Android phones have far better battery life but if we compare with other flagship Android phones like the note 8 or even the iPhone 10 etc this one will give you the best battery life in fact in terms of screen on time I was averaging anywhere between fanda how fast to about 6 plus hours of screen on time which is actually very good in my opinion and it could easily last for about full working lives without any issue so in terms of battery life I was actually pretty impressed and if it was just a normal day the battery life was actually lasting me for about one and a half days yeah quick charging is also there and the charger supplied in the box is a quick charger so you don't have to worry about it now moving to gaming performance I did play quite a few games with that and also some heavy games like the asphalt extreme and as you can see the gaming performance was actually very good I did not face any issues like loud with asphalt extreme and other games that I played and I also liked the fact that as this one has that stereo speaker while you were gaming it gives you a very immersive experience I also played ask tried it with this and yes it lacked a little bit here and there if a diverse nitpicking but again asphalt yet I've noticed that it is not very well optimized on Android phones and it large with quite a few high-end phones so gaming performance would be actually really good and I also like the fact that even after extended gaming yes the handset tends to get a little bit warm here but it was not getting very hot now I'm moving the fingerprint scanner I feel the fingerprint scanner position is very well it you can easily reach the same and the fingerprint scanner is a a very responsive one so you don't have to worry about the fingerprint scanner performance on this smartphone it's been done very well now moving to the camera I feel this is one thing that Google has done brilliantly it just has a single rear facing camera as you can see it does not have that fancy dual camera setup like many other smartphones are doing but even with just a single camera I have to say that camera performance is outstanding and even with just a single camera they are able to provide features like the portrait mode not only with the rear facing camera but even with the front facing camera and I have tested its camera with iPhone 10 and I have to say fast to pick a smart phone just based on the camera the pixel to excel has the best camera as of now yes sadly it does not have the telephoto lens but even without that you can't effects like bouquet mode and even that portrait mode works with the front-facing camera and also the front-facing camera performance was actually very good and also I shot quite a bit of video with this even 4k video and the video performance was also good it actually employs optical image stabilization plus electronic image stabilization to get very good footage in terms of video so in terms of camera performance I have to say as of now this is the best smartphone if you take a lot of photographs and VPO now let's move to some of the things that I did not like with this device and it's been over a month now and I still do not like the position of the power button and the volume rocker they are actually very close to each other and you accidentally have even now I touch it and also I feel the power button this location is actually a little bit on the top so I have to actually adjust my grip often to reach to that so I don't like the that so yeah still after a month I feel this was not a very cut position the power button should have been a little bit lower and the volume rocker should have been moved to this side but you might get used to it but I still don't like that position in terms of tactile feel no problems but the position as I've told you I don't like that now moving to the biggest problem with this device is the screen they have opted for this P OLED screen and this is made by LG and let's just get get it straight this is not the best screen that you can get for example the note 8 or even the iPhone 10 have a better OLED screen if you tilt the phone to extreme angles and this does not happen every time but mostly if you are using a white background a lot of text you'll notice if you tell the phone you get that blue 10th issue and that can be a little bit annoying moving to the colors also by default the colors are actually pretty muted on this phone but with the update google has pushed out this extra saturated mode and yes if you move to that the colors look a lot more punchy but again I feel it's not as good as that we find on the iPhone 10 or the note 8 in fact I have made a separate video regarding the new saturation mode I'll have the link for that video in the description area so that you can check out but to be fair you get to use to the screen colors after about three days first day I noticed it a lot but after a third day of usages I just got used to the screen so yeah you'll get used to it but the fact is that this is not the best quality screen that you are getting now moving to another thing is that this one does not have varlas charging most of the high-end Android phones are now even though iPhone have vanished charging so that's a convenient feature we simply don't have wireless charging on this one and also I don't know why Google did this they have removed the headphone jack so if you have other headphones that utilize the 3.5 headphone jack you have to use adapter that is provided in the box but again I lost that adapter so I don't know yeah when I tested that with that adapter it sounded ok but you have to use that adapter and I'm annoyed with the Google because if you recall the Xiaomi me a one which is a Android one device that was partnered with Google on that budget oriented device they have put a fabulous 3.5 mm headphone jack with awesome output so I don't get it vine you put that on your flagship the so again that's a big con for me personally it might not be for you but I'll have a lot of traditional headphones and earphones with me and I sorely missed that 3.5 mm headphone jack also again as this is a pixel device it's a single sim device and you also do not get any expandable storage with the same so if you are looking for that this is not the device for you so you have to be a little bit careful when you are buying this device you have to decide upfront you want to go with the what is XE 64 gigabyte variant or the 128 gigabyte variant because there is no SD card on the same also yes this is not a big con but sort of nitpicking I would say considering the price point of this device yes the rear facing camera with just a single lens is also fabulous one of the best that we have seen particularly low lighting I would say it bounces everything but at this price point many of the other manufacturers are providing dual camera setup and I miss that telephoto lens that telephoto lens that we have on the iPhone 10 and others can be sort of helpful if you are taking shots that are very distance yes you can digitally zoom but you have a quality loss at this price point Google should have provided the 2x zoom and lastly it's the pricing this one is again priced really high in India I think so the base variant of the pixel 2 XL is about what 72 or 73 thousand and certainly it's a very expensive smartphone and in fact it's even more expensive than the note 8 so again I would say if this is an excellent device it's the most fluid Android device that I've used in fact I would say this is the most fluid smartphone that I've used till date and again updates are controlled by Google so you don't have to worry about it most fluid device and also as it's a pixel device Google is offering unlimited storage for your photos and videos and it has the best camera but still that screen is something that is something you might not like it so I would say go to a store and look have a look at this phone use it for 10 minutes if you have ok with the screen then go with it I would say if the screen was perfect on this device this would have been the ideal Android smartphone but as of now I can't say that but still I like this device for what it has the best camera performance the most fluid Android phone and my primary are what do you say cell will go back into this device when I'm not testing any other device so I hope you found this video review helpful if you still have any other questions regarding this pixel to excel do post your questions in the comment section and I'll try to answer them and I also made another video where I was comparing the camera of this pixel to excel with the iPhone 10 name for that video will be there in the YouTube show notes and some other videos that I posted on the pixel to excel so make sure you check that out so guys that's it for now for this video if you are still not subscribed to my youtube channel hit that subscribe button thanks for watching this is Ranjit and I hope to see you in my next videohi there this is ranch eatin and this video we'll be doing the full review for the Google pixel XL 2 and I took my time with this device I have been testing this device now for almost over a month and yes I'll also talk about my experience how I feel this device is the pricing and the screen issues and stuff but before that here are the specs for the pixel to excel as you can see if this part by the snapdragon 835 chipset it comes with 4 gigabytes of RAM and comes in two varieties of storage 64 or 128 gigabytes and other specs are of the screen for your reference so let's dive down between the pros and cons what I liked about this device and one of the things that I actually did not like about this device and I have used a lot of first smartphones of premium smartphones lately at the Galaxy Note 8 the iPhone 10 and others so I'd also compare a little bit with them also and the first thing that I really liked about this device is though it's a flagship device having that 6 inches screen then also it does not feel heavy that this was a problem with the Galaxy Note 8 and even the iPhone 10 don't get me wrong it just feels a little bit more dense whereas this is actually the light test in terms of premium smartphones and that can be a good thing if you talk a lot on the phone I was taking calls over half an hour and I did not feel my hand was fatigued when I was using this device and in terms of build quality though back as you can see it does not look it's metallic actually it is metallic it had alimony enflame but they have a coating on this which gives it a plasticy feel and I feel this is a good thing in fact it gives a very good grip to the device and second thing what I liked about this device is that it is having a proper dual front firing speakers and the audio but that I was getting from this one was actually really good for example when you listen to music or when you're watching in fact YouTube videos it gives you a very immersive experience so it as the audio experience was actually very good I'll talk about one of the cons they have omitted the headphone jack I'll talk about that in the cons and now moving to cellular call quality I did not have any problems with the cellular call quality on this phone I use this phone with my primary cell that is a tel 4G and I did not have any problem sadly this is not a dual SIM device now I'm moving to the Android experience out of the box this comes with Android Audio that's the latest one and as this is a pixel smartphone the updates are handled directly by Google so you don't have to worry and I have to say this is the best Android experience that you can get it is very fast and fluid I did not notice any lag whatsoever even rap management though this one is just having four gigabytes of RAM many of the new smartphones are having 6 or even 8 gigabytes of RAM but even with 4 gigabytes of RAM the brand management has been done very well and and did not notice any issues of lag enos on this device in fact I have to say this is one of the most fluid device that I have used in fact I have also used the iPhone 10 and I have to say in terms of fluidity it's even flew a more fluid compared to the iPhone 10 so no issues regarding what do you say RAM management and it's actually a joy to use this device that is from the reasons I come back to the pixel devices very fluid experience up-to-date Android that you are getting also I feel this will fall into the gimmicky part I personally don't use it you might use it they also have this squeeze function if you squeeze the phone like this I need it really and you can change the setting it launches to Google assistant so this is another way to launch the Google assistant personally I did not use this feature but yeah that feature is there so you might be able to use it luckily you can customize it because with the default setting I was accidentally when I was picking up the phone from the pocket it was activating now I have said it too hard so you have to really squeeze to get this also this works while you're getting a call you can squeeze to silence ed so yeah that functionality is there but to be very frank or the last month I hardly use that functionality I just say the OK Google Keyword and other things to activate it and you can always just tap on this and the Google assistant just comes on now let's talk about the battery life though on paper it just has a 3000 fan 20 milliamp hour battery and as having that 6 inches screen the battery life has been actually very good if we compare it with other flagship Android smartphones yes the sad status meet what is a mid-range Android phones have far better battery life but if we compare with other flagship Android phones like the note 8 or even the iPhone 10 etc this one will give you the best battery life in fact in terms of screen on time I was averaging anywhere between fanda how fast to about 6 plus hours of screen on time which is actually very good in my opinion and it could easily last for about full working lives without any issue so in terms of battery life I was actually pretty impressed and if it was just a normal day the battery life was actually lasting me for about one and a half days yeah quick charging is also there and the charger supplied in the box is a quick charger so you don't have to worry about it now moving to gaming performance I did play quite a few games with that and also some heavy games like the asphalt extreme and as you can see the gaming performance was actually very good I did not face any issues like loud with asphalt extreme and other games that I played and I also liked the fact that as this one has that stereo speaker while you were gaming it gives you a very immersive experience I also played ask tried it with this and yes it lacked a little bit here and there if a diverse nitpicking but again asphalt yet I've noticed that it is not very well optimized on Android phones and it large with quite a few high-end phones so gaming performance would be actually really good and I also like the fact that even after extended gaming yes the handset tends to get a little bit warm here but it was not getting very hot now I'm moving the fingerprint scanner I feel the fingerprint scanner position is very well it you can easily reach the same and the fingerprint scanner is a a very responsive one so you don't have to worry about the fingerprint scanner performance on this smartphone it's been done very well now moving to the camera I feel this is one thing that Google has done brilliantly it just has a single rear facing camera as you can see it does not have that fancy dual camera setup like many other smartphones are doing but even with just a single camera I have to say that camera performance is outstanding and even with just a single camera they are able to provide features like the portrait mode not only with the rear facing camera but even with the front facing camera and I have tested its camera with iPhone 10 and I have to say fast to pick a smart phone just based on the camera the pixel to excel has the best camera as of now yes sadly it does not have the telephoto lens but even without that you can't effects like bouquet mode and even that portrait mode works with the front-facing camera and also the front-facing camera performance was actually very good and also I shot quite a bit of video with this even 4k video and the video performance was also good it actually employs optical image stabilization plus electronic image stabilization to get very good footage in terms of video so in terms of camera performance I have to say as of now this is the best smartphone if you take a lot of photographs and VPO now let's move to some of the things that I did not like with this device and it's been over a month now and I still do not like the position of the power button and the volume rocker they are actually very close to each other and you accidentally have even now I touch it and also I feel the power button this location is actually a little bit on the top so I have to actually adjust my grip often to reach to that so I don't like the that so yeah still after a month I feel this was not a very cut position the power button should have been a little bit lower and the volume rocker should have been moved to this side but you might get used to it but I still don't like that position in terms of tactile feel no problems but the position as I've told you I don't like that now moving to the biggest problem with this device is the screen they have opted for this P OLED screen and this is made by LG and let's just get get it straight this is not the best screen that you can get for example the note 8 or even the iPhone 10 have a better OLED screen if you tilt the phone to extreme angles and this does not happen every time but mostly if you are using a white background a lot of text you'll notice if you tell the phone you get that blue 10th issue and that can be a little bit annoying moving to the colors also by default the colors are actually pretty muted on this phone but with the update google has pushed out this extra saturated mode and yes if you move to that the colors look a lot more punchy but again I feel it's not as good as that we find on the iPhone 10 or the note 8 in fact I have made a separate video regarding the new saturation mode I'll have the link for that video in the description area so that you can check out but to be fair you get to use to the screen colors after about three days first day I noticed it a lot but after a third day of usages I just got used to the screen so yeah you'll get used to it but the fact is that this is not the best quality screen that you are getting now moving to another thing is that this one does not have varlas charging most of the high-end Android phones are now even though iPhone have vanished charging so that's a convenient feature we simply don't have wireless charging on this one and also I don't know why Google did this they have removed the headphone jack so if you have other headphones that utilize the 3.5 headphone jack you have to use adapter that is provided in the box but again I lost that adapter so I don't know yeah when I tested that with that adapter it sounded ok but you have to use that adapter and I'm annoyed with the Google because if you recall the Xiaomi me a one which is a Android one device that was partnered with Google on that budget oriented device they have put a fabulous 3.5 mm headphone jack with awesome output so I don't get it vine you put that on your flagship the so again that's a big con for me personally it might not be for you but I'll have a lot of traditional headphones and earphones with me and I sorely missed that 3.5 mm headphone jack also again as this is a pixel device it's a single sim device and you also do not get any expandable storage with the same so if you are looking for that this is not the device for you so you have to be a little bit careful when you are buying this device you have to decide upfront you want to go with the what is XE 64 gigabyte variant or the 128 gigabyte variant because there is no SD card on the same also yes this is not a big con but sort of nitpicking I would say considering the price point of this device yes the rear facing camera with just a single lens is also fabulous one of the best that we have seen particularly low lighting I would say it bounces everything but at this price point many of the other manufacturers are providing dual camera setup and I miss that telephoto lens that telephoto lens that we have on the iPhone 10 and others can be sort of helpful if you are taking shots that are very distance yes you can digitally zoom but you have a quality loss at this price point Google should have provided the 2x zoom and lastly it's the pricing this one is again priced really high in India I think so the base variant of the pixel 2 XL is about what 72 or 73 thousand and certainly it's a very expensive smartphone and in fact it's even more expensive than the note 8 so again I would say if this is an excellent device it's the most fluid Android device that I've used in fact I would say this is the most fluid smartphone that I've used till date and again updates are controlled by Google so you don't have to worry about it most fluid device and also as it's a pixel device Google is offering unlimited storage for your photos and videos and it has the best camera but still that screen is something that is something you might not like it so I would say go to a store and look have a look at this phone use it for 10 minutes if you have ok with the screen then go with it I would say if the screen was perfect on this device this would have been the ideal Android smartphone but as of now I can't say that but still I like this device for what it has the best camera performance the most fluid Android phone and my primary are what do you say cell will go back into this device when I'm not testing any other device so I hope you found this video review helpful if you still have any other questions regarding this pixel to excel do post your questions in the comment section and I'll try to answer them and I also made another video where I was comparing the camera of this pixel to excel with the iPhone 10 name for that video will be there in the YouTube show notes and some other videos that I posted on the pixel to excel so make sure you check that out so guys that's it for now for this video if you are still not subscribed to my youtube channel hit that subscribe button thanks for watching this is Ranjit and I hope to see you in my next video\n"