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beno619 · 28-05-2018 09:44PM

Screen protector cut outs for the camera tend to be much larger to stop crap collecting in the little crevices.

GustavoFring · 29-05-2018 11:40AM

Looks like the 3XL won't be as good speaker wise as the 2XL...would be a factor for me tbh. If I did upgrade it would probably be to just the normal 3 based on that if true.

sentient_6 · 29-05-2018 11:55AM

How can you possibly make that conclusion at the moment? Phone is about 5 months away and you have one bad pic of a screen protector.

GustavoFring · 29-05-2018 04:25PM

sentient_6 wrote: »

How can you possibly make that conclusion at the moment? Phone is about 5 months away and you have one bad pic of a screen protector.

I stated if it's true quite clearly...and with that big if the top speaker looks quite a bit smaller than the current set up.

Front facing speakers are getting rarer and that looks like a retrograde step unless they do something fancy with the set up.

29-05-2018 05:17PM

GustavoFring wrote: »

I stated if it's true quite clearly...and with that big if the top speaker looks quite a bit smaller than the current set up.

Front facing speakers are getting rarer and that looks like a retrograde step unless they do something fancy with the set up.

Have you ever seen a teardown of the old HTC's with front facing speakers? The M7/M8/M9 had massive speaker grilles, but the speakers themselves are very small. It's all aesthetics.

GustavoFring · 29-05-2018 05:28PM

Basil3 wrote: »

Have you ever seen a teardown of the old HTC's with front facing speakers? The M7/M8/M9 had massive speaker grilles, but the speakers themselves are very small. It's all aesthetics.

No I hadn't, I assumed they would be larger. My bad:)

OldMrBrennan83 · 29-05-2018 05:32PM

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MarkY91 · 29-05-2018 06:54PM

Would anyone recommend this over the Samsung s8? I have the s8 and getting a little bored.

testicles · 29-05-2018 06:55PM

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MarkY91 · 29-05-2018 07:01PM

Really?

I use an extremely unstable Google pixel camera app on my Samsung, I love the portrait mode.

All that really irks me is the fact it has no headphone jack.

Might possibly wait out for the pixel 3 as. My issue with the s8 is being bored of it(saw no reason to upgrade to S9)

Absoluvely · 29-05-2018 09:53PM

Anyone else impressed with the Pixel 2's durability?

Mine got run over by a car last week, and all that happened was the cosmetic glass pane on the back smashed. From what I've seen, it's a pretty simple replacement job, if I decide to replace it. The screen and cameras and everything else are all intact and unscratched.

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Absoluvely · 29-05-2018 10:07PM

I should have added that I don't use a case. It was naked when it was run over.

lucast2007us · 31-05-2018 12:22PM

Hi guys got this coming from a USA reship any ideas of customs charges on it??

RunDMC · 31-05-2018 01:59PM

lucast2007us wrote: »

Hi guys got this coming from a USA reship any ideas of customs charges on it??

The customs duty won't that bad, but the VAT will be a killer.

R

testicles · 31-05-2018 02:07PM

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lucast2007us · 31-05-2018 02:32PM

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For customs really??
Why do they say the likes of addresspal from post office is good

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Josieg · 18-07-2018 07:24AM

I'm thinking about getting an XL while in New York in a few weeks but can't for the life of me find a bricks and mortar store that sells the unlocked Google phones. Has anyone on here done this? Is there a way I could order online and collect somewhere like parcel motel? Any other suggestions? Thanks.

muckwarrior · 18-07-2018 09:49AM

Check the retailers in whatever airports you're flying to. I bought mine in Heathrow on the way home from the states.

sentient_6 · 18-07-2018 09:58AM

Dixons in Dublin airport I think sell them?

muckwarrior · 18-07-2018 10:03AM

sentient_6 wrote: »

Dixons in Dublin airport I think sell them?

Yeah, although when I tried to get it there they had it in stock in T2 but not T1, so worth ringing ahead if you plan to pick it up there.

Josieg · 18-07-2018 10:00PM

Thanks for the suggestions. The main reason I wanted to buy in NY was the saving I would make in the US vs buying in Ireland or UK. Is there any hope of getting one in US?

OldMrBrennan83 · 06-08-2018 06:24PM

Android P is Pie. Official non beta version out today for Pixels.

https://youtu.be/Kqo42HPyvaA

Edit - didn't take long to land. The Essential PH1 is also rolling out apparently.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-08-2018 05:46PM

That's one big ass notch. I like them putting in usb c headphones though.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-3-xl-video-antutu/

tallus · 11-08-2018 12:47PM

Just checked and it's downloading on my Pixel 2XL now! Excited!

11-08-2018 01:06PM

Patww79 wrote: »

That's one big ass notch. I like them putting in usb c headphones though.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-3-xl-video-antutu/

Just wish it was only €6-700. Anything above that for the specs is a bit of a joke.

AngryLips · 11-08-2018 01:17PM

With the Pixel 3 imminent, is there anywhere doing good deals on the Pixel 2? Also, does anyone know how the battery life on the smaller pixel compare to the nexus 5X?

GustavoFring · 11-08-2018 01:23PM

Anyone know somewhere to repair a screen on a Pixel 2 XL?

Mine slipped out of my hand (fcuk you slippery Google case) and smashed the centre of the screen good and proper.

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