GooglePixel 2 XL 64GB Unlocked GSM/CDMA 4G LTE Octa-Core Phone w/ 12.2MP Camera - Just Black

I am what you may call a 'value tech enthusiast'. I love computers, and AV equipment, and phones, and networking... if it required power and has a screen or makes noise then I will probably love it.However, I learned a long time ago that electronics only live for so long before they break, are broken, or outdated, and generally need to be replaced, so I find it very difficult to spend lots of money on things like phones, tvs, speakers, etc. if I am just going to replace it all a few years later anyways.This device is a great value! Especially certified refurbished which brought it down to ~$350. At a year old, it still gets all of the current updates, and it still has one of the best cameras on the market. Nice large display, great battery life for normal non-gaming use (videos, pictures, podcasts, music, email, text, and the occasional phone call).Plus, we moved over to Google Fi service with these phones, and that has also been fantastic! As we are not heavy data users our monthly savings will pay off both phones within 2 years, Plus the data is there if we do need it while on a trip.There are a few things that I don't care for:While large, and with good battery life, it is quite heavy if you use it a lot; consider getting a ring or poper to help support it or lean it upright while using it.The lack of headphone jack is quite annoying. We have not picked up any decent BT headphones, the one I have falls out of my ears constantly, and we have lots and lots of traditional in-ear and over-ear headphones, but can never find the adapter when we need it, and if you use it in your pocket with the adapter, it falls out, or goes off-kilter which stops your music and causes no end of issues. We will get good BT headphones eventually... but man is it annoying.The display is great on-axis, but does color shift quickly if you are off-axis at all. For normal use I do not see this as a real issue, but if you prop it up and watch videos I could see this being super annoying.But other than those 3 things, everything else has been great! No notch, decent speakers, good fingerprint reader, great camera and display, solid battery life... considering all of the pros and cons compared to other devices, I think I still would have chosen this even at a higher price point... and the fact that it isn't at a higher price point is just a bonus!Hope that helps!

I've been an Iphone user my entire life, but after all the apple problems y decided to give android a try, with what I googled the best phone.It comes unlocked, the box is not sealed but the phone comes with the plastic protector. No earphones but an adaptor so you can use your old onesFirst of all getting used to android system is quite difficult at first, I did miss my Iphone for a couple of days until I got used to it, but i still feel theres a lot of apps or things that are better o easier with iphone.the camera is really amazing and the battery life too, i can go 2 days with it if I'm not on IG all day. It charges very fast, in less than an hour you can have it fully charge.I've been using this phone for a month now, and besides all the android things that are mostly something you can get used to, my only problem has been that sometimes Im in a call and try to go look something on the phone and won't let me, it all goes to black, i can still hear the other person but the phone is like locked. Same happens when i try to hear an audio message, the screen goes black and i cant do anything until the message is done. All the times, this has happened I reset the phone and works fine again, but it's kind of annoying when it happens (at least once a day). Another thing is that im in an app for example Instagram and im scrolling down and suddenly it goes to someone's profile or goes to thing I haven't touch, or goes out of the app. This things makes me feel it's not a brand new phone as some people have comment too.But they are minor details, the phone is great, good size, great pics, it's good value for money:)

It has great camera with near perfect quality and enhanced with features like AR stickers and portrait mode.it has a silky smooth Android experience although it can be enhanced with different launchers. Speakers are excellent. Very loud. Battery life is decent seems to drain pretty fast sometimes. The biggest problems with the phone are with the screen. The colors looks lifeless without it on saturated mode. And there's the blue color shift when viewed at an angle however you'll forget about it in an hour or so. Also there's a word graininess to the display that's overlayed on everything. Very subtle but still there. Thses issues are somewhat glaring but you will get used to them and forget about them. Overall this is a really good phone with cool features and nice build, although without a case it feels pretty plasticy. If you can put up with a few mishaps get it.

Bought this as a backup phone in case my primary phone died. Used it occasionally to record videos and for posting on social media. Good quality video and pics.But less than 10 months after purchasing it, it simply went black and would not turn on or charge. Two different repair shops told me that it's unfixable.My older primary phone - a Moto- continues to work after daily use and being dropped multiple times. My next backup phone will also be a Moto. Done with the Pixel line permanently.

Make sure your phone can hotpot. If it does, hook it up to your domestic phone and run the domestic phone on airplane mode whileintheforeigncountry. As long as your carrier allows free internet calling, you never have to pay for an international plan. International sim cards are usually cheap. This phone did everything I expected and did it well. The pixel 2 has as small storage ability but who cares, I still use my regular phone to take and send my pics. MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE HOTPOTS!!!!!