Smartphone Google Pixel 2 - advantages and disadvantages

How to choose a smartphone with a good warranty and good value for money? For people who prefer Android based devices, there are phones in price ranges from 10,000 to 60,000 rubles. The Google Pixel 2 smartphone was a big achievement in 2017, combining the best qualities of Samsung and Apple products.

The prestigious flagship Pixel 2, in 2018, remains one of the advanced gadgets that meet the requirements of our time.

The campaign creates a phone that understands human speech, stores information and images, works all day without recharge, gives out a smart interface, and takes professional photos at speed.

Unboxing, what's in the box?

The design of the back panel of a small phone immediately catches the eye. The body is glossy in the upper part, where the camera is located, the fingerprint scanner is located on the main body with a matte metal coating.

The kit comes with an envelope with instructions, a paper clip, a charger. To the plug of the American type charger, you will need an adapter to adapt it to Russian sockets. There is a usb to type-c adapter in order to connect ordinary headphones, since there is no standard jack 3.5 jack for headphones.

The trends of recent years are such that developers from Apple, Lenovo and Google are getting rid of their smartphones from the audio jack. And the reason lies not at all in the thickness of the phone, which is shrinking every year, but the fact that Google is working on a new concept of understanding technological progress. Time is of the essence these days, why waste time unraveling wired headphones when you can plug in a $159 Google Pixel Buds wireless headset.

About the headphones that are not included

In the design of compact wireless headphones, everything is thought out to the smallest detail. Stylish headphones with a capital letter G in the center of the outer part, are charged from a case with a built-in battery via a wireless protocol. Sold in white and black.

You can switch the volume and music tracks using the touch panel, which is located on the right earpiece, which again saves time, you do not need to look for anything on the phone and stop.We just touch the ear and run further on business.

The Google campaign, as globalization advocates, supports the idea that people of all nationalities should communicate. There should be no language barriers and misunderstandings.

Therefore, Google Pixel Buds are equipped with a built-in automatic simultaneous translation function. A person simply puts on headphones and understands any foreign speech that he hears.

Appearance

Wide loudspeakers are located on the top and bottom, it's unusual, most phones have one speaker on top. Thus, the stereo mode is provided by two speakers. The main surface of the body is matte, the glass insert is only at the top in the camera area. On the matte case, pollution is less noticeable.

The camera is slightly protruding, there is a fingerprint scanner. The screen is comfortable, the top and bottom of the display outline the frames for the speakers, but this does not spoil the overall impression.

Available colors: black, white and blue.

The dimensions of the smartphone have changed compared to the previous Pixel, it has become wider and longer, but the weight of the device has not changed, because it has become thinner.

As you can see in the photo, the design of the phone is as simple and concise as possible. The developers were engaged in improving not the external, but the internal world of the smartphone.

Main technical characteristics

The inside of the new Google Pixel2 is almost the same as the Pixel XL, see below for detailed technical data.

Screen

The screen, as the most vulnerable part of the phone, has received additional improvements.

• Protected by Gorilla Glass 5;
• The clock and date are visible on the display, even when the screen is off in Always ON mode, so it is easy to find the phone even in complete darkness and find out what time it is;
• The phone is additionally protected from dust and water;
• When immersed in water, the smartphone continues to work thanks to the IP67 certification. Google developers claim that the phone can be in water for half an hour. In fact, the phone will survive bathing in tea or in a puddle, but you should not experiment and leave it in water for a long time.

Camera

According to the DxO resource, the Pixel2 phone scored 98 points. The camera on a smartphone is better than on devices with the ios operating system. Pictures are bright and clear, even when photographed at night.

Thanks to the dynamic range expansion mode and noise reduction effect, good photos are obtained even when moving, the camera focuses well, you can take excellent selfies, there are various functions, such as blurry background, while the foreground is clear. There is a new optical image stabilizer.

Now, when recording video on Google gadgets, optical and digital stabilization work has appeared. Software algorithms contributed to the addition of a portrait mode. With one lens, two great cameras:

• Front - 8 megapixels;
• The main one is 12 megapixels.

Search with smart camera

Pleased with additional innovations from Pixel, when you can create your own reality. Play by placing rooms of unrealistic monsters and monsters in real space, or by placing furniture in the house that does not exist in reality.

Google also traditionally implements educational goals. Now, you can find answers to your questions even faster. The principle of operation is not complicated, just a photograph of the object of interest is taken and sent to the search engine from Google, then the system gives out all possible options for explaining what is shown in the photo.

This new ability to instantly get answers to all questions appealed to all Pixel users as a real opportunity to expand the human horizon.

Even in the active mode of operation, the battery keeps working capacity for the whole day. The camera can improve the perception of the face, that is, remove bumps or imperfections from the face.

Memory

The hard memory limitation and the impossibility of expanding it with additional cards caused a lot of criticism from those who like to store a large number of multimedia files in the phone.

Since photos are now more often taken on the phone, and they need to be stored somewhere, a special free storage on the cloud has been developed.

There is no memory limit on Google Cloud and objects can be stored there for up to five years.

Assistant on a Google Pixel 2 device

Siri is being replaced by a new assistant, smarter and better understanding of its owner. In addition to the fact that the assistant system answers any questions, you can find a lot of useful ideas and information, and you can also find your phone lost in the room.The standard question is asked: OK Google, where is my phone? After a few seconds, the phone starts ringing on its own, which allows you to quickly find it.

You can maintain a conversation with the phone, as the system builds a logical connection between the statements of the dialogue.

The phone will determine unmistakably the music that the owner suddenly liked somewhere in the store or on the street.

If on the way the user has lost his way, the system will help to find the way, tell about the sights.

The "OK Google, take a selfie" command eliminates the need to reach for the camera button and helps you take more good photos.

Everything you need to know about the Google Pixel 2

To date, it is impossible to purchase a Pixel smartphone on the territory of the Russian Federation, due to the fact that the campaign chose to select only a few markets for the sale of its devices, and these are:

• USA;
• Puerto Rico;
• Great Britain;
• Australia;
• Germany.

This limitation of sales of devices from Google only fuels interest in devices based on "pure" Android. Fans of newfangled devices from the best manufacturers find services through which they place an order using the services of intermediaries. For example, the Grabr service helps you get anything, from anywhere.

The user simply registers and notes what and from which country he needs to bring. So a person traveling in Europe or America will personally bring the parcel into the hands of the addressee. The money exchange is controlled and protected by the server, the funds are blocked and transferred to a person only after he delivers the order.

Where is it now profitable to buy a phone in the US or in Europe?

Pixel phone models are not a budget option at all.In Europe, this smartphone will cost 50,000 rubles or more. In the United States, the same phone costs ten or fifteen thousand less. Of course, for the price it is more profitable to buy a phone from the USA.

The second generation of Google Pixel 2 devices was created in conjunction with the htc campaign. There is a Google 2xl phone, this is an even wider model, which was created jointly with LG.

Pros and cons of the Google Pixel2 smartphone

Among the minuses and voices against the purchase of this smartphone, the following consumer complaints can be distinguished:

• There are fears that the camera, protruding from the body, may receive mechanical damage in case of an unsuccessful fall. The camera in this gadget plays a primary role, as the developers have spent a lot of effort to achieve high-quality photos like on a professional camera.
• Music lovers will be disappointed by the lack of a headphone jack. The standard audio jack was more understandable and convenient for many people, in addition, the adapter that comes with the device can be damaged or lost, which causes additional inconvenience.
• Google is offering new wireless earphones that can be purchased separately, but many perceive this fact as an attempt to impose an additional product.
• It is impossible to put an additional memory card on the phone, photos will need to be stored on the cloud, and this space is not yet clear to everyone.
• Certified smartphones from Google are not sold in Russia. Repair of this device in our country is difficult. The phone and parts will have to be difficult to obtain through intermediaries.
• The price of this device is not the most affordable.

• Protection against moisture and dust, which naturally extends the life of the smartphone.
• The most high-quality and reliable camera with auto focus, various shooting modes in any conditions.
• The side faces of the smartphone are touch-sensitive.
• Two speakers that create a stereo effect.
• The ability to manage the device using the Google Assistant, making it easier to find useful information.
• Google Pixel Buds gives you the opportunity to communicate with foreign friends and partners, as well as help in learning foreign languages.

Despite sales restrictions in Russia and criticism of the design, smartphones from Google are bought and will continue to be bought, since the quality of the device and the advantages in operation outweigh the negative aspects.