![]() ![]() This of course involves the included adapter, and music streamed from Spotify sounded good through AKG in-ear headphones. I found even podcasts sounded a bit tinny and trebly and preferred to use headphones. The Pixel 2’s stereo speakers are pretty good for YouTube videos and the occasional dip into Instagram stories, but you won’t want to play an album or watch a film on them. The results below represent what I would have expected: no real-life difference between the multi-core scores for any of the phones with an 835. I ran speed tests for the Pixel 2 against the larger Pixel 2 XL, the iPhone 8 and four other Android flagships that have the same processor as the Pixel (the Snapdragon 835). Hotspotting to 4G also worked without a hitch. ![]() There’s also NFC for Android Pay that works as expected, while Wi-Fi connections are slick with dual band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. In my time so far with the Pixel 2 it has kept decent connections with wearables, speakers and headphones, so things look to have improved here. The phone has Bluetooth 5.0, hopefully to overcome the original Pixel’s less than stellar connectivity. Apps are a tad scarce but the available games are entertaining enough, while YouTube VR will surely be a gateway to the VR living room of the future once everyone has a smartphone capable of it.īattery saver mode can be toggled on and off easily in the notification shade and if you go into the battery section in settings it’ll even tell you which apps are caning your battery and, excellently, let you action it straight away rather than just close it (the example below allowing me to turn off location services) Connectivity ![]() It is very comfortable even over my glasses and it’s easy to navigate the UI with the included controller. Google also sent me a Daydream View, its improved VR headset, to try out. Connection to Google Home devices worked for me brilliantly, and it all simply felt right at home on the Pixel 2, whereas I have felt Assistant is tacked-on to other phones, especially when they offer it alongside Bixby (Samsung) or Alexa (HTC). Unlike the U11 though, that’s all it can do – it’s either on or off and you can’t assign it to do different things like open the camera (it can be used to silence calls though, it’s only other optional use).Īssistant baked into Google Pixel hardware is still the best way to experience it, despite it being present on other Android devices. Setting the squeeze to your preference lets you open Assistant from anywhere in the phone or even when it’s locked. The pressure sensitive sides of the phone have no physical give in them but can detect levels of pressure. Assistant on the Pixel 2 activated either by the familiar long press of the home button from any screen, or by Active Edge, a feature carried over by HTC from its U11 (though it can also be found on the LG-made Pixel 2 XL). Lens is all part of the Google Assistant. ![]()
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