They only started replacing 6p's with pixels just recently before the pixel 2 was revealed. Probably to get rid of old stock. I wouldn't say that will be the case from now on.Good on Google.
So basically you get to use the pixel 2XL worry-free for the next 2yrs and "replace" it with a 3 or 4XL at no cost... (as that's how Google handle replacements)
I know they did it recently with the 6P, but from an economy of scale perspective, it would make more sense for them to give you a new (current) model than replacing it with the old one. It costs a tremendous amount of overhead to overproduce something just to keep a stockpile of them for RMA purposes (not to mention replacement parts, tech support, etc) than to simply replace with whatever is available in the current supply chain.They only started replacing 6p's with pixels just recently before the pixel 2 was revealed. Probably to get rid of old stock. I wouldn't say that will be the case from now on.
But 2 years warranty which will include easy RMA's if needed and a screen software update should make a lot more people happy.
Also it says the new update will make the navbar dynamically go away when inactive and they will lower max brightness by 50 nits. Although it won't affect what we see. They said this will fix and prevent burn in. The color update will include a more saturated mode that will make the pixel 2 similar to the original pixel colors.
I vaguely remember hearing that OLED display follows an exponential decay curve, due to chemical reaction of the organic materials used. That means the screen is most vulnerable to burn-ins when it is new. (even when it is undetectable) The best practice is to use it carefully at its early stage of lifespan. (e.g. no max brightness)
Now that you mention it, I did the same with my plasma too (still running strong). If that's the case, then simply running a bright white to "pre-burn" the screen would probably mitigate most of it.Yeah I've hear this quite often as well, and heard the same thing for plasma TV's. For plasma TV's people recommend rotating through a set of images to kind of burn in the pixels evenly at first. I did it on mine and I don't have any burn in after a couple years of owning it. Not sure if that initial step helped or if it's just a placebo. I did the same thing on my pixel XL as well and I have no burn in after a year of owning it, but I am also pretty careful not to leave my screen on and I usually use my screen at like 20-30% brightness unless I'm outside so that probably helped as well. I'll definitely try it on my XL 2 when I get it, might not do anything but it won't hurt.
That's pretty good I'm at 49% and only about 2hrs screen time. I did get close to 4hrs the first few days.Really happy with this battery life so far...
Is there a burn-in issue in the S8 as well? I wasn't aware of this.Google Samsung S8 burn in. You get the same "issue".
I can say that with the changes to the fading out of the nav bar, my burn in has become less and less visible. If I'm really nitpicky I can slightly make it out. If I could exchange it I would just to be on the safe side but seeing how google has yet to replace my roommate's pixel 2 which has even more burn in visible than mine, I think I may wait until they push out the screen color adjustment update.Is there a burn-in issue in the S8 as well? I wasn't aware of this.
Edit: Did some reading up and well, well. It is apparent there as well. Now I really don't know what phone to buy as I was almost certainly fixated on the S8 plus.
Yea mine has it too. My roommate is getting his pixel replaced. I can't get mine replaced because I can't capture a picture of the burn in like his unit has. I'm on 8.1 and the fading out nav bar I think might have fixed the burn in for me.Discovered my XL has the audio bug, after taking some videos and SnapChat videos, playing them back the audio has a high pitch teeny sound. Unacceptable and heard Google is going to fix it in the software patch.
Turn off auto brightness if you want to be able to see better outside. Auto brightness is annoying and also wastes battery.I've had my Panda Pixel 2 XL since Monday. I was strongly considering canceling the pre-order because of the blue shift issue. I wasn't too worried about the screen burn-in, felt Google would replace the phone if that happened (they just replaced my Pixel XL because of that after a year).
So far, I am very happy with my Pixel 2 XL. The blue shift is definitely there and it doesn't take much of an off angle to see it. But it's not the distraction I thought it would be and I really don't even notice it in day to day use. It's one of those things that when I'm thinking about it and looking for it I see it, but other than that I really don't see it when I'm not thinking about it. Also with my dark wallpaper and dark themed apps, I can't see it at all. So my biggest fear ended up being a non-issue for me.
Just checked for screen burn-in. No trace of it so far. I've been running my display on auto brightness.
Speaking of brightness, still not great outdoors. Seems similiar brightness as my Pixel XL. But good enough.
Maybe that was the Samsung Calendar widget instead of Google's?Does anyone know how to make the calendar widget dark background? I had it dark on my S6 but can't find an option for this anywhere and it's making me crazy.