Got mine yesterday. So far so good. Impressions:
- It's by far the smoothest Android implementation I've ever used, in terms of UI responsiveness and fluidity, but my experience with Android is that that tends to get worse over time, so it remains to be seen if the problem is actually solved.
- Build quality feels solid. It feels a little thicker in the hand than expected, but also lighter too. It's well balanced and feels premium. Like the fact that there's no camera bump.
- The camera is quick to start up, focus, and take pictures, which is nice. So far light and color balance is very good, sharpness decent. I wouldn't call it "the best smartphone camera ever" but it's pretty good.
- The speaker is tinny and not great, and if you hold the phone in landscape you'll probably block it with your hand. I have my phone on silent mode or with headphones 99.99% of the time so this doesn't really affect me, but it could some others.
- Hate the fingerprint sensor on the back. Hate it hate it hate it. Front (like Apple and Samsung) or side (like Sony) is 100000x better. I am at a desk most of the day. My phone is on said desk. Now I have to pick it up to unlock which is an abysmal user experience. Plus its two buttons to press rather than one. Seriously, there's a big bezel on the bottom face, would it have been that hard to put it there?
- It comes with a USB-C to USB-C charger. What were they thinking? Maybe Google's engineers all use new Macbooks or something but us normal people have USB everywhere in our homes.
- Can't comment on battery life yet, hasn't been long enough.