Google Pixel 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 However, I learned a long time ago that electronics only live for so long before they break, are broken, or outdated, and generally need to be replaced, so I find it very difficult to spend lots of money on things like phones, tvs, speakers, etc.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 ones First 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.

Had this phone for less than two months and is broken now. It made one long beep and just died! Beware of buying used phones online.

Battery was ok

The Pixel 2 is a wonderful phone. I've had it for little more than a month. The phone versitility and easy access make it among one of the best I have owned. I have never been the "gotta have it" guy with cell phones. In fact, I purposely waited until the release of the Pixel 3 before purchasing the 2. The phones performance did not disappoint. I wanted a phone with a smooth operating system. Quite frankly, my biggest thing is having a system that doesn't freeze and doesn't take forever to load information. My other primary issues with phones are the speakers. I think most companies focus so much on the Camera that the speakers are often neglected. The pixel 2 for filled both of my primary needs. The absolute smoothly and quickly, as well as the internet. It's two front-facing speakers make it handy for using speakerphone or for playing music. I found the pixel 2 just an all-around good phone.

I love this phone. I got it after the pixel 3 came out. From what I was researching before, it's pretty much the 3 only missing some minor things. When it came down to it, this was more affordable and only came with only a little less than a pixel 3 phone. The only downside is that now the 3a is out and it has a headphone jack, but way less things when it comes to hardware. The pixel 2 is waterproof, and has the metal body while the 3a has the plastic body and no water resistance. Haven't had a 3a myself but that's kind of a deal breaker to me considering the phone. Overall, the pixel 2 is a solid phone and I would totally recommend it.

I bought this for its durable build. I plan to keep it for a long while, so I wanted the gorilla glass 5. And I really like the length of the screen that the Pixel 2 XL version has in comparison to the Pixel 2. The phone works well in every way. I did have difficulty activating initially, but I can't blame the phone. The phone is an LTE phone, so it supports both GSM and CDMA networks. And ALL Pixel 2 phones are unlocked. But it came in a box that had "CDMA" printed in large letters, which confused me. And it had a Verizon SIM card already in its SIM slot. I thought that I could just bring it to a Sprint store and let them activate this phone. The phone number that I wished to use was already with Sprint (CDMA). But that was a complete fiasco that lasted three hours. At that point, I came very close to returning the phone. But I picked up a Consumer Cellular SIM card (GSM) from Target. Over the phone, Consumer Cellular ported the phone number from Sprint in a matter of seconds, activated the SIM card, and helped me manually enter the special strings needed to enable Internet over their data connection. So far, it's been perfect ever since.