Google's Prince series is an important vane of the Android camp in the coming year, and also a beautiful landscape of the Android camp. This series is unique and unruly. This year's Pixel 2/2 XL is regarded as the beginning of the inheritance of appearance and design. In addition to stronger photography, stronger AI and stronger SoC, it also has the title of DxOMark's strongest camera phone.
Because of the history and performance of p-OLED, this evaluation will focus on the screen. The photography part that everyone cares about will be written independently in the form of photo PK later. For readability, the package, accessories, appearance details, performance test table, more samples, etc. of this evaluation are all placed in the appendix at the end of the article. stay Love to play computer games For browsing on the PC side of the official website, you can quickly jump to the directory on the right.
Appearance design: alternative and recognizable
The appearance design of Pixel 2 XL can be described as a novelty. The 3D glass placed on the all metal body and the proportion of the anti trend screen make it very recognizable.
If you don't compare the "modern" full screen mobile phone, the front of the Pixel 2 XL looks very exquisite, whether it is a rest screen or a light screen. The all metal one-piece body has a coarse particle mixed coating similar to a camera. The top of the back is the iconic glass of Pixel series. Google's logo is a "G" of bright patches. The design is extremely simple, but many people may not accept this design.
Pixel 2 XL interface layout is very simple, with IP67 protection, symmetrical dual speakers, and three microphones, but only the top can see the microphone. The bottom is as simple as only one Type-C interface, left sim card slot (single nano SIM), right power and volume buttons. The power supply is on and the position is high. You have to move it to press it.
Pixel 2 XL vs. iPhone 8 Plus, Pixel 2
Here, the author (Charles Fang) only mentions one defect and one advantage of its appearance:
We all know that the disadvantage is the proportion of screens. Pixel 2 XL, the 18:9 large rounded LG p-OLED screen, has a forehead slightly wider than the chin. The 3D glass on the front has an extremely large arc, which is a bit like Note8 under the rest screen, creating the illusion of "ID curved screen". As a result, the ordinary film can not cover the display area. However, the large arc black edge is ugly, but the sliding feel is good. Pixel 2 XL is one of the few Android flagship that can break hands with iPhone Plus series in 3D and frame thickness.
The biggest advantage of the Pixel 2 XL design is the feel. The last Meilan metal, which made the metal body like plastic, was scolded in various colors, but the mixed coating on the Pixel 2 XL was very distinctive. The body coating is very thick, and the sanding particles are very thick. The vision and feel are very close to the coating treatment on the camera body. The hand feels dry and not too cold, and the fingerprint prevention effect is very good. The white version is easy to get the color of leather and jeans, but it can be washed off with detergent.
After falling 50cm high and hitting the marble steps, there are very obvious gouges. The hardness of the coating is lower than that of ordinary plastic, but the thickness is larger, and even this bump can not completely penetrate the coating. The story tells us that it is safe to wear a condom for daily use.
Screen: maximum life gate
Background: Pixel 2 XL adopts LG's 6-inch p-OLED (plastic OLED, that is, plastic substrate OLED) screen, QHD+(2880 * 1440), and PenTile array. P-OLED is a big hole in the eyes of computer users. It is a synonym for "large fruit grains, dishcloth color screen", which respectively refers to low pixel density, wide pixel gap (you can easily see the huge black gap between pixels), poor uniformity and other characteristics.
From the bent screen G Flex series that LG has abandoned (the G Flex 2 in 2015 was the first Snapdragon 810) and the Xiaomi Note 2 at the end of 2016, p-OLED has not made much progress. If p-OLED is selected for Pixel 2 XL, the screen is doomed to be a short board.
The sRGB color accuracy in the natural color mode is OK, mainly because the red and blue color system deviates more (the greater the deviation between the position of the right point and the box, the greater the deviation)
The sRGB color in the saturated color mode is accurate, and the red and green colors float out of the sky. These two colors will be obviously too bright (the greater the deviation between the position of the right point and the box, the greater the deviation)
Pixel 2 XL comes with three display modes of "natural color, effect enhancement and saturated color". After upgrading the official version of Android 8.1 in early December, the color accuracy performance has slightly improved
Brightness: The maximum full white brightness of the three modes is 375-380 nits (450 nits when it was just delivered, which dropped after OTA). There is no ability to jump up after strong light stimulation under automatic brightness. The local white color is up to 500 nits, which belongs to the common level of OLED screens. There will be a little visual pressure in the sun, but it will not be too serious. The minimum brightness of all white is high, 4.2 nits. It will be slightly dazzling when you turn off the lights and play with your mobile phone at night. In the color enhancement mode, the center is 380 nits, and the four corners are 367/365/420/411 nits, with average uniformity.
Color temperature: The color temperature of the three modes of Pixel 2 XL is around 7000K at a brightness close to 100 nits in daily use, slightly yellow, but it is OK. The main problems of the first two modes are The background color is yellowish green, with poor appearance The saturated color looks slightly better (the primary color is slightly reddish). However, the uniformity of LG's OLED screen needs to be improved, and the solid color is still slightly "dirty".
Color gamut: The natural color mode can not cover the sRGB color gamut, the effect enhancement mode and even the P3 color gamut. The visible color is lighter, but the saturated color performance is much better. It is recommended to use it daily.
Chromatic alignment : The natural color mode is aimed at the sRGB gamut, and the saturated color mode is aimed at the P3 gamut. The color accuracy of natural color and effect enhancement mode is similar to that of domestic machine. But the naked eye The saturated color mode with the best appearance is the one with the worst color accuracy in the sRGB color gamut among the three modes (Everyday content is almost designed according to sRGB color gamut, and sRGB color standard has the greatest practical significance). For comparison, under sRGB, iPhone 7 is 1.6, Note5 is 1.8, S6 edge+is 2.6, and S7 edge is 2.9.
Question: The viewing angle is the lifeline of the Pixel 2 XL screen, Slightly slanted, the screen will turn blue 。 At ordinary times, when the mobile phone is placed on the desktop to see the notice and the mobile phone screen, it will bring its own blue filter. In addition, The screen fillet is too large , the content will be blocked in the green guard lock screen prompt and a few applications. There are also many Pixel 2 XL burn screens exposed on the network.
Whether you are planning to buy it for yourself or to pick up foreign garbage on Taobao in the future, the quality and life of this screen should be considered by potential buyers of Pixel 2 XL. The following is a comparison of the visual angle of one plus 5T with Samsung AMOLED screen, Pixel 2 XL with LG's latest p-OLED and Xiaomi Note 2 of the previous generation LG p-OLED:
One plus 5T, Pixel 2 XL, Xiaomi Note2 (large angle)
One plus 5T, Pixel 2 XL, Xiaomi Note2 (color picture)
One plus 5T, Pixel 2 XL, Xiaomi Note2 (strobe at the lowest brightness)
Xiaomi Note 2, a 1080P p-OLED, not only suffers from insufficient resolution and dirty solid color (poor uniformity) due to the large spacing between P rows and sub pixels, but also has a great impact on the use of large angle blue. On the Pixel 2 XL, p-OLED has made rapid progress. The 2K+resolution has solved the problem of delicacy, and the uniformity has also been greatly improved, but the problem of large angle blueness remains. In addition, our machine also has a certain degree of shade screen (the lower left part is red). LG's p-OLED is one or two years behind Samsung's mature A-screen.
Strobe: This generation of p-OLED is the same as AMOLED All have strobe The lower the brightness is, the more obvious it is. Some sensitive users may feel uncomfortable looking at it. The old p-OLED in Xiaomi Note 2 is not PWM dimming and stroboscopic, but its minimum brightness is extremely high, and it is not suitable for low brightness occasions. When I first started using Pixel 2 XL, I felt tired after staring at the screen for a long time. It took me a few days to get used to it.
System: Google Family Bucket is strong, but there are many problems in domestic use
Active Edge and Google Assistant
Image Recognition of Google Assistant
The current version of Pixel 2 XL is Android 8.1. The benefits of native systems are Light and fast The Pixel 2 XL can be used for response operation, application startup, and screen swiping Silky softness Description. After strengthening the notice bar, there are available shortcut switches and notification delay reminders. The convenience of use has been greatly improved, but the functions of daily apps such as phone (even no automatic recording), SMS, alarm clock are still weak.
Full screen: Pixel 2 XL has no so-called full screen adaptation. The extra screen area is eaten up by the massive virtual key bar. The system does not provide the option of automatic hiding. Only a few image libraries and movies can hide it, but this is a feature of the previous virtual keys. It has nothing to do with the 18:9 full screen.
Google services: But the biggest selling point of the native system is actually a full set of Google services. Whether it is Google Assistant with high intelligence, news information flow and YouTube with magic recommendation algorithm, Autofill of passwords throughout the system, and timeline of maps with automatic motion records, these are all functions that people love dearly, Even made the author have the impulse to "learn English and oral English in order to better use Google services". However, Google has a large number of entries, and often calls the setting page of the web page. The experience is also surprisingly poor.
Pressure sensing Active Edge : Pixel 2 XL's huge frame gives you a sense of frame grip. Holding the phone firmly can trigger Google Assistant (unable to use if the system language is not Chinese) and mute incoming calls. Before use, it felt like a chicken rib, but the experience used to trigger Google Assistant is excellent. The experience of triggering functions without changing the posture is far better than clicking the screen. It's just that the triggering force is reduced. It's easy to touch the phone by mistake when picking up the phone, but it's hard to trigger when the triggering force is increased. However, if the pressure sensor is the main reason for the Pixel 2 XL to be made into the aircraft carrier frame, I would rather not
Question: However, these are websites and services that do not exist in the mainland. If the prince wants to use them with full blood, he must always open the SSR or have a route that can install a ladder. In order for Google Assistant to take effect, the system language must be changed to English, and the voice assistant must also communicate in English. In order to make the timeline of Google Maps effective, even the mobile phone card in mainland China cannot be inserted (in this version, Google's information stream and timeline will disappear directly), which makes it inconvenient to use.
Under the domestic application ecosystem, if no additional operations are done, QQ and WeChat are OK, but when Taobao/Alipay/Gaode/UC/Weibo or Baidu Family Bucket come, Pixel 2 XL will have to kneel down for its endurance. A night of standby power down of 20% - 30% is a daily meal. Before the root is lost, the green guard and black domain guard must be used carefully. By default, the system enables Bluetooth and wifi to help location. Wifi and 4G are also enabled by default, and must be disabled in developer mode.
In the case of native system, Android 8.1 also has some applications that flash back and the compatibility of old applications is poor. Pixel 2 XL also has some small bugs in the system itself. The motion function of the camera (like live Photo, which records the moments before and after pressing the shutter into video) will not be previewed regularly, Google Voice Wake will have to re record the sound from time to time, and Google itself has crashed several times. Although it cannot be confirmed whether it is related to the hanging of SSR, this is the current situation of using the crown prince in China.
Performance: 835, the most powerful dragon in daily use
During decompression, application installation and baking machine, the maximum frequency can be achieved
Half an hour King Glory (high frame rate) is only warm, and can stabilize around 59 frames
Pixel 2 XL is equipped with Snapdragon 835, 4G memory+64G storage. Everyone is familiar with Snapdragon 835, so I won't repeat it here. See the appendix at the end of the article for the detailed performance test results of Pixel 2 XL. The performance of Pixel 2 XL is generally average, but it is powerful in daily use. It is now the most powerful Snapdragon 835 in daily use. Crazy Snapdragon 835+lightweight native system+outstanding random reading performance, no wonder the Pixel 2 XL is surprisingly smooth and easy to follow.
Average score: Pixel 2 XL does not have the running point mode commonly used by domestic manufacturers. The CPU performance is different from that of the fastest Snapdragon 835 model. The GPU is a normal performance. The random reading performance in the flash memory performance (affecting the application startup speed) is brutal. With 64G flash memory, it can catch up with 128G and the Mate 10 Pro with the f2fs file system.
Daily use scheduling is extremely active: The Pixel 2 XL Snapdragon 835 has a CPU core of 2.46G, and the scheduling is extremely active. In addition to enabling applications and photo imaging, the information flow, search box, application switching, and application installation on the left side of the desktop can trigger the highest frequency for a short time, and even high pressure applications (toaster, RAR, pi) can maintain the highest frequency for a long time. This is the first Snapdragon 835 with such an active frequency in daily use. Lianyijia/Nubia, a domestic manufacturer, has not dared to be so aggressive.
In the application of the baking machine, the maximum brightness of the eight cores is fully open, and the GPU is connected to the baking machine. This full frequency 835 can maintain the highest frequency for six minutes when the machine body is hot. Only a short time of frequency reduction was needed, and then the baking machine was interrupted because of worries about the comfort of the machine. The CPU enthusiasm is incredibly high.
Photo: Tolerance is still against the sky
Pixel 2 XL main camera is IMX3621220W megapixel, unit pixel 1.4 μ M (1/2.55 '), aperture F1.8, support OIS optical anti shake (OIS and EIS can be opened at the same time during video recording). Front 800W pixels, also 1.4 μ m。 The unit pixel is smaller than Pixel/Pixel XL, but it has more optical anti shake and phase focusing.
In terms of photographing experience, IMX362's full core dual pixel focusing shows excellent focusing speed and success rate. The minimum shutter of Pixel 2 XL is 1/15 second, and it also has optical anti shake. Even in HDR+mode, it has a very high film rate. Pixel 2 XL has added "HDR+enhanced mode", and the ordinary "HDR+mode" no longer requires the waiting time at the front desk, so the photography experience is good.
Photo taking interface (Pixel 2 XL viewfinder has a high refresh rate and is very smooth. It is easier to take stroboscopic pictures in fluorescent scenes, which is easily mistaken for a machine problem)
Mode comparison: On Pixel 2 XL, Google added "HDR+Enhanced Mode". When taking photos, "HDR+enhanced mode" still needs about 1 second of foreground input time, but its shutter speed will be faster, and ISO will also be more likely to be lower than "HDR+mode", obviously using more samples for multi frame synthesis. In the extremely low light scene where the ISO in the normal mode reaches 4400, the ISO displayed by HDR+is only below 800.
The effect of "HDR+enhancement mode" is very close to that of "HDR+". The main advantage of the former is that the ultimate discrimination is slightly improved, and the HDR strength is light and natural. In the scene with large light difference and large area of bright color, the metering of "HDR+mode" will be more likely to be bright, and the "HDR+enhancement mode" should be closer to the naked eye. Comparison of model samples:
Scenario 1, 2
Scene 1 and 2 zoom in
Multi scene proofs (all in HDR+enhanced mode)
Daytime Scenario 1
Daytime scenario 2
Daytime scene 2 is magnified in the center (different colors at complex light sources can be displayed, which is not even possible for many cameras, but the noise is really moving)
Light scene
Extremely weak light scene
Central amplification of extremely weak light scene (noise smearing is not complete, and the analytical power is excellent)
In actual production, Pixel 2 XL is characterized by a high probability of blue-green and cold white balance, high color saturation, HDR tolerance against the sky, violent night scene resolution but wild noise. When shooting sunset, bright color outdoors, and complex light night scenes, there will be more beautiful output than the naked eye. The effect is very shocking, but it is completely different from the realism of the old iPhone.
Although Pixel 2 XL has excellent photo taking performance and is recognized as the strongest photo phone by many evaluation institutions abroad, its noise control, ultimate discrimination and color restoration have different opinions among domestic users and evaluation institutions. The Pixel 2 XL and domestic specific photo contrast and height and height will be put into the later photo contrast, please pay attention.
Endurance&Charging
Pixel 2 XL is equipped with a 3520mAh battery. After 30 minutes of large-scale games (NBA 2K15), 30 minutes of wifi and 4G Internet access and 30 minutes of local video playback respectively. After a total of 2 hours of endurance test, the remaining battery power was 83%, and the performance was good, even slightly better than Note 8.
After the background is cleaned, the Pixel 2 XL can be connected to the network for 8 hours every night and the power failure can be controlled below 5%. However, if there is no green guard and black domain, the standby life of the Pixel 2 XL depends entirely on how many domestic cancer apps the user has installed. 30-40% of the power has been lost during the 8-hour standby test.
Pixel 2 XL supports PD fast charging and 18W input. The actual charging speed of 5% - 100% is not even as good as the Note 8, which has an actual charging power of only about 12W, and even worse than the iPhone 8 Plus equipped with a fast charging head. The performance is disappointing. However, in actual use, it is found that our Pixel 2 XL is particularly durable when the power is less than 50% (especially about 10%), which is an obvious indication of inaccurate meter display (that is, the same power consumption, different power consumption speed under different power consumption). I hope it is just an example or can be solved by OTA later.
25 minutes after King Glory
Overlay toaster application for 10 minutes
In terms of heating, after 25 minutes of king glory, the highest temperature on the front of the machine appears below the top speaker, which is about 40.5 degrees; The highest temperature on the back side appears near the fingerprint identification module on the back side, which is about 41 degrees. The performance is OK, and daily use is only warm hand at most. However, in case of load crazy applications, the Pixel 2 XL's aggressive performance control core and frequency control make it reach a high temperature of 48 degrees in 10 minutes, which is already quite hot.
Audio quality, fingerprint, face recognition, network
tone quality: In addition to Razer Phone and Sony series, there are only two Pixels left for the flagship of front dual speakers (iPhone main speaker is downward). However, the external display effect is disappointing. The volume is close to that of ordinary flagship, and the sound quality is not outstanding, which is a huge gap with Razer Phone. When we get this machine, when the volume is high, the speaker under the cover will also have its own dithering effect
Fingerprint: It takes 6 or 7 times of pressing to enter, and the recognition speed is the lowest level of the flagship in active service. It takes more than half a second from the black screen to wake-up, which is slower than most frontal fingerprint schemes.
Face recognition: The native system introduced face unlocking a few years ago, but before the iPhone X came out and the full screen was popularized, people simply couldn't remember it. The native system's own face recognition can be found in Settings - Security - martlock Trusted face, but there are two problems: without infrared light compensation, the scene with weak light at night can't be used. The mobile phone is placed on the desktop, and the face is not allowed to be used. Secondly, the face is unlocked manually by lighting the screen (power key or double clicking the screen). After recognition, the screen is cut to unlock. There are many steps, and the whole set is not as fast as fingerprint
Network: Both China Mobile and China Unicom users can use it directly, but telecom users can only call and send SMS messages for the first time, and cannot access the Internet directly, so they have to wait for later cracking.
summary
The disadvantages of Pixel 2 XL are the screen, charging speed, and the problem of climbing over the wall and backstage in domestic use (but this is not the problem of the phone itself). The most prominent features of Pixel 2 XL are ferocious performance control, smoothness, and excellent camera performance. The native system and Google Family Bucket, which are not supposed to be selling points, are the freshest part in actual use. For the old users of home-made ROM or customized systems such as Samsung and LG, the experience span of switching to the Prince Pixel is so large that it is almost like switching from Android to iOS, and they will encounter many unheard of functions and settings halfway.
Google Assistant, Autofill password auto filling, Google information flow recommendation, weather and traffic alerts are far more powerful than similar products. In addition to the need to take special care of the background and the need to climb the wall, using Pixel 2 XL as the main machine for half a month is actually very comfortable. I have to sigh that Google is not in the mainland, which may be a good thing for Baidu and some domestic mobile phone manufacturers, but it is the loss of all domestic Android users.
appendix
Pixel 2 vs. Pixel 2 XL
Pixel 2 XL is a p-OLED of LG, and the latter is an AMOLED of Samsung. Both Pixel 2 XL and Pixel 2 bright screens support the rest screen clock. The edge of the screen glass of Pixel 2 has a very small radian, and the metal frame has more bright side trimming than the large machine. The parts and elements on the back of the two machines are very similar in size, but the Pixel 2 is smaller and crowded. The flash and camera positions, the material of the "G" logo and the product information printed below are slightly different.
Super large radian makes the film easy to warp white edges and cannot cover the screen edge
system
Google Flash Back and Third Party App Bugs
performance
Performance comparison model parameters
For details, please check Ainongji Running points library //fanlma.cn/performancePhone/274-270-266-276-231?phoneShowType=imgword#pce -body
CPU computing performance
Memory performance
GPU graphics performance
Flash memory read/write performance
Photo proof
Weak light scene scene 3, 4
Weak light scene Scene 3 and 4 Enlarge
Accessories and details
Pixel has a large number of Type-C accessories, including dual head Type-C data cable, Type-C to USB-A adapter (for data backup and transmission), and Type-C to 3.5mm adapter. The rest are thick English French bilingual instructions, and the PD charging head output from Type-C port (supporting 5V3A and 9V2A output).
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