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Google has acknowledged it is aware of the several display issues that has been plaguing the Pixel 2 XL so far, with the most serious of them all undoubtedly being that of screen burn-in.
The company also issued a statement reassuring potential buyers of the technological superiority of the POLED (Plastic OLED) display, and that they are actively working on the issue. However, there is no mention as to how soon a practical solution can be expected.
It has been just weeks that the Pixel 2 range was unveiled. Things seems to be fine with the smaller Pixel 2 though there have been quite a few complaints with its bigger sibling. Those range from grainy display at times to dull color reproduction though having a significant portion of the display greyed out is perhaps the most annoying of those all.
As has been revealed so far, a test unit of the phone delivered to Android Central showed almost a third of the display at the bottom having a grey over the ground. In fact, so intense is the grey effect that the original contents of the display including the navigation buttons at the bottom are only barely visible.
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- Fullscreen 6.0 in (152 mm) display QHD+ (2880 x 1440) pOLED at 538ppi
- 12.2MP 1.4μm Autofocus with laser + dual pixel phase detection Optical + electronic image stabilization
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 2.35Ghz + 1.9Ghz, 64Bit Octa-Core
- 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB Internal Storage
- Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating IP67 water and dust resistant1 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
For those not in the knowing, the Pixel 2 makes do with a display made by Samsung while the bigger 6-inch Pixel 2 XL display is manufactured by LG. Interestingly, the latest LG flagship, the V 30 also sports the same POLED panel and has had no adverse reports so far. In fact, POLED was also used in the G Flex 2 phone earlier given the panel’s inherent ability to display a degree of flexibility.
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As for the problem at hand, what remains to be seen is if the issue is restricted to only a certain batch of the Pixel 2 XL displays. If not than it could be a wider problem for Google to deal with. Right now what seems evident is that the company too is at a loss identifying what could have gone wrong, and it could be some time before a solution comes to the fore.
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- 12.2 megapixel camera
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835; 64-bit eight-core processor with 2.35 GHz and 1.9 GHz
- Fingerprint sensor on the back for quick access
- 64 GB memory
- 3,520 mAh battery
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- 6.8" LTPO OLED, 486 PPI, 1344x2992 px, 120Hz, HDR10+, Bluetooth 5.3, 5060 mAh battery, Android 14, with 7 Major Software Updates.
- 256 GB storage, 16 GB RAM, Google Tensor G4 (4 nm), Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520), Mali-G715 MC7
- Rear Camera: 50MP, f/1.7 (wide) + 48MP, f/2.8 (telephoto) + 48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), Front Camera: 42MP, f/2.2
- 3G: HSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, 4G LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 5G: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
- Unlocked for freedom to choose your carrier. The phone is unlocked to work with all GSM Carriers & CDMA Carriers Including AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint., Etc. For Developers, Carrier Unlocked models will not allow an Unlocked Boot Loader.
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