Google Pixel Smartphones

I received my new Pixel-1 one day early in a wholesale box as promised. Appeared brand new. Came with a power cord and brick. It would not charge out of the box so I used one of the fifty bricks I had laying around with the provided power cord and it charged fine. I popped my sim card in, signed into google account and transferred data with no problem., I am not a real stat weenie. Phone works great and it is a huge upgrade from my MOTO-X(gen 1). Very intuitive for me going droid to droid with zero bloatware. I really like the fingerprint reader position on the back of the phone that when touched ID's me and opens the phone., One thing that puzzles me are these vertical streaks that appear on the screen after being carried around in my pocket for awhile. It seems that it may be some adhesive residue or something. I have tried screen cleaner and it still is not resolved. No a really big deal in the grand scheme of things. Maybe it will resolve itself.

So previously I had a Blu R1 HD, which was a lovely Android phone, I loved it so, except for the fact that it couldn't receive calls reliably. That's a pretty core part of my needs from a phone, so with a heavy heart I went in search of another phone. I did plenty of research, and kept coming back to the Pixel. I wanted something as good as an iPhone but still Android, and this is exactly what this is. In my studies I read multiple reviews of the Pixel saying it overheated, it has poor sound quality, etc etc. When I received it, I plugged it in and started setting it up, and it proceeded to get super hot. I was thinking, "I should have listened to them, or just not have gotten a refurbished one. Oh well I'll give it a go and maybe return it if it keeps this up." Well fortunately it's never done it again, and works great. I will say I do hear random clicks once in a while, while talking on the phone, but it doesn't bother me too much since it receives calls fine. Also, the only way you can tell this phone has been refurbished is it has a bunch of tiny little nicks/scratches on the back, but I use a phone case like a sane person so it doesn't even show, and even if it did who cares. And of course the camera is phenomenal, but if you did your research you already knew that. This is a great Android phone for a great price.

With all the hype over smartphones these days it's almost refreshing to watch Google get their feet wet with their first flagship, the Pixel., , I've had this device for a little over three weeks now and while it has a ton of strong attributes it falls short on a lot of features that normal flagships have. I'll start with those and work into the good., , Hardware, , The first main one being expandable storage. You simply can't overlook something as simple as this when delivering a premium product to market., , Secondly headphones, almost ever new phone with the exception of maybe apple products come with free headphones even a base pair not really a deal breaker but it does sorta merit a mention., , OLED Display, Again 2017 while this is still a premium phone and can handle almost anything you can throw at it having a display that can handle the same is particularly key when developing and desgining a device thats gonna be utilized by potentially millions of people., , Wireless charging, Again other brands have had this technology for almost a decade and have been putting more innovation and research into this specific field to ensure safety for all of it's users. Also it preserves the life of the phone from cord and socket damage. We not always the most delicate when it comes to handling our phones and wireless charging wouldve been an awesome feature to have on a flagship., , The Good, , Software, Android Oreo is amazing! The UI could be a little more customizable without adding a ton of app store add-ons. However, the benefit of receiving Android updates and beta testing apps makes it all the worth while to have this phone. It operates seamless and downloads and connecting to WiFi and Bluetooth devices., , The body is solid anodized brushed aluminum with a ceramic glass top half that ensure definite connectivity to WiFi , Bluetooth and approved service providers., , Battery life is amazing, Lighting fast charging makes this thing charge to 50% in a little under 30mins big plus. I charge up to 100% and my battery usually last about a day and a half and even though I purchased it refurbished mint it still feels like a brand new phone even being a year old. No visual blelmishes or marks. No scratches nothing., , With all this talk over new phones costing almost a thousand dollars it's cool to know that if you look hard enough you can still time a steal of a flagship that's only a year old. Will definitely purchase my next piece of refurbed tech from this EBay store.

I've been developing software for the iPhone for years, and I'm just getting into Android development - so take this nerd's perspective for what it is., , The most important factors for me in choosing an Android phone were:, , • Runs stock Android without extra software from a cellular vendor, • Great screen, • Great battery life, , I got all those things and more with the Pixel Phone. Google nailed it with this phone - it's super-responsive, the screen is gorgeous, and I love knowing I'm on the most recent Android version nearly as soon as it's available. This is a secondary phone for me without a sim card - but I find myself using it daily more than my iPhone. I've only been charging the battery every other day and that has not been an issue at all. The camera is also fantastic., , The only thing I dislike about this phone is the fingerprint reader. The back of the phone is a strange position for the way I use my phone, and it only gets my fingerprint about 1/4th of the time. Thankfully I set it to stay unlocked as long as the phone is on my body, and that prevents me from having to use the reader very much anyway., , I highly recommend this phone to anyone new to Android, or anyone who wants as close to Google's ideal Android phone as possible.

Great camera, smooth operating system. Not as fancy as Galaxy S7, but nice-looking phone with good build quality. And none of the software junk that some phones provide. The bottom "chin" part of the phone, which some have complained about, is not very noticeable and in fact is a good thumb rest. The fingerprint sensor on the back works well. The phone component is not as good as an iPhone 6s (more echo and noise at times), but it's good enough. Duo works well vs. FaceTime, and Google IM works as good as iPhone Messenger. Overall, the Pixel exceeds the iPhone 6s in these areas: Google apps (especially Contacts), camera (sharper pictures, especially in low light), battery life (the 6s often runs out or quits at low battery levels, while the Pixel goes all day). Would not go back to iPhone after using Pixel, and I've used every iPhone model from the original to the 6s.

The GPS is not working correctly. I've tried troubleshooting it but I think it is the GPS antenna hardware from what I read. Pretty frustrating not having a GPS that does not work. The Bluetooth range is also pretty poor and cuts out a lot unless next to the speaker. Wish I would have bought the pixel 2. I didn't know this was such a big issue for the pixel 1.

I am having a hard time with the Pixel. It is rebooting frequently. It isn't sending or receiving phone calls. The System UI won't respond. Apps don't stay open very long until it says it isn't responding. Itakes a while to receive texts. I have tried rectiying the problem by updating the software. I read it could be the Device Health Services App and to disable it and I did. I am still having the same problems. Can I get an RAM for this occurrence?

The phone seemed to work well for a time, maybe a month or two but then began having issues.. the speaker would stop transmitting sound after 5 min of listening to something, it started freezing up randomly every day or two, and finally more recently the mic stopped working which forced me to scramble to get a new phone.

I got this pixel for the camera, but the camera causes all sorts of bugs. When I take a few pictures at a time, it messes up the screen - so far it's reversed the colors, flipped the screen (so all the words and numbers are a mirror images), turned the screen off so it's just black, and caused lines and snowed out images. And when I try to screenshot the issues to report them, the screen shots show nothing wrong after I restart the phone - the issue is fixed and the screenshots are normal., , It's disappointing because the phone appeared to be in good shape when I got it. I'm going to have to switch back to my old phone now. I would not recommend buying this.

I've bought nothing but Nexus phones since the Nexus One, and this Pixel--with its insanely higher price--is a miss. The low-light video is embarrassingly grainy. Google this issue--apparently it's not every phone, but it's rampant enough that the replacement I purchased also has it. Updating to 7.1.2 did nothing to address it., , This phone suffers from strange quirks. The replacement I got dropped calls left and right. So much for an improvement--I traded one issue for an additional issue. Friday, it dropped a call but wouldn't let me hang up--the display was frozen, until I rebooted, but that only put it in a bootloop. If this thing weren't so pricey, I'd fling it off the balcony or smash it with a mallet.