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As far as I'm concerned, this is a deal breaker. I've been an iOS user since 3GS and now I'm ready to jump ship. Apple has been disappointing me since few years now, and I've postponed migrating to Android mostly because I'm accustomed to its UX. But this is enough of a push for me to make an effort to give Android a try.

I'm looking into Oneplus 5T and Pixel 2 XL. Any other suggestions?

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The Pixel 2 (not XL) would probably a good enough choice between those two, though I'm not sure if this battery degradation experience would be much better on other devices (in my understanding, those devices would experience sudden shutdowns with a degraded/older battery, just like iPhones did before the software updates to throttle CPU performance). The Pixel 2 XL has also been reported to have some serious display issues [1] that the Pixel 2 doesn't.

[1]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/pixel-2-and-2-xl-rev...

I have the Pixel 2 XL and can concur that the screen quality is terrible. The screen is too reflective and the actual color is quite garrish. The backlight also does not dim enough when using it at night. Overall, the build quality is significantly worse than the Pixel 1 XL. Go with a different brand, Google screwed the 2nd rendition up badly...

OnePlus has become a bad actor, possibly worse than Apple here. They ship spyware, refuse to update their flagships, and let's not forget they started by obscuring their ownership to hide that they're a division of Oppo.

I made the jump to Pixel 2 (not XL) a couple weeks ago after being a long time iOS user. I mostly used Google services already, so the transition was very smooth. The Android UX is very good and easy to get used to.

The screen quality is quite garrish though, wouldn't you say?

I have the Pixel 2 XL. Had the Pixel 1 XL before. Pixel 1 was great. But 2 is meh.. The screen quality is lackluster. The lack of a home button is annoying. Its not a great phone in terms of build quality especially for the high price. I dont know much about the OnePlus but I had a Galaxy Note beforehand and I absolutely loved it. Samsung has been making really great phones other than the battery explosion blip. If I was gonna buy a phone today Id probably buy a galaxy s or galaxy note.

I've been extremely happy with my Nexus 6p. So much so that I bought a Huawei laptop and would probably consider their flagship mobile device before even a pixel these days.

Samsung's Nexus phones were the worst of the series. Samsung's own phones don't get monthly security updates, so I would avoid them.

Stick to Pixel or Android One devices if you're getting an Android phone. Blackberry and Nokia have promised fast updates as well.

I was talking about the Galaxy series. The note is an excellent phone. I used both the Note 4 and 5 in the past. Much better than the Pixel 2 in terms of build quality. The Pixel was great but the Pixel 2 is garrish (screen quality and build quality.) I have no opinions on and have never used the Nexus seres.

For $500, the Essential Phone may be worth a look.

My wife seems pretty happy with hers.

Seems like we are being downvoted for giviing opinions on phones. Sometimes I don't understand this site...Thoughts?

interesting choice. doesn't ship to Europe though :/

Got a Pixel 2 XL, I can easily recommend it. Great Phone !

I have the Pixel 2 XL and think it is a terrible phone. The screen quality is absolutely garrish and it doesn't even dim to an appreciable level when using it at night.

Do you use night mode ?

What is your issue with the screen ? I like it a lot ! it goes for accuracy over color popping though, so I get that not everybody is going to like it but to go as far as finding it garrish ? I know that some phones in the first batch had screens issues but I have nothing to report.

I use Night Mode but it doesn't help much. The sRGB gamut issue related to accuracy isnt the reason why...I have the latest patch and even used Oreo Colorizer before then. The screen sucks.

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