The mobile phone industry has been uniquely dominated by both Apple and Android for the better part of the past decade. Perhaps in this area more than any other, the cream rises to the top and the rest of the competition is left behind. While the team at Google is far from being an underdog, in this particular market they have an uphill climb ahead of them. However, it is looking like there might be an actual paradigm shift going on ahead of us as the Google Pixel 2 has scored high marks for a variety of different reasons. Let’s look a little closer at one of the most impressive phones of 2017.
At first glance, the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL give off the vibe that they are made of different material than the conventional high-end phones. Holding the Pixel 2 feels like you have a plastic device in your grip — but you don’t. The Pixel 2 is made of Gorilla Glass and aluminum just like every other high-end phone on the market. However, Google put functionality ahead of fashion by adding a special coating to the phone to give it more grip. Literally, the first thing you notice about the phone is that Google made an effort to improve in a way that many people might not understand. This is a recurring theme throughout our analysis of the Google Pixel 2.
Beauty is more than just skin deep when it comes to phones. The Pixel 2 has a host of hardcore hardware going on beneath its surface. The Pixel 2 can be acquired in two different sizes: 5-inch and 6-inch which is called the XL. The price difference between the two is fairly substantial, at just over $200 in difference, but the phone’s beautiful screen more than makes up for that price hike. Inside of the phones, you will find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and 4 gigs of RAM. Many users of the Google Pixel have found that Android’s operating system runs far better on the Pixel 2 than the other versions of the phone. Users have also reported that the Pixel 2 XL has an incredible battery, especially in comparison to Apple’s laughably powered devices.
What Google has done with the Pixel 2 is fundamentally impressive. Despite being naturally behind Apple in terms of customization and years of work, Google is already rapidly catching up and competing. The Google Pixel 2 may not be an iPhone but it can compete with one.
