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6 best iPhone X alternatives

THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT IPHONE X ALTERNATIVES

We have three new iPhones, but if you judge by all the news and talk, you would think Apple had just unveiled one: the Apple iPhone X.

The new iPhone X is certainly the one that has everyone’s attention with its new edge-to-edge screen and compact size, but with a prohibitive starting price of $1,000 for the base 64GB model, you might wonder if there is an alternative.

Of course, there is! In fact, the iPhone X is late to the bezel-less screen game, and we round up 5 great Android options for a lower price, but with a similarly great design and cameras. With no further ado, here is our selection of the iPhone X bezel-less alternatives.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8 Plus

Price: from $725 to $930

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus were among the first phones in the “bezel-less” trend. They have one of the finest Super AMOLED screens out there with lively, vivid colors. The Note 8 is just like the other two, but bigger and with the accurate S Pen on board that allows you to quickly take notes or get creative with drawings.

The Galaxy S8 in particular is available at nearly half the price of the iPhone X and the other two are also great alternatives. One big downside with them? The fingerprint scanner. It’s positioned weirdly to the side of the camera, where it is hard to reach and you will often smudge the camera instead of the finger reader.

Google Pixel 2 XL

Price: $850

Google’s new Pixel 2 XL comes with one glaring issue: an OLED screen that gets very bluish once you tilt the phone just slightly, and it can suffer from a ghosting effect, but if you are not pedantic about having the absolute display. the Pixel 2 XL delivers. It’s a stunning phone: it has arguably the best camera ever put in a phone, a clean version of Android that already has the latest update and is guaranteed to be first in line in the future, it has solid battery life and it performs admirably well.

Essential Phone

Price: $450

The Essential Phone is a true design gem with its ceramic back and a solid construction. It has an extremely high screen to body ratio with a very distinct, “notch” design where a tiny cutout at the top of the front is made for the front camera. It all blends together nicely when you have the notification bar at the top, or if you have a black screen, but is otherwise noticeable. The Essential Phone lacks branding, runs on a clean version of Android and comes with the promise for timely updates.

ESSENTIAL PHONE ON AMAZON

LG V30 and LG G6

Price: $800 and $500

The LG V30 is the company’s best phone as of fall 2017. With a 6-inch display and an edge-to-edge display, the V30 is actually a little smaller than the 5.5-inch OnePlus 5 that has a traditional, 16:9 display with bezels on the top and bottom. And that’s quite the achievement. The V30 – unlike Samsung phones – has its fingerprint on the back, below the camera and properly centered, so it’s really easy for your finger to reach it.

The G6 has a 5.7-inch full-screen display, but it lacks some of the V30‘s media capabilities, and has a less refined camera experience. It makes up with a much lower price. It also looks a lot like the V30, though, and features a very sleek glass and metal build.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

Price: €800

The bezel-less Huawei Mate 10 Pro features a sleek design and one of the finest cameras on Android. It performs good as well: equipped with Huawei’s own Kirin 970 system chip, this powerful phone is the first around with a neural engine built-in. Battery life is another strong point for the Mate 10 Pro.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2

Price: €500

The Xiaomi Mi Mix was certainly one of the most interesting products of 2016: in fact, one could argue it was the device that kickstarted the bezel-less design trend. In 2017, we have the much more practical and smaller in size Mi Mix 2 with even less bezel and a more refined look and feel. The Mi Mix 2 features a 6-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, narrower than the wide 17:9 screen on the original Mix. It runs top-grade silicon with the Snapdragon 835 chip on board and comes in three versions: 64GB, 128GB and 256 gigs. The phone also features an improved camera, now with the Sony IMX386 sensor and with 4-axis image stabilization.

5 Problems the Google Pixel 2 smartphone displays have

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5 Problems the Google Pixel 2 smartphone displays have

It’s not perfect, but it’s been plagued with poor color calibration and burn in displays. The Google Pixel 2 has a lot to answer and customers would love to know.

Poor Color Calibration

For the non-techy, it means dull colors even on the best smartphone displays. For the tech enthuiasts, the color calibration is awfully off. Even compared to the original Pixel 2 XL from last year, the Pixel 2 XL’s screen colors are paler and flatter in comparison. Google said they are making it look true to life colors but to an average consumer who uses excessive filters and favors more contrast, this makes the Google Pixel 2 XL look bad.

Fortunately, a software update can solve this problem completely just by tweaking the color calibration so no more problem there.

Blue Shifting

Here’s another problem which annoys like the 1% of the whole Pixel 2 XL user base: blue shifting. Try this right now. Turn on your smartphone display. Tilt it to any side. Make it tilt until you notice the color change from white to blue. Yup, it’s not noticeable when you look at it head on. This certainly is an issue with the display but it’s not just the Pixel smartphones that have this, and it’s not all the time that you look at your smartphone tilted to the side.

There’s no fix for this, so it’s either you take it or leave it.

Burn In

Nope, don’t panic. Your Pixel 2 XL is not gonna blow up and burn to the ground. Burn in is a term used when a display keeps a shadow of the image it previously projects. It will take a trained eye and even a dark room to see this issue but it’s no cause for concern. However, it can get worse and certainly degrade the quality of the screen over time. The shadows may disappear but it can compound like a shadow image combines with another shadow image until the screen will eventually gets darker and darker.

Fix is to return it to the store you got it from.

Scratches

The age old problem of scratches on fragile glass panels on mobile devices. It seems that the glass back panel of the Pixel smartphones are plastic coated that will gather more scratches the more you use it. Well, it remains to be seen as to whether it will completely wear off or not. However, this coating makes both Pixels grippy and sticky to prevent from falling off your twitchy hands.

Whining speakers

What? I thought it’s a list for display mess? Hear this one out first. The smaller Pixel 2 has the speaker facing front. This means it can have vibration interaction with the glass screen right around it. Users has reported that they are hearing clicking and whining sounds from the front firing speakers like a feedback. This can be exaggerated by the vibration traveling through the glass displays.

A fix is by turning the NFC off. It’s kinda weird but this solution works.

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Apple iPhone X vs Google Pixel 2 XL vs Galaxy Note 8 vs LG V30: Specs and size comparisons

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It’s now clear what the main antagonists for late 2017’s smartphone championship are – the upcoming Apple iPhone X, the Google Pixel 2 XL, the exceptional Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and finally, the LG V30. An exceptional round-up of devices, for sure, with each vying for its rightful place in your pocket. But with the hefty premium prices that almost all of these command, you will most likely want to narrow your choice to a single of said devices. Sorry, three will have to go with only one spot available!

So, which one should you pick?

The Apple iPhone X is a new chapter in Apple’s history, featuring a rather flashy new design, an OLED HDR-capable display, an intriguing face-scanning Face ID camera up front, the iPhone X is on its way of being Apple’s most advanced phone yet. And this commands a premium – $999, to be exact, which is already stepping over the psychological barrier of a thousand dollars.

Apple iPhone X

The brand new Pixel 2 XL is a device that aims to put Google on the map, and from what we’ve seen so far it has a rather good chance of doing that if El Goog doesn’t stumble upon any supply issues. The demand is there, but from the looks of it, you will have to wait long if you want to get one of these before Halloween.

Google Pixel 2 XL

The Galaxy Note 8 is easily the most-spec’d out phone out there right now, boasting almost anything but the kitchen sink in its deep feature bag. Aside from the excellent hardware and head-turning design, the Note 8 turns things to 11 thanks to the S Pen – the Note 8‘s single most important feature.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Finally, the LG V30 is easily the most affordable of the bunch, but don’t let this fool you, it doesn’t skimp on hardware or design for that matter. Even more, it has found its own niche – LG’s latest top-shelf phone aims to be the multimedia phone to beat out there, with a bevy of multimedia and video-related features on board.

LG V30

Size comparison

So, here’s how all four of these high-end devices stack up against one another as far as size goes.

Apple iPhone X vs Google Pixel 2 XL vs Galaxy Note 8 vs LG V30

Specs comparison

With size out of the equation, it’s time to compare the specs of the four devices and see how the stack up.

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL First Look and Tour!

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it’s time to take the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 for a spin! We spent some time with both phones today and are ready to share some initial thoughts and run through a tour of each device.

My first major take away is that these feel like true Google phones. What I mean is the fact that these feel like phones Google actually designed, phones that weren’t just last-minute leftover parts from HTC’s iPhone knockoff department. Each phone is unique in this cluttered smartphone world, especially the Pixel XL 2.

Both phones feel really nice in hand, though the Pixel XL 2 definitely feels more premium. They are similarly finished, but the smaller Pixel 2 just isn’t quite up to par, at least to my hands. That’s not to say that it won’t be a heck of a phone, it just isn’t the flagship of the two and that’s OK.

The software experience is what you expect. It’s clean and minimal still even as Google continues to add-on their own custom touches. The updated Pixel Launcher with Search buried down in the dock is going to take some getting used to, but this is Android, so launchers can be changed if it’s not your thing. The squeezy side gesture to launch Google Assistant works well, and no, you can’t change it to do anything other than launch Assistant.

The camera is as fast as you would hope. I know that DxoMark crowned it the king of smartphone cameras, but I just didn’t have enough time to test its quality. I’m expecting it to be pretty damn good, though, just like last year’s Pixel cameras. Who needs dual shooters, eh?

And that’s pretty much it for now. We (obviously) didn’t have time to test battery life or look at performance or setup the fingerprint reader or train Google Assistant either. We definitely didn’t get a superb grip on which phone will be the one for you. I’m certainly leaning towards the Pixel XL 2, if only because it feels like the it’s on trend, unlike the smaller Pixel 2. Either way, we can’t wait for more.

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL specs leak out showing what Google has it store for us

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Google is set to announce the next generation of Pixel devices next week and despite already seeing a leak showing the rear of the device, this time a new leak reveals the specs of both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

The Pixel 2 XL will feature a curved QHD screen and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor with either 64 GB or 128 GB of internal storage, which we already suspected. It is said that the screen-to-body ratio will be around 80% and 85%, lending a similar look and feel to that of the Note 8. The Pixel 2 XL will also feature dual stereo speakers but no headphone jack.

It appears the Pixel 2 devices won’t see dual rear-cameras but instead retain the single front-facing and rear-facing cameras we’ve seen in previous models. These will be specifically called Pixel cameras though so that could lend some suggestion as to how much focus Google will be placed on the camera functionality.

The source also suggests that the Pixel 2 devices will come equipped with an E-SIM that would allow the device to connect to different carriers without the need for a physical SIM. The Pixel 2 XL will have IP67 water resistance and Gorilla Glass 5 and be powered by a 3520mAh battery.

The subtle differences of the Pixel 2 over its bigger brother are that it is likely to have a larger bezel and will be removing the headphone jack. The device will have an FHD screen instead of the curved QHD screen on the Pixel 2 XL and have a smaller 2700 mAh battery given the smaller profile of the device.

This is how the two devices lineup:

Some of these specs may be surprising while others seem spot on with exactly what we were expecting from the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. With only a few days left to the event, the devices are certainly shaping up to reveal some interesting features.

Google Pixel XL 2 by LG confirmed via FCC database entry

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Earlier we reported that Google has confirmed the big reveal date for the new Pixel 2 smartphones will be October 4th. Thanks to a new entry spotted in the FCC database, we are now able to also confirm that LG is indeed the manufacturer of the larger of the two devices dubbed the Pixel XL 2. This is not really surprising as all signs up to now were pointing to LG being the manufacturer with this latest discovery merely making things official. The smaller Pixel 2 phone was spotted in the FCC database a few weeks ago with HTC as the manufacturer.

The FCC documents did not reveal much else of note regarding the forthcoming device, although one bit of disappointing news was discovered. In examining the bands to be supported by the Pixel XL 2, it appears the device will not work with T-Mobile’s new 600MHz spectrum. For those interested in model numbers, it appears the new Pixel XL 2 will be model G011C.

While many details about the new device are unknown, we do know that LG ended up sticking with a Snapdragon 835 for the processor instead of being upgraded to the now-delayed Snapdragon 836. We also anticipate the display should be similar to what LG developed for the LG G6 and the LG V30 devices that have screens with minimal bezels.

Android Phones with the Best Battery Life September 2017

In our Android Phone Guide, we rank the best Android phones for most people. We recognize that those phones, while good for most people, are not the best for all people. As a companion to the Best Android Phones, we’ve rounded up the Android Phones with the Best Battery Life. If you need a big battery to get through the day, these are the phones for you.

Note: These phones have been ranked by battery capacity, but that is not the only factor we considered for being included in the list.

Huawei Mate 9

The Huawei Mate 9 is huge, both in physical size and battery capacity. It has a gigantic 6-inch 1080p display to go along with the 4000 mAh battery. The display is super bright and gorgeous, and the battery life is exceptional. Huawei also includes a fingerprint scanner on the back sitting beneath a dual Leica setup, plus it comes with Android Nougat.

Battery: 4000 mAh

Key Features:

Big, beautiful display
Solid metal construction
Decent camera

Asus Zenfone 3 Max

The Zenfone 3 Max has one of the biggest batteries available in a smartphone. All that battery makes for a hefty device, but it’s surprisingly thin. Just think of it like a permanent battery case. The Zenfone 3 Max also has a 16MP camera with laser focus, 720p display, 3Gb of RAM, and the Snapdragon 430 processor.

Battery: 4100 mAh

Key Features:

Ridiculously large battery
Good camera
Surprisingly thin design

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge takes the solid foundation built by the standard Galaxy S7 and improves upon it in a few important ways. Battery life is the main improvement. If you want the Galaxy S7, you should absolutely spend the extra money on the Edge model. You’ll thank yourself when you enjoy the all-day battery life.

Battery: 3600 mAh

Key Features:

Fast performance
Great camera
Top-notch build quality

Moto Z Force Droid Edition

The Moto Z Force’s 3,600mAh battery combined with top notch battery optimization means the device lasts long enough to keep you connected throughout a busy day. The device also has all the makings of a flagship, including an insane 21-megapixel camera, Snapdragon 820 chipset, and more. Those improvements over the Moto Z’s 2,600mAh battery pack makes it worth considering.

Battery: 3600mAh

Key Features:

Moto Mods
Great camera
Fast Performance

BlackBerry KEYone

BlackBerry’s KEYone doesn’t have a whole lot of bells and whistles, but perhaps that’s to its benefit. Its 3,505 mAh pack combines with the power-sipping (and amazingly efficient) Snapdragon 625 chipset to provide battery life that should get any busy person through a day or two. Add that iconic BlackBerry keyboard and this is a BlackBerry fanatic’s dream come true.

Battery: 3505mAh

Key Features:

BlackBerry Keyboard
Sleek Design
Tight BlackBerry Security

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Samsung took a hit on the chin with their 2016 smartphones in regards to battery life, but they’ve once again found a way to fit big batteries in a pocktable form factor. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is sporting a roomy 3,500mAh battery that help you achieve a full day of battery life with above moderate usage. Combine that with all the other great qualities — including a gorgeous Infinity Display — and you can feel comfortable with this one.

Battery: 3500mAh

Key Features:

Infinity Display
Great Design
Well-rounded Featureset

Google Pixel XL

The Pixel XL has plenty of room inside its 3,450mAh battery pack to make it onto this list, and with the optimizations Google has made to Android — both in general and in their Pixel-specific tweaks — it’s one of the most impressive devices on the market in terms of longevity. Add even more quality traits in allmost every other area and this is once to consider if you need an all day beast.

Battery: 3,450mAh

Key Features

Great battery life
Pure Android and Google
Great Camera

Nexus 6P

The Nexus 6P is Huawei’s first attempt at a Nexus device, and they knocked it out of the park. This is the first time a Nexus can truly claim the title of best Android phone. It has an excellent camera, beautiful, big display, and a charming design. If you don’t mind big phones, this is the one to get.

Battery: 3450 mAh

Key Features:

Great camera
Insanely fast performance
Beautiful display

LG G6

The battery in LG’s latest phone benefits from improved engineering prowess. LG was able to fit a bigger battery in it than its predecessors despite having a similar overall profile. That, combined with a beautiful display, solid hardware, and efficient software make it a long-lasting contender.

Battery: 3,300 mAh

Key Features:

Unique display ratio
Great camera
No gimmicks

LG V20

The V20 sports a roomy battery pack to make sure it lasts all day. It also employs neat tricks like the use of always-on display and a secondary ticker display to keep you from having to turn your phone on every time a notification comes in, something that surprisedly does wonders for battery life.

Battery: 3200 mAh

Key Features:

Great dual camera
Sharp display
Innovative features

HONORABLE MENTION

There are plenty of Android phones that offer great battery life. We only have so much room in our list, but there are a few extra devices you should consider. Here are five phones that just missed the top ten.

Lenovo P70– 4000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active– 3500 mAh
BLU Pure XL– 3500 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Note 5– 3220 mAh
Nexus 6– 3220 mAh
Asus Zenfone 2– 3000 mAh
LG V10– 3000 mAh
OnePlus 3— 3000 mAh

Google Daydream View featured in a Verizon ad

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Google Daydream View featured in a Verizon ad

It seems like Google has finally managed to make the Google Daydream View a very appealing product in conjunction to the Pixel. Now, it’s in an ad too.

Google Pixel was released weeks ago and have been reviewed all over the place with overwhelmingly great scores from tech enthusiasts and average consumers. Now, as the Daydream-ready smartphone from Google gets a good show going for itself, the Daydream View is coming with it under the limelight. Even appearing at the same Pixel TV ad for Verizon.

Daydream View launches on November 10 for $79.

Daydream View was the evolution of its virtual reality headset that started with Google Cardboard.

The Pixel lineup is the end of the Nexus Android devices and a start of a new era of Google’s fully self-branded smartphones. And now it’s got some aggressive marketing campaign across a wide range of media like the internet and major TV networks. These advertisements are mainly focused on the Google Pixel and Pixel XL but Daydream View is taking a fraction of the exposure for itself.

In the commercial, also uploaded to Youtube, we can see the Pixel being used with the Daydream View while a voice over narrates that the smartphone can give a stunning VR experience. The characters are even seen asking “how is it possible”. This probably is the majority of the reactions we can get from people who have never tried VR, even once, before.

It’s a good thing for the broader virtual reality industry that Daydream is getting some airtime in a mass media ad campaign like this because it helps the mainstream slowly begin to familiarize themselves with this cutting edge technology.

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Why is Google Pixel not waterproof? No time to do it.

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Why is Google Pixel not waterproof? No time to do it.

Same like the rest of us who can’t finish our jobs for the day. No more time. That’s also the case with Google Pixel. Not waterproof? No more time to do it.

Okay, the Google Pixel is a great phone in terms of hardware and software. It’s got the best parts driven by the best operating system Android can offer. However, there’s more about the Google Pixel that is totally not cool.

People are totally turned off by the IP rating of the Google Pixel. It is the level of resistance of the smartphone to withstand water and dust from entering the chassis. Google Pixel and Pixel XL are rated at IP53. It’s the bare minimum for low to mid-range smartphones. But the Pixel phones are not low to mid-range, it costs $600. It’s in the premium category like the iPhone 7 or the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

WIRED reported that the reason for not including IP68 rating, even IP67 to the Pixel is Google just ran out of time. The company was already in the process of manufacturing its own phone for the first time, but decided to change things up and began working on the Pixel and Pixel XL. This is way back in 2015.

It was all in the bad timing of the planning and production. In the WIRED podcast, it was explained that Google discarded its old smartphone design and plans towards the end of 2015. This means just 9 months for the company to design and make the two Google Pixel and Pixel XL that we know today.

IP ratings nowadays are not just standard features, it’s also for practical purposes. That’s why some techie consumers who know a thing or two about IP ratings, just got upset. However, it’s not the end of the road for this Nexus successor. Hopefully, the next version of the Pixel and Pixel XL will have better ratings.

For now, keep your Google Pixel and Pixel XL out of any huge bodies of water.

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Google Pixel XL is already sold out

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Google Pixel XL is already sold out

Google Store says Pixel smartphones are on a month-long backorder with the bigger Google Pixel XL is sold out.

Want to pre-order a Google Pixel now? Well, you would have to wait extra longer if your just placing your order just now. Google Store is showing some distressing status like out-of-stock or some backorder dates for ALL variants and model of the Pixel. Is that a bad news? For the people who want to order the Pixel or Pixel XL, yes it is.

The regular Pixel is showing 4-5 weeks of shipping time in all storage tiers and color options. In the case of the Pixel XL, it’s not even possible to order it immediately. It’s out of stock. Here’s what you can do. Join the waiting list and see if you get an email notifying you if it’s available again or not.

This seems to be a good news for Google. Higher demand usually means a successful release of a new device. But it seems that the bulk is with the retailers like Best Buy and Verizon where they are usually sold with or without contracts.

Best Buy still isn’t showing an availability date for any of their Verizon units but their listings suggest there is no extraneous delay on their side. Meanwhile, Verizon is still advertising an October 20th shipment expectation.

If you wanted your Pixel unlocked and straight from Google, though, you’re in for a long wait.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8 Plus

LG V30 and LG G6

5 Problems the Google Pixel 2 smartphone displays have

It’s not perfect, but it’s been plagued with poor color calibration and burn in displays. The Google Pixel 2 has a lot to answer and customers would love to know.

Poor Color Calibration

Blue Shifting

Burn In

Scratches

Whining speakers

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So, which one should you pick?

Apple iPhone X

Google Pixel 2 XL

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

LG V30

Size comparison

Apple iPhone X vs Google Pixel 2 XL vs Galaxy Note 8 vs LG V30

Specs comparison

Google Daydream View featured in a Verizon ad

It seems like Google has finally managed to make the Google Daydream View a very appealing product in conjunction to the Pixel. Now, it’s in an ad too.

Daydream View launches on November 10 for $79.

Why is Google Pixel not waterproof? No time to do it.

Same like the rest of us who can’t finish our jobs for the day. No more time. That’s also the case with Google Pixel. Not waterproof? No more time to do it.

Google Pixel XL is already sold out

Google Store says Pixel smartphones are on a month-long backorder with the bigger Google Pixel XL is sold out.

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