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• zeeBomb - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  Seems like AI is the huge centerpiece of today's keynote.

• quiksilvr - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  HAHAHAHAH! $849 for the XL?! Get outta here with that nonsense.

• soliloquist - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  The pricing is a little disappointing. I guess if you were already planning to get a google home its like a $50 discount, but still.
  
  Camera looks nice, other wise seems like more of the same.

• crimson117 - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  I really just don't understand the rush to get rid of 3.5mm headphone jacks.

• kaesden - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  I dont understand it either. Scratch one more potential phone purchase off my list.

• zuber - Thursday, October 5, 2017 - link

  They want more people to play with their dongles.
  
  Bluetooth audio is lossy, so audiophiles are out of luck if they want to listen to music on their phones.

• sonny73n - Saturday, October 7, 2017 - link

  Audiophiles can go to the Chinese. What I have in my hands now is a $200 phone bought from Best Buy. It has 1920x1080 AMOLED display, 32-bit/192kHz audio with Dolby Atmos & Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement. It sounds amazing with my Audio Technica headphones. Beats the hell out of my stupid iPhone 6s in term of display and sound qualities.
  
  I have ditched Google since the Nexus 5. Now all they have are overpriced junks just like Apple.

• zodiacfml - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link

  I strongly agree!

• zodiacfml - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link

  There is. There is only a fraction of the people using it. I have no idea how much but a wild guess is less than 50% of smartphone users.

• boeush - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  Regarding the Pixel 2, I'm not sure why we'd need a polarizer - whether circular or otherwise - on an OLED screen...

• A5 - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  Is it for the screen or the camera? Camera makes a lot more sense.

• Ryan Smith - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  It's for the screen.

• nathanddrews - Thursday, October 5, 2017 - link

  To reduce glare?

• nathanddrews - Thursday, October 5, 2017 - link

  Ah, I found the answer elsewhere:
  
  "The display also has a circular polarizer to make it easier to use with polarized sunglasses."

• zodiacfml - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link

  Samsung's OLEDs don't needs polarizers. The LG P-OLEDs might though.

• Aephe - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  Shame that Pixelbook is designed for ChromeOS ...it's basically a glorified tablet like the IpadPro (seems Google is mirroring Apple's product line). Would have made some interesting competition to the Surface line.
  
  Sidenote for the Pixelbook - those CPUs seem overkill for that OS.

• alphasquadron - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  Google Clips - Pay us $250 to help us improve our face recognition technology. No way this is gonna sell.

• rocky12345 - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  I was all in for one of the Pixel smartphones until I found out there was no 3.5 audio jack. Yes it is older tech but it still serves a purpose for a lot of people. Just because some do not use it any more does not mean we all don't want to use it. These companies only seem to cater to certain crowds these days and everyone else can either bend to the ways or GTFO. Well I guess I will just have to go with the Samsung Galaxy S8+ or Note 8 they still have the required jack at least to bad about Sammy going with total onscreen controls mind you.

• Zeratul56 - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  I would give the LG v30 a look before getting the Samsung. It is coming soon and has the headphone jack.

• zodiacfml - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link

  I agree. I went with the S8+ and ignored the Pixels. I'm a big fan of the Nexus 5 which got a ROM for the first time and it performs better than the stock (as the Google bloatware was reduced)

• yankeeDDL - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  What is the excuse to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack?

• zodiacfml - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link

  Few people use it. A wild guess is less than 50 percent of smartphone users.

• Maxpower2727 - Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - link

  Out of curiosity, are you guys no longer reviewing smartphones? It feels like forever since you've posted a smartphone review.

• peevee - Thursday, October 12, 2017 - link

  SO disappointing. Even Apple does better these days.

• zodiacfml - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link

  LOL! I agree! I'm salivating over their color management!

• amarkayam - Monday, February 5, 2018 - link

  google <a href="http://justinreviews.org/technology/google-pixelbo... really something good from google in this announcement.

• amarkayam - Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - link

  We like the <a href="http://justinreviews.org/technology/google-home-ma...”>Home Max</a> as it seems to pretty smart home speaker with some cool features.