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Google Pixel 2 XL 128GB + Google Home Mini $1149 (Was $1549) @ JB Hi-Fi

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Google Pixel 2 XL 128GB + Google Home Mini $1149 (Was $1549) @ JB Hi-Fi
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Snacky on 29/03/2018 - 20:21 jbhifi.com.au (1541 clicks)
Last edited 31/03/2018 - 13:49 by 1 other user

Confirmed it came with Google Home Mini.

Display
Fullscreen 6 inch display / Fullscreen 152 mm display
QHD+ (2880 x 1440) pOLED at 538ppi
18:9 Aspect Ratio
2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
Always-on display

Processors
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835
2.35Ghz + 1.9Ghz, 64Bit Octa-Core
Adreno 540
Security module

Rear Camera
12.2MP
1.4μm
Autofocus with laser + dual pixel phase detection
Optical + electronic image stabilization
4K Video Capture @ 30fps
f/1.8 aperture

Front Camera
8MP
1.4μm
f/2.4 aperture
Fixed focus
1080p Video Capture @ 30fps

Sensors:
Active EdgeTM
Proximity / Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer / Gyrometer
Magnetometer
Pixel Imprint – Back-mounted fingerprint sensor for fast unlocking
Barometer
Hall effect sensor
Android Sensor Hub
Advanced x-axis haptics for sharper / defined response

Mobile Google Mobile Phone Android

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  • follow on 29/03/2018 - 20:22

    Not bad ay

  • Salmando on 29/03/2018 - 20:25
    +4

    Honestly not interested until it's under 1000. $999.99 seems perfect to me

    • jkuang180 on 30/03/2018 - 17:37
      +1

      Well, this price combine with some gift card discount (I got 6.5% off with Lumo Energy) and TRS, the actual price will comes down to $970.

  • gunso on 29/03/2018 - 20:27

    If anyone wants a 5% coupon PM me. First come first serve

    • CSYL on 29/03/2018 - 20:35

      Could I please have the code? :)

    • draf3 on 29/03/2018 - 20:37

      Code doesn't work for mobile phones

    • gunso on 29/03/2018 - 20:46

      Code has been sent!

      • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2018 - 21:02

        Useless as it excludes mobile phones.

  • ce5himm on 29/03/2018 - 20:34
    -5

    Warning: anyone to buy this phone, do not upgrade to 8.1 stay at 8.0 until Google fix a multitouch bug.

    • pennypincher98 on 29/03/2018 - 20:51
      +6

      I'm on Android 8.1 and have noticed no multitouch bugs. Have you experienced this or are you going off what something has said?
      It's undeniable that there are bugs in every update. Just a small subset of users are affected by this, not enough to exactly refuse to upgrade.

      • aidhan on 29/03/2018 - 20:57
        +7

        At least with Pixel phones you get updates \o/

      • ce5himm on 29/03/2018 - 21:00
        -4

        https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/70344455
        Well, I should speak more specific,if you do fps games a lot. Do not upgrade.

        • pennypincher98 on 29/03/2018 - 21:10

          I'm aligned with this person

          I am aware that is an issue that affects people. But! I have a pixel 2 xl myself on 8.1 and I cannot reproduce the bug. I tried very hard, many games, the multitouch test app, x and y axis cross like described multiple times here and shown in the videos. My device is not affected at all.

          I game on my Pixel and have not experienced any kind of bug, which begs the question of why?

        • ce5himm on 29/03/2018 - 21:19
          -5

          @pennypincher98:well I do not want argue with you. It is just a suggestion. Maybe you are the lucky one have a perfect unit. Many out there does affected by this bug on 8.1. it is still more safer stay at 8.0 for now. Not everyone know how to or want to spend time downgrade to 8.0 when they find out they are not as lucky as you on 8.1.

        • pennypincher98 on 29/03/2018 - 21:27

          @ce5himm: I'm not arguing with you, I'm just pointing out the fact that everyone is not affected by this. I agree it's better to stay on 8.0 but as I am a 'lucky one' I can't comment on the severity of this issue.
          People were making such a massive complaint about the screen but I haven't experienced any of the issues besides a slight blueish tint when I'm holding my phone at an angle - which I never do anyway.

    • Jackkkkkk on 30/03/2018 - 16:01

      I agree with this guy. I don't get the downvotes. multitouch is acting funny since 8.1 update

    • pennypincher98 on 29/03/2018 - 21:29
      +2

      I agree the Pixel 2 had bigger bezels than anticipated but there is nothing wrong with the 2XL.
      Even the normal Pixel 2 looks okay. Not exactly 2018 new, but far from "ugliest phone"

      • oranje on 29/03/2018 - 21:32
        -4

        Name an uglier phone

        • follow on 29/03/2018 - 21:34
          +1

          I'll wait

        • krouton24 on 29/03/2018 - 21:44
          +3

          XCute DV2

        • oranje on 31/03/2018 - 08:23

          Amazing, all these neg votes yet only 1 uglier phone has been pointed out

  • oranje on 29/03/2018 - 21:35
    +6

    Anyone looking at this should consider the $59 Telstra plan (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/363865)
    Yes this is the 128gb but you get unlimited photo storage anyway and the plan + Google Home Mini are worth the extra $267

    • polarq on 31/03/2018 - 01:16
      +2

      What if you are already on contract with a different telecom provider like optus? Would that still be a better deal?

  • Jackson on 29/03/2018 - 22:09
    +1

    Anyone looking at this should consider the LG V30+, I just got one and seriously happy, Oreo update is not far off, SD card support, quad dac, smaller and lighter but with the same screen, nicer looking, ultra wide second camera, and 270 bucks less. While I do put a lot of emphasis on updates, I couldn't justify getting this pixel against all the above

    • WhyAmICommenting on 30/03/2018 - 08:39
      -1

      Hang on to your receipt for warranty!

      • Jackson on 30/03/2018 - 09:18

        Local stock and 2 year warranty.and forgot to mentiom dual sim

    • Plasma on 30/03/2018 - 09:23

      Agreed far superior overall.

    • follow on 30/03/2018 - 13:59

      if it was same price?

    • profounddominator on 30/03/2018 - 14:34

      Yeah I guess it depends how much you value a better camera and stock Android.

    • KLoNe on 02/04/2018 - 10:10

      LG has the worst software skin of them all.

      • Jackson on 02/04/2018 - 21:12

        I dont know why people comolain about this, install any launcher including google's free one and problem solved

        • KLoNe on 03/04/2018 - 07:33

          No, it's not problem solved - the LAUNCHER isn't skinned - it's OS-WIDE and it's f'ing disgusting and unusable.

  • DigitalJade on 29/03/2018 - 22:10

    I have this phone the 64 GB version on that telstra plan, its noce as being Google is simple and clean.

    I also have 8.1 and have not experienced any issues.

    My problem is battery time is crap, I use is for courier work so GPS / google maps is on, doe not last even 4 hrs,
    phone is less than two weeks old as well.

    • asimj289 on 29/03/2018 - 22:23
      +3

      Sounds like your phone is faulty. My battery life is absolutely incredible, regularly getting over 6 hours of screen on time, and I can easily go two days without charging. Location and all that stuff is turned on as well.

      • gooseberry on 29/03/2018 - 23:06
        +3

        Think more likely to be an app rather than a faulty phone. Battery life is excellent on my 2 XL

    • nov on 29/03/2018 - 23:16
      -8

      Every lithium battery has to be conditioned before the first use.
      The best way to do it is by keeping the phone on charge for at least 12 hours. 24 hours is the best. I don't know why they are not advise it with this phone. If the phone is starting to be used right from the box with the factory charge on the battery the longevity is compromised.
      Not all is a bad news though.
      You can still go for "refreshing" the battery.
      Let it discharge down to as low as it is possible than keep it on charge for 24 hours. You'll notice immediate improvement.
      Do this every two weeks for about 3 months. After that you can do this only once per month.

      • muwu on 30/03/2018 - 00:59
        +1

        Does anyone else have any knowledge or feedback that this is a good thing for lithium batteries? (episodic complete discharges than complete recharges).

        I use to think that was what you should do, and that was how I treated my old laptop which lasted 8 years with a respectable battery life toward the end (2-3 hours).

        But now I adhere to the rule of avoiding complete discharges or complete recharges, generally avoiding battery charge <20% and >80%, based on online articles I read. This also makes more sense to me when I think back to my high school chemistry days (electrolysis I think!).

        • Diji1 on 30/03/2018 - 01:52
          +6

          No the user is talking complete rubbish. The entire post is rubbish.

          What you are doing is what increases longevity. What the post above is suggesting lowers the longevity of your battery.

      • djprima on 30/03/2018 - 08:55
        +1

        This is an outdated information and not valid anymore in modern Li-Ion batteries. In fact if you do this your battery will degrade quickly

    • backslashio on 29/03/2018 - 23:41

      Using GPS constantly is a great way to drain a battery fast, doesn't matter what smartphone you use. Plug it into a cigar lighter with an adapter instead of using it solo for pure travel use

    • pennypincher98 on 30/03/2018 - 07:04

      I get 2 days out of mine, or a heavy usage day and a bit.
      6 hours screen on time and around 11-12hrs usage.

      Btw this is with Bluetooth, wifi, hotspot, GPS, NFC and probably other stuff also on and connected.

      You can go into the battery settings and see what is sapping your battery?

  • wt860 on 29/03/2018 - 22:11
    -6

    expensive ulgy phone

  • julesio on 29/03/2018 - 23:27
    +1

    Struggling to leave the incestuous Apple dependency. Had my eye on this one for a while.

    • backslashio on 29/03/2018 - 23:40
      +1

      I moved on from the iPhone 6+, it wasn't too bad apart from a couple of apps I had to rebuy & also the annoyance of trying to find similar apps with the same functions. Migrating is super simple, comes with USB C>USB adapter, then you plug in apple charger into that and it imports all your contacts/photos!

      Only real drama I've had is the subpar OLED screen with average-bad colour accuracy and meshes dark colours into blackness

      • julesio on 30/03/2018 - 08:38

        I’ve done it before back in 2012. Problem I had was AirPlay at the time and a huge iTunes library. Tempting with Spotify now though and use of Bluetooth speakers. Could be cheap enough to justify until Apple steps up. Only saying this as I smashed my iPhone 6 on Tuesday. But it would kill my Apple Wach which I am dependent on.

        • Jackson on 30/03/2018 - 09:29

          If you are worried about hardware dependency you can completely buy into the android system watch and all for less than the ptice of the current iPhone so its not a problem.

          Software and walled garden side of things, ok there may be some issues but thats why we hate Apple isnt it? It's like being in scientology.

        • julesio on 30/03/2018 - 10:25

          @Jackson: Cannot argue. My job requires use of design tools 100% of the time so I am always using the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro so it’s a decision. Going to see if I can get the screen repaired. If not, I’ll jump in for shits and giggles.

  • neonlight on 29/03/2018 - 23:46
    +1

    So expensive android flagships. What happened to the good old days that you can afford flagships at half the price of that? I recall $600 is the median price for flagships. It's getting ridiculous with that price might as well buy Apple? It's more than TV and high res monitors. So hyped

    • blahman on 30/03/2018 - 00:04
      +2

      I recall seeing a flagship $600 phone and thought it way too expensive.
      So then I figured getting the previous gens flagship is much more economical.

      • Jackson on 30/03/2018 - 09:31

        E.g. Htc Ultra for 369 any day of the week on static ice

        • follow on 30/03/2018 - 14:03

          eeek. go for the xz premium instead

        • blahman on 30/03/2018 - 21:09

          @TarquinOliverNimrod:
          Got an LG V20 last year for 400. Seeing phones drop half their price within months doesn't make too much sense to buy on release.

    • Bloodfart on 30/03/2018 - 01:19

      Oneplus 5T

    • Diji1 on 30/03/2018 - 01:57
      -3

      Who knows. The thing is mid-range Android devices are capable of doing 90% of what flagships do and they cost $250 or less. I mean there really seems to be little point in moving to more powerful SoC unless you play games atm, it's become like the PC market.

      If I ever pay a grand for a phone again it sure as hell won't be Android. The reason that Android exists is to feed data to Google in order that you lose money to third parties who pay Google for marketing so paying iphone prices for that experience seems a bit rich.

    • pennypincher98 on 30/03/2018 - 07:10

      It's getting ridiculous with that price may as well buy Apple?

      Has it ever occurred to you that maybe not everyone who can afford an iPhone wants one? I have changed from iOS to Android with the HTC One M8 and now I'm on the Pixel 2XL there's nowhere for me to slot back into the Apple ecosystem even if I wanted to.
      Don't even get me started on how much of a disappointment the iPhone X was. A great phone with fundamental flaws like no fingerprint sensor and that hideous notch.. Also, why no buttons?? It would actually drive me insane.

      • neonlight on 31/03/2018 - 19:37
        +1

        Yeah I know that I was like that before. However a lot of brands starting to lock their bootloader which means you cannot root without voiding warranty. I used Android since 2006 when HTC desire was the go to device.

        Because of this it has ruin a lot of fun. Hence they are putting the price up.

        So it doesn't justify at all

  • designate on 30/03/2018 - 00:07
    +1

    Does this still come with the google home mini and the aiaiai headphones?

    • pennypincher98 on 30/03/2018 - 07:05

      It will come with the Google Home Mini I assume, and obviously no plan.

  • luffyex2010 on 30/03/2018 - 02:43

    Ffxv pe runs nicely on this phone

  • thatguyfromthatplace on 30/03/2018 - 10:14
    +1

    They should never have been more than $999.

  • idonotknowwhy on 30/03/2018 - 10:23

    nice headphone jack

  • gezza90 on 30/03/2018 - 12:14
    -2

    I saw this on Facebook marketplace for $900 (used 3 months) in mint condition with case and screen protector. Plus the seller had receipt for $1500 from JB Hi-fi. Claim on tax and you could be looking at a $500 pixel 2 xl 128gb.

    • Lastora on 30/03/2018 - 13:32

      The receipt would be more than 2 months dated, don't think you would be able to claim back GST.

      • gezza90 on 30/03/2018 - 16:39
        +1

        Doesn't matter if it's 2 months or 6 months. As long as it's still within that financial year you are claiming for. Even if it was bought in July 2017, come July 2018, you can claim that receipt given that it's a work expense in FY17-18.
        I think you are referring to TRS. yeah you can't do that because it's passed the 2 month mark.

    • follow on 30/03/2018 - 14:05

      can you explain how you brought it down to 500?

      • gezza90 on 30/03/2018 - 16:43
        -2

        Pay cash for the phone @ $900.
        Receipt shows $1,500
        Claim 100% as work expense (that's what I do anyways and I say it's purely a BYO work phone where they provide the sim and you use your own phone)
        If you're in 37% tax bracket (which I am), you get 37% back on the $1500 which is $555.
        So you paid $900 and tax time you get $555 therefore phone costing you $345.

        • follow on 30/03/2018 - 16:57
          +1

          Haha I gotta speak to my accountant

  • EricStrongman on 30/03/2018 - 12:32
    -1

    This phone is not worth this price.
    The screen is like 2014 Samsung amoled level..
    Big bezel.
    The CPU is 2017 snapdragon 835.
    Camera is not the best according to dxo mark.
    Even you really like pixel camera, you can install ported pixel camera app to get similar result on other phones.

    • idonotknowwhy on 30/03/2018 - 20:08

      And no 3.5mm headphone jack.

    • pennypincher98 on 31/03/2018 - 19:59

      Big bezel.

      Lol what are you on? Did you even look at the picture?

      The CPU is 2017 snapdragon 835.

      I wonder why that is. Oh, maybe because it was released in 2017.

      Even you really like pixel camera, you can install ported pixel camera app to get similar result on other phones.

      Still doesn't change the hardware.

      The phone is a lot to pay (if you were going to get the phone, you'd seriously consider the Telstra plan) but you get a lot for your money.
      Personally I don't know how the screen compares to others, but it is more than good enough for me and everyone I might show something on it to.
      I'm not fussed if the camera isn't the best, but it's a damn good camera so that is enough for me to give it a tick.

      I use Bluetooth headphones almost always for music but it's not a massive deal just to keep the dongle on the earphones - that's what I do if ever I need to use them. It's not like you can't even listen to music.

      Funny how Apple can charge this much and no one bats an eyelid.

  • MrBillions on 30/03/2018 - 13:13
    +2

    still going strong on my lg g6 for $500
    $500 is my threshold

    • follow on 30/03/2018 - 14:08

      i always look for faulty phones on gumtree. look up the imei and if it's under warranty, send it off and get it a brand new one. flagship samsung/google/sony for less than 300

      • KLoNe on 03/04/2018 - 07:34

        Sure mate

    • neonlight on 31/03/2018 - 19:39

      The G6 takes photos worse than my G4 including selfie

      Therefore even if it bootloops I still keep

  • jkuang180 on 30/03/2018 - 17:04
    -1

    Trying to decide between Pixel 2, Xiaomi Mi MIX2S and OnePlus 5T. Thoughts?

  • yewwiehaha on 30/03/2018 - 17:33

    does this come with google home mini???

  • Duece1995 on 30/03/2018 - 18:13
    -4

    Why would anyone want this over the Telstra family and friends deal @$59

    • idonotknowwhy on 30/03/2018 - 20:07

      People with shit credit ratings maybe?

    • WaywardOne on 30/03/2018 - 20:09

      Possibly because they are already under contract?
      Or possibly as they want a Pixel 2 XL?

    • Saulami Jedi on 31/03/2018 - 12:18

      Because I've already got a Telstra number. A lot of people don't met the port-in eligibility.

  • Chandan Rai on 30/03/2018 - 18:25

    Any expiry date for this offer?

    • Snacky on 30/03/2018 - 19:26
      +1

      Likely after Easter

  • yewwiehaha on 31/03/2018 - 01:38
    +1

    anyone know if the manufacture date of pixel xl 2 in jb hifi is quiet recent?

    • Cc2018 on 31/03/2018 - 13:17

      November 2017. I got the white version.

  • Cc2018 on 31/03/2018 - 11:27
    +1

    Confirmed that it is bundled with Google home mini and earphones

    • yewwiehaha on 31/03/2018 - 11:57

      getting mine today!

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