Rated 4.0 out of 5 based off 504 ratings

• Includes New OEM USB Data Cable
• Unlocked for all GSM/CDMA carriers.
• Wireless communication technology, Cellular
• Package Dimensions, 5.2 L x 16.6 H x 8.8 W (centimeters)

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Mrs Oliphant fan

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great phone - with Android 10 self-installing on Day 1

Reviewed in the United States ?? on September 25, 2019

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This review is for the blue "Renewed" Pixel 2. Very attractive - no scratches. (Fyi I created a small scratch myself when opening the sim tray, so caution is advised!) I put the old phone's sim card into the tray, and it worked immediately to make phone calls and send SMS (text). But MMS (text plus photo) wouldn't work, so I called the carrier who provided the correct APN settings. The battery seems to last barely 24 hours by setting Battery Saver to turn on at 75% full, so that it will suppress the background apps that typically drain the battery.

The camera is wonderful! The Night Sight feature is fantastic for low light situations. And after comparing lots of pix, came to the conclusion Night Sight seems to be always best even when there is plenty of light. Btw I am using the photo setting "HDR+ Enhanced" all the time. Sharp, high quality photos. I like bright-colored pictures, so after taking a pic I can select the "little arrows" icon underneath, to adjust the pic using Auto Adjust and the many other modes. For additional edits, google's Snapseed app on Playstore is fantastic. It has many tools including: 1. Crop pictures. 2. Rotate any degree. 3. Use Perspective tool to straighten/realign the pic (including correcting perspective when something square looks trapezoidal because of the angle at which the photographer took the pic). 4. Use Healing tool to erase small objects or small imperfections. (Note there is a Windows app which is more sophisticated called Inpaint, so if the requirements were more complex, I would email the photo to myself and edit it on my Windows laptop, then send it back to myself.)

I added a nice wallpaper to the home screen, then downloaded Nova Launcher to do additional customization, especially removing the search bar. (Set it to None, and use the google Search icon instead.)

For an optional text message app I chose Handcent, aka NextSMS, and upgraded to the Gold $10 per year version to get cloud backups of my SMS and MMS messages, plus the ability to log in to Handcent from other devices including my Windows laptop. This is handy when I want to send someone a photo or document from the laptop. In Windows just click Connect, and It works by silently communicating with the phone, so that it doesn't matter whether you send the text from the phone or a tablet or a laptop - to your recipient it will look the same as usual.

The default keyboard is very poor. But Swiftkey in the Playstore provides a terrific keyboard which can be black on white or white on black, by looking under Themes, then Yours. There are a bunch more choices under Gallery, but you have to provide your phone or email to access these.

This paragraph is only for those interested in Android 10: happily the phone was already on Android 9, and within a few hours it had updated itself to Android 10. Then I went into Playstore which holds a list of the apps already installed on the phone and selected Update All, to be sure Google Camera would be updated to the latest release 6.3. Once all updates are done, if you want to learn more about the phone's features, it is better to google on "pixel 3" instead of pixel 2. This is because the updates have made the phone virtually identical to the pixel 3, with only one exception involving panoramic photo shots. (The pixel 3 has a second front-facing camera dedicated to panoramic shots.)

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Amazon Customer

5.0 out of 5 stars

Received a great device in mint condition

Reviewed in the United States ?? on May 11, 2018

Verified Purchase

Since my 2 year old Nexus 5x finally hit the dreaded bootloop issue and I needed a phone faster than LG would turn around a warranty replacement, I found myself in the market for a new phone.

Being a Project Fi subscriber, this pretty much narrowed down my choices to the Moto 4x or a Pixel 2 phone. I ruled out the 4x because I've had bad experiences when it comes to Android software updates for non-Google Android phones in the past. Unfortunately the Pixel phones are significantly more expensive than the Nexus phones used to be, hence the decision to go refurbished.

I ended up ordering a "Kinda Blue" Pixel 2 (64GB) from Kanga Supply. The phone shipped quickly and arrived on time via UPS. This was critical for me since I needed the replacement phone to arrive before going on a trip. The vendor had sent the phone requiring signature confirmation, which I appreciate. The phone arrived in a generic white box but was very well packaged, with peel-off protection on the screen.

The device I received was in mint condition.

The phone proved to be fully functional and arrived running Oreo 8.0. I did notice a faint clicking noise about twice a second in a test call, which is a known issue with the Pixel 2 phones that was fixed by Google in a software update. The problem went away after I let the phone apply all the pending software updates. -- Also the phone that I received seems to have been a Verizon one, and not a Google one, since the "OEM Unlocking" option under "Developer Options" is greyed out, which would indicate a locked bootloader. -- However the phone is NOT SIM locked and it activated on Project Fi without a hitch. Also for giggles, the box that the phone came in listed the color as "Verizon Blue". -- If you care about an unlocked bootloader you might want to avoid the "Kinda Blue" variant of the Pixel 2, since this color was a Verizon exclusive for a few months, so I guess there's a higher chance of receiving a phone that was initially sold through Verizon/has a locked bootloader.

In terms of accessories, the phone was bundled with a generic USB A charger that was marked "5V, 2.1A" and a USB A to USB C cable. I confirmed that I could charge the phone with the supplied charger and cable, but the charger/cable combo would NOT do rapid charging. --- Again not a big deal for me since the phone was "Charging rapidly" using the old charger and cable I used to use with my Nexus 5x.

Also I did NOT receive any other accessories with the phone, such as the USB C to headphone adapter or any kind of written documentation. But this was mentioned in the listing and I didn't expect anything else.

Summarizing, I am happy with the service I received from Kanga Supply and with the device itself. Would recommend the Pixel 2 as well as Kanga.

EDIT:
What I mistook for small blemishes around the edges of the phone is actually a design feature, as confirmed by closely looking at online images of Pixel 2 phones. Updated review.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Received a great device in mint condition
By Amazon Customer on May 10, 2018

Since my 2 year old Nexus 5x finally hit the dreaded bootloop issue and I needed a phone faster than LG would turn around a warranty replacement, I found myself in the market for a new phone.

Being a Project Fi subscriber, this pretty much narrowed down my choices to the Moto 4x or a Pixel 2 phone. I ruled out the 4x because I've had bad experiences when it comes to Android software updates for non-Google Android phones in the past. Unfortunately the Pixel phones are significantly more expensive than the Nexus phones used to be, hence the decision to go refurbished.

I ended up ordering a "Kinda Blue" Pixel 2 (64GB) from Kanga Supply. The phone shipped quickly and arrived on time via UPS. This was critical for me since I needed the replacement phone to arrive before going on a trip. The vendor had sent the phone requiring signature confirmation, which I appreciate. The phone arrived in a generic white box but was very well packaged, with peel-off protection on the screen.

The device I received was in mint condition.

The phone proved to be fully functional and arrived running Oreo 8.0. I did notice a faint clicking noise about twice a second in a test call, which is a known issue with the Pixel 2 phones that was fixed by Google in a software update. The problem went away after I let the phone apply all the pending software updates. -- Also the phone that I received seems to have been a Verizon one, and not a Google one, since the "OEM Unlocking" option under "Developer Options" is greyed out, which would indicate a locked bootloader. -- However the phone is NOT SIM locked and it activated on Project Fi without a hitch. Also for giggles, the box that the phone came in listed the color as "Verizon Blue". -- If you care about an unlocked bootloader you might want to avoid the "Kinda Blue" variant of the Pixel 2, since this color was a Verizon exclusive for a few months, so I guess there's a higher chance of receiving a phone that was initially sold through Verizon/has a locked bootloader.

In terms of accessories, the phone was bundled with a generic USB A charger that was marked "5V, 2.1A" and a USB A to USB C cable. I confirmed that I could charge the phone with the supplied charger and cable, but the charger/cable combo would NOT do rapid charging. --- Again not a big deal for me since the phone was "Charging rapidly" using the old charger and cable I used to use with my Nexus 5x.

Also I did NOT receive any other accessories with the phone, such as the USB C to headphone adapter or any kind of written documentation. But this was mentioned in the listing and I didn't expect anything else.

Summarizing, I am happy with the service I received from Kanga Supply and with the device itself. Would recommend the Pixel 2 as well as Kanga.

EDIT:
What I mistook for small blemishes around the edges of the phone is actually a design feature, as confirmed by closely looking at online images of Pixel 2 phones. Updated review.

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WEI-JU CHEN

3.0 out of 5 stars

Not bad but not too good

Reviewed in the United States ?? on March 6, 2020

Verified Purchase

I got a decent renewed one with good condition but there are some problems you need to know before you go for it.

1. They did not replace the battery so the battery life will most likely be bad. Mine has been used for 600 charging cycles which leads to about 70% battery capacity.
2. I believe the OEM 2700 mah battery, the software or the firmware has some design problems or are flawed. I replaced the battery myself, configured the apps and system to use minimum battery power and the "screen on time" is about 5.x hrs (I am a computer science expert). Compared to my other phone which uses very old 2800mah battery, pixel 2 seems to perform about 75% at best in terms of screen on time. A lot of people have the same problem especially after they upgrade the android to newer version.
3. pixel 2 only outputs digital audio signal so normal type-c, 3.5 jack converter won't work.
4. You can replace the battery and LCD on your own but it might be a bit risky. Battery is about 10 and LCD is about 40.

To summary,
A. You might get a damaged used pixel 2 if the seller is a d**k and you will need to return it several times.
B. Expect it to have like 1700 mah battery capacity.
C. Buy a type-C and 3.5 jack adapter with digital to analog signal converter which is 5 dollars.
D. I am ok with a like-new pixel 2 with 170 dollars but I spent quite some time on replacing hardware and configuring the software.

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