Pixel 2 review: The single-camera Pixel that beat dual-cam rivals.
The single-cam camera king of 2017.
Pixel 2 proved one camera and great software could beat dual-cam rivals. IP67, front speakers and clean Android made it a cult classic.
01Display
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2017 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
80/10080/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
03Performance
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2017 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
72/10072/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
06Value
60/10060/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
- Class-leading single-cam photos.
- Front stereo speakers.
- IP67 + clean Android.
- Compact 143 g.
- No headphone jack (controversial then).
- Small 2,700 mAh battery.
- Thick bezels.
- Support long ended.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .