What's up guys it's David here
and if you like me two phones that you have been heavily considering since like back in November are the Google pixel 2 XL and
the iPhone X
I mean these things are among the best of the best when it comes to smartphones and
choosing between the two isn't exactly easy so in this two-part PhoneBuff style video series
We're gonna be going over 25 reasons why the pixel 2 XL could be considered better than the iPhone
10 in this video, and then we'll be doing this same exact thing in favor of the iPhone in the next video
Which I'll be linking for you down below after watching both videos and be sure to watch both videos
Don't be close-minded vote over here for which phone. You think has the stronger reasons all right. Let's get right into it
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reason number one Google assistance in
In general the Google assistant is just smarter than Siri and while you can technically get the Google assistant on the iPhone
it doesn't work anywhere near as well as it does on the
Pixel on the pixel to the assistant is easily accessible by squeezing the edges of the phone
It comes with google lens
Which allows you to search for things using just your camera and because it's better
Integrated with the system it can do things like check
What's on your screen to give you relevant information and it can even troubleshoot problems that you may be having with your phone
it's seriously next level. Two better
VR, with hundreds of apps already
Available through Google's daydream platform the pixel 2 coupled with the daydream view headsets offers a much better VR
Experience than anything you can currently get on the iPhone 10. Three - Fast charging adapter. both of these phones
technically support fast charging
But unlike the iPhone the pixel actually comes with a fast charging adapter in the box whereas on the iPhone
Yet The cop up in extra 70 bucks in order to get the same functionality. Four - multiple users, with support for multiple users
You can create a completely separate user account for someone like your kid so you can install the games and apps that your kid wants
To use on their own profile and keep all of their stuff separate from your profile
That way you can just hand them your phone without having to worry about them getting into your text messages into your emails and you
Can even prevent them from making phone calls.
Reason number five
Quick camera launch from any screen on or off you can jump right into the pixel twos camera with a double press of the power
Button this not only makes it less likely that you'll miss a great photo because you were fumbling around looking for the camera icon
But it also kind of encourages you to take more photos at least it does for me six free unlimited photo storage
And there's no reason not to take a bunch of photos because with the pixel 2 you get
Unlimited photo and video storage at full original quality something that you'd have to pay a monthly fee for on the iPhone with iCloud
7 better selfies the pixel selfie cam has a wider angle lens which lets you fit more people or background into your photos
it has front-facing flash even while you're recording a video in low light conditions and
Despite not having all those special sensors in the iPhone 10's notch, the portrait mode on the pixel 2
Just looks cleaner with it doing a better job at not blurring the top of your head in like your ears which tends to happen
A lot more on the iPhone 10. 8 - smaller camera hump, alright, so this is the last point
I'll make about the camera on the pixel 2 and that said it doesn't have a big ol protruding camera lens like the iPhone 10
Does so when it's lying flat on a table you can actually use it without the phone rocking back and forth like crazy 9
File Manager on the pixel 2 you
Actually get a real file manager compared to the limited one that you get on the iPhone
Which not only allows you to manage the folders and files on your phone like you would on a computer
But you can also drag and drop content from your phone
Onto a computer when you connect it reason number 10
bigger screen the six-inch screen on the pixel 2 XL, is not only taller and wider than the
5.8. Inch screen on the iPhone 10, but it also doesn't have a notch
That's cutting into it making it feel even bigger when watching videos or playing a game 11
multitasking taking advantage of that bigger screen the pixel 2 XL has two different
Multitasking modes the first is split screen where you can run two apps on the screen at the same time split across the middle with
a second being picture-in-picture
Which allows you to run certain apps like?
apps in YouTube to run in the corner while you jump in and out of your other apps allowing you to do more than just
One thing at a time 12 default applications
You can set your own
default applications on the pixel 2, allowing you to
Permanently replace a system app with any app of your choosing for example if you decide that you'd rather use
Firefox as your main browser instead of using Chrome. Well, you can do that whereas on the iPhone Apple
Just won't let that fly and instead locks you into the apps that they want you to use as default
Which pretty much always are their own.
13 - Notifications, the pixel 2 does a better job at handling
Notifications with a grouping notifications per app instead of having one app take over your whole lockscreen
And with a giving you the ability to turn off certain categories of notifications within an app instead of having to disable all the notifications
outright 14 2 hour return policy
The pixel 2's app store has a two-hour return period where you can return an app easily
Right from the phone itself, so you can try a new app, and if it turns out that you don't like it
you won't be stuck with the purchase and you don't have to go through the headache of going through iTunes on a
computer just to get your money back reason number 15 fingerprint scanner unlike the iPhone 10 the pixel 2 still has a
fingerprint scanner which not only allows you to unlock your phone faster than face ID
But it also works with special gestures that allow you to reveal and hide the notification shade with just a swipe
16 two year warranty the pixel 2 comes with a 2-year warranty from Google that protects you from any manufacturer defects that you may
encounter with the phone
Which is twice as long as the one year warranty that apple provides for the iPhone 10 17 cheaper
At eight hundred and fifty dollars the pixel 2 XL is a hundred and fifty bucks cheaper than the thousand dollar iPhone 10
which is enough to buy you a case for the phone a chromecast for your TV a
Google home Mini and still leaving you with twenty bucks left over to buy any apps that you may need from the Play Store 18
Ambient's display both the iPhone 10 and the pixel 2 have a feature where when you lift the phone
You get to see the time and your missed notifications
But the pixels ambient display feature takes this one step further allowing this same information to always be available
When the screen is off which can be a lot more convenient than having to pick it up every time
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Battery indicators now only can you see the battery
Percentage right there in the status bar which due to the notch on the iPhone 10 you can't but the pixel 2 also gives you
Estimate for how long he thinks the battery will actually last you and how long it thinks it will take for it to fully charge
After you plug it in reason number 20 longer battery life while the difference in battery life
Isn't quite as drastic as maybe the spec sheet would have you imagine the bigger battery on the pixel 2 XL does seem to last
longer on average with it typically having an extra 10 percent or so at the end of the day compared to the iPhone in my
own personal daily use 21
repairability nobody ever plans on dropping their phones
But accidents happen so one thing worth noting is the pixel 2 is
significantly cheaper to repair than the iPhone 10 a broken screen costs
220 dollars to fix on the pixel compared to
270 dollars on the iPhone while a shattered back can cost up to a whopping
550 bucks on the iPhone compared to just
160 dollars on the pixel 22 sharing not only
This is a pixel 2 give you more options to share content from one app to another
Like being able to take a photo straight from your gallery to be edited in Photoshop
But it also learns from your sharing habits over time and starts to put your most frequently used options
Conveniently front and center 23 front facing speakers both the iPhone 10 and the pixel two have stereo speakers
But one area where the pixel 2 has the edge is both of its speakers are front firing
Whereas on the iPhone 10 only one of the speakers is front firing while the other is bottom firing
Which isn't really a problem when you hold a phone in portrait
But when you hold it in landscape like when you're watching a video or playing a game that bottom firing speaker can easily get covered
Up by your hand which is something that you don't have to worry about on the pixel 24 USB OTG
with the included USB C-to-USB A adapter in the Box you can easily connect USB peripherals like a USB flash drive a
Keyboard or even a mouse and have them work. Just like they would on a desktop computer
Reason number 25 now playing the now playing feature on the pixel 2 can automatically show you what song is playing?
Nearby so this for example. You're at a restaurant and you hear a song that you like playing in the background
You can just glance over at your phone and see the name of the song and who it's by
Right there on the lockscreen alright
So those were some of the best reasons why the pixel two could be considered better than the iPhone
10 if you think I've missed any reasons let me know down below in the comments, but before I jump out here
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Haven't already, but anyways that is it for me in this video. Thank you guys for watching and as always
I'll see you in the very next episode