Google responds to reports of Pixel 8 screen bumps, claims "no functional impact" (www.androidauthority.com)
from AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world to googlepixel@lemmy.world on 23 Nov 2023 20:38
https://lemmy.world/post/8659844

Google now not only acknowledges the bumps that some users noticed but also tries to reassure them that those bumps are nothing to worry about:

Pixel 8 phones have a new display. When the screen is turned off, not in use and in specific lighting conditions, some users may see impressions from components in the device that look like small bumps. There is no functional impact to Pixel 8 performance or durability.

For instance, here’s one photo from Google’s official Pixel forums:

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atrielienz@lemmy.world on 24 Nov 2023 00:11 next collapse

I smell another class action lawsuit.

lickmysword@sh.itjust.works on 24 Nov 2023 00:26 next collapse

Cool corpo talk for “they’ll function well enough move along.” When they could totally afford to just replace them all.

Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world on 24 Nov 2023 06:03 next collapse

But Google, 100% of my prior phones didn’t have that bump.

So I don’t care if there’s a impact or not.

roawre@feddit.ch on 24 Nov 2023 06:24 next collapse

*You’re holding it wrong" vibe…

Contend6248@feddit.de on 27 Nov 2023 18:56 collapse

Not defending Google, because these companies don’t need more bootlickers, but essentially disabling the mobile connection on a phone just by having it in the hand is a different beast than bumps you only see in a scenario like this.

It’s still not acceptable in that price range and i’m wondering how that didn’t come up in quality assurance, or maybe they waved it through which both would be shit.

roawre@feddit.ch on 28 Nov 2023 05:18 collapse

I said this because of how they seem to handle it. Not because of the issue itself.

themusicman@lemmy.world on 24 Nov 2023 11:02 collapse

Fuck just bought one. Where should I be looking in that photo? Can’t see it tbh

Zikeji@programming.dev on 24 Nov 2023 11:32 next collapse

There’s two that I can see. Both on the same line. If you look at the inside bottom of the camera cutout, then move your vision slowly left, you’ll see the first one. A bit more for the second.

AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world on 24 Nov 2023 12:54 next collapse

There are two that I circled here:

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c8834b2e-d755-49ff-9dcf-1868b6386a98.jpeg">

It’s very possible that you won’t have them and it’s going to depend on the person, for me they wouldn’t be a deal breaker but I can understand that it can anger others who expect better of a quite expensive phone. Good luck with your delivery!

atrielienz@lemmy.world on 26 Nov 2023 18:56 collapse

I bought one during the Black Friday sale and haven’t seen any bumps so far. Had the phone about a week.