BGR drops massive turd all over Pixel 2 XL due to Apple induced diarrhea.

[Elnrik]

http://bgr.com/2017/10/19/google-pixel-2-xl-review-vs-iphone-x-comparison/

So, it's been quite a long time since I've visited BGR. I stopped reading after one of the site reformats long ago, as the new layout was unappealing and I hated all the new clickbait ads. I came across this article on a generic Google search of the P2XL. Once I read the title of his 'review' - "Google can’t make a good phone and it’s embarrassing" - I thought to myself "Well, that's a good way to draw my attention". Especially given the mostly good reviews I've read so far. Looking forward to a productive counter perspective, I read the article. I will say, it is certainly a different perspective. It is also piss poor journalism.

I often value criticism about products, especially from any news site bold enough to do so (lest they be ostracized by OEMs, or even threatened by lawsuits for bad reviews - as happens regularly in the hi-fi/high end audio world). Despite the URL link containing "google-2-xl-review-vs-iphone-x-comparison", and even the title of the article, he's not really doing a review of the Pixel 2 XL here. Hell, it's even a country mile from being a comparison. It is just a rant about how Jon hates Android and round corners.

If you're going to write an article and call something trash, you need to back up your opinion.** Explain WHY you think what you do. With facts. Leave subjectivity out of it. Your rant about round corners on the P2XL makes little sense, for example, given your site's heaping praise of the iPhoneX.


Look at all those round corners...

If the sole reason the P2XL sucks is because certain things are done better by an iPhone, then I'll argue that the inverse is also true. The iPhone sucks because Android phones do things better too. It's circular reasoning about very subjective points, and is basically meaningless.

I really hope your articles improve Jon. I don't mind opinion pieces, but don't be a sophist and mislead readers by calling this a review or comparison. Back up your opinion with more logic and less venom. As Editor-in-chief you should demand better of yourself.**

Cheers.

** Well, you do if you expect anyone to take you seriously, anyway.

 

[imnuts]

I stopped looking at anything from BGR because everything is biased, incorrect, poorly written, or some combination of those 3. Add in their click bait headings and I'm surprised anyone visits anymore, but then I remember the current administration in DC and realize the type of people that are probably keeping the site alive.

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[Parvinder25]

Even I read that article from bgr. The title made me read through it and it totally sounded a frustrated and biased review. To hold ground for readers, author mentions at start that he's been using Android for over 10 years. It is clearly one sided rant and made me skip future articles from bgr. Total nonsense.



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[murso74]

If you really want to travel down the rabbit hole, read BGRs comments. It's the same 5 mouth breathers trying to put insult each other. Creepy

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[dratsablive]

Even I read that article from bgr. The title made me read through it and it totally sounded a frustrated and biased review. To hold ground for readers, author mentions at start that he's been using Android for over 10 years. It is clearly one sided rant and made me skip future articles from bgr. Total nonsense.



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Are you really using an IPhone commenting on an article about the Pixel 2 on XDA Developer?

 

[tarroyo]

The article is trash, Most if not all reviews are after spending a week to 5 days with the device BGR is not that. Why would they even review if there not fans of Android? They only have negative things to say.

 

[jasbur17]

I quit their site years ago. I'd like to see what they said, but I won't give them the click.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

BGR has biases all over and they suck as a site. They also do political commentary which no one cares about. You’re a tech site. Review and speak tech unbiased and that’s that. They suck and that’s why no one listens anymore

 

[Parvinder25]

Are you really using an IPhone commenting on an article about the Pixel 2 on XDA Developer?

What's wrong in that? Did I offend you or other Android users? iPhone 7 plus is my current phone and I'm waiting for my pixel 2 xl. Till I get mine, I'll use what I have. How does it make a difference where I comment and with what device?


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[dratsablive]

What's wrong in that? Did I offend you or other Android users? iPhone 7 plus is my current phone and I'm waiting for my pixel 2 xl. Till I get mine, I'll use what I have. How does it make a difference where I comment and with what device?


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Not at all, I thought I had included a wink , but I guess I didn't

 

[Parvinder25]

Not at all, I thought I had included a wink , but I guess I didn't

Cheers.


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[mrhumble1]

I quit their site years ago. I'd like to see what they said, but I won't give them the click.

THIS.

BGR articles show up in the Google News and Weather app and I refuse to even click on them. I gave them up years ago because of stuff like this. The site does not deserve any clicks. It should re-brand itself as an Apple fan site and then it'll at least be a little more honest about its intentions and purpose.

 

[YoungSkeezy]

On the topic of crapping all over the pixel, did y'all see JerryRigEverything's durability test? Like, bro, stop crapping on the Pixel's 'lack of features' and stick to durability.

I'm loving this phone so far. Coming from Note 8, really digging it overall!

 

[imnuts]

BGR articles show up in the Google News and Weather app and I refuse to even click on them.

I told Google to stop showing me articles from them, now I don't worry about accidentally clocking in it anymore.

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[mac796]

Pretty much like the mainstream media these days all fake news

 

[AndreaCristiano]

What's wrong in that? Did I offend you or other Android users? iPhone 7 plus is my current phone and I'm waiting for my pixel 2 xl. Till I get mine, I'll use what I have. How does it make a difference where I comment and with what device?


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Bro don’t let them get to you. Some on here are fanboys and can’t see beyond their androids.

 

[SlimJ87D]

Bro don’t let them get to you. Some on here are fanboys and can’t see beyond their androids.

And some people don't bother reading the whole thread whenever they're respond...

 

[xocomaox]

If you really want to travel down the rabbit hole, read BGRs comments. It's the same 5 mouth breathers trying to put insult each other. Creepy

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The comments on BGR are almost as bad as the PhoneArena comments...

 

[seanpat05]

BGR is a trash website. A lot of their "articles" contain one sentence of actual information, and three paragraphs of filler content. And their headlines are by far the worst click bait I've ever seen.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

And some people don't bother reading the whole thread whenever they're respond...

Oh I read it doesn’t mean it’s not true. Around here people bash iPhone people all the time. As a person who changes it up every few phones from android to iPhone and back. I appreciate both and what they bring. Yet people have aligned themselves with one or the other like its a religion and bash the other. It’s the most ridiculous thing.