<p>Days after <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/google-unveils-pixel-smartphone-to-rival-apples-iphone-7110" target="_blank">Google marked its entry into the smartphone market with the launch of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL</a>, the company is now experiencing problems with its new handset.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reports have indicated &quot;burn in&quot; on the display of the new Google handset, Pixel 2 XL.</p>

<p>The defect creates &quot;ghost icons&quot; burned on the screen and occurs when the display is used for a very long time.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It also gives a &quot;muddy&quot; discolouration on the screen.</p>

<p>The issue was first reported by Alex Dobie, editor of Android Central.&nbsp; He tweeted a picture of a burn-in on the display which he claimed had emerged after seven days of full-time use.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">That&#39;s some pretty wild OLED burn-in on the Pixel 2 XL after maybe 7 days of full-time use <a href="https://t.co/EPJTs6D0Kg">pic.twitter.com/EPJTs6D0Kg</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Don&#39;t remember the last time I saw burn-in this bad, this quickly on a flagship phone.</p>
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<p>He also cleared that he did not find any such issue with the other <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/google-launches-new-phones-speakers-in-hardware-push-21014" target="_blank">Google handset, Pixel 2</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">To be clear: no such issue w/ baby Pixel 2 that I&#39;ve been using for about the same length of time</p>
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<p>Google responded to the issue and said it was investigating the matter which it took &quot;very seriously&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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The defect creates "ghost icons" burned on the screen and occurs when the display is used for a very long time

Days after Google marked its entry into the smartphone market with the launch of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, the company is now experiencing problems with its new handset. Reports have indicated "burn in" on the display of the new Google handset, Pixel 2 XL. The defect creates "ghost icons" burned on the screen and occurs when the display is used for a very long time. It also gives a "muddy" discolouration on the screen. The issue was first reported by Alex Dobie, editor of Android Central. He tweeted a picture of a burn-in on the display which he claimed had emerged after seven days of full-time use. That's some pretty wild OLED burn-in on the Pixel 2 XL after maybe 7 days of full-time use pic.twitter.com/EPJTs6D0Kg — Alex Dobie (@alexdobie) October 22, 2017 × Don't remember the last time I saw burn-in this bad, this quickly on a flagship phone. — Alex Dobie (@alexdobie) October 22, 2017 × He also cleared that he did not find any such issue with the other Google handset, Pixel 2. To be clear: no such issue w/ baby Pixel 2 that I've been using for about the same length of time — Alex Dobie (@alexdobie) October 22, 2017 × Google responded to the issue and said it was investigating the matter which it took "very seriously".

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