Main magic of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL is integration of Google services, but they are quite hard to get, in US at least, as they are available only from one carrier
Google’s Pixel 2 is the company’s second attempt at a branded smartphone that it hopes can take on Apple’s iPhone, as well as a variety of smartphones running Google’s own Android operating system.
Yet there is also one big problem with the Pixel 2, which has nothing to do with the phone itself: it is relatively hard to get, certainly in the United States, where it is available only through one carrier, Verizon.