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Google responds to reports of Pixel 8 screen bumps, claims "no functional impact"
(www.androidauthority.com)
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:
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.
I said this because of how they seem to handle it. Not because of the issue itself.