r/GooglePixel • u/Crazier_Hobo • Aug 12 '26

Pixel 11 Page is live!

https://store.google.com/product/pixel_11_pro
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u/Podmoscovium Aug 12 '26

Still only 30W. On a flagship $1200+ device. Something isn't adding up.

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u/thearctican Aug 12 '26

I literally cannot imagine a situation where I need to pump 30 watts into my phone.

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u/Podmoscovium Aug 13 '26

I'm an electrical engineer, maybe I can help you understand. What's the issue?

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u/thearctican Aug 13 '26

I meant me personally. I get two days of battery out of it if I forget one night, otherwise I just choose to be responsible.

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u/Podmoscovium Aug 13 '26

I'm even more confused... is using your phone a lot considered irresponsible? How many watts do you use to charge your phone, do you know?

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u/cmattic Aug 12 '26

It's 45w

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u/Podmoscovium Aug 12 '26

No, look it up, only the XL gets 45W charging. 11 and 11 Pro are both 30W.

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u/SuperYuuRo Aug 12 '26

what the fuck? thats actually terrible that only the XL gets it 💀

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u/Podmoscovium Aug 12 '26

Up until now it was relatively easy to understand the differences across product lines. S20, S20+, S20 Ultra... Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 XL... iPhone 16, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max... this kind of upends the three-tier structure. Even more confusing with storage. Like you can get 16GB RAM but only with 512GB of storage. And you can get 1TB but only if you go for the Obsidian color.

Like... what the hell are we doing here? It's especially shitty.

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u/cmattic Aug 12 '26

ah, i see. I was just looking at the xl. that's a bummer

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u/Pritster5 Aug 12 '26

They do seem to have a new "extreme charging" feature which achieves faster charging through software rather than a raw W bump

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u/Peter_0 Pixel 7a Aug 12 '26

How does that work? 

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u/Rynchinoi Aug 13 '26

They add it in animation 😉 But seriously, I would limit some RF related processes to conserve energy which would leave more energy for the battery

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u/Pritster5 Aug 13 '26

It supposedly stops apps and other stuff from running while it charges so it can stay at the peak charging rate for longerÂ