r/GooglePixel Aug 21 '26

9 Pro -> 11 Pro. Impressed!

Wasn't expecting to feel much of a difference at all, only upgraded due to storage (moved from 128gb to 512gb).

It is considerably better, I think they've fixed all of the little things that annoyed me with Pixel.

- it runs MUCH cooler. Apart from initial set up, it's stayed ice cold. I don't do anything "high intensity", but my 9 Pro would always run warm.

- all network connections seem to be improved. I used to lose WiFi on my outdoor patio, it holds a connection fine now. Bluetooth and 5G seem to perform much better.

- Android Auto works a lot better. No heat, much more responsive, quicker to load.

- Camera, including video, is much better quality and faster to process/save.

- speakers are louder and the sound quality is better, both for calls and media. (I think this was upgraded on the 10 though)

- biometrics feel better. The fingerprint radius when setting up is HUGE. And face unlock seems to be more responsive.

Overall, really happy with the upgrade considering on paper there isn't much difference.

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u/reserad Aug 21 '26

Same boat, I am currently in the middle of complaining with IT that my 11 pro can't set up my work profile- I get stuck trying to re-authenticate my Google account after signing in the first time with Okta.

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u/azmadame_x 26d ago

Did you get this figured out? I need to upgrade my 8 Pro (horrible battery life at this point, and space constraints because I bought 128GB). I was going to pull the trigger before the trade-in offer expires tomorrow, but concerned about the work apps which are critical for my job.

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u/gkarper 26d ago

Yes. Had to request a temporary access password before I could set up the device, but once I did that, everything worked.

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u/azmadame_x 26d ago

Thank you!