No matter how many great features a phone has, if the battery is dead it is a paperweight until charged
Holdovers from the Pixel 6 line included the Magic Eraser, which eliminates distracting people, places, or things from a photo. And Hold for Me has the Google Assistant wait on hold and notify you when the person on the other end of the call returns. While these are all very useful, it appears that Google didn’t learn a simple lesson. As great as a phone’s features may be, if the battery is dead, the device becomes an expensive paperweight until recharged.
Prototype of the Pixel 8 Pro was posted on social media
Apple has become much more seriously focused on battery life and has been starting with the iPhone 11 Pro Max. But it has been two steps forward, one step back. The iPhone 11 Pro Max carried a 3969mAh battery which delivered great battery life for users. Since the chip on the iPhone 12, the A14 Bionic, was the first to be manufactured using a 5nm process node, the decline to a 3687mAh battery on the iPhone 12 Pro Max wasn’t seen as a cause for alarm since the new process node made the SoC more energy-efficient.
When it comes to the Pixel, Google needs to stop taking baby steps
Now we need to point out that this is all based on rumored figures. But let’s assume for a second that the numbers are correct. Will Pixel users continue to defiantly defend the phone or will they come to the conclusion, as many have, that the Pixel line is all about testing Android and that Google doesn’t have a real interest in hardware?
The time has come for Google to stop taking baby steps with the Pixel. Personally, I’m halfway out the door and looking at switching back to the iPhone 15 Pro Max this September. And I know I’m not the only Pixel owner who feels this way.
