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Pixel 11 / Pixel 11 Pro / Pixel 11 Pro XL

Dutt1113 said:
my dilemma is I have a $300 Google Store credit that will expire on Aug 25th, a couple weeks after the phone launches. I have a P10 Pro XL and I was excited for the 11 Pro XL until I saw the leaked prices and ram downgrades with no upgrades mentioned for the battery or charging speed. Nothing is confirmed yet, but I'm not hopeful that things will change for the better. Do you think it would still be worth getting the 11 pro or pro xl since I have the credit? There's nothing else I would want from Google with the credit. I suppose I could just buy something to sell. I really like some of the Pixel exclusive features especially the Voice typing. That would be hard to give up, but I am also getting really sick of Google's outdated hardware that they are trying to cover up with software and charging Flagship prices same as Apple Pro or Galaxy Ultra phones that both have top end hardware. The Tensor chip really is embarrassing. Makes me feel like I have an overpriced mid-range phone. I'm thinking about switching to the S27 ultra when that comes out. I'm not Pixel or Samsung fanboy as I've had plenty of both and have switched back and forth often over the years. I don't care for Samsung's double apps and dual accounts, but that's manageable by removing or hiding the apps you don't want. As far as the voice typing goes, there are plenty of AI voice typing apps out there now that would satisfy that, just not as polished or feature rich as Pixel Gboard voice typing. Google is just out of their minds with the pricing. The Pixel Pro XL models should be like $700-800 max as the SoC and other components are just that much slower or outdated.
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At one point in time the extra cash for a non-flagship phone from Google could have been considered a decent deal because of the length of updates but with a number of other companies doing the same with better specs for the same price that can't be a consideration anymore. The performance and specification difference wasn't nearly as big back then either.

As I posted earlier, when I was looking at phones last year the Pixels were a possibility but with the massive difference in performance and likely worse battery life I couldn't justify them considering I was going to get the same length of phone updates with Samsung.
 
Dutt1113 said:
my dilemma is I have a $300 Google Store credit that will expire on Aug 25th, a couple weeks after the phone launches. I have a P10 Pro XL and I was excited for the 11 Pro XL until I saw the leaked prices and ram downgrades with no upgrades mentioned for the battery or charging speed. Nothing is confirmed yet, but I'm not hopeful that things will change for the better. Do you think it would still be worth getting the 11 pro or pro xl since I have the credit? There's nothing else I would want from Google with the credit. I suppose I could just buy something to sell. I really like some of the Pixel exclusive features especially the Voice typing. That would be hard to give up, but I am also getting really sick of Google's outdated hardware that they are trying to cover up with software and charging Flagship prices same as Apple Pro or Galaxy Ultra phones that both have top end hardware. The Tensor chip really is embarrassing. Makes me feel like I have an overpriced mid-range phone. I'm thinking about switching to the S27 ultra when that comes out. I'm not Pixel or Samsung fanboy as I've had plenty of both and have switched back and forth often over the years. I don't care for Samsung's double apps and dual accounts, but that's manageable by removing or hiding the apps you don't want. As far as the voice typing goes, there are plenty of AI voice typing apps out there now that would satisfy that, just not as polished or feature rich as Pixel Gboard voice typing. Google is just out of their minds with the pricing. The Pixel Pro XL models should be like $700-800 max as the SoC and other components are just that much slower or outdated.
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Just use the credit to buy one of the 11 phones to resell it and recoup/profit from some of that credit still.

Doesn't voice typing on Gboard work the same on any other device Gboard is installed onto from the Play Store?

I'm right there with you though and have reached my tipping point of dealing with this shitty hardware, that's constantly throttling charging and performance, for the prices they're charging.

I really wish the big phone reviewers and tech journalists would stop glazing Pixel phones for their software and emphasize how bad Tensor is to force them to improve or change it.

Literally every time I try to use a 20+ watt charger on my 9 Pro, it heats my phone up to nearly 40C in 5 mins and throttles charging to 5w or less. And with the already mediocre battery life of these phones, they should at least be able to fast charge reliably. And what's worse is that the ~30w fast charging is still stupid slow compared to all of their competition now except Apple, and it's basically a lie, lol.
 
The only way I would upgrade my 10 Pro XL to the 11 Pro XL is if they offer amazing incredible trade-in deals.

Because price increase is ridiculous and we're not getting anything extra special for the higher cost compared to last year's phone. I bet it'll be virtually the same except maybe better battery life and a little better brightness on the display?

But the base 11 Pro XL is going to be $1,300 to $1,400. Ugh 😫.

Then they better give me like $1,200 bucks for my 10 Pro XL, otherwise hard pass.
 
T4rd said:
Just use the credit to buy one of the 11 phones to resell it and recoup/profit from some of that credit still.

Doesn't voice typing on Gboard work the same on any other device Gboard is installed onto from the Play Store?

I'm right there with you though and have reached my tipping point of dealing with this shitty hardware, that's constantly throttling charging and performance, for the prices they're charging.

I really wish the big phone reviewers and tech journalists would stop glazing Pixel phones for their software and emphasize how bad Tensor is to force them to improve or change it.

Literally every time I try to use a 20+ watt charger on my 9 Pro, it heats my phone up to nearly 40C in 5 mins and throttles charging to 5w or less. And with the already mediocre battery life of these phones, they should at least be able to fast charge reliably. And what's worse is that the ~30w fast charging is still stupid slow compared to all of their competition now except Apple, and it's basically a lie, lol.
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Gboard can be installed on any phone, but on a pixel the voice typing on Gboard is significantly better as it is powered by Google's on-device AI and Tensor processors, making it faster, context-aware, and fully hands-free. You have to try it to know what I'm talking about. Once you use it, it's very hard to give up that feature. At least for me.
 
Zorachus said:
The only way I would upgrade my 10 Pro XL to the 11 Pro XL is if they offer amazing incredible trade-in deals.

Because price increase is ridiculous and we're not getting anything extra special for the higher cost compared to last year's phone. I bet it'll be virtually the same except maybe better battery life and a little better brightness on the display?

But the base 11 Pro XL is going to be $1,300 to $1,400. Ugh 😫.

Then they better give me like $1,200 bucks for my 10 Pro XL, otherwise hard pass.
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I'm praying that the leaked prices was a way for Google to test the waters before release. I doubt it, but we'll see. I'm hoping like you said, that the trade-in prices are very high since the 16gb in our Pixel 9/10 Pros should be considered high value. But knowing Google and how cheap they are, I bet it will be only $600 max trade like it has been in the past.
 
Schleprock said:
$600 trade in? Holy Crap, that's a ton of money.
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If you think about it, that's not even half the original MSRP in one year. It's not bad but not amazing. I've seen way better trade-ins before through Best buy for example, but that seems to be rare nowadays.
 
I'd have to finish paying for my 10 Pro but I won't lie, that $650 credit has been tempting me for the past several months.
 
At least 256GB is the based model. That's what my 9 Pro has and it's still only 1/2 full with my entire photo, video, and music collection. I have no plans to get one of these, but if my 9 were to break, I'd default to one vs. anything else.
 
Pixel 11 Pro XL pricing is expected to start at $1,299 for 256GB and then hit $1,419 (512GB) and $1,649 (1TB). <DroidLife>

I used to be a Pixel fan. But I have had enough with their hardware issues, and their aggressive background app killer and memory management is night and day compared to modern flagship standards.

I contacted WondaMobile on a Monday, they shipped out my Oppo Find X9 Ultra (Global) on the same day, and I received it on Thursday. Total cost including shipping was $1513.57.

Point-and-shoot photos are beautiful, and the memory retention keeps everything frozen right where I left it without random app reloads.

Better yet, setup in the US was effortless. I simply popped in my T-Mobile SIM card and it was recognized immediately—full 4G LTE and 5G UC snapped right up with zero hassle, along with VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling, and hotspot working out of the box.

What really sealed the deal for me, though, is the battery and charging setup:

  • Large 7,050 mAh Battery: Thanks to silicon-carbon battery density, they packed a 7,050 mAh cell into a normal-profile flagship. It is easily a true 2-day battery under heavy use, while Google is still sticking us with a ~5,000 mAh range that struggles under a demanding workload.
  • 100W SUPERVOOC Charging: Going from 0 to 100% takes roughly 35 to 45 minutes flat—plus 50W wireless. Google is still dragging its feet with sluggish charging speeds, forcing you to sit on a cord for well over an hour just to top off a much smaller pack.
Between hardware reliability, zero network headaches, zero battery anxiety, and instant top-offs, paying $1,400+ for Google's under-spec'd incremental upgrades made no sense anymore.
 
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