I don’t find out about you, however when Google introduced the Pixel 9 telephones, it appeared that all of them obtained upgraded to 45W charging. Nevertheless, that’s not fairly the case.
It could add up, contemplating Google launched a brand new 45W charger (£29.99/$29.99) alongside the telephones and marketed “sooner charging”. Nevertheless, I’ve dug into the spec sheets and found that not one of the Pixel 9 telephones can hit this velocity.
In actual fact, solely the Pixel 9 Professional XL can actually make the most of this new charger. Should you care about charging speeds, right here’s how briskly every of them can go wired:
- Pixel 9 – as much as 27W
- Pixel 9 Professional – as much as 27 W
- Pixel 9 Professional XL – as much as 37 W
- Pixel 9 Professional Fold – as much as 21W
And whereas we’re right here, these are the wi-fi charging speeds.
- Pixel 9 – as much as 15W
- Pixel 9 Professional – as much as 21W
- Pixel 9 Professional XL – as much as 23W
- Pixel 9 Professional Fold – ‘Qi-certified’
The wi-fi charging figures are primarily based on utilizing the second-gen Google Pixel Stand (£69/$79), in any other case, you get 12W by way of Qi. The Pixel 9 telephones would not have Qi 2.
It’s not that Google is mendacity concerning the charging speeds, and doesn’t overtly state them as supporting 45W, but it surely’s additionally not very clear with out wanting carefully. We definitely obtained the impression that the telephones had been upgraded to 45W this yr.
The shop suggests the brand new charger as a further buy (the telephones are solely provided with a cable). Plus, when all of the quoted charging occasions, corresponding to “as much as 55% in about half-hour” for the common Pixel 9, are examined with the 45W charger it implies you want this charger to get these outcomes.
Nevertheless, as you may see, the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional Fold will all be tremendous with Google’s 30W charger, although it’s been faraway from the official retailer.
Learn our full Pixel 9 Professional XL assessment to see what we considered the one cellphone which is able to profit from the 45W charger.
Focused on shopping for one? See our information to the very best Pixel 9 sequence offers.
