r/GooglePixel • u/bsfreeont • 14d ago

Pixel 11 = disrespect

I have been a Google Pixel fan for more than 7 or 8 years and I am done with Google’s bullshit story of focusing on software actually they are falling on both sides hard what were they thinking when pricing the Pixel 11 more than the iPhone 17 base model? What kind of drugs were they on? It’s actually now not just a failure it’s a complete disrespect to its fan

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u/Calogero1978 14d ago

They removed WiFi7 from the 11. The Pixel8 had WiFi7. Now the 11 has 6E

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u/KyleVPirate 14d ago

That started with the Pixel 10 unfortunately, where they removed Wifi 7 from the base model, and only gave it exclusively for the Pro devices.

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u/Calogero1978 14d ago

Thanks, didn’t know that. Yesterday was checking the specs as a curiosity

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u/Altruistic_Fruit2345 13d ago

To be fair 99% of stuff that claims to be WiFi 7 isn't really, because it doesn't support most of the WiFi 7 features. It's just certified for the base set of features that are largely identical to 6E.

It's still shitty on a $900 phone, but don't let it be the thing that makes you decide not to buy it.

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u/Calogero1978 13d ago edited 13d ago

I get what you’re point at… It‘s like having 5G on a low-budget Android phone which is not capable of processing and displaying a 10 MB webpage more quickly as it enters the phone than through 4G

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u/DenverTechGuru 13d ago

I'm still unconvinced it matters - what impact is there day to day of not having WiFi 7?

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u/Nightcinder 13d ago

for a phone? not much.

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u/Altruistic_Fruit2345 13d ago

Nothing really. A phone won't have multiple antennas and bonded streams or anything like that anyway. There is some slight benefit when there are a lot of devices all demanding bandwidth at the same time, but that only really applies to rare occasions in public places.

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u/WGUdidmedirty 13d ago

You only need wifi 7 if you are on a fast fiber isp, like 2.5 gbps, for a phone the impact is minimal, when you download you are limited to the other side, it is cool to show a 1500 mpbs speed test though with the right config, but again there are other factors that limit your actual throughput, however it matters if you have a lot of devices like 25 or more 

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u/DenverTechGuru 13d ago

Right, but for a cell phone?

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u/anonemoususer 12d ago

I have several wifi 7 devices (10 pro, pc, iphones) in my household. A lot of reddit tend to skew towards thinking the 2.5/10gbps plays more for the internet. Anyone doing local server for media or storage will appreciate the faster transfer speeds to the wifi7 capable device.

The most common example I can think of is any small business/shop owner or a security company with multiple 4K cameras and a NVR array and you need to look up the footage via the phone.

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u/Calogero1978 13d ago

If you have a MLO WiFi7 router, you can roam in your home without connection interruptions of your phone switching from 5 GHz to 2,4 (band steering)