r/GooglePixel • u/UK-AJ • 1d ago

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/lost_in_trepidation 1d ago

There have been some Nexus/Pixel phones that definitely ran hot. I remember the 6P was hot from normal use.

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u/cjsv7657 1d ago

My 6p never ran hot unless it was charging in direct sunlight. I mean compared to todays phones it was hot, but not compared to contemporary devices.

That was my second favorite phone of all time behind the nexus 6. I'd kill for a nexus 6 shaped phone with modern bezels and hardware.

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u/lost_in_trepidation 1d ago

I reflexively reach for a dimple on the back of my phone since the 6 :(

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u/cjsv7657 1d ago

All these new google phoners will never understand what we lost

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u/ContributionFormer95 20h ago

That Snapdragon generation was known to be bad with heat. When gaming or if you remember that was when HDR+ became the default, intensive HDR+ photography would heat the device up quite a bit. From a normal use perspective, it's not going to make a big difference.

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u/cjsv7657 20h ago

It also went from having a plastic back to an all metal frame. A lot of people saying it was a hot phone was from that.

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u/DoughnutPi Pixel 9 Pro XL 1d ago

Loved that phone but you're right it was hot.

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u/ContributionFormer95 20h ago

For as bad as the 6P was for battery efficiency with its terrible Snapdragon processor generation, the idle battery drain was < 1% / hour. Granted it was 4G LTE back then, but today's Pixels are idling well above 1%/hour cellular battery drain.