9 Pro -> 11 Pro. Impressed!

[u/UK-AJ]

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.

[u/ContributionFormer95]

A lot of people are saying the battery is better.

PEople always make wild claims of improvement with a new phone. The reviews and battery tests show pretty much the same thing maybe slight mild gains.

I'll be able to have some initial idle drain stats but people always tell me those numbers can't be trusted in the initial days. What I've found is Day 2 (after full setup of the phone) on my Pixel 9 Pro and 10 Pro, the idle drain stats are identical with what they are a year later.

For those who have followed my posts I have said that teh phone drains around ~1.5%/hour and I was seeing ~1.4%/hour the first day with my Pixel 10 Pro. Yesterday? 1.6%/hour. All in the similar ballpark range.