I don’t learn about you, however when Google introduced the Pixel 9 telephones, it appeared that all of them received upgraded to 45W charging. Nevertheless, that’s not fairly the case.
It might add up, contemplating Google launched a brand new 45W charger (£29.99/$29.99) alongside the telephones and marketed “quicker charging”. Nevertheless, I’ve dug into the spec sheets and found that not one of the Pixel 9 telephones can hit this pace.
In truth, solely the Pixel 9 Professional XL can actually make the most of this new charger. If you happen to 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 through Qi. The Pixel 9 telephones shouldn’t 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 actually received the impression that the telephones had been upgraded to 45W this 12 months.
The shop suggests the brand new charger as an extra buy (the telephones are solely equipped with a cable). Plus, when all of the quoted charging instances, comparable 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 possibly can see, the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional Fold will all be high quality with Google’s 30W charger, although it’s been faraway from the official retailer.
Learn our full Pixel 9 Professional XL evaluation to see what we considered the one cellphone which can profit from the 45W charger.
Concerned about shopping for one? See our information to the perfect Pixel 9 collection offers.