Android Fans Want Better Battery Life for Google Pixel 3

Consumers eyeing Google's new Pixel lineup are hoping for a device that will last all day and night.

Google is set to unveil its next-gen Pixel devices on Oct. 9. In a contempo PCMag survey of 2,500 participants, nosotros found that 64 pct of people want a Pixel 3 with a longer bombardment life than previous Google phones.

In our tests of the Pixel 2 and ii Xl, the Pixel 2'due south ii,700mAh battery provided 8 hours and 48 minutes of LTE streaming, which is pretty good for a phone its size. The Pixel 2 XL came in at a more than impressive ix hours and 25 minutes, but information technology has more than room inside for a iii,520mAh battery.

Next on consumers' Pixel 3 wish list is wireless charging; 38 percent want it on Google's new phones. The Pixel 2 and 2 Twoscore supported fast charging but did not have wireless charging. Now that fifty-fifty Apple has jumped on the wireless charging bandwagon with its latest iPhones, information technology stands to reason that Google will do the same. Rumors suggest it'southward on tap for the Pixel 3, but nosotros'll have to expect and run across.

At number three, the desire for a better camera (28 percent) barely surpasses the desire for a larger display (27 percent). These days, specced out phone cameras are all the rage; LG's new V40 ThinQ has five. Simply so are large phones. Apple's iPhone XS Max is simply that at 6.five inches, and so the new Pixels accept some room to grow. The Pixel 2 is just v inches, while the Forty 2 comes in at 6 inches.

The Pixel lineup, meanwhile, is ordinarily thought of as a telephone for the Android faithful. The stripped-down, stock Android feel lets developers and enthusiasts play around with Google'due south newest OS, in this case Android 9.0 Pie, without having to bargain with bloatware added by Android phone makers like Samsung or LG.

But average consumers like Pixels, too. Of the 59 percent of Android users who adopt Google smartphones to other Android smartphones, 36 percent said toll was the main reason. The Pixel 2 and XL started at $650 and $850, respectively, which definitely places it beneath the Note 9 and Apple'south iPhone 10 lineup, both of which top $i,000 depending on configuration.

Some other 25 percent adopt Google phones because of camera features, while xix percent like the company's clean design, 11 percent similar the phones' speed, and 9 percent appreciate their chapters.

Will everyone get what they want? PCMag will be at Google'southward consequence on October. 9 so stay tuned for all the details.

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Chloe has led PCMag'southward news coverage for more than ten years, editing and writing stories nearly the innovations that accept shaped the concluding decade and the companies behind them. She also oversees the site'south how-to coverage. Earlier joining PCMag.com, Chloe was a reporter covering tech policy on Capitol Loma for The National Journal'southward Engineering Daily and financial IT for Incisive Media in NYC. She's held internships at NBC'due south Meet the Printing, washingtonpost.com, the Tate Gallery press part in London, Roll Telephone call, and Congressional Quarterly. She graduated with a bachelor'southward degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C.