Google Pixel 11 Series (11/11 Pro/11 Pro XL/11 Pro Fold & Pixel Watch 5)

I do think phone have basically "stalled" out over the last few years - nothing new or exciting, just tweaks/slight updates if anything.

The days of the massive leaps in tech/cameras/processors/storage etc are gone.
 
I am not sure what to do about my pixel 8. I usually skip a generation. So would usually have upgraded to the 10. It just seemed like such a minor upgrade. I was hoping the 11 would bring something new. Although I guess I can't actually think of what a something new could be.
 
timmothy said:
I am not sure what to do about my pixel 8. I usually skip a generation. So would usually have upgraded to the 10. It just seemed like such a minor upgrade. I was hoping the 11 would bring something new. Although I guess I can't actually think of what a something new could be.
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I'm looking forward to this although feels like diminishing returns now as no real areas left to innovate in. It all depends on pricing esp the trade up launch offers.

I found there was a notable leap in real world performance between my Pixel 8 and 10 but the 10 pro xl only equalled my S23u. I run both Google and Samsung for business/ personal.

Im ok with anything post 2023 just being minor optimisations, better battery life and Ai integrations; ignoring the synthetic benchmarks that don't seem to offer much perfomance change in real world use.
 
The real question is, will it have good battery life? I have been unimpressed with my 10 Pro being worse then my old 6 Pro.
 
Trifid said:
The real question is, will it have good battery life? I have been unimpressed with my 10 Pro being worse then my old 6 Pro.
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At this point I'm more concerned about battery degrading and the forced software max battery capacity that seems to have happened with both 6 and 7 series.

Apparently there is also some software date that has caused problems with Wifi/BT for 8 owners. This seems like a trend that Pixel phones won't even get close to a 4-5 year lifecycle nevermind the 7 years of software updates.
 
The Samsung user experience is dire compared to native Google /android. It's night and day. Can't even " add me" on Samsung phones. I have an asset agreement with Google so will get this early with preferential trade in which is useful.
 
timmothy said:
I am not sure what to do about my pixel 8. I usually skip a generation. So would usually have upgraded to the 10. It just seemed like such a minor upgrade. I was hoping the 11 would bring something new. Although I guess I can't actually think of what a something new could be.
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Similar thoughts myself. I have a Pixel 8 Pro that is great. It does everything I ask of it and also does many more things I really don't need or use. Any 'upgrade' feels almost a side-grade. A bit more ram, another half dozen megapixel camera when I don't take many pictures and a slightly bigger battery to help with all the extra background processes they've crammed in.
 
MissChief said:
Similar thoughts myself. I have a Pixel 8 Pro that is great. It does everything I ask of it and also does many more things I really don't need or use. Any 'upgrade' feels almost a side-grade. A bit more ram, another half dozen megapixel camera when I don't take many pictures and a slightly bigger battery to help with all the extra background processes they've crammed in.
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Ditto for me. Got an 8 Pro that does what I need it to do. I was going to upgrade to the 10 Pro/Pro XL but there just wasn't enough new to justify the cost. I hope the 11 Pro/Pro XL might have enough improvements in CPU that the battery lasts a bit longer. I do feel though that the 8 Pro is starting to feel like it could do with being upgraded. I might keep it as a spare at home so that if I lose the 11 at work then I have a backup phone but then I could just get a basic 10 or 11 to act as a spare.
 
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