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12 articlesContinuing coverage tagged Google Pixel.
Don't buy the Pixel 11 Pro for the light on the back
Reviewers spent weeks with Google's compact flagship. HiLight is a dud, charging is slow, and the 5x camera plus Pixel software are still the reasons to pay $1,099.
MobileTech DeskAndroid 17's Motion Assist dots finally treat car sickness, two years late
Google's September Android Drop puts anti-nausea bubbles on Pixel phones running Android 17. Apple shipped the same idea in 2024. The rest of the Drop is catch-up in Messages and Find Hub.
MobileTech DeskPixel 11 Pro XL: Google Says Twice as Scratch-Resistant, the Picks Say Maybe
Google's 800nm anti-scratch coating is real, thin and proprietary. A teardown finds it softens micro-scratches without stopping level 6 grooves, while the phone underneath stays refreshingly easy to fix.
MobileTech DeskYour Smartwatch Loses Up to 60% of Its Value Before the Next One Ships
Wareable analysed 6,372 used smartwatch sales on eBay and found six-month depreciation running from 24% to 60%. Garmin holds, Samsung slides, and the buying advice falls out of the numbers.
MobileTech DeskGrapheneOS may skip Pixel 11 after Google dropped memory tagging
After a week of porting, GrapheneOS stopped work on Pixel 11 because ARM memory tagging is missing in software, firmware and, it says, almost certainly hardware.
MobileTech DeskThe best Android phone of 2026 depends on which compromise annoys you
Fresh reviewer picks split between Pixel, Galaxy and OPPO. The useful buying decision is not finding a universal winner, but choosing the weakness you can tolerate.
MobileTech DeskTensor G6 is faster. It is still a generation behind Snapdragon
Pixel 11 tests put Tensor G6 about 18 percent ahead of last year's chip and roughly 40 percent behind Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Google sold the TPU. Games noticed the GPU.
MobileTech DeskThe Pixel 11 Pro's 120x zoom rebuilds what the lens never resolved
Google's spec sheet stops claiming optical quality at 10x. Reviewers who pushed Pro Zoom to 120x found convincing feather detail, while distant lettering could be rewritten outright.
MobileTech DeskThe Pixel 11 opens easily. The 2033 software promise still needs a battery
Three independent teardowns put Pixel 11 among 2026's easiest flagships to repair. Google's seven-year Android and spare-parts clock is the harder half of that claim.
MobileTech DeskPixel 11 Pro XL's 75% charge claim needs Extreme Charging switched on
Google rates the Pixel 11 Pro XL at 75% in 30 minutes. Future Labs measured 54% on a 45W cable. Android Central then turned Extreme Charging on and recorded 80%.
MobileTech DeskFour Pixel Folds, four cracks in the same place beside the hinge
Google says the Pixel 11 Pro Fold is three times more durable, with a new gearless hinge and a flatter crease. Reviewers cannot agree on the crease, and the bend test found the same seam it has found since 2023.
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