Been comparing the Pixel 9/10/11 and the gap is smaller than the marketing makes it sound, so curious what others think.

The way I read it: same 6.3in body all three years. The 9 actually has the biggest main sensor but no zoom lens. The 10 added a 5x zoom and the magnetic Qi2 charging but shrank the main camera. The 11 keeps the zoom, brings a bigger main sensor back, and bumps wireless to 25W. None of the base three get a vapor chamber, so they all throttle in long games.

My take: on a 10 I wouldn't bother; on a 9 the zoom + magnets + faster wireless are the things you'd feel daily.

For the Pixel 9 and 10 owners here — has the camera or charging actually pushed anyone to upgrade, or is it a "wait for the 12" year?

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I recently switched from a 6XL to a 10a. I'd been waiting on a couple repair shops to get batteries in stock but gave up after a couple months.

I realized that I'm old and don't need the biggest and best device anymore, especially since they cost like $1000+ now. I don't play games on my phone, don't watch media. I just do some email, music, podcasts, etc. Add to that I wanted to install GrapheneOS.

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