More information on Google's next flagship phone, the Pixel 6, has begun to leak ahead of its October launch. This includes fresh information about significantly quicker charging speeds.
According to 91mobiles, the Pixel 6 will feature 33-watt cable charging after images of 33-watt power bricks were allegedly obtained inside Google's offices. XDA Developers, on the other hand, has discovered a filing made to Taiwan's NCC (the country's electronic regulatory authority), which shows the Pixel 6 as supporting charging speeds of 15 watts, 18 watts, 27 watts, and 33 watts.
In light of the fact that every Pixel phone up to this point has had a wired charging limit of 18 watts, it's wonderful to see the Pixel 6 enjoy a significant boost in charging speeds.
Even though it's great news, Google told Gizmodo and other outlets that the Pixel 5a is most likely the last Pixel phone to include a power brick, which means future Pixel 6 owners will have to buy 33-watt power adapters separately if they want to take full advantage of the Pixel 6's faster wired charging speeds. This may annoy some people, but Google maintains that by not shipping a power adapter with its phones, it is helping to reduce e-waste because so many people now have USB-C power bricks that it is no longer necessary to include a power adapter.
On the plus side, for those who prefer wireless charging, Android Police reported last month that the new Pixel Stand for 2021 will feature 23-watt wireless charging, up from only 10-watts on the present model.
Heard from someone I trust that the foldable Pixel -- codename: Passport, retail branding: unknown -- will indeed launch before the end of the year. Apparently they've been working on this device for over two years, and if the P6 is any indication, it'll be worth a look.
— E (@evleaks) September 20, 2021
Other Pixel 6 reports involve a new 50-megapixel main camera and the usage of not one but two ARM Cortex X1 cores in Google's new Tensor processor, which signals a significant shift from the single X1 core used in current mobile chips like Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888.
The most interesting report, though, comes from a new update from @Evleaks, who claims that a "trusted" source has confirmed that Google's foldable Pixel, codenamed Passport, will be available this year. Because Android 12.1, which is supposed to contain improved software for foldable phones, will arrive in the second half of 2020, it's no longer as far-fetched to think that Google will release a foldable Pixel in that year.
Regardless, following Google CEO Sundar Pichai's promise of "significant product updates" at Google I/O, with the recent major update to its line of Nest cameras, the Pixel 6, and possibly a foldable Pixel on the way, Google appears to be fully set to back up Pichai's big talk with a range of new devices scheduled for release in the coming months.
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