Google Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro May Get Bigger Battery And Faster Charging

There are smartphone makers such as OnePlus and Oppo that provide insane charging speeds for their phones, but Google still chooses to ship Pixel phones with 23W of wired charging support.

Google Pixel 8 series is likely to get upgrades in terms of fast charging and battery. The Google Pixel 8 lineup is said to come with bigger batteries and faster charging speeds than last year's Pixel 7 lineup. Even as wired charging is likely to get a bump, wireless charging on the purported Pixel 8 phones is expected to remain the same. There are smartphone makers such as OnePlus and Oppo that provide insane charging speeds for their phones, but Google still chooses to ship Pixel phones with 23W of wired charging support. Last year's Pixel 7 lineup supports 23W charging speed.

As per a report by Android Police, the new Pixel phones will see a small 4W boost in their wired battery charging speeds. The Pixel 7 has a wired charging capacity of 20W while the Pixel 7 Pro reaches a peak speed of 23W. So, the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are likely to support charging at 24W and 27W, respectively.

The upcoming Google Pixel 8 lineup is also likely to get a small boost in battery capacity as well. The Pixel 8 could come with a 4,485mAh battery vs. the Pixel 7's 4,270mAh battery while the bigger and pricier Pixel 8 Pro is likely to come with a more modest bump of 24mAh to 4,950mAh.

Meanwhile, seems like Google is following Apple's footsteps in India as the subsidiary of tech behemoth Alphabet Inc., is looking to establish partnerships with Indian suppliers for the local manufacturing of its Pixel smartphones. With this, Google would join the likes of global tech giants to locally manufacture products in India. The tech giant is in talks with homegrown manufacturers such as Lava International, Dixon Technologies and Tawian's Foxconn's Bharat FIH for locally assembling the devices, a report by news agency Bloomberg said last month.

Alphabet-owned Google assembled around 9 million Pixel devices last year, as per market intelligence firm Counterpoint Research, and according to the Bloomberg report, the discussions in India underscore its plans to shift its production base beyond China and Vietnam. The Pixel is among the highest-rated and sought-after flagship devices.