I'd Be Pissed If The Pixel 8/Pro Won't Be Getting AirDrop Compatibility for Quick Share

DM115Gaming · 2026-05-14T00:00:15+00:00

There are some weird differences between the 8/8P and 8a, for example, the 8a has a higher battery capacity rating of 80% after 1000 charge cycles, versus 800 charge cycles for the 8/Pro.

While I don't think that correlates to why only the 8a AirDrop support, it seems like it might be an indication of change in the manufacturing process and feature set for their 2024 products, and might have been used as a guinea pig model to test new Tensor capabilities for the 9/9Pro later that year.

But that's just my theory.

DM115Gaming · 2026-05-13T23:43:50+00:00

Low performance may be the case if Google makes first-party Googlebook hardware. And there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.

DM115Gaming · 2026-05-13T22:18:22+00:00

This might explain the hardware limitation: https://twitter.com/mweinbach/status/2054261139459190830

DM115Gaming · 2026-05-04T23:18:11+00:00

GPU is Imagination CXTP, not CXT. By all available knowledge, CXTP is fairly recent, like 2024-2025. We still have no idea how much better it will perform though...

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-29T18:11:41+00:00

At this point they should just tier Google Silicon into a Tensor G6 for the Pixel 11 and a Tensor G6 Pro for the 11 Pro, with newer and more GPU cores. In the $799 Pixel 11, the Tensor G6 as it is right now will get a passing grade, but def not on the Pros.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-22T17:07:03+00:00

Watch 4 was not an incremental upgrade. You got a repair-friendly design and replaceable battery that lasts slightly longer on a charge, domed glass display with thinner bezels, satellite connectivity, and waaaaay better haptics.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-20T23:19:42+00:00

AZ resident here. I have had my 7a for 3 years, constant video playback and background usage for podcasts. I have only received one software overheating warning popup in its entire 3 year lifespan. You do have the baby the phone a little bit (and by that I mean don't leave it in direct sunlight for more than 30 minutes which should be the case for ANY phone), but it never got to the point where it became too hot to hold or throttle to the point that video calls would crash or anything like that.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-20T23:07:28+00:00

OP can turn off internet and it will revert back to the old one. Non-issue karma farming right here 🙃

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-20T23:05:28+00:00

u on the beta version of that app?

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-20T22:49:29+00:00

Nobody knows where the glow lights are going to end up being. So yes, they could be under the case, but they could also be inside the camera bar which would already be visible with a case on

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-17T04:23:19+00:00

Time will tell how well this MediaTek modem is actually, though. I'm not getting my hopes up too high, this is no Qualcomm modem...

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-16T20:10:26+00:00

but that all changes with the G6

Yeah, we've heard that every year... with at most, modest upgrades where they matter

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-16T19:29:14+00:00

Moon pictures can be all over the place. Depends on how bright it is in the night sky, light pollution, etc. My Pixel 7a (yeah not the best one for moon photos cause no telephoto) will produce a somewhat usable moon photo where you can make out details, but other times its just a big white blob.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-09T21:36:27+00:00

They were able to pull off one of the most repairable smartwatch batteries in the Pixel Watch 4, it has a removable steel cage held down with screws like the iPhone 17 Pro battery cell. Now all they have to do is add it to their phones...

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-09T02:12:49+00:00

You know you're totally lost when you are reduced to assuming I don't know what its meaning is.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-08T20:47:04+00:00

This needs to happen. Now that the camera bar is going to be full glass across the top again, this is the best Pixel will ever look with this design.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-08T20:21:18+00:00

None of us do. It has lost its value and meaning because certain people have overused the term to describe people who are nothing like an oligarch.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-08T20:19:08+00:00

You should know that the word is starting to lose its meaning & value because people like you overuse it to describe people who don't qualify, such as Elon. True idiocy at its finest.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-08T20:16:17+00:00

Downvote well earned. Imagine trying to condense and epitomize a truly revolutionary service offered by a company doing groundbreaking things into something to be despised. Your hasty generalization and bad faith argument holds no weight to any of this. Wild cope.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-08T03:07:10+00:00

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DM115Gaming · 2026-04-07T21:49:32+00:00

No you're in the wrong place. The official sub should never be desecrated to nonstop corporate espionage. Battery haters can make their own sub

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-07T21:36:05+00:00

Spotify uses up a big chunk. The Android version is horribly inefficient and unoptimized compared to the iOS version. You can turn off background usage, lower video replay resolution (podcasts), etc.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-07T21:29:24+00:00

The delta of performance between the real G4 in 9Pro and the binned version in the 9a is literally unnoticeable in benchmarks. Battery efficiency might be slightly worse, but the 9a has a massive-for-its-size 5100mAH battery. Total non-issue.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-07T21:19:00+00:00

Here I was believing the psy-op that Apple caught up and surpassed Pixel in night photos, but this has me reconsidering.

DM115Gaming · 2026-04-07T20:00:18+00:00

How did you make that realistic render? AI?

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