JANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 125The lack of a headphone jack
means you’ll have to make use
of the USB-C Pixel earbuds or
the included adaptormedia volume rather than ringtone, since this is
something you’re going to adjust far more often.Battery life
A new feature, although it’s nothing new in the
grand scheme, is wireless charging. It works with any
Qi charger. It’s a welcome addition and the battery
capacity is a little larger, too, at 2,915mAh. That’s a little
below the average for a phone this size, and although
the battery life is okay, it’s nothing special really. Like so
many smartphones, you’ll need to charge it regularly.
Fast charging will help that, as will the new Pixel
Stand if you choose to buy one.
Get the Pixel Stand (£69 from fave.co/2OPrJpC)
and the phone will turn into a sort of smart display,
where you can control it with your voice or handy
on-screen icons. It will also do clever things such
as connect to your Nest doorbell to automatically showJANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 125The lack of a headphone jack
means you’ll have to make use
of the USB-C Pixel earbuds or
the included adaptor
mediavolume rather than ringtone, since this is
something you’re going to adjust far more often.Battery life
A newfeature,althoughit’snothingnewin the
grandscheme, is wireless charging. It works with any
Qi charger. It’s a welcome addition and the battery
capacity is a little larger, too, at 2,915mAh. That’s a little
below the average for a phone this size, and although
the battery life is okay, it’s nothing special really. Like so
many smartphones, you’ll need to charge it regularly.
Fast charging will help that, as will the new Pixel
Stand if you choose to buy one.
Get the Pixel Stand (£69 from fave.co/2OPrJpC)
and the phone will turn into a sort of smart display,
where you can control it with your voice or handy
on-screenicons.It willalsodocleverthingssuch
asconnect to your Nest doorbell to automatically show