ISSUE 68 • ANDROID ADVISOR 39about the long-term battery life of this phone. At least
things are a bit better when it comes to charging.
18-watt USB-C fast-charging topped up 48 percent
of the battery in 30 minutes (from empty), and for the
first time Google has moved to fully support the Qi
wireless charging standard, with speeds of up to 11
watts on any compatible charger.
Motion Sense
That isn’t the only novel gesture in the new phones.
Google has followed in the footsteps of LG and
others by introducing hands-free gesture controls,
something that manufacturers keep trying despite the
protestations of, well, almost everyone. Google claims
that its iteration is better because it’s based on radar,
Motion Sense is based on
radar, rather than a camera