Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
New Pixel 11 leak Compared to last year’s Pixel 10 Pro phones, the Pro models are flying today, with improved cameras, brighter displays and possibly even smaller batteries. That last part sounds worrisome on paper, but I doubt most Pixel fans will lose much sleep over a few hundred milliamp-hours if the phones last reliably through the day. The biggest concern is what has been for years: inconsistent draining and the feeling of anxiety that it’s always an update that makes Pixel battery life a problem again. After telling us that most of you have seen the latest battery drain problem a few weeks ago, we wanted to dig deeper and see if Google’s battery woes were serious enough to make you leave the Pixel behind.
Our last survey followed that of my colleague Rita opinion piecehe claimed that Google’s Pixel battery problems are inexcusable after a decade. His article wasn’t just about the latest battery drain update in March, though that was a recent example after Google acknowledged the related Deep Doze bug. It also looked at the wider Pixel range, from inconsistent battery life in the Pixel 10 series to concerns about battery longevity, reduced charging and the wider sense that Google still hasn’t got one of the most fundamental parts of phone production right. Rita is clearly impatient, but she often uses the Pixel outside of her professional duties. Most of you won’t be required to use a Google Pixel for your day-to-day work, and the results of the survey below show that you can tell Google what you’re thinking with your habit.
As you can see from the results above, a large chunk of you are either done with Pixels or close to it. About 15% of respondents said they had already switched to another brand due to Google’s battery problems, and just over 30% said they planned to switch with their next upgrade. Another 32% said they still chose the Pixel despite the battery issues, and only 22% of voters said they had no battery issues.
This latter group is similar in size to our previous survey, with people who don’t experience battery issues on their Pixel clearly being in the minority. On the other hand, almost 46% of all respondents said they either left or planned to do so, which is a rough result for Google. It’s the kind of wave of loyalty that worries Google more than a few angry comments after a bad update, but the company may still have time to win over unalloyed voters. Will Google heed this warning? If history is anything to go by, I wouldn’t bet on it.
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You certainly didn’t hold back in the comment section of Rita’s article. Some readers have already said they’ve switched to phones from Poco, Motorola, Samsung or even Apple, with battery convenience often being a key factor. A reader who switched from the Pixel 8 Pro to the vivo V70 summed up the sentiment neatly, with reader Udithuday saying, “Even on 5G, there’s no battery worry — and with zero optimization that alone makes a huge difference.” Deguito, another longtime Pixel owner, wrote: “I won’t go back to Pixels unless Google fundamentally changes their phones.” Others said they were considering a switch or giving up on buying another Pixel.
It wasn’t just a wall of battery rage. Some readers have claimed that the various Pixel models don’t have battery issues, while others have claimed that Samsung and other Android brands come with their own compromises. There were also a few jaded Pixel loyalists in the mix — as Terlicher put it, “I’d rather have a Pixel with battery issues than anything else in the Android universe,” while another commenter claimed Samsung’s software woes drove them back to the Pixel. This is probably the most troubling part for Google: Even among the faithful, the power consumption conversation comes back as an annoying little battery warning.
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