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TL;DR
- Google has confirmed the Pixel 9 Professional Fold can’t be charged with the Pixel Stand or Pixel Stand 2.
- The corporate defined that the foldable’s charging coils had a unique place in comparison with earlier Pixel telephones.
The Google Pixel Stand is a novel option to wirelessly cost your Pixel telephone. These charging stands provide sooner speeds than Qi-based chargers and some different notable options. Sadly, it seems the Pixel 9 Professional Fold can’t truly be charged through the Pixel Stand.
Google up to date a assist web page (h/t: 9to5Google) to notice that its most costly Pixel telephone doesn’t assist the Pixel Stand and Pixel Stand 2. The corporate says the position of the telephone’s wi-fi charging coil is responsible.
“Pixel 9 Professional Fold doesn’t assist the Pixel Stand but it surely helps many different wi-fi chargers,” Google defined. The place of the charging coil for Pixel 9 Professional Fold isn’t completely centered in comparison with earlier Pixel telephones. This would possibly make it tough so that you can cost your telephone wirelessly.”
The corporate additionally posted an image exhibiting the place of the Pixel 9 Professional Fold’s wi-fi charging coil. Test it out beneath.
The image reveals that the charging coil is positioned fairly low on the telephone’s again in comparison with different Pixel telephones, simply overlaying the Google brand. We’re guessing this place is because of challenges related to the foldable telephone kind issue.
Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless an actual disgrace that the Pixel 9 Professional Fold doesn’t even work on the Pixel Stand or Pixel Stand 2 given the gadget’s $1,800 price ticket. The truth is, the foldable has the slowest wi-fi charging speeds out of all Pixel 9 telephones, coming in at simply 7.5W. Different Pixel 9 sequence gadgets provide 12W charging speeds through Qi-based chargers and even sooner speeds through the Pixel Stand 2.
In any occasion, I feel it’s clear that you simply completely shouldn’t purchase a Pixel Stand should you’ve purchased or plan to purchase a Pixel 9 Professional Fold. Fortunately, there’s no scarcity of nice wi-fi charging pads on the market from different producers.
