Google Pixel Stand leak suggests that Pixel 6 will support 23W wireless charging

(Pocket-lint) - A leak from a US retailer has seemingly confirmed the upcoming Google Pixel 6 volition enactment 23W wireless charging.

First picked up by Android Police, an representation taken of the retailer's inventory log makes notation to a "Google Pixel 23W WL Stand".

Naturally, this suggests that Google is preparing a caller Pixel Stand for launch, and, successful turn, that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro volition enactment the wireless charging levels.

If so, it would correspond a marked upgrade connected erstwhile Pixel Stand charging speeds, and besides a leap from rival options from Apple and Samsung. Those utilizing an iPhone 12 with Apple's MagSafe tin leverage a wireless charging output of 15W, portion the caller Samsung Z Series some lone enactment 10W.

So, aft releasing the archetypal details regarding its caller flagship smartphones successful August, the Pixel 6 devices look to beryllium an adjacent much promising proposition than we initially realised. 

We already cognize the unsmooth plan of the phones, with the authoritative images shared past period confirming a dual-camera setup connected the Pixel 6, with a triple-array saved for the Pixel 6 Pro. As good arsenic this, the caller devices volition besides diagnostic the all-new Google Tensor chip, which is thing the institution notes volition assistance some execute "more layers of information than immoderate different phone".

If the 23W wireless charging does crook retired to beryllium accurate, it gives those connected the obstruction astir Google's devices a precise large crushed to see them. Until we spot the afloat uncover from Google, though - with a 19 October Pixel 6 merchandise date presently rumoured - we'll person to instrumentality these leaks with a dash of salt.

Writing by Conor Allison. Originally published connected 2 September 2021.