Pixel 8 series may only offer small battery and wired charging upgrades

What you need to know

• Rumors suggest the Pixel 8 series may deliver 24W and 27W wired charging for its base and Pro versions.

• Compared to the Pixel 7 series, the rumored battery capacity increases are minimal with its Pro version possibly only rising to 4,950mAh.

• Google may include Wi-Fi 7 support for the new series while keeping its UWB support exclusive to the 8 Pro model.

Speculation continues to surface regarding Google's next Pixel series and its supposed charging ability.

Via an unknown source, Android Authority states the upcoming Pixel 8 series might see an increase in charging speeds over its previous iterations. According to the rumor, the base Pixel 8 model might feature 24W wired charging while the 8 Pro has a suggested 27W charging strength.

Allegedly, the devices may contain a 4,485mAh battery and a 4,950mAh battery, as well, to go along with the respective supported charging numbers.

For context, these numbers aren't that impressive considering the Pixel 7 features 20W wired charging and the 7 Pro delivers 23W. The rumors continue to suggest baby steps toward improvement in the capacity department as the Pixel 8 series' predecessors arrived with 4,270mAh and 4,926mAh batteries, as well. 

The charging strength is pretty far off from the Motorola Edge+ 2023's 68W wired charging and around half the capability of the Galaxy S23 Ultra .

Furthermore, the rumor states the Pixel 8 series might contain Wi-Fi 7 connectivity support, which is a notable shift (for the better) in speed and latency over the previous series. UWB (ultra-wideband) support is allegedly sticking to Google's Pro model, as well.

This would be unfortunate if so considering Google included such support with its Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold . Lastly, rumors touch on the Pixel 8 series' potential expanded availability in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and Portugal.

Rumors speaking to the charging potential of the Pixel 8 series aren't entirely new as a leak from last month touched on its wireless charging potential. Back then, it was rumored the Pixel 8 series would feature 12W Qi wireless charging and that has been mentioned again with this new round of rumors.

Google isn't expected to fully reveal the Pixel 8 series until later this year, as usual. However, images of an alleged Pixel 8 Pro prototype unit were spotted recently. The photos show off the device's reversion to a flat display while also giving us some insight into what its internal specifications may look like during launch.