Google Pixelsnap Charger with Stand The Pixelsnap Charger with Stand offers a clean aesthetic and a very solid and hefty build quality. Unfortunately, it has a non-removable 1m USB-C cable and doesn't allow for any stand adjustment or portability. It promises 25W of Qi2.2 wireless charging, but fails to deliver that power consistently over a full charge, often dropping to slower Qi2 15W charging speeds.
When Google announced the Pixel 10’s Pixelsnap accessory ecosystem, the one thing that drew my attention was the new Pixelsnap Charger with Stand ($69.99 at Amazon). I’ve always wanted a Pixel Stand but never made the plunge on the older models, thinking a better option would come. This new one, with its promised Qi2.2 25W compatibility with my Pixel 10 Pro XL, seemed perfect. So I took the plunge and bought it.
This mistake cost me $70, so let my story be a cautionary tale for you: You shouldn’t buy this charger for your Pixel 10 Pro XL. It’s a basic wireless charger that, yes, can go up to 25W wirelessly, but does so at the expense of terrible heat dissipation. And it doesn’t offer anything special that other Qi2 25W chargers can’t do — as a matter of fact, it does less.
A very Google-looking charger, but nothing else
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What struck me first about the Pixelsnap Charger with Stand is that it’s basically the $39.99 Pixelsnap Charger puck installed inside a stand, and shipped to you like that in a box for $69.99 total. You could basically 3D-print a mould for the charging pad, and you’d have the same result. What the extra $30 tax gets you is the Google aesthetic of a big white oval stand that looks clean on any desk or side table with no branding except for a big G on the bottom of the weighty base.
Well, unless you don’t like cable messes. There’s an integrated, non-removable 1-meter (~40 inches) USB-C cable for the puck, which means that I have to keep looping the cable and tying it together to avoid it hanging loose. I’d have preferred a removable option; that way, I could replace this with a shorter or longer USB-C cable if I need it.
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My biggest bugbear, though, is that the stand doesn’t bend. You either like Google’s mostly upright 65-degree angle or you don’t (in which case, you can take out the puck and lay it flat on any surface). At least you can prop up the phone in portrait or in landscape. For desk use, I’m finding this imposed angle mostly OK, but I did reach out multiple times to adjust it before my brain registered that it can’t be done. If you absolutely must get this charging stand, I recommend you start by testing what the angle looks like where you plan to use it before you commit.
You're paying a high price to get this clean white aesthetic, but beware that the stand doesn't bend or have a removable cable.
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