Settings programmed on one display won’t affect another. Each Stand has a unique ID associated with it, which Pixel phones can recognize and respond to accordingly. That enables the Stand to communicate with a docked Pixel or Pixel 3 wirelessly, and Google’s leveraged that capability for per-charger customization. On the subject of internals, the Pixel Stand has two magnetic charging coils that Google claims can deliver power faster than those inside the average Qi charger (10 watts) and a microprocessor that embeds a data stream within the wireless charging signal. You’d be hard-pressed to guess at what’s inside. Unlike Belkin’s Boost Up, Mophie’s Charge Force, and other popular Qi pads on the market, it doesn’t feel like a piece of technology it’s no less functional, but more refined. (It synchronizes, with a whir of the Pixel’s haptic vibration motor, a helpful animation showing the current charge level.)ĭesign-wise, Google has absolutely nailed it with the Pixel Stand. A ridged “foot” prevents it from slipping away, and an LED abutting it briefly lights up to indicate when the phone is charging. The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL rest on the aforementioned oblong, which juts out from the base at a roughly 60-degree angle. The circular base hides a hollowed-out, polycarbonate underbelly with a USB Type-C port, and an adjacent cutaway makes way for the included Type C-to-Type C cable. It’s plastered from head to toe in soft silicone, with a matte white finish that unfortunately spotlights any dust and lint the Stand manages to pick up. DesignĪs far as Qi chargers are concerned, the Pixel Stand is pretty much as understated as they come. So what does just short of a Benjamin really net you, and are those features worth the high cost of admission? It depends on what you’re looking for.