ⓘ Google
The Switch 2 currently retails for AU$769.95 (~US$540) in Australia, after Nintendo raised its local price from AU$699.95 (~US$490) in September. JB Hi-Fi also adds three months of YouTube Premium and six months of Google AI Pro. Buyers who return the phone must also return the console, and trade-ins for JB Hi-Fi gift cards can be applied to the purchase.
The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL use Google’s Tensor G6, whose CPU and Imagination PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 GPU both trail rival flagship chips in benchmarks by at least two generations. Not only that, but Tensor’s PowerVR GPUs have also had game compatibility issues. At launch, Genshin Impact was unplayable on Pixel 11 phones due to rendering errors, including bright purple textures, until a later game update fixed it. Games also expose fewer graphics options on Tensor: Call of Duty: Mobile capped the Pixel 11 Pro XL at medium settings and 90 fps, while Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 phones can run the same game at Very High settings and 120 fps.
So instead of struggling to game on the Pixel, buyers can simply play on the bonus Switch 2.
Instead of sports, I spent my school years buried in researching about everything tech, looking into chips and specs instead of doing whatever normal kids did. I am now writing for NotebookCheck, hoping that research finally reaches more people than just me and a text file.
