What to Know About huge Pixel 11 leak is riddled with disappointment
The Google Pixel 11 series has leaked in full, including specs and pricing.
We’re not going to lie to you – the steady drip of leaks can get somewhat tiresome in the lead-up to a major smartphone release. Why can’t we get all of the information simultaneously in one big splurge?
We’ve received just such a thing for the Google Pixel 11 range, courtesy of Android Headlines, with the news following various related leaks including the Pixel Tag tracker.
Let’s start with what could well be the most interesting addition to the roster: the Google Pixel 11 Pro.
Google Pixel 11 Pro
At 152.7 x 71.9 x 8.4mm and 204g, the Google Pixel 11 Pro is going to be fractionally (and I do mean fractionally) thinner and lighter than its predecessor.
Google’s new flagship phone will pack a 6.3-inch LTPO 120Hz OLED with a 2,856 x 1,280 resolution, much like the Google Pixel 10 Pro before it (advance warning: there’s going to be a lot of that here).
The one screen spec that’s new seems to be a slightly higher 3600 nits peak brightness.
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It’ll run on Google’s new Tensor G6 processor, along with the Titan M3 co-processor. Expect 12- or 16GB of RAM, as well as 256- or 512GB of storage.
The Pixel 11 Pro will be powered by a 4850mAh battery, with 30W wired and Qi2 wireless charging.
There’ll be a triple camera system around back, with a 50Mp main, a 48Mp ultra-wide, and a 48Mp 5x periscope telephoto supplying up to 120x Pro Zoom shots. There’ll be support for ‘optical quality’ 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 5x, and 10x snaps.
It’ll be priced starting from €1,199 / $1,099 and come in a new matte black colour you see above.
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
The Pixel 11 Pro’s big brother will have similar core specs, unsurprisingly, but in a larger 162.7 x 76.5 x 8.5mm and 226g body. Again, we’re looking at a fractional reduction from the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL.
There’ll be a larger 6.8-inch LTPO OLED, naturally, with a 2,992 x 1,344 resolution and the same elevated 3600 nits peak brightness.
Shown below in the new Dune colourway, the Pro models will be the only ones with Google’s new Pixel Glow feature – a multi-coloured light on the back for discrete notifications and interacting with Gemini. Only, it might be called HiLight.
It’ll carry the same processor, RAM and storage, but with an extra 1TB option for the latter. The camera system will be identical to the regular Pro.
The battery will be bigger, as you’d expect, to the tune of 5115mAh. There’ll be faster 45W wired charging too, on top of Qi2 wireless (which is still depressingly rare).
Pricing will start from €1,199 / $1,299.
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold will have the same processor, memory and storage as its Pro siblings, including the 1TB option of the Pixel 11 Pro XL.
It’ll measure 155.2 x 150.4 x 5mm when unfolded, and will weigh 239g. That’s a little thinner and lighter than the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which is good to see if true.
Naturally, the main difference will come form its formable form factor, with an 8-inch 120Hz internal OLED and a 6.4-inch 120Hz external OLED.
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Its battery will be 4806mAh battery – which rather worryingly would be significantly smaller than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s 5015mAh cell if accurate – with 30W wired charging and Qi2 wireless charging.
There’ll be a triple camera system around back with a 48Mp main, a 10.5Mp ultra-wide, and a 10.8Mp 5x periscope telephoto – plus a pair of 10Mp selfie cams.
Pricing will start from €1,999 / $1,899.
Google Pixel 11
The regular Pixel 11 will feature a 6.3-inch (non-LTPO) OLED display with a 2,424 x 1,080 resolution and a 3000 nits peak brightness. So far, so Google Pixel 10.
It’ll run on the same Tensor G6 chip as the rest of the range, with the same 12- or 16GB of RAM. Storage will come in the same 256- and 512GB flavours, too.
At 152.8 x 72 x 8.6mm the Pixel 11 will be a tad thicker than the Pro, but at 197g it’ll also be lighter.
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Battery capacity will hit 4985mAh, and there’ll be 30W wired charging and Qi2 wireless charging support.
Here’s a turn up for the books: the report claims that the Google Pixel 11 will only have a dual camera system with a 48Mp main and a 13Mp ultra-wide. That would be a major rollback from both the Google Pixel 10 (which had a dedicated 10.8Mp 5x telephoto) and the Google Pixel 9 (which had better 50Mp/48Mp equivalent sensors) if true.
We’ll just have to wait and see on this last one. As always we such unverified claims, apply salt liberally.
Pricing will apparently start from €999 / $899.
Pixel 11 takeaways
We’ll save the deeper analysis for when these phones are officially announced, as we’re not 100% convinced about every detail of this report.
However, the broad conclusion is this: the Pixel 11 series is going to be an incremental update from the Pixel 10 series at best, but with higher starting pricing across the board by around €100 / $100.
We’re not being blown away by the pre-launch hype, is what we’re saying.
