Introduction
Last twelvemonth was beauteous large for the vanilla Pixel model, the Pixel 10 gaining a telephoto camera for the archetypal time. This twelvemonth things are mode much analyzable - portion we are definite that galore engineers and designers would emotion to innovate the existent tech and economical clime requires sacrifices to beryllium made.
So however does the Pixel 11 fare connected paper? You get fundamentally the aforesaid plan arsenic past year, aforesaid physique too. The 6.3-inch show is besides beauteous overmuch identical, and truthful are the artillery and charging (mostly).
Google Pixel 11 specs astatine a glance:
- Body: 152.8x72.0x8.6mm, 197g; Glass beforehand (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), solid backmost (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame; IP68 particulate choky and h2o resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min).
- Display: 6.30" OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2000 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2424px resolution, 20.2:9 facet ratio, 422ppi.
- Chipset: Google Tensor G6 (3 nm).
- Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 4.x.
- OS/Software: Android 17, up to 7 large OS updates.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 48 MP, f/1.7, 24mm, 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 10.8 MP, f/3.1, 112mm, 1/3.2", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom; Ultra wide angle: 13 MP, f/2.2, 120-degree, 1/3.1", PDAF.
- Front camera: 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR; Front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps.
- Battery: 4985mAh; 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 55% successful 30 minutes, 25W wireless (magnetic), Qi2.2, Reverse wired, Bypass charging.
- Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6e; BT 6.0, aptX HD; NFC.
- Misc: Fingerprint scholar (under display, ultrasonic); stereo speakers; Satellite SOS service.
There are inactive a mates of noteworthy upgrades. The main camera present uses a somewhat bigger 1/1.56" sensor compared to past year's model. Though inactive not rather arsenic large arsenic the main camera connected the Pixel 9, mind. Also, determination is the astir obligatory determination to the latest Google Tensor chipset - the G6. Though it inactive uses a 3nm process, it does get all-new cores.
In the 2026 smartphone landscape, the terms is seldom large news. Last year, the Pixel 10 launched astatine $799 and €899 for the basal 128GB model. This year, the Pixel 11 starts astatine $899/£879/€999 for the basal 256GB model, and goes up to $1,019/€1,129 for the 512GB model. So, 100 bucks more, but treble the storage. In this representation marketplace we'll instrumentality it!
Unboxing
We commencement with the unboxing. The Pixel 11 comes successful a two-piece cardboard box. It is recycled, similar astir excessively evidently so. It's astir similar Google truly wants to stress that the worldly is reclaimed, not doing thing to marque the quality fancier. Basic monochrome printing connected top, and that's that. And we wouldn't caput that astatine each - determination is zero worth to beryllium gained from a beauteous container arsenic it's either going to beryllium instantly thrown retired oregon kept successful a drawer somewhere. It is sturdy capable to support the phone, adjacent successful the lack of plastics.
You astir apt cognize amended than to realistically expect in-box accessories from a "name brand" shaper successful 2026. The Pixel 11 comes with a basic, alternatively short, non-E-marked USB Type-C to Type-C cable. There isn't a SIM ejector instrumentality successful determination either.
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