Google has chosen this year an unusual way to present its new generation of devices Pixel. The event Made by Google in which it will take place will begin tonight at 00:00 hoursbut the information that the company provided to the media a few days ago can be published several hours before, in the same way as Reservations in the Google store, which will logically include price and features, are available from 4:00 p.m..
That said, what most users of the brand are waiting to know is how the memory crisis will affect the Pixel line. It does it in the expected way, raising prices and limiting the amount of RAM in some models of the range. The Pro no longer come standard with 16 GB, but models with 256 GB of storage remain at 12 GBwhile those with 512 GB and 1 TB of storage do have 16 GB. Since the base model, the Pixel 11 without surnames, loses the 128 GB version The barrier to entry in the range is raised although the price is the same as last year’s 256 GB model. Thus, now the Pixel 11 is part of €999the 11 Pro €1,199 and the 11 Pro XL €1,399all with 256 GB of storage and 12 GB of RAM. From there, storage and RAM improve, but the devices also become more expensive.
With the bad news said, let’s get to what this new generation of Google mobile phones brings, quite a bit more continuous than last year. Google maintains the four models, although We will still not see the foldable Pixel 11 Pro Fold in Spain which does reach, for example, France from €1,999. The range debuts the new SoC G6 tensioner on all devices, improves the cameras and reinforces a commitment to artificial intelligence that seeks to anticipate what the user needs.
Design changes
The most visible design change once again focuses on the Pixel’s characteristic camera bar. On the Pixel 11 it is more than 40% thinnernot in the Pro where it gains a bit more thickness compared to the previous generation, and uses glass from side to side, losing the metal coating, while the higher models incorporate a new screen protection that doubles scratch resistance. The Pixel 11 will arrive in glacier, fuchsia, pistachio and obsidian. The Pro will be offered in sandstone, olive green, fog gray and matte obsidian. Its screens maintain the 6.3 inches in the two small models and 6.8 inches on the Pro XL, with up to 3,600 nits in the Pro.
Camera improvements
The standard Pixel 11 retains a camera setup very similar to the previous one, although Google has improved the main camera sensor. 48 megapixels. According to the company, offers 56% more light sensitivity and Super Zoom now reaches 30x magnification. The Pros debut a 48 megapixel telephoto lens with a 30% more sensitive sensor, Zoom Pro up to 120x magnification and Instant Night Vision up to 4.5 times faster.
Pixel Glow is finally HiLight
Another exclusive novelty of the Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL is what is known as Pixel Glow in the leaks of recent months and which is finally called HiLighta set of LED located around the rear flash. When the mobile is face down it can show different patterns while Gemini works or use colors to identify calls from certain contacts.
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold gets a deeper review as it’s almost 10% lighter and about a millimeter thinner. Google claims its new fiberglass back and revised hinge do just that three times more resistant. It will be sold in olive green and obsidian.
G6 tensioner
The main generational leap is in the Tensor G6 that all models share. Google ensures that its TPU offers 50% more computing power and that also improves the CPUmemory interfaces and efficiency. Combined with the new version of Gemini Nanosome local tasks can be executed up to three times faster using two and a half times less energy. The company, however, avoided giving concrete figures on the GPU improvement when asked during the presentation.
AI in the Pixel 11
The software part further reinforces the feeling that the Pixel 11 is built around AI. Gemini Intelligence You can extract context from conversations to display flight data, check the calendar, or prepare multi-step actions. Voice transcription now eliminates fillers, Instant Translation can dub certain videos and podcasts in real time, and Circle to Search It works from the camera viewfinder.
Magic Capture It automatically chooses the best moments in a scene after analyzing hundreds of frames and can apply small adjustments such as cropping, straightening, or sharpening. Camera Styles It allows you to customize the processing of photographs with different finishes, while the Pro models incorporate new tools aimed at video creation. Google warns that some of these AI features will vary by country and language.
The announced autonomy exceeds the 30 hours on the Pixel 11, Pro and Pro XL. All three also incorporate wireless charging pixelsnap with certification Qi2.2 from up to 25W. The Pro XL can reach 75% by cable in some 30 minuteswhile the Pixel 11 and the Pro reach approximately 55% at the same time.
New accessories
Google accompanies the phones with a new range of transparent and color-coordinated Pixelsnap cases, in addition to the Pixelsnap Ring Stand magnetic. Only one cable is included in the cell phone boxes. USB-C of one meter and the tool to extract the SIM, so that the charger continues to be sold separately. Buyers of a Pixel 11 Pro or Pro XL will also receive six months of Google AI Prowhen in previous years it was twelve months.
Overall, the Pixel 11 does not seem like a radical generational leap compared to the Pixel 10 and most of the changes refine an already known base. The Tensor G6, the cameras, HiLight and Gemini Intelligence concentrate the most interesting new features, while the Fold does receive a more significant physical revision. The counterpart also weighs. Prices rise, basic Pros lose RAM and part of the added value depends on AI functions whose availability will not necessarily be identical in all markets.