Google’s Pixel 11 lineup has been comprehensively leaked ahead of the company’s August 12 launch event, with detailed specifications and pricing emerging for all four models in the series. The leak, first reported by The Verge, reveals significant changes including new Tensor G6 processors and price increases across the board.
The standard Pixel 11 will start at $899 with 256GB of base storage, representing a $100 increase from the Pixel 10 while doubling the starting storage tier. Google appears to have eliminated the 128GB configuration entirely for 2026, making 256GB the minimum across all models in the lineup.
At the heart of the new phones is the Tensor G6 chip, built on a 2nm manufacturing process with a 1+4+2 core configuration using newer ARM C1 cores. The chip promises to address the thermal throttling and cellular battery drain issues that plagued previous Pixel generations. A MediaTek M90 modem and Google’s updated Titan M3 security chip round out the new silicon.
The leak confirms pricing concerns for the Pro models, with the Pixel 11 Pro starting at $999 and the Pro XL at $1,099. Base Pro and Pro XL variants are reportedly dropping to 12GB of RAM from 16GB in the previous generation, a move being attributed to ongoing global memory chip supply constraints. The Pro models will retain their 16GB configurations at higher storage tiers.
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is also part of the lineup, though it is expected to follow later in the year. Design changes across the series appear minimal, with the phones maintaining the same physical dimensions and screen sizes as their Pixel 10 counterparts. Google is expected to lean heavily on software and AI capabilities rather than hardware redesigns to differentiate the new generation.
The early leak is not entirely unexpected given that Google’s own Amazon storefront briefly published the entire Pixel 11 lineup earlier, inadvertently confirming many of the specifications that had circulated in the rumor mill for months. The August 12 Made by Google event in New York City will mark the official unveiling.
The Pixel 11 series faces stiff competition from Samsung’s newly launched Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup and Apple’s expected fall iPhone refresh. Google’s decision to raise prices while cutting RAM in base models could prove controversial among Pixel enthusiasts who have come to expect aggressive value propositions from the company’s hardware division.
Sources: The Verge, Android Central, 9to5Google
Author: Technology Desk
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