Google reveals 2026 {hardware} lineup: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag

You can also discover the digicam bars are a bit completely different this yr. Google is holding this distinctive design factor, however the bar has shrunk significantly on the bottom mannequin. The Pixel 11’s bar now rises simply a few millimeters above the again of the telephone, making it a bit much less awkward to drop in your pocket. All the bars now have edge-to-edge glass, dropping the steel inlay that beforehand housed the flash and thermometer. The latter, unsurprisingly, is gone this yr.

The shows on this yr’s Pixel telephones are brighter. While the bottom mannequin stays at 3,000 nits, the Pro telephones have all risen to three,600 nits. Google additionally says the telephones use new glass that’s twice as immune to scratching.

It’s not all upgrades, although. For the previous few years, Google’s battery capability has been inching upward, however the Pixel 11 collection bizarrely reverses that development. The three flat telephones all have barely decrease capability. It’s not an enormous distinction—underneath 100 mAh for every—however that’s nonetheless transferring within the improper course when one of many main complaints about Pixel telephones is the middling battery life. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is even stranger, dropping a full 200 mAh of capability to land at 4,806 mAh. However, it’s a little lighter and thinner.

For what it’s price, Google is claiming the identical “24+ hours” of complete battery life on the brand new telephones. There is a minimum of a brand new “Extreme Charging Mode” that retains charging wattage greater for longer. This generates extra warmth, however the chipset will decelerate to compensate so that you don’t overheat.

Google most likely figured it might get away with smaller batteries as a result of the brand new Tensor G6 makes use of much less juice. The firm claims a 20 p.c enhance in energy effectivity, together with 25 p.c quicker shopping and 15 p.c quicker app loading. But that is all Google is saying about Tensor G6—there aren’t any official chip specs. Based on leaks, Tensor G6 is more than likely a customized seven-core Arm chip, which has one fewer CPU core than the Tensor G5 had.