Overview
- The Pixel 11 family is set to be unveiled at a Made by Google keynote in New York on Wednesday, and the Google Store’s countdown indicates pre-orders will begin around 4:00 p.m. ET, roughly two hours before the 6:00 p.m. ET presentation.
- Fresh hands-on photos published ahead of the event show a new matte-black finish (called Obsidian), Dune-colored packaging and a slimmer three-camera bar that appears to house an integrated notification light.
- Leaked marketing materials rename the camera‑flash lighting feature to “HiLight” and show it as a Pro-only function that lights during Gemini interactions and uses colors to flag preferred-contact calls.
- Reporting converges on a consolidated lineup of four Pixel phones (Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold) plus a Pixel Watch 5, a new Pixel Buds Pro 2 color and a Pixel Tag tracker, with all phones expected to start at 256 GB of storage.
- Google has confirmed general price increases versus last year and leaks suggest rises of about $100 per model, a shift buyers should weigh against rising component costs and limited RAM supply that are affecting the wider smartphone market.