Google’s Pixel 11 series is shaping up to be a more expensive upgrade than many fans were hoping for. A new leak has surfaced with pricing, storage tiers, color options, and a possible release date, and the numbers are not going to make anyone happy.
According to 9to5Google, the leak originates from Dealabs and covers European pricing across the full Pixel 11 lineup. The headline finding is that Google is dropping the 128GB storage option entirely. Every Pixel 11 model will now start at 256GB, with 512GB and 1TB options sitting above that. The result is a price increase of roughly €100 across the board.
Here is how the pricing and storage breaks down for Europe:
- Pixel 11: 256GB at €999/£879, 512GB at €1,129/£999 (no 1TB option)
- Pixel 11 Pro: 256GB at €1,199/£1,079, 512GB at €1,329/£1,199, 1TB at €1,589/£1,429
- Pixel 11 Pro XL: 256GB at €1,399/£1,279, 512GB at €1,529/£1,399, 1TB at €1,789/£1,629
- Pixel 11 Pro Fold: 256GB at €1,999/£1,799, 512GB at €2,129/£1,919, 1TB at €2,389/£2,149
The Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro price hikes are a bit more nuanced than they first appear. The 128GB versions of the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro started at €899 and €1,099 respectively. So while the starting price is going up, buyers are also getting more storage for that extra €100. For the Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, there is no such silver lining. Those are straight €100 increases with no change in base storage.
The broader context here matters. This pattern is playing out across the entire smartphone industry right now, driven largely by the cost of high-bandwidth memory needed to run on-device AI features. RAM prices have climbed significantly, and manufacturers are passing that cost directly to consumers. Google is far from alone in doing this, but it is also one of the companies pushing hardest on AI features as a selling point, which makes the price increases feel a little harder to swallow.
A previous leak had suggested Google might actually reduce RAM in some configurations to manage costs, but this latest report makes no mention of that. Whether that rumor was wrong or simply not covered here remains unclear.
The color options for each model appear to have been finalized as well:
- Pixel 11: Light Sterling, Midnight Haze, Fuchsia, Moss
- Pixel 11 Pro: Light Fog, Midnight Haze, Dune, Pine
- Pixel 11 Pro XL: Light Fog, Midnight Haze, Dune, Pine
- Pixel 11 Pro Fold: Midnight Haze, Pine
One detail worth noting is that the 1TB storage option is only available in Midnight Haze, which is this year’s black colorway. If you want the most storage possible, you do not get a choice of color. “Dune” is reported to be a pink shade, and “Pine” is presumably a green.
On timing, the leak points to August 20 as the release date for the Pixel 11 series, with Google’s announcement event expected around August 11. That lines up with a separate report that Google has already confirmed an August 12 event for the Pixel 11 and Pixel Watch 5. A summer launch would be a slight shift from Google’s usual fall schedule, though the company has been moving earlier in recent years to avoid going head to head with Apple’s iPhone announcements in September.
Whether buyers will accept these higher prices depends a lot on what Google delivers in terms of hardware and software. The storage upgrade softens the blow slightly for the base models, but premium Pixel buyers are simply paying more this year with no equivalent offset. For anyone already running a recent Pixel, this lineup will need to show something genuinely new to justify the jump.