Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold vs Google Pixel 11 Pro XL

Until you open it, the fold is the smaller phone: its 6.5-inch cover screen is smaller than the XL’s 6.8-inch one, and it’s shorter, at 155.2mm against 162.7mm. It’s thicker, though, at 10.1mm against 8.5mm, and 13 grams heavier. Open it and the comparison flips: you get an 8-inch screen on a phone 150.4mm wide.

Spec	Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold	Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
US launch price	From $1,899	From $1,299
Screens	6.5-inch cover, 8-inch inner	One 6.8-inch screen
Resolution	Cover 1080 × 2342 (399 ppi); inner 2076 × 2152 (372 ppi)	1344 × 2992 (486 ppi)
Brightness	Up to 2000 nits HDR, 3600 nits peak	Up to 2400 nits HDR, 3600 nits peak
Size, closed	155.2 × 76.0 × 10.1 mm	162.7 × 76.5 × 8.5 mm
Size, open	155.2 × 150.4 × 5.0 mm	Doesn’t fold
Weight	239 g	226 g
RAM	16GB with 256GB, 512GB or 1TB	12GB with 256GB; 16GB with 512GB or 1TB
Rear cameras	48MP wide, 10.5MP ultrawide, 10.8MP 5x telephoto	50MP wide, 48MP ultrawide, 48MP 5x telephoto
Longest zoom	Super Zoom up to 30x	Pro Zoom up to 120x
Front cameras	10MP on the cover, 10MP inside	42MP
Video	Up to 4K at 60fps	Up to 8K at 24/30fps (Video Boost)
Battery	4806 mAh typical; 24+ hours	5115 mAh typical; 30+ hours
Wired charging	About 50% in 30 minutes (30W or higher)	About 75% in 30 minutes (45W or higher)
Wireless charging	Pixelsnap, Qi2.2, up to 25 watts	Same
US SIM	Nano-SIM plus eSIM	Dual eSIM
Colors	Olive, Obsidian	Canyon, Olive, Fog, matte Obsidian

Screens: the fold’s 8 inches against the XL’s 6.8

The fold’s cover screen is a 6.5-inch (164mm) Super Actua OLED in a narrow 19.5:9 shape, 1080 × 2342 at 399 pixels per inch, under Google’s ultra-durable glass ceramic. Open the phone and you get an 8-inch (204mm) Super Actua Flex OLED, 2076 × 2152 at 372 pixels per inch, on ultra-thin glass. Opened flat it’s just 5.0mm thick, not counting the camera bump, and 155.2mm tall.

The XL’s single screen is a 6.8-inch (171mm) Super Actua LTPO OLED, 20:9, 1344 × 2992 at 486 pixels per inch, under Gorilla Glass Victus 2 with an anti-scratch coating. It’s the brighter screen for HDR, rated up to 2,400 nits against 2,000 on both fold screens, and all three peak at 3,600 nits. Google rates the fold’s HDR brightness with the whole screen lit (a 100% on-pixel ratio) and its peak with 5% lit. Contrast is over 2,000,000:1 on the XL and the fold’s cover, and 1,500,000:1 on the inner screen. All three refresh from 1Hz to 120Hz.

The fold has a satin spacecraft-grade aluminum frame, a matte composite back and a fingerprint-resistant coating. The XL pairs a spacecraft-grade aluminum frame (matte on Obsidian) with a silky matte Victus 2 back.

Battery and charging favor the XL

Paying more gets you less battery here. The fold’s is 4,806mAh typical (4,658mAh minimum), and Google rates it for 24+ hours. The XL’s is 5,115mAh (5,000mAh minimum), rated for 30+ hours.

Wired charging tilts the same way. With a 45W USB-C PPS charger or higher, the XL reaches about 75% in 30 minutes, and Google says 15 minutes on the charger can give it 15 hours of use. For the fold, Google quotes about 50% in 30 minutes with a 30W charger or higher, while noting that it measured those wired figures with its own 45W charger. Neither box includes a charger, only the phone and a 1-meter USB-C cable (USB 2.0), plus a SIM tool with the fold.

Wireless charging is a tie: Pixelsnap, Qi2.2-certified, up to 25 watts on both.

Cameras: the XL has the bigger sensors

Both have a 5x optical telephoto, but not the same one. The XL’s is 48 megapixels on a 1/1.95-inch sensor (f/2.8); the fold’s is 10.8 megapixels on a 1/3.2-inch sensor (f/3.1). Both have a 23-degree view and optical stabilization. From there the XL’s Pro Zoom runs to 120x, while the fold’s Super Zoom stops at 30x. Both offer optical-quality steps at 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 5x and 10x.

The gap repeats on the other lenses. The XL’s main camera is 50 megapixels with Octa PD on a 1/1.3-inch sensor (f/1.68, 82 degrees), against 48 megapixels with Quad PD on a 1/1.56-inch sensor (f/1.70, 85 degrees) in the fold. Its ultrawide is 48 megapixels on a 1/2.51-inch sensor (f/1.7, 123 degrees), against 10.5 megapixels (f/2.2, 127 degrees). Both ultrawides have macro autofocus.

The XL records 8K at 24 or 30fps through Video Boost and adds Super Zoom Video up to 20x. The fold records 4K and 1080p at 24, 30 or 60fps, with digital zoom up to 20x. For selfies, the XL has one 42-megapixel camera with Dual PD autofocus (f/2.2, 103 degrees); the fold has two 10-megapixel cameras, one on the cover and one inside (f/2.2, 87 degrees), both recording 4K at 30 or 60fps.

Where the fold comes out ahead: memory and the SIM

Every fold has 16GB of RAM, whether you buy 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of storage (the larger two use Zoned UFS). The XL has 12GB at 256GB and gets 16GB only at 512GB or 1TB. If you’d buy the base model either way, the fold is the one with more memory.

The fold also keeps a physical SIM slot: one nano-SIM plus an eSIM, in the US and elsewhere. The US XL is dual eSIM only (two active, eight or more stored). Google lists a nano-SIM version of the XL for other markets, so check the model if you travel with a physical card.

The same chip and software

Inside, they’re the same generation: Tensor G6 with the Titan M3 security chip, Android 17 at launch, and seven years of OS, security and Pixel Drop updates. Both are IP68, and both have HiLight, the status LEDs that light up around the camera flash when the phone is face down. Connections match too: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, NFC, Google Cast, ultra-wideband, Thread, USB-C 3.2, and fingerprint and face unlock. US models use dual-band GPS, GLONASS and Galileo; the fold adds BeiDou, QZSS and NavIC in other markets. The fold’s millimeter-wave model is GZDQ6 and the XL’s US model is GBC0H; which cellular bands you get depends on your carrier.

Price

Both were announced on 12 August 2026 and in US stores from 20 August, the fold at $1,899 and the XL at $1,299. More storage costs more: on 22 September 2026, Amazon listed the unlocked 1TB Obsidian fold at $2,249.00. Amazon’s unlocked 256GB XL in Canyon is the 12GB model. If you want neither a fold nor a 6.8-inch phone, Pixel 11 Pro is the 6.3-inch model, from $1,099. Check the Google Store and Amazon on the day you buy.