Google Pixel 11 vs Google Pixel 11 Pro

Both phones have a 5x telephoto, so on paper Pixel 11 zooms like a Pro for less. The lens behind it isn’t the same: 10.8 megapixels and a 1/3.2-inch sensor in Pixel 11, against 48 megapixels and a 1/1.95-inch sensor in the Pro.

Spec	Google Pixel 11	Google Pixel 11 Pro
US launch price	From $899	From $1,099
Screen	6.3-inch Actua, 1080 × 2424, 422 ppi	6.3-inch Super Actua, 1280 × 2856, 495 ppi
Refresh rate	60–120 Hz	1–120 Hz
Brightness	Up to 2000 nits HDR, 3000 nits peak	Up to 2400 nits HDR, 3600 nits peak
Main camera	48MP, f/1.70, 1/1.56-inch sensor	50MP, f/1.68, 1/1.3-inch sensor
Ultrawide	13MP, f/2.2, 120°	48MP, f/1.7, 123°, 1/2.51-inch sensor
Telephoto	10.8MP, f/3.1, 5x, 1/3.2-inch sensor	48MP, f/2.8, 5x, 1/1.95-inch sensor
Longest zoom	Super Zoom up to 30x	Pro Zoom up to 120x
Front camera	10.5MP, f/2.2, 95°	42MP, f/2.2, 103°
Video	Up to 4K at 60fps	Up to 8K at 24/30fps (Video Boost)
Battery	4985 mAh typical (4840 minimum)	4850 mAh typical (4707 minimum)
Weight	197 g	204 g
RAM	12GB	12GB with 256GB; 16GB with 512GB or 1TB
Storage	256GB or 512GB	256GB, 512GB or 1TB
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 7, plus ultra-wideband and Thread
HiLight	Not listed	Yes
Colors	Frost, Pistachio, Hibiscus, Obsidian	Canyon, Olive, Fog, matte Obsidian

The cameras are most of the $200

Past 5x, Pixel 11’s Super Zoom stops at 30x, while the Pro’s Pro Zoom reaches 120x. The ultrawide is the biggest jump: 13 megapixels (f/2.2, 120 degrees) on Pixel 11, against 48 megapixels on the Pro (f/1.7, 123 degrees, on a 1/2.51-inch sensor), with macro autofocus. The main cameras are closer, 48 megapixels on a 1/1.56-inch sensor (f/1.70) against 50 megapixels on a 1/1.3-inch sensor (f/1.68). Optical-quality steps start at 0.6x on Pixel 11 and 0.5x on the Pro, then run 1x, 2x, 5x and 10x on both.

For selfies, Pixel 11’s 10.5-megapixel autofocus camera (f/2.2, 95 degrees) becomes a 42-megapixel one (f/2.2, 103 degrees) on the Pro. Pixel 11 records 4K at 24, 30 or 60fps on the back and at 30 or 60fps on the front, with digital zoom up to 20x and slow motion up to 240fps. The Pro adds 8K at 24 or 30fps through Video Boost, and it’s the one with HiLight, lights around the camera flash that signal status when the phone is face down.

Actua against Super Actua

Both are 6.3-inch, 20:9 OLEDs behind Gorilla Glass Victus 2, with contrast above 2,000,000:1, but they’re different panels. Pixel 11’s Actua screen is 1080 × 2424 at 422 pixels per inch, refreshes between 60Hz and 120Hz, and is rated for 2,000 nits in HDR and 3,000 nits peak.

Pixel 11 Pro’s Super Actua screen is an LTPO panel at 1280 × 2856 and 495 pixels per inch, rated for 2,400 nits in HDR and 3,600 nits peak. Google calls it its brightest Super Actua screen yet, and claims its anti-scratch coating resists scratches more than twice as well as the last generation’s. Its refresh rate can drop to 1Hz, where Pixel 11’s bottoms out at 60Hz.

Pixel 11 has the bigger battery

Pixel 11’s battery is 4,985mAh typical (4,840mAh minimum), and the Pro’s is 4,850mAh (4,707mAh minimum). Google rates both for 30+ hours, and both reach about 55% in 30 minutes on a 30-watt USB-C PPS charger, sold separately. Both also charge wirelessly at up to 25 watts with Pixelsnap, which is Qi2.2-certified. Paying for the Pro gets you a slightly smaller battery and no faster charging.

Pixel 11 is also the lighter phone, 197 grams against 204, in almost exactly the same footprint: 152.8 × 72.0 × 8.6mm against 152.7 × 71.9 × 8.4mm. The finish differs. Pixel 11 has a polished Victus 2 glass back and a satin aluminum frame; the Pro has a silky matte Victus 2 back, with a matte frame on the Obsidian model. Both are IP68.

Wi-Fi, memory and storage

Pixel 11 stops at Wi-Fi 6E. The Pro has Wi-Fi 7, plus ultra-wideband and Thread. With a Wi-Fi 6 router you may not notice the difference, but if you’re buying with a Wi-Fi 7 network in mind, only the Pro supports it.

Pixel 11 has 12GB of RAM with either 256GB or 512GB of Zoned UFS storage, and there’s no 128GB or 1TB model. The Pro has 12GB at 256GB and 16GB at 512GB or 1TB.

What doesn’t change

Same chip, same software promise: both pair Tensor G6 with the Titan M3 security chip, started out on Android 17, and get seven years of OS, security and Pixel Drop updates. Bluetooth 6 with antenna diversity, NFC, Google Cast, fingerprint and face unlock, Satellite SOS and Car Crash Detection are on both. In the US each runs two active eSIMs with room to store eight or more, and Pixel 11 adds a nano-SIM in other markets. Both use GPS, GLONASS and Galileo in the US, and Pixel 11 adds BeiDou, QZSS and NavIC elsewhere.

Pixel 11’s US millimeter-wave model is GPQQ7; the Pro’s are G7SWN and GBC0H. Both have housings of 100% recycled aluminum, and Google says the Pro is at least 31% recycled material by product weight.

Price

Pixel 11 launched at $899 and Pixel 11 Pro at $1,099 in the US. Pre-orders opened when Google announced them on 12 August 2026, stores had them from 20 August, and on 19 September 2026 both were still Google’s current models. Trade-in offers on the Google Store change those numbers, so compare the price you’d actually pay. If you want a bigger Pro instead, Pixel 11 Pro XL has a 6.8-inch screen, from $1,299.