{"id":15252326,"date":"2026-08-12T20:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/google-kicks-off-fall-hardware-season-with-new-pixel-11-smartphones\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:34:23","slug":"google-kicks-off-fall-hardware-season-with-new-pixel-11-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/google-kicks-off-fall-hardware-season-with-new-pixel-11-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Kicks Off Fall Hardware Season With New Pixel 11 Smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google today announced new products that compete with Apple devices like the iPhone and the Apple Watch. There are new Pixel smartphones with AI capabilities, a new foldable, and new wearable devices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2026\/08\/pixel-11-pro-fold.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1114\" height=\"627\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059458\" \/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Pixel 11 Pro Fold<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe Pixel 11 Pro Fold is thinner and lighter than the prior-generation Pixel Fold. It has a 6.5-inch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/macbook-ultra\/\">OLED<\/a> display when closed, and an 8-inch &zwnj;OLED&zwnj; display when open. When unfolded, it&#8217;s 5.1mm thick, and when closed, it&#8217;s 10.2mm thick.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2026\/08\/pixel-11-fold-pro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059453\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe Pixel 11 Pro Fold and other new Pixel models have a &#8220;HiLight&#8221; feature with LED lights around the flash. HiLight glows in different colors for incoming calls or when talking to Gemini. Other features:<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/p>\n<li>Thinner bezels<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Up to 2,000 nits brightness for HDR and 3,600 nits peak brightness for the inner display, 120Hz refresh rate<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Obsidian and olive colors<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Glass fiber composite back cover that Google says is &#8220;nearly impossible to crack&#8221;<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Gearless hinge with larger bend radius and thicker glass layer for better durability<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Improved crease performance<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Faster charging speeds and 4,806mAh battery<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>2nm Tensor G6 chip with 16GB RAM<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>48-megapixel main camera with larger sensor, 10.5-megapixel ultrawide camera, and 10.8-megapixel telephoto camera with up to 30x zoom<\/li>\n<p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nPricing on the Pixel 11 Pro Fold starts at &#036;1,899, and it can be <a href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/us\/product\/pixel_11_pro_fold\">pre-ordered from the Google Store<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2026\/08\/pixel-11-pro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059454\" \/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/p>\n<li>6.3 or 6.8-inch display<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>3,600 nits peak brightness<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Anti-scratch Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover glass<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>HiLight LED feature<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Matte glass back<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>50-megapixel wide camera, 48-megapixel ultrawide camera, 48-megapixel telephoto camera with up to 120x zoom<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>42-megapixel front-facing camera<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>8K video recording<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>2nm Google Tensor G6 chip with up to 16GB RAM<\/li>\n<p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nPricing on the Pixel 11 Pro <a href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/category\/phones\">starts at &#036;1,099<\/a>, and pricing on the Pixel 11 Pro XL <a href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/category\/phones\">starts at &#036;1,299<\/a>. Pre-orders are live now.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Pixel 11<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2026\/08\/pixel-11-smartphones.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059455\" \/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/p>\n<li>6.3-inch display<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>3,000 nits peak brightness<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover glass<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>40 percent thinner camera bar<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>48-megapixel wide camera, 13-megapixel ultrawide camera, 10.8-megapixel telephoto camera with up to 30x zoom<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>2nm Google Tensor G6 chip with 12GB RAM<\/li>\n<p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nThe Pixel 11 is <a href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/category\/phones\">priced starting at &#036;899<\/a> and it can be pre-ordered now.<\/p>\n<h2>Pixel Watch 5<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe Pixel Watch 5 uses the same round display Google&#8217;s smartwatches are known for, with an improved 3,000-nit brightness level. There are new watch faces and complications, including new generative watch faces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2026\/08\/pixel-watch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1682\" height=\"928\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059456\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe device has more accurate GPS route tracking, more accurate sleep tracking, new Gemini integrations, and personalized strength coaching. It has context-aware updates on the watch face, surfacing info when it&#8217;s needed. Raise to Talk engages Gemini, with core actions done on-device.<\/p>\n<p>There are new one-handed gestures for confirming, selecting, and sending content, which are similar to some of the gestures available on the Apple Watch. Google says the Pixel Watch 5 can detect when the wearer stops breathing and can summon help with a new breathing emergency detection feature.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2026\/08\/pixel-watch-breathing-emergency.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2162\" height=\"1216\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059457\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe Pixel Watch 5 is <a href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/us\/product\/pixel_watch_5\">priced starting at &#036;399<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>New Software Features<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/p>\n<li><strong>Gemini Intelligence<\/strong> &#8211; Google says Gemini Intelligence can do more multistep tasks across apps. There&#8217;s a new Rambler voice input feature that removes filler words and corrects run-on sentences, and a sign-to-text feature that supports American Sign Language. There are new location-based insights that show you info based on where you are, and contextually relevant suggestions in text conversations.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Magic Capture<\/strong> &#8211; One tap records video that the Pixel edits, crops, and unblurs into a collection of images and video.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Camera Looks<\/strong> &#8211; Mirrors the iPhone&#8217;s Photographic Styles feature, letting users choose an aesthetic (Natural, Shadows, or Vanilla) at the point of capture.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Circle to Search<\/strong> &#8211; Circle to Search works in the Camera viewfinder, so you can circle something and get AI info on it.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Live Translate<\/strong> &#8211; Google&#8217;s new devices translate videos and audio in real time.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Health Guardian<\/strong> &#8211; An AI Health Guardian monitors insulin resistance trends, blood pressure patterns, and sleep breathing quality trends.<\/li>\n<p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Pixel Tag<\/h2>\n<p>\nGoogle also debuted a &#036;29 Pixel Tag that competes with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/airtag\/\">AirTag<\/a>. It links to the Google item tracking network that leverages Android devices to find items. It has much of the same feature set as the &zwnj;AirTag&zwnj;, with details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/12\/google-pixel-tag\/\">available in our full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2026\/08\/google-pixel-tag-design.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1739\" height=\"978\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059446\" \/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>More Info<\/h2>\n<p>\nGoogle&#8217;s new product lineup will launch on August 20, just a few weeks ahead of when Apple will unveil its latest smartphone models. We&#8217;re expecting Apple to announce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/iphone-18-pro\/\">iPhone 18 Pro<\/a>, &zwnj;iPhone 18 Pro&zwnj; Max, foldable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/iphone-ultra\/\">iPhone Ultra<\/a>, and new Apple Watch models.<\/p>\n<p>More on the new announcements can be <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/devices\/pixel\/made-by-google-2026\/\">found on Google&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkback\">Tag: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/google\/\">Google<\/a><\/div>\n<p>This article, &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/12\/google-pixel-11-lineup\/\">Google Kicks Off Fall Hardware Season With New Pixel 11 Smartphones<\/a>&quot; first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\">MacRumors.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/threads\/google-kicks-off-fall-hardware-season-with-new-pixel-11-smartphones.2486836\/\">Discuss this article<\/a> in our forums<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/12\/google-pixel-11-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tech \u2013 Apple \u2013 Mac Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google today announced new products that compete with Apple devices like the iPhone and the Apple Watch. There are new Pixel smartphones with AI capabilities, a new foldable, and new wearable devices.<\/p>\n<p>Pixel 11 Pro Fold<\/p>\n<p>The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15252328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15252326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold.jpg",1114,627,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-620x349.jpg",620,349,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-940x529.jpg",940,529,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold.jpg",1114,627,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold.jpg",1114,627,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-998x627.jpg",998,627,true],"ignition_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-670x446.jpg",670,446,true],"ignition_item_lg":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold.jpg",1114,627,false],"ignition_article_media":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-510x510.jpg",510,510,true],"ignition_minicart_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-160x160.jpg",160,160,true],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15252326-pixel-11-pro-fold-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"news.iNthacity","author_link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/author\/atombo\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/articles\/tech\/apple\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Apple<\/a>","tag_info":"Apple","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15252326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15252327,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252326\/revisions\/15252327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15252328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15252326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15252326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15252326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}