Google Launches $1,899 Pixel 11 Pro Fold With 19-Gram Weight Cut and 3,600-Nit Display
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Updated · TechCrunch · Nov 1
Google Launches $1,899 Pixel 11 Pro Fold With 19-Gram Weight Cut and 3,600-Nit Display
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Nov 1
Summary
Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold arrives as an iterative update, trimming 19 grams from last year’s model, boosting peak brightness to 3,600 nits from 3,000, and adding a new 48-megapixel main sensor.
At 5 mm unfolded and 10.1 mm folded, the device is slightly thinner, and Google says durability is 3 times higher thanks to a new glass-ceramic cover and glass-fiber composite back.
The review says the foldable still shows a pronounced crease and cannot be opened one-handed, while its multitasking remains limited to two side-by-side apps despite some useful Google software features.
Camera performance is solid but still below the Pixel 11 Pro XL, with telephoto and ultrawide hardware largely unchanged even as Super Res Zoom rises to 30x from 20x.
At $1,899, the phone is pitched mainly at committed Pixel users, facing pressure from the similarly priced iPhone Duo and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 as more foldables arrive in Europe.