Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by thm » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by mark_l_watson » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

I am only 75, but in a few years I have thought of downsizing to one device (and a VPS for a little coding). A future version of this phone that is triple fold would work for me.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC

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Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by cobolcomesback » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC

I am so amused at the “HiLight” feature (lighting up colored LEDs for notifications so you can see them “at a glance” without looking at the screen). This is a feature that was on the Android phones of old (including the original G1) and I loved it, but it got phased out in favor of “always on displays”… which apparently now we want less of!

It’s funny how trends like this are a circle sometimes.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by sawjet » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC

You know, maybe cameras are good enough, and I don't want a tumor at the top edge of my phone that gets tiresome to hold after 5 minutes.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by lwowowx » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC

New phones are so boring now, bring back Nokia

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by Johnbot » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC

I was looking forward to this one because of the IP68 dust and water protection rating, but the fact that it has the same cameras as the base Pixel 11 instead of the Pro is very sad. I also wish the HiLight feature was more used at launch - for example, having it glow red while recording.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by budsniffer952 » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC

How many people actually care about phone tech anymore?

Like, of course there are subcultures that love this stuff, and I'm not criticizing that. And these folding phones are neat tech. But at some point phones for the 99% got "good enough", the model to model upgrades aren't even worth it.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by trollbridge » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC

The Fold still has 16GB of RAM. The 11 Pro and 11 Pro XL both got nerfed to 12GB.

You also only get 6 months of a free Google AI Pro subscription (a $120 value) as opposed to the 12 months with the 10 (a $240 value). It's hard to see the 11 as an upgrade.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold

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Post by silisili » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC

Why is Google averse to larger batteries? The Chinese makers have been stuffing 8000ish mah batteries in rather diminutive phones for two or three years now, and Google is releasing one in 2026 with about half that.