Google Pixel 11 Launches with Gemini, Raises Prices
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- Google unveiled the Pixel 11 series with Gemini AI positioned at the center of an AI phone battle with Apple, per CNBC.
- Google raised prices — becoming the latest company to do so due to a memory shortage — while Mashable compared the Pixel 11's specs, price, and camera against Samsung's Galaxy S26.
Why it matters: With Google raising prices due to memory costs while pitching Gemini as the Pixel 11's selling point, buyers are paying more for AI-driven software rather than hardware upgrades. The explicit head-to-head framing against the Galaxy S26 and Apple's ecosystem signals Google is competing on AI intelligence in a market where component costs are squeezing margins.
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