Google Pixel 11 Puts Gemini Center Stage, Raises Prices on Memory
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- Google launched the Pixel 11 series as "your most personal Pixel yet," with the new phone putting Gemini at the center of its AI battle against Apple, per CNBC and Google's own blog.
- Google became the latest company to raise prices, attributing the increase to a memory shortage, per Yahoo Finance.
- Mashable published a Pixel 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 specs, price, and camera comparison, framing the two flagships head-to-head ahead of launch.
Why it matters: Google's AI-first Pixel 11 strategy collides with industry-wide memory supply constraints, meaning even phones marketed on Gemini software gains are getting more expensive — pressuring the value proposition Google needs to take on Apple's iPhone.
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