Google unveils the Pixel 11 family with four models, featuring enhanced camera sensors, brighter OLED screens, and deeper AI integration, alongside new accessories and an innovative router firmware for network-wide ad blocking.
Google’s Pixel 11 family is set to broaden the company’s smartphone line-up with four models: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. According to reports from Android Central, Digital Camera World, TechRadar and What Hi-Fi?, the new range centres on the Tensor G6 chip, deeper Gemini integration and a stronger focus on AI-assisted photography and system features.
The most visible changes appear to be in the cameras. Android Central says the standard Pixel 11 uses a new 48-megapixel main sensor with improved light sensitivity, while the Pro models move to a 50-megapixel main camera. Digital Camera World reports that the Pro devices also add a new 48-megapixel telephoto sensor with much greater zoom capabilities, and that Google is positioning Magic Capture as a key new mode for taking stills and video together with automated correction and cropping.
Display and hardware changes also feature prominently. What Hi-Fi? reports that the Pixel 11 series uses brighter OLED panels, with the Pro models and the Fold reaching very high peak brightness levels. TechRadar says the base Pixel 11 now starts at 256GB of storage, while the Pixel 11 Pro Fold is thinner, lighter and brighter than before. The same report says Google also unveiled the Pixel Watch 5 and a new Pixel Tag accessory at the launch event.
Alongside the phone news, ComputerBase says a new Fritz!Box firmware has drawn strong interest because it adds a DNS filter that can be loaded with custom lists and used as a network-wide ad blocker. In practical terms, that means households can apply filtering centrally at router level rather than installing separate tools on each device. AdGuard’s Fritz!Box guidance and SvenDNS’s product information show that router-based DNS filtering has long been possible with third-party services; the new firmware brings a similar approach into the router itself. For ComputerBase, the Pixel 11 launch is now the next major test, with a full review expected after the initial hands-on.
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