Google launched Pixel 11 with agentic AI weeks before Apple ships a Gemini-powered Siri

Google has launched the Pixel 11 series, which starts at $899 and features Gemini Intelligence at its center. The series includes four new smartphones, including the top-end Pixel 11 Pro Fold, with improved cameras, performance, and longer-lasting batteries compared to last year's lineup. According to Quartz, the Pixel 11 series arrives as Apple prepares a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul this fall.

The new smartphones have a familiar design but are offered in brighter color options, with a brand-new hardware feature called HiLight, an ambient LED array for notifications and Gemini interactions. The base model, Pixel 11, features a 6.3-inch 3,000-nit Actua display, 12 GB of RAM, a 48 MP main camera with 30x Super Zoom, and fast charging that reaches 55 percent in 30 minutes, as per The Indian Express.

Google is also introducing new Gemini-powered features across its devices, including an expansion of "Live Transcribe" to support American Sign Language, and a new voice-input feature called "Rambler," which can handle run-on sentences and less structured speech, according to TechCrunch. Additionally, Techmeme and 9to5Google report that Google is cutting the Google One AI Pro trial bundled with the Pixel 11 Pro and other handsets from 12 to six months and removing the free trial for the Pixel 11.

Brief written by urgent.news from Quartz, The Indian Express, Techmeme, TechCrunch, 9to5Google — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.