Google’s upcoming flagship phones might come with two changes that don’t usually go over well together; smaller batteries paired with a higher price tag.
Roland Quandt, a leaker with a good track record, claims the Pixel 11 Pro will pack a 4,850mAh battery, while the bigger Pixel 11 Pro XL steps up to 5,115mAh.
The same leak also puts UK pricing at £1,079 for the Pro and £1,279 for the Pro XL, both for the 256GB version. Google hasn’t confirmed any of this yet, and the official Pixel 11 launch is set for August 12.
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The battery cuts here are small on paper, but they hint at battery life not changing much this generation. Google’s current Pixel 10 Pro packs a 4,870mAh battery, and the Pixel 10 Pro XL runs 5,200mAh.
So both successors are actually shrinking, just slightly. That tiny drop on the Pixel 11 Pro probably won’t change how the phone feels to daily use. In our testing, the Pixel 10 Pro’s battery life was already a bit inconsistent, especially once you started leaning on the camera or AI features.
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The XL cut is a tougher one to shrug off. The Pixel 10 Pro XL shipped with the biggest battery any standard Pixel has ever had, and in our review it held up well, lasting a full day with 20% still left and pulling six to eight hours of screen time. That battery life was honestly one of the strongest reasons to pick the XL over the smaller Pro. Shrinking it now puts that advantage at risk.
Google may charge more for the Pixel 11 Pro XL
That leaked £1,279 price for the Pixel 11 Pro XL comes in £80 higher than what you’d pay for the equivalent 256GB Pixel 10 Pro XL right now. It also stretches the gap between the two Pro models to £200, double what it was last generation, when only £100 separated them.
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There’s a bit of good news buried in here though. The gap between the standard Pixel 11 and the Pixel 11 Pro is actually shrinking. Their 256GB versions could end up £20 cheaper than last year’s matching configs. But there’s a catch: Google is reportedly killing off the cheaper 128GB storage option entirely, which pushes the actual starting price up by £80 regardless.
Worth remembering that none of this is confirmed yet; it’s all leaks. And battery capacity numbers alone don’t really tell you how a phone performs in real use. Still, with Samsung switching to newer battery technology in its latest foldables, Google’s Pixel line might be starting to fall behind on this front.
