Google hasn’t announced Pixel 11 pricing yet, but a fresh round of leaks claims the entry price is about to jump — not because every tier is getting more expensive, but because the cheap option is quietly disappearing. According to multiple outlets citing the same leaked European price list, Google is dropping the base 128GB storage tier entirely, which pushes the cheapest Pixel 11 from €899 to €999 by default.
What the Leak Claims
Per the leaked figures circulating this week: the Pixel 11 starts at €999 (roughly £879) for 256GB, the Pixel 11 Pro from €1,199 (£1,079), the Pixel 11 Pro XL from €1,399 (£1,279), and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold from €1,999 (£1,799). All of it is unconfirmed by Google — sourced to 9to5Google, PhoneArena, Droid-Life, and several other outlets independently reporting the same numbers this month, which is usually a sign the leak is solid even without an official source.
The Storage Trick Behind the “Price Hike”
Here’s the detail worth understanding before reacting to the headline number: comparing 256GB to 256GB, Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro pricing is reportedly close to identical to last year’s Pixel 10 series. The “hike” mostly comes from killing the budget 128GB tier and forcing everyone into the pricier 256GB floor — a storage-tier trick, not a straightforward across-the-board price increase. The Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pro Fold don’t get that cover story, though — both are reportedly rising roughly €100 at every storage tier, cheap or not.
How This Compares Across the Lineup
Break it down by model and the picture gets more specific. The base Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro are the ones getting the storage-tier treatment — technically the same price at matching capacity as their Pixel 10 predecessors, just with the cheap option removed from the menu. The Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pro Fold don’t get that framing: leaks point to a flat ~€100 increase at every tier for both, meaning even someone buying the same 512GB Pro XL as last year pays more this time, no storage-tier sleight of hand involved. That split matters if you’re deciding which model to wait for — the top-end phones are the ones actually costing more for the same spec, not just the entry-level ones losing their cheap option.
Why This Matters Now
Google already confirmed the Pixel 11 launch event for August 12, so the timing lines up with these leaks landing weeks ahead of an official reveal — standard pre-launch leak season. If the numbers hold, European buyers will be the ones absorbing most of the increase directly, while US pricing dynamics (typically announced separately and shaped by tariffs and local retail strategy) could land differently. Worth noting: this pattern — quietly dropping a base storage tier instead of a flat price increase — mirrors moves other phone makers have made recently to soften the “our phones are $100 more” headline while still increasing effective revenue per device sold. Samsung’s own Unpacked event later this month will be worth watching for the same trick — foldables in particular have been creeping up in effective price even in years when headline numbers stayed flat.
What’s Next
Per the leaked timeline, pre-orders are expected to open August 11, with retail availability following August 20 — both still unofficial until Google’s own event. We’ve been tracking the fuller Pixel 11 specs leaks separately if you want the hardware side of the story alongside the pricing. Treat every number here as “leaked, not confirmed” until Google’s August 12 event — pricing leaks this far out have a decent track record of landing close, but they’re not final, and Google has occasionally undercut leaked numbers at the actual keynote to generate a “cheaper than expected” headline.
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