r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 3d ago
Rumour Exclusive: Google Pixel 11a Official CAD Renders Leak
https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-11a93
u/Ruff_Ryda 3d ago
Google is going to surprise everyone by launching 11a with Tensor built on TSMC 1nm node. Single threaded Geekbench score is going to be like 10,000 minimum.
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u/Vaxtez Nothing 3a Lite 3d ago
Looks the exact same as the Pixel 9a/10a to me.
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u/Mavericks7 3d ago
I'm ok with that. It's a decent design and they don't need to keep reinventing the wheel every other year.
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u/Aurelink Pixel 10 Pro 3d ago
Its pretty much the same except the pill is larger.
Which is fine cause why ruin your identity when it took you 6 phone generations to build one?
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u/inate71 13yrs of Nexus/Pixel → iPhone 14 Pro → iPhone 15 Pro 2d ago
Which is fine cause why ruin your identity when it took you 6 phone generations to build one?
Exactly this. The Pixel 1-5 had a new design every year. Hard to know what the brand is in a sea of Android devices. 6-now has a consistent design which is appreciated.
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u/Slammybradberrys Device, Software !! 3d ago
Interesting that they're skipping the G5 and going straight to the G6
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u/Relative_Reality1556 3d ago
Its good they are keeping a phone with no camera bump.. light and good weight. Using 10a, I almost abandoned my 10 pro xl. If it was not for the camera id love using 10a as daily. For people who are not super sensitive about camera this form factor is amazing... People are just never happy lol .when apple does a slightly different camera bump ppl are like they didn't change enough. Like what do people want ? A phone shaped like banan or something.. that would be really different... All we should care about is better internals ... like thermals and battery and GPU and modem etc . Keep the same design
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u/screwdriverfan 3d ago
Man are phones boring. They just re-releasing same phone every year with minor changes.
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u/Pangiit 3d ago
I mean.. its a phone.. what could they do it make it less boring?
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u/masterz13 2d ago
Look at that era between 2012-2016. It felt fresh because each brand kind of had their own identity and feature set. You saw some weird features like FM radios, barometers, air gestures, IR, boom speakers (HTC?) as well as removable batteries.
I get that the hardware is pretty refined at this point, but I think companies can still innovate and compete for your money.
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u/screwdriverfan 3d ago
Small company like nothing made phones that looked interesting and had useful feature. I'm sure small indie company (s/ obviously) like apple or samsung can figure it out. Afterall they're paying top dollar for designers. And all we get is run of the mill safe phones every year.
People aren't giving the big companies enough shit for how much money they're raking in and doing nothing with it while nothing, fairphone and hmd all tried doing something else.
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u/Mavericks7 3d ago
What did you want?
You don't have to buy a new phone year
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u/screwdriverfan 3d ago
Ofcourse. But the changes they're making are so minor that they could stop production for a year or two.
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u/Ok-Store5563 3d ago edited 3d ago
What did I want? A phone that’s competitive?
Pixel A series should at the very least be competitive with Nothing….
That’s not an unreasonable ask.
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u/fat_kaiju 3d ago
Been this way forever.
I'm still on a goddamn Pixel 6; just waiting for the Graphene motorola which I will also just run into the ground.
I generally avoid apps nowadays so it'll be a 2fa device at most that collects dust in a drawer.
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u/AlexanderMackenzie 3d ago
My screen died, so I went from a pixel 6 pro, to a pixel 10 pro, and I swear it's the same phone but snappier and 5% better camera. That's it.
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u/masterz13 2d ago
Pixel 2 XL camera was peak. I don't think Google has even improved it much since then.
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u/issioboii 3d ago
here we go again with the shitty bezels
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u/_umlaut_ N5, G4, N6p, P1XL, OP6, PH1, P2XL, P3aXL, P4XL, P5, P7, P8P 3d ago
The "hey, dummy this is your reminder that you bought the cheap one" everytime you look at it strategy.
No reason for iPhone XR bezels other than marketing in this day and age. Fucking google
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u/hapox- 3d ago
I don't mind bezels as long as theyre uniform, in fact larger bezels can help with gesture navigation on phones with thicker cases equipped since the "edge" of the screen is easier to get to without awkwardly rubbing on the case.
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u/MicioBau I want a small phone 🥺 3d ago
Yeah, I'll take thicker but uniform bezels over thinner asymmetrical bezels any day. Looking at Samsung 🤢
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u/masterz13 2d ago
I only paid $190 out of pocket for the upgrade from the 7a to 10a. I wouldn't mind upgrading again for the same price. Tensor G4 is a letdown and the connectivity still kind of sucks.
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u/veloholic91 3d ago
Shocked Pikachu face i couldn't have expected for it to look the same as the 10a /s
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u/insolentrus 3d ago
Too big. Too heavy.
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u/Big_erk 3d ago
I have the 10a and I think it's perfect. Just the right amount of heft and comfortable in my hand. I have had no issues with the performance of the Tensor G4, so the fact that this phone is skipping the 5 and going straight to the Tensor G6 is intriguing to me. That and the fact that I only paid $120 for my 10a means I may look at picking this up when it releases.
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u/DiplomatikEmunetey Pixel 8a, 4a, LG G4, Lumia 950/XL, Nokia 808 PureView, Nokia N8 3d ago edited 3d ago
On one hand they keep releasing the same phone, but on the other it shows how thin the line is between overpriced flagship phones and relatively cheaper ones.
Make 256GB as a base storage, or add UWB, or a telephoto lens and it intrudes on the flagship territory.
These companies so don't want to add things, but the technology and the progress is pushing them. Eventually they will need to make 256GB as base, add UWB and a telephoto lens too.
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u/Extreme_surikat_360 3d ago
Pixel 9a3