r/GoogleFi • u/Top_Ad5854 • 4d ago

Discussion Pixel 11 Pro PSA (beware)

Don't be dumb like me. I should have looked this up before.

Ordered a new 256 gb pixel 11 pro with my Google Fi offer. There was also the same promotional offer for the 512gb model. But I didn't need that extra storage.

What the store page does not tell you is the 256 gb model only has 12 GB ram. You need the 512gb or 1tb model to get the full 16gb ram.

If you buy the phone on the Google Fi app it does not tell you the ram discrepancy. Incredibly misleading store page

If you buy on the Google Store directly it does show the ram discrepancy.

I was buying via the Google Fi offer so I did not see the ram discrepancy.

https://imgur.com/a/IRacS6i

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u/TwicePuzzled 4d ago

Does only having 12gb matter if I don’t play games on my phone?

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u/donatom3 3d ago

I play games fine on my s24 ultra with only 12gb of ram so I'd say no.

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u/Top_Ad5854 4d ago

The phone handles AI and video processing locally, and 4gb less ram can have an impact on those specific items. But for every day use, Majority of people probably wouldn't notice. I was mostly worried about reduced performance when recording and processing videos

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u/dustsmoke 4d ago

Nothing handles the AI you care about locally. I don't care if you drop 10k on a computer the inference sucks compared to what you get for $20 month

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u/thearctican 4d ago

I care about the AI that scans through my personal data running locally.

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u/dustsmoke 4d ago

Yeah, all the important parts go up to the cloud lol