Google’s Pixel 11 lineup is reportedly losing its 128GB storage tier entirely, and a new Pixel 11 price leak shows exactly what that costs. A report from French retailer site Dealabs lists specific prices for the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold ahead of an expected August 11 announcement.
For two of those four phones, the increase is smaller than it first appears, because you are getting double the storage for roughly the same money. The Pro XL and the Pro Fold do not get that same break.
TL;DR: Google’s Pixel 11 series is expected to drop its 128GB base storage entirely, starting instead at 256GB. Leaked European pricing puts the Pixel 11 at 999 euros and the Pro at 1,199 euros, which actually matches what last year’s 256GB models already cost. The Pro XL and Pro Fold get straight price increases instead, with no storage upgrade to soften them. An August 11 announcement and August 20 release date are attached, though nothing is official yet.
What the Pixel 11 price leak actually reveals
Every Pixel 11 model reportedly drops the old 128GB starting tier. The standard Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro now begin at 256GB, while the Pro and Pro XL climb as high as 1TB for the first time in the lineup’s history.
European starting prices come out to 999 euros for the Pixel 11, 1,199 euros for the Pro, 1,399 euros for the Pro XL, and 1,999 euros for the Pro Fold. Every figure sits roughly 100 euros above last year’s equivalent tier.
| Model | Starting storage | Leaked EU price | Top storage | Top EU price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixel 11 | 256GB | €999 | 512GB | €1,129 |
| Pixel 11 Pro | 256GB | €1,199 | 1TB | €1,589 |
| Pixel 11 Pro XL | 256GB | €1,399 | 1TB | €1,789 |
| Pixel 11 Pro Fold | 256GB | €1,999 | 1TB | €2,389 |
New color names have leaked alongside the pricing: Light Sterling, Midnight Haze, Fuchsia, and Moss for the standard Pixel 11, with Light Fog, Midnight Haze, Dune, and Pine across the Pro models. The 1TB tier is said to come only in Midnight Haze, this year’s black option.
Why the Pixel 11 and Pro barely feel the increase
The Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro are the two models where this price hike is less painful than the headline number suggests.
Last year’s Pixel 10 started at $799 for 128GB, and the Pixel 10 Pro started at $999 for the same tier. If the new European prices translate the same way, both phones would land at roughly what the 256GB storage upgrade already cost buyers on last year’s models.
You are not paying more for the same phone in that scenario. You are paying last year’s upgraded-storage price to get the upgraded storage as the default configuration.
That framing does not erase the increase, but it changes what you are actually losing by upgrading this year.
The Pro XL and Pro Fold do not get the same break
The Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold are not getting a storage-justified increase. Both already started at 256GB last year, so this year’s jump is a straight price hike with nothing offsetting it.
Pixel 10 Pro XL pricing set the bar at $1,199 for 256GB last year. If the leaked 1,399 euro figure holds a similar relationship to last year’s dollar price, the Pro XL could land closer to $1,299 or higher once Google confirms US numbers.
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold launched at $1,799. A comparable jump would put the Pixel 11 Pro Fold above $1,999, a foldable price increase that echoes what Samsung’s own leaked pricing has shown for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup this same week.
This fits the same script Apple and Samsung already followed
Google is not acting alone here. Apple and Samsung have both already raised prices in 2026, and each company points to the same underlying cause: memory chip costs climbing as AI data centers absorb a growing share of global DRAM and NAND supply.
DigitBin covered the mechanics of that squeeze in a breakdown of the 2026 RAM shortage, which flagged Google as a company facing cost pressure on Pixel 11 memory configurations months before this pricing leak surfaced.
An earlier report had suggested the base Pixel 11 might ship with only 8GB of RAM, below the 12GB threshold needed for on-device Gemini Intelligence features.
This week’s leak does not mention RAM at all, only storage and price, so that particular question stays open until Google says otherwise.
What to actually do before August
Nothing here is official yet. Google has not confirmed a single price, and the company has historically waited until its Made by Google event to lock in US figures.
Buyers planning to get the base Pixel 11 or the Pro anyway should treat the storage change as a genuine upgrade, even if the sticker price rises alongside it. Buyers eyeing the Pro XL or the foldable should budget for a real increase with no offsetting benefit attached.
The Pixel 11’s confirmed chip and camera changes remain the bigger story for most buyers. This leak just tells you what that upgrade is actually going to cost.
