The Pixel 11 makes its debut today as Google holds its Made by Google 2026 event in New York City. The company has confirmed the date and little else — but a steady stream of leaks has already sketched out most of what is coming, from a new 2nm Tensor G6 chip to prices briefly exposed by deleted Amazon listings.
What time is the Pixel 11 event in the Philippines?
Google's event starts at 3 p.m. Pacific time / 6 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, August 12, in New York City, 9to5Google reported when the invites went out under the tagline "the next generation of Pixel." For viewers in the Philippines, that translates to 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 13, Manila time.
The event streams live on Google's official Made by Google YouTube channel, GSMArena notes, so you can watch it over morning coffee without special access.
What Google has officially confirmed
Very little, deliberately. Beyond the date, venue, and tagline, Google's only official preview is a short teaser video that jokes the new phones rate "a solid 11 on a scale of 1 to 10," as GSMArena reported. Everything else below comes from leaks, and should be treated that way until the stream ends.
What the leaks say about the Pixel 11 lineup
- Four phones. Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the foldable Pixel 11 Pro Fold are all expected on stage, alongside a Pixel Watch 5 in two sizes and possibly new Pixel Buds.
- Tensor G6. The new chip appeared on leaked slides and is reported to be the first mainstream smartphone chip built on a 2nm process — a smaller manufacturing node that generally means better efficiency, though Google has not confirmed it.
- Leaked prices. According to Gadget Hacks' event preview, deleted Amazon listings briefly showed the base Pixel 11 at $899 (around ₱54,800), the Pro at $1,099 (around ₱67,000), the Pro XL at $1,299 (around ₱79,200), and the Pro Fold at $1,899 (around ₱115,800). Those listings vanished quickly and remain unverified.
- Design and colors. Leaked renders show the Pixel 11 in Obsidian, Olive, Canyon, and Fog, with a more modest camera bar, while the Pro XL keeps a much more prominent one. The Pro Fold appears in Obsidian and Pine.
Gadget Hacks puts the reliability picture plainly: "The date and the general shape of the lineup are the most solid parts of this preview," while pricing, memory configurations, and the leaked AI and camera claims remain open questions.
Can you buy a Pixel in the Philippines?
Here is the honest local angle: Google does not officially sell Pixel phones in the Philippines. Units sold locally are parallel imports carried by third-party online retailers, which means no official local pricing and no official local warranty support. Nothing announced so far suggests that changes today — but market expansion announcements do happen at these events, so that is one thing Filipino viewers can genuinely watch for at 6 a.m. tomorrow.
If you are considering an imported Pixel 11, wait for the event to close out official pricing first, then factor in shipping, taxes, and the warranty gap before comparing it against flagships that are officially sold here with local after-sales support. At the leaked $899 (around ₱54,800) starting price — before import costs — the base Pixel 11 would land in the same bracket as officially available flagships, which makes the missing local warranty the real cost to weigh.
We will know how much of the leak picture holds within hours. The safest summary until then is Gadget Hacks' own: the date is certain, the lineup is close to certain, and every number attached to it is still provisional.
