Google Pixel 11 Pro XL vs Pixel 10 Pro XL

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Google Pixel 11 Pro XL (with Google Tensor G6) that was released on August 12, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1933K versus 1617K)
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2888 and 2305 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 10 Pro XL crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 256 GB
28.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
45.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1344 x 2992 pixels 1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 482 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3600 nits 3300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2400 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 96.2%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Orange White, Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.66/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 11 Pro XL and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G6 Google Tensor G5
Max clock 4110 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 7 (1 + 4 + 2) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1286 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 11 Pro XL and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 6216 3760
Single-core score 2888 2305
Multi-core score 7641 6054
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1933536
1617706
CPU 876037 760240
GPU 288736 181200
Memory 304202 267804
UX 464561 408462
Total score 1933536 1617706
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 93%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1012
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17237
Video editing - 7203
Photo editing - 24584
Data manipulation - 14036
Writing score - 20213

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-23 (Roni)Geekbench 6 CPU2888 / 7641
📘 2026-08-14 (Flxen)Geekbench 6 CPU2755 / 7563
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-16 (fox_sky)AnTuTu 111629394
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)Geekbench 6 GPU4116
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)Geekbench 6 CPU2295 / 6133
📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen)AnTuTu 111487891
📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen)Geekbench 6 CPU2305 / 6054

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size - 23 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5115 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (25 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:22 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:06 hr
Watching video - 17:14 hr
Gaming - 05:08 hr
Standby - 81 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 25 mm 25 mm
Sensor - Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.8
Focal length 106 mm 113 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length - 12 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 170 160
Zoom 151 141
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 Pro XL from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 42 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 17 mm
Sensor Sony IMX858 Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 August 2025
Release date August 2026 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1299 $1199
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10 Pro XL:
    - Supports Bypass Charge.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL.

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