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Google Pixel 6 vs Pixel 11

60 out of 100
Google Pixel 6
VS
81 out of 100
Google Pixel 11
Google Pixel 6
Google Pixel 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Google Pixel 6 (with Google Tensor) that was released on October 19, 2021, against the Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 4 years and 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 154% higher peak brightness (2130 against 840 nits)
  • Shows 36% longer battery life (25:41 vs 18:55 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • The phone is 4 years and 10 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pixel 6
50
Pixel 11
84*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pixel 6
60
Pixel 11
81*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 93% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Google Pixel 6 to Google Pixel 11 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: performance, display, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 6
vs
Pixel 11

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 411 ppi 421 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 500 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 397 Hz -
Response time 5 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 6
840 nits
Pixel 11 +154%
2130 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.6 mm (6.24 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow Black, Green, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 6
83.3%
Pixel 11 +5%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 11
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor Google Tensor G6
Max clock 2800 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1		 - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Tensor Processing Unit Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G78 MP20 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 640 768
GPU clock 850 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 6
1438
Pixel 11 +79%
2575
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 6
3372
Pixel 11 +79%
6027
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 6 +21%
7318
Pixel 11
6048
Compute Score (GPU) 7318 6048
Single-core score 1438 2575
Multi-core score 3372 6027
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 6
990213
Pixel 11
n/a
CPU 381525 848037
GPU 162416 271374
Memory 178605 297105
UX 267677 455981
Total score 990213 -
Samples [11 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pixel 6
704
Pixel 11
n/a
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 704 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pixel 6
1907
Pixel 11
n/a
Stability 60% -
Graphics test 11 FPS -
Graphics score 1907 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 6
10273
Pixel 11
n/a
Web score 7877 -
Video editing 6652 -
Photo editing 18508 -
Data manipulation 10427 -
Writing score 13858 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-13 (Vladi♂️Slave♂️)AnTuTu 121281085
📘 2026-08-17 -> Paranoid _AntostAnTuTu 11930801
📘 2026-04-05 (Ethan Winters)AnTuTu 11927237
📘 2026-02-25 (Adora)AnTuTu 11933576
📘 2026-01-29 (Stormchasing)AnTuTu 11990213
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Google Pixel 11
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 17
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 17.6 GB -
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4614 mAh 4985 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (21 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (41% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:53 hr 1:19 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:07 hr 10:46 hr
Watching video 13:13 hr 22:05 hr
Gaming 05:02 hr 06:38 hr
Standby 85 hr 86 hr
General battery life
Pixel 6
18:55 hr
Pixel 11 +36%
25:41 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
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 114° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GN1 -
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 10.8 MP
Aperture - f/3.1
Focal length - 112 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size - 0.31 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX386 Exmor RS Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.25 micron 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 6
136
Pixel 11 +18%
161
Video quality
Pixel 6
133
Pixel 11 +7%
142
Generic main camera score
Pixel 6
126
Pixel 11 +22%
154
Bokeh 65 160
Preview 65 -
Zoom 79 137
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 3840 x 2160 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 20 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Pixel 6
129
Pixel 11
n/a
Photo 130 -
Video 127 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS 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
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
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
Pixel 6
86.3 dB
Pixel 11
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2021 August 2026
Release date October 2021 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $899
Successor - Google Pixel 11 -
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
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 11 is definitely a better buy.

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