Google launched the Pixel 11 series about a month ago and the first details on the mid-range successor are already circulating. Pixel 11a appeared online today through renderings based on CAD files, published by Android Headlines in collaboration with @OnLeaks. The design is not surprising: the camera bar is absent, just like in the Pixel 10a and 9a, and the dimensions are almost identical. Something, however, has changed.
The renderings show a rear photographic module with a slightly more compact oval than the Pixel 10a. The measures stated by the leak are 153.46 x 72.35 x 9mmcompared to the 153.9 x 73 x 9 mm of the Pixel 10a and the 154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm of the Pixel 9a. The differences are minimal, but sufficient to make the covers of the previous model incompatible.
On the color front, the color that attracts the most attention is purple: a more saturated hue than Google’s previous forays into the field, from the “Purple-ish” of the 2019 Pixel 3a to the “Iris” of the Pixel 9a, which is much closer to periwinkle. The other options would be black, silver and green. It should be noted that CAD renderings are not always faithful to the final color rendering.
Tensor G6 in the midrange: the leap that matters
The real change is under the body. Pixel 11a would mount the Tensor G6the same chip as the flagship Pixel 11 series, with modem MediaTek instead of the Samsung used in the Pixel 10a. A double update that is not obvious, considering that the Pixel 10a had remained stuck at the Tensor G4, already skipping the G5. This time Google seems determined to eliminate the internal gap between the A series and the premium one.
The specifications reported by the source also include the security chip Titan M3, 8 GB of RAMdisplay from 6.3 inches with variable refresh rate between 60 and 120 Hz and peak brightness at 3,350 nitsup from the Pixel 10a’s 3,000 nits. The battery is indicated at least a 4,870 mAhwith a typical capacity estimated at around 5,000 mAh. On the photographic sector, the report speaks of 48 MP and 13 MP sensors on the back, unchanged compared to the previous generation, while the front camera would receive an update but the details of which are not known.
A note on the price: the source indicates that the price list is still fluid. The fluctuating cost of RAM could push Google to raise the price compared to the Pixel 10awithout the additional specifications necessarily justifying the increase in the eyes of the end user. The launch is expected in the spring of 2027, so there is still time for the situation to change, one way or another.
