Android Authority Urges 5 Pixel 11 Pro XL Alternatives as Google Lifts Price to $1,300
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Updated · Android Authority · Aug 19
Android Authority Urges 5 Pixel 11 Pro XL Alternatives as Google Lifts Price to $1,300
3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Aug 19
Summary
$1,300 for the base Pixel 11 Pro XL and 12GB of RAM led Android Authority to argue buyers are paying more for less than last year.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is framed as the clearest direct rival at the same price, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 200MP main camera and fewer unanswered questions than Google’s Tensor G6.
Cheaper options dominate the rest of the list: the $500 Pixel 10a, $600 Nothing Phone 3 and roughly $875 pre-owned Pixel 10 Pro XL all undercut Google’s new flagship by hundreds.
Motorola’s $1,500 Razr Ultra is the outlier, pitched not on value but on its 16GB RAM, foldable design and two-day battery life for buyers wanting something different.
The broader takeaway is that Google’s latest flagship now competes on the same premium pricing field as rivals, making its upgrades harder to justify without clearer performance gains.