Pixel 11 Pro Wins Over Reviewer With $1,099 Price and 50x AI Zoom
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Updated · The Mercury News · Sep 10
Pixel 11 Pro Wins Over Reviewer With $1,099 Price and 50x AI Zoom
3 articles · Updated · The Mercury News · Sep 10
Summary
$1,099 Pixel 11 Pro and $1,299 Pro XL left Larry Magid considering a return to Google after more than a year on iPhone.
Rambler speech-to-text and the Pixel’s larger on-screen keyboard stood out most in daily use, with Magid calling dictation markedly more accurate than past systems.
Google’s AI-heavy camera system also impressed him: the Tensor G6 is billed as 50% more powerful, and he said 50x zoom produced a readable license plate from a block away.
The Pro lineup adds Magic Capture, Gemini integration and a 50MP main camera, though Magid was less convinced by AI automation across apps than by hands-on tools.
Against Apple’s newly announced iPhones, he saw the Pixel as still ahead on practical AI, but said he is not ready to leave his iPhone 17 Pro yet.