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Google confirms Pixel 11 price increase, reveals ‘dedicated’ effort to make Android more RAM-efficient

Ahead of the Pixel 11 launch, the Made by Google hardware division detailed how it’s impacted by the “severe, supplier-driven RAM memory crisis.” 9to5Google spoke this week with Google’s Vice President of Devices and Services, Shakil Barkat, about the situation and how that will affect what’s coming next month.

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The problems with Google Pixel price hikes

Like everything else in the tech industry, Google’s Pixel 11 series appears to be getting a price hike, but there are a few factors that make this one a bit harder to accept.


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Google Pixel 11 looks like another minor evolution in leak, slightly thinner [Gallery]

Over the past two generations of Pixel, Google has built its smartphone brand into one of the few brands able to find (relative) growth in an increasingly-stagnant arena. Today, we’re getting our first look at this year’s Pixel 11, and despite being an anniversary release, it’s looking like we’re getting a third take on Google’s current design.

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Google Pixel ‘Project Toscana’ reportedly upgrades face unlock hardware, compares to iPhone Face ID

Biometrics are a core part of any smartphone nowadays, and Google Pixel is one of the few brands that balances both fingerprint and face unlock properly. But it seems Google wants to take things a step further on Pixel, with a new “Project Toscana” in the works that includes new face unlock hardware for phones and even Chromebooks, which is said to be comparable to iPhone’s Face ID in performance.

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