Google is evasive about it, but a credible tipster says the Pixel 11 doesn't pack what it was promised

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Brewski
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• 1mo ago

Google has never officially said or confirmed that the Pixel 11 series uses an M16 display.

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p51d007
p51d007
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• 1mo ago
↵nortoja4566 said:

Yep, pretty excited for the Duo.

To be fair, though, saying that Apple always secures the latest top-tier display technology is a bit misleading. Apple kept 60Hz panels on its non-Pro iPhones for many years, while competitors such as Google were incorporating 90Hz and 120Hz displays into mainstream devices well before Apple brought higher refresh rates to its standard lineup.

Apple certainly tends to focus on refining and optimizing technologies before adopting them broadly, but that isn't the same thing as being first to market with the latest display innovations. Historically, Android manufacturers have often introduced features such as high-refresh-rate displays, LTPO technology, always-on displays, and other screen advancements before Apple eventually incorporated them into the iPhone ecosystem.

I remember when the first 120hz phone I owned came along, I didn't care about the speed, I prefer the battery life, so after unboxing, setting it up, I changed the display from auto to 60hz. I then passed the phone around to coworkers, TELLING them it was a new 120hz display. Yep, every one of them said how much brighter, faster, smoother the display was.

My phone, for MOST people, they won't see the difference between 60 & 120 hz other than decreased battery life. Yeah, pixel peepers, gamers but for the most 60 is good enough.

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p51d007
p51d007
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• 1mo ago
↵TuGa121 said:

People are definitely interested in the foldable iPhone, just like I’ve been saying. Also, did you put a decent case on that Pixel 11 Fold? You’d better, because if you drop it, it’s going to shatter—that thing bends more than Beckham.

Yeah, people will ENJOY going in debt for a $2,000 dollar phone. Hey, their debt, not mine! Personally, I have no desire for a folding phone. Coworker had a fold 7, played around with it, just didn't see the "need" other than the cool factor. To me, that wasn't worth spending the money.

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TuGa121
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• 1mo ago
↵p51d007 said:

Yeah, people will ENJOY going in debt for a $2,000 dollar phone. Hey, their debt, not mine! Personally, I have no desire for a folding phone. Coworker had a fold 7, played around with it, just didn't see the "need" other than the cool factor. To me, that wasn't worth spending the money.

If the Pro Max and S26 Ultra are worth $1,300, then foldables are certainly worth the $2,000 price tag. I’ve converted to foldables, and I can't imagine ever going back to a standard candy bar phone. Now people afford what they can work hard play harder.

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nortoja4566
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• 1mo ago
↵TuGa121 said:

Take the Always-On Display (AOD). While Samsung and other manufacturers had it for years, Apple’s eventual implementation on the iPhone was so refined—especially in how they integrated features like Live Activities—that even Samsung adjusted their own approach to match. Apple’s strength lies in taking existing concepts and polishing them into a cohesive, highly functional experience rather than just winning the race to be first. Samsung added live activities to AOD after apple did. This is my point i never said apple was first or last i said apple perfects things. Before apple put out widgets google left them for dead.

No need to drag this on. I think we're actually agreeing more than we're disagreeing.

Apple's strength has always been taking an existing idea and delivering a polished, cohesive implementation that resonates with a large audience. Where we differ is that I think "Apple perfects things" is ultimately a subjective claim. What one person sees as a perfected implementation, another may see as a more controlled or limited version of a feature that already existed elsewhere.

Either way, Apple deserves credit for refining and popularizing features like widgets, AOD, and Live Activities, while Android manufacturers deserve credit for pioneering and iterating on many of those concepts years earlier. Both approaches have value, and that's probably where we'll have to respectfully agree to disagree. 🙂

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GoodBoy99
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• 1mo ago
↵TuGa121 said:

It is disappointing to see Google raise prices while offering less RAM and settling for older display technology. Yet again, Apple secures the latest, top-tier display tech while Google falls behind—it feels like the same old story.

Uhhh, iPhone displays are Samsung.

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GoodBoy99
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• 1mo ago
↵TuGa121 said:

I only buy top-tier devices, so I’m excluding the non-Pro models from this conversation. When it comes to flagship phones, Apple consistently secures the best components available. Look at the M14 display: Apple adopted it starting with the iPhone 15, while Samsung didn't even bring that same tech to the S26 Ultra until much later. It’s wild to see how that gap plays out.

It has the privacy display, numbnuts.

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GoodBoy99
GoodBoy99
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• 1mo ago
↵Bruce_Wayne said:

Not as disappointing as Apple in every iPhone release which btw, the demand for the new iPhone is very weak. Want some 🧀 with that whine?

Glad you hate apple, because so should some other numbnuts around here.

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p51d007
p51d007
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• 1mo ago
↵TuGa121 said:

If the Pro Max and S26 Ultra are worth $1,300, then foldables are certainly worth the $2,000 price tag. I’ve converted to foldables, and I can't imagine ever going back to a standard candy bar phone. Now people afford what they can work hard play harder.

Hey, it's your money. If it fits what you want so be it. But I'm not going to spend the amount of money that I could pretty much buy TWO high end phones.

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NaySayer
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• 1mo ago

Again, who cares.

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