Just wait until December, and the Pixel 11 Pro's biggest gimmick will win you over

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PhoneArena
PhoneArena
Phonearena team
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• 1mo ago

It's already been over a month since Google released its latest Pixel 11 lineup, and all the phones received only incremental upgrades over their predecessors. However, the Pro models – the Pixel 11 Pro, the Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold – come with HiLight, which was one of the main highlights of 2026's Made by Google event. Despite the hype around this capability, it apparently failed to make the splash Google was expecting, with the main reason likely being its limited...

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TuGa121
TuGa121
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

The entire Pixel 11 series feels like nothing more than a collection of gimmicks.

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ECPirate37
ECPirate37
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

I actually miss the LED hidden in the speaker grills of phones. And Speaking of S9, wasn't that the phone that when it was face down, when you got a notification, there was the color that went along the edges of the screen (since it was curved) and you could see it when face down? I think so. I liked that function. Pixel should have just added a small screen on the back like Xiaomi does.

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j_grouchy
j_grouchy
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

All this fuss about a silly notification light. 2010 called to make fun of Google for this nonsense.

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Bruce_Wayne
Bruce_Wayne
Arena Legend
• 1mo ago
↵TuGa121 said:

The entire Pixel 11 series feels like nothing more than a collection of gimmicks.

The entire iPhone 18 series feels like nothing more than a collection of bugs, hardware defects, and security vulnerabilities.

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TuGa121
TuGa121
Arena Master
• 1mo ago
↵Bruce_Wayne said:

The entire iPhone 18 series feels like nothing more than a collection of bugs, hardware defects, and security vulnerabilities.

It’s clear you’re specifically referring to Google’s hardware strategy here.

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p51d007
p51d007
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

The "updates" to the 11, just like the 10, were still not enough for me to trade in my 9Pro XL. 😉

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Samichales89
Samichales89
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

"HiLight" should be available for any notifications, not just from favorite contacts.

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ljfinger
ljfinger
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

That will change exactly nothing as the only time I EVER look at the back of my phone is when I'm cleaning it. Besides, I have my smartwatch for notifications and that actually allows me to READ them.


I bought the 10 Pro partly for the thermometer.

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DFranch
DFranch
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

I don't really use hilight, but I never really used the thermometer either.

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