Pixel 11 vs Pixel 11 Pro: What do you get for the extra money?

HiLight isn't the only highlight. Sam Rutherford for Engadget Google's Pixel 11 series marks a shift in the company's smartphone strategy, with 128GB storage configurations gone entirely and starting prices rising across the board. The Pixel 11 starts at $899, while the Pixel 11 Pro comes in at $1,099 for the base model. That's a $200 gap that raises a simple but important question: What exactly does that extra money buy you? Both phones run on the same Google Tensor G6 chip, launch with Android 17 and share a number of features. But the differences between them are meaningful, particularly for photography enthusiasts, video creators and power users who demand the best features. Here's what paying extra can get you in Google's new Pixel 11 era. Display The two phones may look the same from