PIXEL 11 PRO FOLD DESIGN LEAKS BEFORE GOOGLE EVENT

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THU, JUL 30, 2026

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Marketing renders of Google's unannounced Pixel 11 Pro Fold have surfaced via leaker Evan Blass. The foldable maintains last year's design philosophy while introducing a redesigned camera bar.

The leaked renders show the Pixel 11 Pro Fold will retain the tall outer screen format instead of adopting the shorter style used in Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 and rumored foldable iPhone. The inner display remains at 8 inches. The most notable change is a new camera bar design, marking the first significant camera hardware update for the Pro Fold line. Details on the camera specifications remain unclear from the renders alone. Google has not announced an official launch date, though the leak suggests a hardware event is planned for the coming weeks. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold would join an increasingly competitive foldable smartphone market as manufacturers refine their approaches to screen size and form factor.

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