Display and two-day battery life plus everything that’s great about Google’s more pocketable Pixel Pros.
Google’s latest super-sized Pixel takes everything that’s great about the relatively pocket-friendly 11 Pro and adds a large, high-quality screen and a big battery.
The XL sticks with the tried-and-tested formula from the previous few years of super-sized Pixels: a 6.8in OLED on the front, polished aluminium sides and a glass back with a large camera bar poking through it. The new model is 6g lighter and 0.1mm smaller in every dimension than last year’s Pixel 10 Pro XL, but you would be hard-pressed to notice.
The phone has the same Tensor G6 chip, 12 or 16GB of RAM and at least 256GB of storage as the rest of the Pixel line for 2026.
The battery life is the longest of the current Pixels, lasting just about two days between charges, including more than six hours actively using the screen across a mix of 5G and wifi for browsing, messaging, apps and photos.
The 11 Pro XL runs the same Android 17 as its smaller sibling, with support until August 2033 and an overall polished experience.
The XL has the same cameras as the regular 11 Pro, including a good 42-megapixel selfie camera on the front.
The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL costs from £1,279 in a choice of four colours.
For comparison, the Pixel 11 costs £879, Pixel 11 Pro costs £1,079, Pixel 11 Pro Fold costs from £1,799, the Pixel 10a costs £499, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra costs £1,279 and the iPhone 18 Pro Max costs £1,299.