Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Google Launches Pixel 11 Series as India Gains Manufacturing Role
Google has introduced its new Pixel 11 phones in India.
The lineup includes four phones, including a foldable model.
The phones use a new Tensor G6 chip and Google’s Gemini Nano AI model.
They also have improved cameras and a Titan M3 security chip.
The cheapest phone costs Rs 89,999.
Google also launched the Pixel Watch 5.
Google started making some Pixel phones in India in 2024.
Analysts say India could become more important if Google moves some production away from China.
Google launched the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold in India.
The phones feature the Tensor G6 processor, Gemini Nano support, upgraded cameras and Titan M3 security.
Prices start at Rs 89,999 for the Pixel 11 and reach Rs 1,86,999 for the Pixel 11 Pro Fold.
Pixel Watch 5 prices start at Rs 42,900 for the 41mm model and Rs 45,900 for the 45mm model.
Google began manufacturing select Pixel smartphones in India in August 2024 and has expanded local operations amid reports of a China production shift.
- Who
- Google, with comments from Mitul Shah, Managing Director of Devices and Services at Google India.
- What
- Google launched the Pixel 11 smartphone portfolio and Pixel Watch 5 in India.
- When
- The products were announced as available during the Pixel 11 launch; the articles do not provide an exact launch date. Indian Pixel production began in August 2024.
- Where
- India, with the launch reported from New Delhi.
- Why
- Google said the devices were designed around consumers’ everyday needs, while analysts linked India’s growing manufacturing role to a reported plan to shift some production from China.
- Phone models
- Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Phone prices
- Starting prices are Rs 89,999, Rs 1,19,999, Rs 1,34,999 and Rs 1,86,999, respectively.
- Smartwatch prices
- Pixel Watch 5 starts at Rs 42,900 for 41mm and Rs 45,900 for 45mm.
- Processor
- Google Tensor G6
- AI model
- Gemini Nano
- Security chip
- Titan M3
- India manufacturing
- Google began producing select Pixel smartphone models in India in August 2024, starting with the Pixel 8.
