- A case for the Pixel 11 Pro XL has already appeared online
- We may get a larger but slimmer camera bar
- These phones could well launch around August.
The thick camera bar located on the back of Google’s flagship Pixel phones certainly makes them stand out, but it looks like a design tweak may be on the way with the Pixel 11 series expected later this year.
Case maker ThinBorne (via Android Authority) has already published a listing for a case for the Pixel 11 Pro XL, giving us an idea of what could be coming. The design of the case suggests that the phone’s camera bar may cover a slightly larger area and protrude a bit less.
Take a look at our review of the Pixel 10 Pro XL and you’ll see that the rear camera island protrudes quite a bit from the phone. This is partly due to enabling features like 5x optical zoom, but the extra thickness isn’t to everyone’s taste.
In 2026, it looks like Google may have found a way to trim this bump without affecting the camera specs too much, although of course we still don’t know what cameras the Pixel 11 phones will be equipped with.
To be confirmed
Note that this updated design is far from confirmed, although case manufacturers often receive information from manufacturers about the dimensions of upcoming devices, so that cases can be ready for release on launch day.
This is almost the first Pixel 11 leak to appear, although a few months ago there was talk of changes that could come with the Tensor G6 chipset, the processor that is expected to be installed inside all of these phones.
If Google follows the same approach as last year, we’ll get a Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. The current Pixel 10 flagships were unveiled in August, so their successors are likely to appear on that date as well.
We also just launched the mid-range Google Pixel 10a, which, like the Pixel 9a before it, eschews the classic Pixel camera bump for a flat back cover. We’ll have to wait and see what direction the Pixel design team takes next.
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