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Google will announce its latest smartphone lineup, the Pixel 11 series, at its "Made by Google" event on Aug. 12. Hot on the heels of Samsung's latest foldables, Google plans to follow up with its own, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, along with the Pixel 11 Pro, XL, and base model.
Also: Is the new (pricier) Pixel 11 series still a good value compared to Samsung's Galaxy phones?
Based on preliminary information, it looks like the 11 series will largely feature incremental upgrades to the processor, camera, and storage, while costing more as Google looks to be doing away with the low-end configuration with 128GB of storage. That would probably put the starting price at $899 for the base model.
Apart from phones, Google appears set to launch a new smartwatch, the Pixel Watch 5, following up last year's device with a better battery and upgraded chip. As far as its new Googlebooks go, we are likely to get some kind of teaser, but we wouldn't be surprised if Google devotes a separate event to the new premium Android/ChromeOS laptop lineup.
How to watch the Made by Google event
Google takes a different approach from Apple's annual iPhone event, airing in the evening, after the news drops that morning.
Made by Google will be Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. PST (that's 6 p.m. EST), and will be livestreamed on YouTube at this link.
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