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Hey, what's up guys? Today we're going to compare two Pixel phones. The new Pixel 11 Pro and last year's Pixel 10 Pro. So, is the new Pixel worth the higher price, or are you better off snatching one of the clearance deals for the previous model? Let's put them head-to-head and find out. Google hasn't done anything drastic when it comes to this year's Pixels. There are some changes under the hood, but on the outside, the phones look almost identical. But do those changes under the hood really make that much of a difference? More on that in a bit. First, the design. The Pixel 11 Pro brings a change to the camera bump. It's all glass now, while the Pixel 10 Pro has a metal piece in there. Besides that, the size and weight are more or
less unchanged, and so are the materials. They're premium and include Gorilla Glass Victus, too, protecting the front and the back and an aluminum frame. And you get the same ingress protection, too. IP68 rated dust and water resistance. This means protection against water submersion. I would have been surprised if that changed. The display is about the same between these two phones. It's a 6.3 in OLED panel with a high resolution and an adaptive 120 Hz refresh rate. It looks like Google has recycled that screen for the new generation, but that's okay because it was really good. Even the brightness numbers we measured were on par within the margin of error. Either of these displays can get super bright when
needed. So, when you're using these phones outside on a sunny day, the experience is just as good either way. And the viewing experience is exactly the same, too. Whichever phone you choose, it's flagship grade as you'd expect from a flagship phone. The ultrasonic underdis fingerprint reader has remained just as responsive. The technology on these fingerprint readers has gotten really good, so it's hard to mess that up. And there are no differences when it comes to the UI either. You get the latest Android 17 with some additional Google exclusive features sprinkled in. Okay, so what has actually changed in the new model? Let's get into some of those upgrades. The speakers got reworked. The new Pixel is slightly
quieter than its predecessor, but it has better sound quality with improved bass. You can listen for yourself with our comparison tool linked below. And for the future, if you'd prefer for us to include the samples here instead, let us know down in the comments. Also, the Pixel 11 Pro runs on Google's latest chip, the Tensor G6. It promises better efficiency as well as a more powerful CPU and faster AI processing. Meanwhile, the Pixel 10 Pro runs on the previous Tensor G5, which is of course going to be slower. But by how much? In benchmarks, the new model shows a notable jump over the previous one when it comes to CPU tests. But when it comes
to graphics performance, the two phones are still actually pretty close. Google has never really prioritized the graphics or the gaming performance on any of the Pixels, and it looks like that's not about to change. In fact, it's worth noting that when they launched, the new generation of Pixels, including the Pixel 11 Pro, had a bunch of compatibility issues with popular games. But those issues have all pretty much been fixed by now, so it's no longer a concern. And when it comes to sustained performance, both of these Pixels did an okay job in our prolonged stress tests. Memory-wise, the base storage has doubled on the new model. is now 256 gigs, while the Pixel 10 Pro's base model has 128 gigs. However, the Pixel
11 Pro's base model comes with less RAM for some reason, 12 gigs instead of 16. Battery life is another difference between these two phones. They have about the same battery capacity, but the new model is more efficient, and it earned a considerably higher active use score in our tests than the Pixel 10 Pro. Aside from those CPU numbers earlier, this is probably the main upgrade you'd find from the new generation. The biggest improvements were in our video streaming and gaming endurance tests. The wired charging rate hasn't changed. It's again 30 W, but the Pixel 11 Pro introduces a new extreme charging mode you can enable when the battery is below 50%.
This had us thinking that there would be some effect on the charging speed. That mode didn't make a real difference overall, though. The wired charging numbers ended up about the same in the end, so no meaningful advantage for the new model. But the Pixel 11 Pro does support 25 watt wireless charging while the 10 Pros is just 15 watts. Either way, that's G2 magnetic wireless charging like you'd get on the iPhones. Now, we have the cameras, which are in line with the theme of this comparison, which is to say largely the same. The major change is that the Pixel 11 Pro brings a new larger sensor on his telephoto camera. But even with the
older model, you'd get the main cam, a fivex zoom, and an ultrawide. So, it's overall the same setup except for the telephoto sensor, but the different chipset and processing could have an effect on the overall quality, though. Let's have a look. During the day, the two Pixels shoot similar photos with their main cameras with that typical Pixel look. The new model does seem to have slightly better definition, though. At two times digital zoom, neither phone does a very good job. The 10 Pro will get you oversharpened images, while the 11 Pro chooses just to leave them soft. Five times zoom is comparable. Both telephotos have a detail rendition which is more digital than natural looking. But the new models images are a little
bit sharper, helped by that larger sensor. The photos from the ultrawide cameras are very similar. Hard to tell apart besides the occasional differences in colors. In the dark, the two main cameras do a similar job and detail is very good on both. There is a tendency for extra warmth on the Pixel 11 Pro in some scenes. At five times zoom in the dark, the 11 Pro's larger sensor isn't giving it as much of an advantage as we hoped. In fact, you need to look really closely to see any difference when compared to the 10 Pro. When looking at the ultrawide photos at night, somehow the old models look sharper. Go figure.
The selfie cameras are the same between these two phones, and selfies look good either way. The new model has just a slight edge in detail. And here's a look at 4K selfie videos from both phones. Both phones have the same video recording capabilities except that the new model can shoot HDR video in 4K at 60 fps while the old one is stuck to 30 fps for that. From the rear cameras, daylight videos from the two phones are more similar than they are different at all zoom levels. Global properties like color rendition, contrast, and dynamic range are essentially identical between the two. The only difference is in the amount of sharpening in the dark. the clips from the main and
ultrawide cameras look identical from the two phones. We only saw a very slight advantage in sharpness on the new models telephoto clips. So, there you have it, guys. This year's new Pixel 11 Pro versus last year's Pixel 10 Pro. Either way, you get a compact and well-built phone with ingress protection. The displays are sharp and very bright with an adaptive refresh rate. The interface and user experience are just the same, and the results from the cameras are pretty much the same, too. The Pixel 11 Pro has a few advantages over its predecessor. These include better battery life, faster wireless charging, and better CPU performance.
The speakers sound better, and when comparing base models, the 11 Pros has more storage, even though it only has 12 gigs of RAM. The Pixel 10 Pro, on the other hand, has 16 gigs of RAM across all of its storage tiers. It provides a nearly identical user experience, and it doesn't feel slower than the new model. And at this point, the price is considerably lower. In the end, the Pixel 10 Pro is largely the same phone, just for less money. The upgrades the new model brings are pretty minor, and you might not even notice them. Maybe the better battery life would make a difference for some people,
but otherwise, it makes more sense to get last year's model and save a bit of cash. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you on the next one. Or are you better off snatching one of the clearance deals for the previous model? Let's put them ahead. So is the new Pixel is slightly quieter than its predecessor, but it has better sound quality.
