Fresh Pixel 11 leak points to new modem, cameras, and a Nothing-inspired trick

A new leak has shed light on what Google has planned for its upcoming Pixel 11 lineup, and if accurate, the changes run deeper than a typical year-over-year refresh.

What’s the latest on Google’s upcoming flagships

Mystic Leaks, who shared a few details about the Tensor G6 last week, is back with a broader breakdown (via 9to5Google) of the upcoming flagship series. The biggest headline is that the Tensor G6 chipset would move to a MediaTek M90 modem, ending Google’s reliance on Samsung’s Exynos modems. The chip is also expected to pack ARM C1 cores in a 1+4+2 configuration, along with a Power VR C-Series GPU, Titan M3 security chip, a new TPU (codename Santafe), and an updated image signal processor (codename Metis).

Camera hardware is also said to receive a refresh across the board. Google is reportedly including a new 50MP main sensor codenamed “chemosh” on the base Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL, on the other hand, will reportedly receive new main and telephoto sensors codenamed “bastet” and “barghest.”

Elsewhere, the leak points to a new “Pixel Glow” feature, consisting of small LEDs on the camera bar that would replace the temperature sensor found on the current Pro models. It is expected to be somewhat like Nothing’s Glyph interface. However, the leak adds that Google’s updated face unlock hardware, known internally as Project Toscana, won’t be ready in time for the release and will skip the Pixel 11 series entirely.

The leak also details a few additional specs for each model:

Google is expected to announce the Pixel 11 lineup in August. More details are expected to emerge in the months leading up to the launch.