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Evan Blass: Pixel 11 lineup shown in launch colors

Official-looking renders showed the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL in their prelaunch color lineups.

Evan Blass published renders of the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL in their prelaunch colorways, including a new all-matte finish for the Pro, 9to5Google reported.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedOfficial-looking renders showed the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL in their prelaunch color lineups.
  2. Who said it, and whenEvan Blass reported it on Jul 30, 2026 in 9to5Google.
  3. What happened, and whenGoogle Pixel 11 was announced on Aug 12, 2026, 13 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: The prelaunch renders showed Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL across the color families that shipped. The prelaunch names differed in places, but the rendered finishes correspond to the final lineups.
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Reported by
Evan Blass
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9to5Google
Product
Google Pixel 11 · reported as “Pixel 11”
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The story of this report

  1. Jul 30, 2026Evan Blass reported it · 9to5Google
  2. Aug 12, 2026Google Pixel 11 was announced
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Evan Blass · Leaker

111 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 98 we have checked, 97 held up. The other 13 are not part of that number: 1 moving target, 2 never settled, 4 not comparable, 6 no outcome yet.

Every report from Evan Blass

What we know now

Other reports about Google Pixel 11

42 reports about Google Pixel 11 from 6 sources. Of the 31 we have checked, 26 held up.

See all 42 reports about Google Pixel 11

Other claims sourced to the same article

The article above is cited on these roadmap entries too. That is a shared source, not a statement that this report was about them.

  • The phone comes in an all-matte finish · Google Pixel 11 Pro

    An all-matte finish option leaked early and landed exactly as shown.

Questions about this report

Did this Google Pixel 11 report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. The prelaunch renders showed Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL across the color families that shipped. The prelaunch names differed in places, but the rendered finishes correspond to the final lineups.
Who reported it first?
Evan Blass reported it on Jul 30, 2026 in 9to5Google.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 13 days before Google Pixel 11 was announced on Aug 12, 2026.