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Evan Blass: Pixel 11 marketing shows 30x zoom

The Pixel 11 will support 30x zoom.

Evan Blass published Pixel 11 marketing images showing 30x zoom functionality, well short of the 100x figure some earlier reports had floated for the phone.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe Pixel 11 will support 30x zoom.
  2. Who said it, and whenEvan Blass reported it on Jul 31, 2026 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenGoogle Pixel 11 was announced on Aug 12, 2026, 12 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: Pixel 11 shipped with Super Res Zoom up to 30x, matching the explicit 30x zoom claim.
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Reported by
Evan Blass
We read it in
Android Authority
Product
Google Pixel 11 · reported as “Pixel 11”
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The story of this report

  1. Jul 31, 2026Evan Blass reported it · Android Authority
  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

The same fact, on our roadmap

These roadmap entries were ruled to be about the same thing this report claimed.

  • The camera reaches 30x zoom, not the 100x that was reported · Google Pixel 11

    Marketing materials confirm 30x zoom. Reports of 100x never panned out.

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 Hibiscus, Frost, Obsidian and Pistachio · Google Pixel 11

    Hibiscus, Frost, Obsidian and Pistachio make up the lineup.

Questions about this report

Did this Google Pixel 11 report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. Pixel 11 shipped with Super Res Zoom up to 30x, matching the explicit 30x zoom claim.
Who reported it first?
Evan Blass reported it on Jul 31, 2026 in Android Authority.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 12 days before Google Pixel 11 was announced on Aug 12, 2026.