The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is $1,899, and Google claims the new back panel is nearly impossible to crack. This unboxing is my first chance to test that claim before the phone leaves my desk for daily use.
I’ve skipped every Pixel Fold since the original; the hinge always felt like the weak point nobody wanted to talk about. The box for the 11 Pro Fold is noticeably slimmer than the 10 Pro Fold’s, which tracks: Google shaved this one down to 10.1mm folded and cut almost 20 grams off the weight. Inside: the phone in Obsidian, a USB-C cable, SIM tool, and the new leather-like case that wraps around the hinge – a case Google didn’t offer last generation.
First thing I did after powering it on was press a thumb into the back panel edge, right where my Pixel 10 Pro Fold picked up a hairline crack within its first month. The new panel has more give before it flexes, which lines up with Google’s durability claim – though a thumb press isn’t a drop test, and I’m not going to pretend it is.
The hinge itself closes with less wobble than I remember from the 10 Pro Fold, and the outer display no longer feels like an afterthought screen. Whether $1,899 is worth it over the $1,299 Pro XL is the real question – I’m running this as my main phone for two weeks before I answer that one.
