No. Pixel 11 Pro Does NOT Take Better Close Up Photos Than The Pixel 10 Pro.

A rumor I was hoping to be true, but like so many other areas of the Pixel Pro experience, the 11 Pro might actually be worse than its predecessors.

Google has changed the camera sensors on the 11 Pro. They’re functionally VERY close to the kinds of sensors we had on 9 Pro and 10 Pro. With those changes come rumors though, and one interesting rumor was that Google might be improving the telephoto camera to include a lens that can physically focus closer to your subject.

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Made by Google ’26 Pixel 11 Reactions: A Celebration of Mediocrity

I woke up early on Wednesday to help get my daughter ready for school. I was enjoying a lazy morning, content in the thought that I had hours to go before the Made By Google event launching all the new Pixels. Instead of gearing up to write and shoot reactions at 10am, Google was pushing “GO” at 3pm pacific. I’d even be able to enjoy a lunch while writing up a few notes. No rush at all. Nice.

While enjoying my morning coffee I scrolled through some feeds, and saw that the reviewer embargo had already lifted on Pixel 11 Pros. The “reviews” were already live, and the event wasn’t going to happen for another seven hours.

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