‘Those non-pro colors are incredible:’ the Google Pixel 11 series has leaked on Amazon, and the colors are going down better than the specs
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If early Pixel 11 reactions are more excited about colors than specs, it’s another sign that the smartphone spec race is saturated and differentiation is shifting to design, camera, and software. App and AI builders should assume a long tail of only marginally better on-device performance — design for broad mid-high hardware, not just the latest flagship.
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