--- title: Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs... description: Google has confirmed that the Pixel 11 lineup will be more expensive due to a global RAM shortage driven by AI data centre demand. Google VP Shakil Barkat... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-confirms-higher-pixel-11-prices-as-ram-costs-surge-sixfold-rwnzjfr0n twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs surge sixfold | daily.dev og:description: Google has confirmed that the Pixel 11 lineup will be more expensive due to a global RAM shortage driven by AI data centre demand. Google VP Shakil Barkat... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-confirms-higher-pixel-11-prices-as-ram-costs-surge-sixfold-rwnzjfr0n og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/rwnZJFr0N.png og:image:alt: Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs surge sixfold og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs surge sixfold **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has confirmed that the Pixel 11 lineup will be more expensive due to a global RAM shortage driven by AI data centre demand. Google VP Shakil Barkat cited Morgan Stanley data showing RAM costs surged sixfold, from $2.80 per GB in 2025 to $12 in 2026. For a 16 GB flagship phone, this pushes the memory bill-of-materials from ~$45 to ~$192. The base Pixel 11 is expected to start at $899 (up $100), with 256 GB becoming the new storage baseline. Samsung and Apple have made similar moves. Google is also working to reduce Android's memory requirements to help offset the impact. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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