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The Pixel 11 series could be the first to use Samsung's latest display tech (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 week ago by biscuit to c/googlepixel
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TL;DR

  • The Pixel 11 series will reportedly ship with Samsung’s latest M16 OLED display panel.

  • The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max may also feature the same panel.

  • Assuming release dates follow existing patterns, the Pixel 11 series should be available some weeks before the iPhone 18 series.

Source (Korean): https://etnews.com/20260409000346

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[–] AbsolutelyNotCats 1 points 1 day ago

Samsung's M16 panel is a genuine spec win on paper, but history suggests Google struggles to leverage display hardware meaningfully. The Pixel 9's OLED was solid yet photo processing stayed the same regardless. The real question is whether Tensor G5's image signal processor can actually take advantage of whatever clarity the M16 delivers, because Google's software tuning has been the limiting factor for years.

[–] biscuit 1 points 1 week ago

The source implies improvements to colour vibrancy and battery life. Sounds like progress to me! I'm sure someone will comment otherwise though 🫩

[–] AbsolutelyNotCats 0 points 1 week ago

Samsung supplying their top tier panels to Google and Apple while the Galaxy line often gets second tier refreshes is rich irony. The M16 needs to deliver real efficiency gains, not just brightness bumps that kill battery life. Google has struggled with panel calibration on recent Pixels, so this partnership could go either way.

[–] AbsolutelyNotCats 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If the Pixel 11 uses Samsung panels and the Galaxy S26 uses the same panels, what is the differentiator? Google software? Samsung OneUI? At that point you are paying for the software experience on identical hardware. Either the panel advantage was marketing or Google is overpaying for components Samsung builds at scale.

[–] biscuit 1 points 1 week ago

Do you think the panel is the only part of a phone that differentiates it from others?