Google - Pixel 6 256GB (Unlocked) - Sorta Seafoam

By far my favorite phone I've ever owned. Seriously, I couldn't possibly list all of my favorite features without it being more helpful to just link back to the product overview.

I really love pixels but this device was the 3 one I had to return doe to poor quality control. My screen had blotchy green tints all over the screen very unhappy with that. Also call quality was so very choppy and it kept cutting in and out maybe because it isn't using a Qualcomm network Chip Same thing happened to apple years back when they tried to do away with Qualcomm.

I got this on sale. Phone quality is very good. Android 13 on a Pixel device feels more limited than on a Samsung. Google's android UI has a search bar on the home screen that cannot be removed. Overall, for the price I paid for a flagship phone, it is worth it. One major issue of the phone is that Google locks the pixel to only extend the display of the phone on another monitor or TV with the use of a paid software or a desktop dongle that cost about $100. This was a major let down when I discovered this major limitation, especially from a native Google phone.

Bought it for my mother. She likes it, but the fingerprint sensor is not as good as in pixel 7

I loved my Google pixel 2. The quality of this phone does not hold up, namely in the camera. They put a lot of emphasis on the camera in this model, and yet they completely sacrificed the quality of the front facing camera. No more selfies unless you want grainy and washed out colors. The back camera has a blurred, fish eye vignette filter that cannot be removed. This is a nightmare for anyone who uses their phone camera for documents, artwork, or close up subjects. Landscape shots are still only comparable to previous models. Plus it weighs a TON and I've developed carpal tunnel with normal use.

I have had several Android phones over the years. Motorola, Samsung, OnePlus and then switch to Pixel 3a XL. That Pixel was a beast and just a tad slow. It was getting old and with the Pixel 6/6 Pro coming out I knew I wanted to upgrade. I tried a 6 Pro, but the curves screen and less than stellar batter did not make the phone worth $300 more. I picked up the 6 and it is overall an impressive phone that has 2 short comings. First a weak in screen finger print scanner. Put a sensor on the back again , please. Second the subpar battery life. I don't understand how Apple can continue to dominate with battery life while Android needs bigger batteries and still cant touch the iPhones. Google needs 500mAh more in the 6 and 6 Pro to truly compete. Overall outside those 2 issues the phone is good. It is quick and I like Android 12 so far. The battery app is garbage so I loaded a third party battery tool that tells me much more about what my phone is using. I disabled 90Hz and 5G as those 2 hurt battery and now at least it seems on par with my Pixel 3a XL. Very sad that they can't do better.

This turned out to be the best phone I have used so far. It should have been a five star product for me but for one little gripe. I got tired of the tons of bloatware on the Samsung platform which is what I have used mostly. Having multiple apps for the same task because I am unable to uninstall the samsung version. If you are a minimalist and want a phone that is free of bloat, is very responsive and intuitive, I really dont believe you can beat the value of this phone. It is plain vanilla android, just the way google intended android to be. It is also priced to perfection in my opinion. My only gripe is the fingerprint scanner which I feel is underwhelming. I am not sure if it will be improved by a software update but I have quite a few failed attempts each day. For the price, and the added five years of support for this device, this is a no brainer to me. Fast, responsive and well priced. Flagship.

Like the title says, this is the phone to beat in this particular arena. This is aimed to take on the S21 and other potential rivals. Just to state, you cannot compare this to the S21 Ultra, that fight belongs to the Pixel 6 Pro in the ultra premium segment. The Pixel 6 reigns supreme in the mid to premium segment. Camera, excellent. Low light photography is fantastic. The camera interface is also super simple and easy to use. The motion blur adds some fun to the camera experience. Portrait works pretty good adding bokeh. The integration with Google Photos is also great to easily edit most effects. Photos also have very natural colors, does not seem to be as unnaturally boosted like Samsung tends to do. No real complaints. Battery is also excellent. I personally don't care for the 90hz refresh rate. With that feature disabled I regularly get 2 days battery life, generally a day and a half with it activated. Colors are screen appear to be accurate to real life. Build quality is great, no issues with fit an finish with my device. Speakers are more than adequate when I'm quickly watching or sharing something. If I'm really listening to something on my phone I'm using bluetooth headphones. Range and sound quality with bluetooth is also great, quality is highly dependent on what headphones you are using due to codecs. It is nice with this purely Google device not having my device always syncing to Google servers and the additional Samsung services like the S21 series and other manufacturer devices. This also leads to much less bloatware as other manufacturers have lot of redundant software that duplicates what Googles apps offer that tend to do a better job. A great example of redundancy issues is with the Samsung camera app, you cannot edit any of the effects in Google Photos. You need to use Samsung Gallery which I don't recommend as Google Photos is superior. I don't need 2 contact syncs, 2 calendar syncs, etc. I could keep writing and nitpick little things between this and other devices but that would be overkill at this point. At the end of the day unless you need crazy zoom features like Pixel 6 Pro or S21 Ultra this is the device to get.