Customer Ratings & Reviews

This was the best phone I've had until I traded it in on my current Pixel 7 Pro. It has a very good camera and display. It's a good size and it performs very well. I also like that the camera bump goes across the entire width of the phone so that it doesn't rock when you use it on a desk. That's something I never understood with other phone designs like the iPhone. It's a little detail, but it's annoying to have the phone rocking back and forth while you're using it on a flat surface.

I bought this phone to replace my pixel 3a and its a huge upgrade. The screen is very sharp and the 90 hertz is just an extra bonus. The camera is amazing just like every pixel that I have owned. The battery lasts all day for me. The design is something that other may not like but i love how it looks different compared to other devices on the market. The seafoam color looks very nice and is colorful but still not too bright or flashy.

I've had this phone for 2 years now.Phone has been great. I wish I would've gotten a larger memory because with this camera quality I find myself taking an ample amount of photos. Battery life is good. Processing speed good. I honestly have had zero issues with this phone. I have children who constantly need it to watch other children on YouTube play with toys, they aren't too gentle with it either and it has withstood all issues as it presented.

This is phone provides flagship specs with higher security at a lesser price, and advanced features that other popular brands don’t not offer. The Google Spam & Call Screen feature that automatically blocks spam calls and detects robocalls. I used to get at least 3 or more unwanted calls per day and now maybe one or two per week that slips by the spam system, (usually newly created phone numbers) on these calls you can screen the call by selecting that option on the call, then read the transcript via text of the call and decide to take it or mark as spam and block this is such a fantastic system in today age of high levels of fraud calls. This advance feature alone merits a 5-star review from me since I now have peace during the day. Another great feature that is not offered by anybody else is Wait Times, Direct My Call and Hold For Me that can tell you the current hold time for a business’s customer service before you even dial, as well as the projected wait times for later in the day or week. The Direct My Call option is for who has ever forgotten the list of choices by the time an automated message is reading off. It presents the options and their associated numbers right on the screen, so that you don’t have to listen to the entire spiel again just because you were distracted for a moment. Hold For Me shows what the automated call is saying via transcript text, and you can place the call on hold (so you don’t hear any wait music) and it detects when a human comes on the line by notifying you. The problems what I experienced was the highly mentioned fingerprint reader being inaccurate & slow, Bluetooth file transfers being slow also and noticed that cellular on 4G would drop out from time to time, but all issues thankfully have been addressed with the latest SD1A.210817.037 update. The phone general performance has been excellent and battery life is good also with my screen brightness at 77%, I get around 50% battery left when I go to bed. Games like Asphalt 9 & Sky: Children of the Light run perfect. Call quality on calls is noticeably better than my prior Samsung Galaxy phone. Photos are good too; this Pixel phone checks all the boxes I expect from a flagship phone with bells and whistles that I can’t live without from this point on.

When I saw the new design and specs for the Google Pixel 6 “P6” I knew I had to give it a try as I’ve always been a big fan of the Pixel phones, going back to the original. Unboxing: The phone comes in a nice retail box “pretty much how all phones are packed now” and inside was the phone, charging cable, USB A to C adapter, sim removal tool and a small information/quick setup pamphlet, that’s it, no charger “that’s ok I have plenty”. Setting up: Setting up is pretty much the same as all other Pixel phones, I installed my Verizon sim first, and then just followed through the initial steps, add your Google account “or create one” and you are off and running. There was a system update right away so you’ll want to make sure you do that before completing. Also, I didn’t try transferring anything from my other phone, I wanted to do everything manually. Design: The Pixel 6 is pretty good sized, it’s bigger than my S21, “not by much, a lot bigger than the P5, but it does weigh a good bit more than either as the S21 being the next largest comes in at 171.6 the Pixel 6 at 208.6g is which is a good bit heavier. I don’t mind thee weight difference as I like the little bit larger screen and it’s more squared in the corners “reminds me of a Sony screen, in a good way”. Colors are nice and vibrant and the 90hz refresh rate is a noticeable improvement over any of the 60hz screens I’ve had/used. The back is all glass this time, and I actually prefer the plastic back of the S21 or the plastic covered metal of the P5, just no worry about those being broken and for me this one went in a case the day I got it. The phone itself feels very substantial and well made, really no flex to it at all and seems more like a solid one pieced unit. The buttons on the side are nice and firm plus they have a definite “click” to them, a little better than the S21s. If you are familiar with Samsung products you’ll have to get used to the power button being on top rather than the bottom and volume buttons “while on the same side are in opposite positioning”. Use: Android 12 is installed on the phone from the box and it’s definitely different than 11 on our current phones. It has the very simple basic Android interface you will be familiar with if you’ve ever used a Pixel phone and much more basic than any of our Samsung phones we currently have. I did set up fingerprint unlock and it works well, plus I’ve installed a screen protector “PET” and did have to turn up the screen sensitivity, otherwise the FP reader works reasonably well especially if you register two sets for one finger. I also have trusted places turned on so the phone stays unlocked while at home and tied to my smart watch. You can adjust the screen layout and grid size, but this time those settings are under “Wall Paper & Style” after a long press on a blank area on any main screen. The 5x5 layout max isn’t to my liking so I installed Nova Launcher. I was initially skeptical that Nova would be ready for Android 12 but to my surprise it integrated perfectly “like it was made for this phone”. With Nova I was able to remove the search bar as that cannot be removed with the Google Launcher. Otherwise that’s all I needed for tweaking and getting things running the way I wanted. I do like the dynamic colors that apply the theme color to some apps, sort of how Windows can be set to do the same. Calling Features: The signal for Verizon here in NW Phoenix isn’t that great at our house, but it’s on par with our TMO phones, “we just don’t get great service “acceptable but could be a lot better”. So I went out to test the difference in two of our worst areas. My S21 with TMO and the Pixel 6 with Verizon, and from what my tests show TMO is faster but the Verizon isn’t far behind and the Verizon signal inside two different grocery stores was better than TMO by a good bit. I accidentally turned on “Direct my Call” and was surprised that there was a live transcription you can read as the conversation carries on. For me that would be extremely useful as I have some hearing issues and if I’m in a noisy environment I can’t make out what anyone says, so this feature itself will be very handy. Performance: I’ve been doing some speed testing between the two phones “P6 vs S21” and the Geek Bench CPU scores were very close the P6 got a 1031 single core score and a 2841 multi-core score, the S21 received a 1017 single core and a 3355 multi-core score, “very close for this new Google designed CPU”. Then I tested them with 3dMarks “Wild Life” test and those came back as 6398 for the P6 and 5810 for the S21. That’s pretty amazing and a good bit faster than the S21 so I’m impressed and the performance of the phone itself seems faster than the S21 during use. Camera: The camera is where this P6 shines “for me that is”, the photos come out better than the S21, and the details it captures when zooming in and comparing photos is pretty impressive “much better in some cases over the S21”, and I don’t even miss the telephoto “so far” that the S21 has over the P6. I also went outside on a clear night, and took a photo straight up using “Night Sight” and was really impressed that it actually caught the stars above without blurring them, “a lot more showed up that I had expected. The front camera is good as front cameras go and I have no complaints how the video looked during a Zoom meeting, it’s actually a lot better than my desktops standalone 1080 camera. We also live close to an AFB and was able to capture a really cool photo of a F35 flying through the clouds overhead. I have a hard time capturing them with my mirrorless camera so I’m very impressed with the performance of the P6. I also took a picture of a flowering bush in our back yard, using the P6 and S21 and they were within a few seconds of each other. I’ve cropped the photos to a spot at 100% and you can easily see there’s more detail captured in the flowers with the P6, the S21s colors sort of run together on the flowers and you can’t make out much detail. I’ve attached a photo so you can judge for yourself. Battery Life: I’ve had no issue with the battery lasting over a day and even at the end of the day with some pretty heavy use I still had over 50% left, the S21 would always be around 35-40%, not a lot but a big enough difference. I usually don’t charge with the power cord and 99% of the time use wireless chargers, I have them all over, but the wireless charging times are decent and using a Belkin high powered wireless charger it tops up the phone way before we get up in the AM. I also have a very heavy duty case on my phone and it has no issue with charging just placement, as you have to make sure it’s placed just right on the charger or it won’t connect. Conclusions: This is the way I wish all Pixel phones were from the beginning, I really like the P6, better than my S21 or P5 that’s for sure. The screen is larger than both “and getting older I need a large screen”. The build quality is impeccable and the phone feels premium in the hand “and not because it has a glass back”, it’s just a very solid feeling phone. I’ve tried out some of the new features and things like “Live Translate” are fun to use and was impressed how it overlays the translated text on what you are looking at with Google Lens and the camera. I’ve owned so many phones I’m embarrassed to count, but this new Pixel 6 is at the top of my list as a favorite. You get a plain Android experience and can tweak it anyway you like. There’s literally 0 bloatware and that leaves more space for all my apps “ones I prefer, not what a manufacture says I have to have”. I could go on for pages with all the new features of Android 12 and what this new Pixel 6 has but I can say if you are a fan of Android phones this is going to be one of the best phones this year and I’m sure you will love owning one.

My teen son was needed a new phone I watched a few reviews online & was really impressed with the pixel 6. I wanted to get my son a flagship phone & this doesn't disappoint. He's been using cheaper prepaid Android phones & this is a big upgrade in battery, camera, OLED screen & only stock android apps loaded onto it leaves him plenty of storage for his music, videos & photos. I have a galaxy S21 ultra & although the pixel 6 lacks a few things my phone has I would be happy with it for the lower price if I were to switch.

This is the best pixel phone Google had ever made. Pros: Android 12 Tensor chip Excellent battery life Bright, crisp display Camera is legit Cons: Fingerprint not as good previous pixels. Kinda of large for some ppl

Went from a Samsung Note 10+ to the Pixel 6 (Kinda Coral) for a few reasons: - Live Translate: it is VASTLY superior to Google Translate. It is not perfect -- but it is able to pick up every word of my in-laws' non-stamdard dialect of Vietnamese. - Smart AI Assistant: Bixby is useless. You can do a lot with this phone's Google Assistant + Tensor Chip (I hope I spelt that correctly). - Camera: The Camera takes sharp pictures and has some neato features. It also has some video editing as well which is useful for myself since social media is my 2nd source of income. - Accurate Speech-To-Text that adapts to your linguistic jargon/way of speaking. I wrote this entire review with this amazing feature that can be used in conjunction with your buds. It isn't a perfect phone -- but it's the perfect Pixel phone and it is the smartest phone I've played with. Doesn't feel like another generic android slap-on UI. It feels like its very own.

The Google pixel 6 is a wonderful replacement for my old Samsung galaxy S10. The sightly bigger format is not an issue as I feared at first and the battery and camera supercede the old phone as expected. Especially photographs at low light are fantastic. The update to Android 13 also didn't create any issues as it has been reported on various media.

Absolutely love the quality of the photos taken with this phone. Photos are a very important reason I chose this phone. Battery life is very good.

Summary In the new Pixel 6, Google has somehow managed to combine top of the line smartphone specifications and performance with outstanding build quality and a superb user experience for a remarkably reasonable price. There have been other players in the Android market who have claimed to offer value priced “flagship killers”, and while they have succeeded to a certain degree, this new Pixel completely redefines that value proposition with a device and experience which are almost entirely free of compromises while costing half the price of recent high-end offerings from the market leaders. If you’re looking for one of the best smartphone experiences available today, enjoy Google services, and don’t want to spend $1,000 on a device, you’ve just found your phone. 1. Differentiated Experience A key feature of Pixel phones has always been their “pure” Android experience. With less clutter due to pre-loaded apps and custom skins, the Pixel offers a smooth, clean user experience that’s fast and cohesive. The Pixel 6 debuts Android 12 and the revised “Material You” design theme which provides some great flexibility to customize the look of the interface. Especially impressive is the way the entire phone UI adapts to the colors in your selected wallpaper. Google also offers regular, timely updates. Security updates are offered for 5 years and major operating system upgrades for three years. Many of the other unique features of this device stem from Google’s decision to create their own “Tensor” SOC (system on chip). This design incorporates custom machine learning and AI capabilities alongside standard high performance ARM processor cores. This allows for some impressive real-time capabilities including: a) On-device speech recognition. Most phones send your spoken commands (or voice typing) to the cloud for processing, but the Pixel can understand speech input right on the phone. I tested this by entering airplane mode. The voice recognition, typing, and even live transcription features all still worked just fine. This is this great for privacy and also significantly enhances the speed at which speech is processed. b) Transcribing text from active phone calls in real time. This system also allows you to navigate automated phone system menus by tapping the option you want on the screen. I’ve posted a screen shot of this feature in action with a call to the IRS. The transcription is instantaneous and very accurate. c) Ability to hold on your behalf when calling a customer service number. Yes – just hit “hold for me” and the phone will wait, listening to the hold messages and elevator music and then ping you when your call is being answered. d) Live translation of text or recorded audio, including a two-way “interpreter” mode. The translation models can be downloaded so they work offline. e) Ability to touch up photos with the “magic eraser” feature where the AI can attempt to remove unwanted subjects from a photo after it has been taken. I’ve posted screenshots to show this in action. These features are genuinely useful and, even in this initial release, quite well executed. I’m looking forward to seeing how Google evolves the use of the on-chip AI capabilities over the next few years given this impressive start. 2. Design and construction. Unlike some previous Pixel phones, the Pixel 6 uses premium glass and metal construction for a very high-end feel. The glass is top-of-the-line Gorilla Glass Victus and the metal frame has a matt finish which helps to make the phone easy to grip. The most distinctive design feature is the camera “bump”, which runs horizontally across the upper back portion of the phone. Because it spans the entire width of the device, this phone remains stable when laid down on a flat surface, although the edges do also tend to collect dust. The one other thing worth noting is that for some reason Google has placed the sleep/power key ABOVE the volume rocker on this phone. I’m sure I’d get used to it, but coming from a Galaxy device I found I was constantly pressing the volume key when actually meaning to lock the phone. 3. Display The display covers almost the entire face of the phone (not quite edge to edge) with a small “hole punch” for the front facing camera. Although “only” FHD (1080p), it is very sharp at 440 pixels per inch and, being OLED, offers outstanding colors and contrast. Google offers “natural” and “vivid” color settings, along with an adaptive option which changes based on content. I used the latter and have no complaints. In everyday use, the display is excellent. Grey uniformity can sometimes be a little uneven, but this is not usually noticeable in normal use. High Dynamic Range (HDR) is supported for video services like Netflix, and the content I tried in this mode looked superb with bright highlights and an accurate HDR color palette. Watching video on this device is a joy. The display does also offer an “always on” mode which provides a clock and notifications on the OLED display even when the device is sleeping. This worked well in my testing, although I’m not sure if or how much long-term use might lead to image retention. 4. Performance Google’s “Tensor” custom system on a chip (SOC) provided smooth and efficient performance in all the applications I’ve tested so far, including 3D gaming, video, and apps like Excel. Sometimes I encountered very brief micro stutters in scrolling things like lists of news articles, but there were minor and I’d expect they will improve as the software continues to be optimized. Google has utilized standard ARM processor cores, including the high end X1 design also found in the Snapdragon 888. Most modern smartphone SOCs use a mix of high performance (and high power) and lower performance but more efficient processor cores to get the work done without burning through the battery too quickly. In the Snapdragon 888, Qualcomm opted for a single high power X1 core supported by 3 mid-range cores and 4 low power cores. Google has gone with TWO high power X1 cores (albeit with slightly lower clock speed). In order to save power and die space, they support these with two mid-range cores which are slower and less power hungry than the 3 mid-range cores in the Snapdragon. In theory this should provide higher peak performance, and some benchmarks support this, but actual performance will vary depending on how a particular application was coded. Added to this powerful mix of processor cores is Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) which handles machine learning and AI functions, including the superb on-device speech recognition, image processing, and video decoding. The bottom line is that these are high end, high power devices with excellent 3D graphics and AI support which should have no trouble with any workload you ask of them. 5. Camera Pixel phones have a well earned reputation for superb cameras, largely due to Google’s expertise in machine learning and image processing – something Google refers to as “computational photography”. The Pixel 6 continues this tradition with a 50 megapixel main camera and a 12 megapixel ultra-wide camera. The 50 MP unit usually bins to 12.5 MP but can also be used for high quality 2X zoom. Beyond 2X, the zoom is done in software and although you can theoretically zoom up to 7X, 3X is probably about as far as you’ll want to go in most situations. There’s also a 8 megapixel front “hole punch” camera behind the display for selfies and video calls. I’ve tried the new cameras in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor situations and as expected they perform very well, providing great images in auto mode almost every time. Low light performance is brilliant, even in spaces which are almost completely dark. Google’s AI chops also allow for some great effects, including live HDR, creative motion blur (see attached sample), de-blurring of faces, and what Google calls “magic eraser”. The latter allows you to highlight objects in any picture and have the software remove them after the image has been taken. The system automatically suggests potential objects for removal, but you can manually draw around any object you like and the system will attempt to remove it for you. Results are mixed depending on the complexity of the scene behind the object, but you can frequently get some great results. Video quality is also good, even in low light, and can be recorded in 1080p or 4K at up to 60 fps. Slow motion is available up to 240 fps and the stabilization features have been outstanding in my testing. 6. Battery life In my testing over several days of different use levels, the performance of the ~4,600 mAh battery has been superb. Despite using the always on display, a full day of use including photos, video recording, and 3 hours of active screen time left the battery at 61% by 11pm. I have no doubt that with moderate use you could stretch to two days on a charge without too much “range anxiety”. A power saving mode is provided for those times when you’re running out of battery before running out of day. Google has also implemented some battery saving tech, including adaptive throttling of seldom-used apps (with the ability for the user to prioritize critical tasks if needed), and a smart charging feature that allows you to charge overnight and aims to reach a full charge at the same time your morning alarm goes off. The device supports fast wired and wireless charging, and you can even place a device that supports wireless charging on the back of the phone and have it charge that device for you – great for charging wireless earbuds while out and about. 7. Conclusion. The Pixel 6 offers fast performance, great battery life, an excellent camera, unique AI features, and outstanding value in a high quality package. Easy to recommend.

The Pixel 6 (and 6 Pro) is Google’s latest generation of the Pixel lineup. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro offer Google’s first home built processor, Tensor, with Titan M2 security chip for enhanced protection. Both of these chips provide the phone with faster processing and enhanced security over every other Pixel before it. This paired with all new camera sensors and a fairly groundbreaking exterior design prove that Google takes Pixel very seriously. I will be focusing my review on the Pixel 6 as this is the device I have been using but some of these items can be applied to the Pixel 6 Pro as well. Design: The new design for Pixel is a bit of a controversial one. Personally I really like it. The horizontal camera bar houses the new camera hardware as well as provides a differentiating look compared to every other phone out there. The bonus of the camera car is the phone sits very stable on a flat surface! (No wobble) Google continues offering several color options just like the last few generations which is a nice touch. The stormy black unit I received is a great neutral color for those who may not want a colorful device and I assume the white would be similar. Screen: The Pixel 6 features a 6.4-inch 90Hz AMOLED panel with FHD+ resolution stretching 1080 x 2400 pixels. This comes with a 20:9 aspect ratio, 411ppi pixel density, and an 83.4% screen-to-body ratio. The Pixel 6 Pro features a 6.7-inch adaptive 120Hz LTPO AMOLED panel with QHD+ resolution stretching 1440 x 3120 pixels. This comes with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 512ppi pixel density, and an 88.8% screen-to-body ratio. Both phones come with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus on the front and support HDR10+ content and always-on display. The biggest difference is the curved display on the Pixel 6 Pro, higher resolution/refresh rate, and Gorilla Glass Victus on the back too instead of Gorilla Glass 6 like the regular Pixel 6. My Pixel 6 has been enjoyable to use however this is the one area I did downgrade vs my last THREE phones believe it or not. I love the upgrade to a 90Hz screen but I do not like the downgrade in resolution vs QHD displays I have used in the past. With this said it wasn’t as big of a drawback as I originally feared. The 6.4” display has great colors, great blacks, and a higher refresh rate which is pleasurable to use. I just wish the PPI was higher as I have had QHD displays on my last three LG phones. One other notable feature is the use of an optical finger print sensor under the front display on both devices. The sensor works ok but it one of the other minor disappointments of the phone. It can be slow to respond or not recognize at all. I would recommend registering your same fingerprints at least two times for a better chance of the phone getting it on the first try. Android 12: The Pixel 6 launches with Android 12 which is the latest version of Android. The Pixel 6 gets, at minimum, 3 years of software updates and 5 years of security updates. As far as I know this is the longest period of support for Android phone makers. This is nice because you know as long as the hardware is solid, Google will be there is support the phone for many years to come so you are not forced to upgrade in just 2-3 years just to have the latest software features. If you would like to find in depth details of this version of Android, I would recommend searching YouTube for a video review highlighting the changes. Overall the UI looks new and fresh. It implements new design features to provide accent colors throughout the interface depending on your background colors. The overall interface isn’t so far removed from other versions of Android it should be easy to adopt for those used to Android. The settings menu has an easy to use key word, search bar to find the specific setting you want to find so you are not digging through menus. Overall, lots of customization abilities, multi-device integration through your Google account (If wanted), and easy to navigate UI. Only gripe so far is I get some occasional accidental back/forward swipes while using some apps. I have changed the sensitivity to be at its lowest setting but it can be easy to accidentally swipe back (Swipe right from edge of screen). Battery Life: I have had outstanding battery life compared to my last device. The Pixel 6 features a 4,614 mAh battery which is larger than all the smaller Pixel’s of the past. I have easily been able to make it through a normal day with plenty of battery to spare. In fact, I have not been able to drain it (through normal usage) below 50% while using Wi-Fi and 4G data. I have gotten between 3-4 hours of screen on time within my battery usage and I have no doubts many more is possible depending on the type of usage. I have seen reports than 5G can impact battery life more significantly but have not been able to verify myself. Speakers: The speakers have good quality especially for a smartphone but are a little on the quiet side. I routinely find myself using the top 30% of the volume range in anything but the quietest of settings. Cameras: The main camera on the Pixel 6 is a new 50MP (f/1.85) sensor that does Pixel binning to create a final 12.5MP image. The Ultra Wide camera is 12MP (f/2.2) sensor. The front camera is an 8MP (f/2.0) sensor. So far I have been very happy with images from all three sensors. The new, main camera sensor combined with Google image processing and computational tools. Android 12 adds Magic Eraser which lets you remove objects/people from an image. It works very well in some scenarios and just ok in others. The fact you can do this from your phone so easily now is impression nonetheless. Other software tools involve removing blur from faces and improvements to skin tones. I have been very happy with image quality and it is heaps better than my prior phone as Google’s software has been optimized to take advantage of the sensors capabilities. My only minor complaints is the Ultra Wide sensor takes good but not great pictures and could be a tad wider overall. The phone’s video shooting abilities have been greatly improved compared to Pixels of the past and it shoots video up to 4K at 60FPS. The main camera features Laser Autofocus and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). If you are looking for the best camera specs, you’ll want to opt for the Pixel 6 Pro which features the same Main, and Ultra Wide sensors but adds a 48MP f/3.5 telephoto lens with OIS and 4x optical zoom and a better front facing camera with 11.1MP f/2.2 which also shoots 4K 30FPS video instead of 1080p 30FPS on the Pixel 6. Three attached images (Outside of two of phone) are straight out of camera with no editing. Performance: The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro features Google first in house processor named Tensor. This is paired with 8GB of ram on the Pixel 6 and 12GB on the 6 Pro. Google claims the Pixel 6 has 370% higher GPU performance and 80% higher CPU performance compared to the Pixel 5. I came from a phone with the Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630 and 6GB of ram. I have been very pleased with the performance of the Pixel 6 as it has been overall much smoother than my prior phone. The software optimization here obviously helps a bunch compared to the other phone but I think the processor itself has good performance all around. Overall, I haven’t experienced any real performance challenges so far. I don’t game on my phones but the photo editing and multitasking with apps is hassle free for the phone. Verdict: The Pixel 6 has been amazing to use! It is clearly the best phone Google has ever made. The cameras on the Pixel 6 are great along with the software to back them up. The new editing tools bring another level of power to the photos you capture. Tensor, the new processor, seems like promising venture for Google. Performance has been great with no issues and I am happy to see the dedicated support for years to come. It will be interesting to see its Machine Learning capacities as time progresses. Battery life is another strong point in my usage of the phone. I have enjoyed ending the day with more than 50% left on the phone compared to struggling to make a full day with my last device. I would highly recommend upgrading to the Pixel 6 if you have an older Pixel device or just want a stock Android device with good performance. The value Google has offered with this phone is incredible. Do I believe the $300 premium for the Pro is worth it? Maybe. I prefer the flat display on the regular Pixel 6 but I would love the higher resolution display and the Telephoto camera found on the 6 Pro. The Pixel 6 is by far the stronger value of the two however.

PROS + Camera system is genuinely excellent, with frequently stunning final photos + Photo editing suite is amazing, with the magic eraser in particular living up to the magic name + Some of the best voice-to-text I have ever used on a phone + Beautiful, big display + Plenty of battery life to get you through the day + Google’s new tensor chip is a performance winner and the Titan M2TM security chip provides extra security + 90hz high-refresh rate makes everyday usage feel nice and smooth + Translations features can be VERY useful if you have a need for them + While subjective, I love the design and the use of a camera banner/visor, rather than a block + PRICE, in the age of 4 figure flagship phones, the Pixel 6 feels like a bargain CONS - Display fingerprint reader is slow by modern standards and is quite bright - The camera preview often looks noticeably noisier/different than the final processed photo, which can lead to some guessing for final photo quality - Night Sight photos can take a long time to capture - Camera banner makes the phone a bit top heavy, which takes some getting used to - 4K video doesn’t look particularly sharp - Might be a bit large if you have small hands MY OPINION I have owned phones from almost every major brand you can think of, but Google has always impressed me with their ability to make a phone that provides class-leading features that actually matter, at a class-leading price, while making compromises in all the right places. With the Pixel 6, the amount of compromises have shrunk, and the amount of class-leading features have grown. In the age of flagship phones now frequently premiering in the four-figure price bracket, Google has provided a large and beautiful phone with the best mobile photography system I have ever used. Yes, there are areas where the phone falters, but compared to most phones, these cons are getting dangerously close to nitpicks, as the pixel 6 just gets so much right. Read on to learn more, but if you stop here, just know Google has crafted a phone designed to compete with the best of the best, without sacrificing the core of what makes a smartphone such an amazing piece of technology. PERFORMANCE I am not a heavy mobile gamer or developer, so I can’t relate to top-of-the-line chips of today, but for my needs, which mainly consist of everyday multitasking with some light gaming here and there, the phone performs amazingly. Its 90hz refresh rate feels nice and smooth, the battery life easily lasts me a full day of moderate usage at 75% brightness with plenty of charge left in the tank, 5G provides speedy performance if it is available in your area like it is in mine, and the Titan M2TM security chip provides extra security features which are much appreciated. This is a snappy, effective, and all-around great performer. SIZE This is a big phone, there is no way around it, and I personally love it. As flagships tend to get larger and larger, Google has made the jump headfirst by making the Pixel 6 available in one 6.4” size, and it feels it. It’s a bit bulky on top due to the banner camera, and it definitely feels like a hefty phone. Its got weight and size going for it, and so if you have small hands, or are used to smaller phones like I have been, this will take some getting used to. It certainly feels solidly constructed, far more so than many past Pixel phones I have used, but just know it is big and it feels it. CAMERA This is the big one, the one that differentiates the kids from the adults, and is the feature that put Google on the map with their original Pixel phones. I am pleased to say that Google has once again nailed it. The photos, such as the ones I have included here, frequently look nothing short of amazing. You have an excellent Night Sight mode which can generate low light photos that, while less accurate, often pull-out amazing detail. Daytime photos, in good light, are amazing and reproduced very faithfully. Even high-contrast photos, an area of difficulty for many phones, look amazing. This being said, there are a few areas where the Pixel 6 camera system falls short for me. Firstly, the Night Sight mode is slow, and often VERY slow in real low light conditions. I have used this feature on past Pixel phones, and I think this is the slowest its every been, often taking anywhere from 1-2, or upwards of 4-5 seconds to capture a photo. For stationary pictures, this is no problem, you just need to hold still, but for anything with movement, such as a pet or urban environment, you will likely end up with a blurrier final result. I understand all of this time is going into processing the final photo to make it look amazing, but I hope they can speed this up with updates. Secondly, I find that the camera preview, while not bad, frequently looks noisier or softer than the final product after the Pixel processes it. While this can be fun as you often get to see your photo assemble into something amazing, it can also mean your photos sometimes feel like guesswork, with the final result looking noticeably different to what you expected. Neither of these are anywhere near deal-breakers, but points worth mentioning for serious photographers. Thankfully, the photo editing suite is amazing, with the magic eraser feature in particular being really cool. Essentially, this allows you to photoshop out individuals or objects in your photo by simply highlighting them. Its fast and stupidly effective. Yes, you can easily trip it up by trying to remove an object too large or connected to other objects, but even then it still turns out largely great, and without looking for it, you’d be hard-pressed to notice. Finally, the 4K video performance is just okay, with it looking perfectly fine, but not nearly as sharp or detailed as you’d expect from 4K capture. On a phone screen it looks great, but blown up on a TV or larger screen, and you can pretty easily tell it was captured on a phone. SOFTWARE & THE BEST OF THE REST The final major point to talk about here is the software side of things, which once again is a killer feature among Google phones. While there is far too much to list here, a couple of the highlights for me have been the integration of Google Assistant, which can not only control all of your connected devices, but can also do things like serve as an interpreter with the live translate mode, which is amazing. While we are on the subject of live translation, you can also use Google Lens to translate text in photos, as well as messages and media you receive. It is really effective and really cool to have this much translation power in your pocket. On another note, the voice-to-text of the phone is amazing, to the point where I find it almost flawless when creating texts with my voice, you barely need to slow down when speaking for it to get everything you say clearly. Finally, the Android software integrates amazingly with the phone. The UI can adapt to the color of your wallpaper if you’d like, and the various shortcut gestures work great with the phone’s size. One area I don’t really care for here is the fingerprint reader under the display, which is both noticeably slower than Google’s own previous fingerprint readers on the back of the phones, as well as less accurate at detecting my fingerprint overall. It still works most of the time, but when compared directly with my previous Pixel phone, it feels like a step back. Also, another minor complaint here is that the fingerprint reader is very bright, which I suppose is to allow the device to read your fingerprint accurately, but can be quite jarring when using it in the dark. All-in-all however, the software on display here, like the camera system, is great and frequently the best-of-the-best in the smartphone space. Google has really built a tight Android ecosystem and has provided a phone which takes advantage of it in all of the best ways. The amount of utility and customizability here is frankly amazing.

I thought my OG Nexus 5 from back in the day & recently held pixel 4 were my best ever phones as far as software operation & timely OTA updates is concerned. But dude & gal I was wrong This pixel 6 with it's 5G blows any Android phone i've owned out the sky. This new tensor chip glides & slides flawlessly with silky smoothness causing this system within Pixel 6 to be the best, I say this because i've never used another OS besides Android Lol! Oh camera seems better also even though we I am not a photographer but it suits my use on a daily. MAGIC ERASE is a big time game changer for me to erase backgrounds I dislike thumbs up! And finally this 30watt usb & charging cable is the fastest i've owned yet besides my pixelbook laptop charger at 45watts. Overall very happy I upgraded from my last pixel phone to this pixel 6 you will not be disappointed

Google combines excellent hardware, software, and features at a remarkably reasonable price making the Pixel 6 a standout value smartphone. Setting up the phone couldn’t be more seamless. If you’ve used Google pixel phones before, then you know that all you have to do is connect your old phone to the Google Pixel, and it will transfer all of your apps and information over to the Pixel. After updating the android software to the latest version, you are ready to begin enjoying the phone. And what a joy it is to use. The exterior of the phone is all glass except for the aluminum edges. The portion that contains the rear camera has a raised rectangular glass bump out. It might annoy some users, but I find that the raised bump out allows my index finger to rest on the bottom ledge of the bump out to provide stability to the phone when holding it. The glass exterior makes the phone difficult to hold because it is so slippery, but that is easily remedied once a cover is placed over it. The Google Pixel 6 has a 6.4” Corning Gorilla Glass Victus screen and a 20:9 aspect ratio. It has a FHD+ (1080 x 2400) OLED screen at 411 ppi. I found it difficult to use only with one hand, but then again, my hands are roughly medium size. So, those with larger hands will not have any issue with one hand use. The fingerprint sensor is integrated with the screen. I registered my thumbs and index fingers. The sensor requires a firm press on the screen for it to recognize my fingerprint to unlock the phone. Often times, the sensor could not recognize my finger print, and I had to resort to entering my PIN to unlock the phone. Google developed its own Tensor chip for the Pixel 6, a powerhouse under the hood that makes the whole user experience more fluid, the Assistant smarter, the camera more powerful, and the Android system more secure. Apps open with no hesitation, swiping is smooth and responsive, and the user interface is improved. Google developed customizable color themes that allow personalization of icons and widgets for the user interface, calling it Material You. It’s pretty, it works well, and gives the phone that personal touch. The Google Assistant is even more powerful with the latest Android 12 iteration and the hardware in the Pixel 6. There are too many features to go over in this review. Here are some of the main ones. Speech recognition is improved. Dictation for voice typing is now more natural, with the ability to recognize when punctuation is needed and when a sentence ends and a new one begins. The Pixel 6 also introduces the Live Translate feature that will translate messages into a different language as you type; it will translate incoming messages; it will translate live captions. The pixel 6 retains the ability to translate text with Google Lens. It is very useful when traveling to a different country and needing to read text such as street signs, restaurant menus, etc. Finally, the Assistant will translate for you when you tell it to “Be My Interpreter.” I had fun using the Assistant as an interpreter because my Korean mother-in-law and I can communicate with each other since she doesn’t speak any English and I don’t speak Korean. Such a practical tool! The Pixel 6 also offers Calling Assistance. For toll free numbers, it will provide an estimate for the current and projected wait times for the rest of the week. Also, when making calls, the Google Assistant will transcribe the automated menu options in real time and display them on the screen. Finally, with the Hold For Me feature, the Google Assistant will wait on the line for you and notify you when the hold is over. Again, this only works for toll free business calls. The camera is also very good on the Google Pixel 6. The Pixel 6 sports two rear cameras, a 50 MP wide angle camera and a 12 MP ultrawide camera. The front camera is an 8MP shooter. The camera allows greater photo editing capabilities with the Magic Eraser function. You can now delete unwanted things from photos such as distracting background objects. It’s fun to use and works most of the time, but it is no substitute for real photo editing software. For simple backgrounds such as blue skies, the Magic Eraser works well. However, for photos with a busy background, the Magic Eraser has a more difficult time eliminating the unwanted objects. The camera can also capture motion blur with the Action Pan feature, and also allows you to create Long exposure shots such as the gorgeous light trails you see on photos without needing to use a tripod. The Google Pixel 6 retains the Night Sight feature found on the pixel phone lineup that enables the ability to take natural looking photos in dark environments without any flash. It works amazingly well. The camera also features Portrait, Panorama, and Photo Sphere modes. Google does an excellent job with computational photography, which uses its intelligent software to capture a series of images to blend together with a wide dynamic range to produce a single photo. Pictures, both in daylight and low light, taken using the Pixel 6 are clear, vibrant, vivid, and detailed. Video on the Pixel 6 is also excellent. The rear camera records in 4K (30fps and 60fps) and 1080p (30fps and 60fps). The front camera records in 1080p (30fps and 60fps). You can also get creative with making time lapse and slow motion video. The internal stereo speakers sound as tinny as any other smartphone. And don’t kid yourself, there is zero stereo separation. No surprise here. Battery life will vary depending on how you use it. I got around 6-7 hours of moderate use from web browsing, emails, picture taking, video streaming, and music before needing to recharge. Google now offers an impressive 5 years of updates and security patches, a marked improvement when it used to only offer 3 years of updates. In summary, Google crafted a feature rich, practical smartphone at a price that is hard to beat. It is an amazing phone, and I haven’t been as excited about a phone as I am about the Pixel 6. The user experience is quite phenomenal, and combined with the latest Android 12 features, Live Translation, and a splendid camera producing beautiful photos, the Pixel 6 is really all I need in a phone without needing to spend more than $600. And with an insane 5 years of Android updates, the phone is guaranteed to have 5 years of future proofing. No other manufacturer can match this. This 6th iteration from Google is the one worth buying! What’s in the Box -Google Pixel 6 -Usb-c to Usb-c cable -Usb-c to usb-a adapter -Sim card ejection tool -Warranty and regulatory booklet

I owned all the Google devices in the past and the pixel 6 is not disappointing. Battery life is amazing,camera is awesome and the display is fantastic. The price of 599$ for a brand new flagship device is just insanely good.

Still learning everything this phone can do. So far, I am impressed with the photo quality and the apps like translator. I did NOT like the default screen scrolling method and it caused me to accidentally dial 911! My techie spouse reset that to scroll like my old LG phone. Very happy with the processor speed, but disappointed that I had to purchase new fast charging cables.

Great value. Really like the phone, takes great photos. Make sure you read reviews of the screen protector you buy, some glass ones render the fingerprint reader useless.

Great phone with a great camera and great processor.

I have been a long time Pixel user (most recently a Pixel 3XL) and an even longer Android user (dating back to the original Verizon Motorola Droid in 2009). So with all of the leaks over the past months and the eventual official announcement for the Pixel 6, I couldn’t help but get pulled into the building excitement. Now, with the phone in hand, let's see if the Pixel 6 and Android 12 live up to the hype. First, let's talk about the physical device itself. The frame is metal and finished in matte black. The front and back are both glass. The front is mostly flat and has a very thin, almost imperceptible, cushion layer between the screen and the frame. At the top, just between the screen and the frame, is an ultra-narrow ear slit and just below that is a cutout for the single front-facing shooter. The back is glossy, has more curve to the edges, lacks the extra cushion layer of the front, and features the distinctive camera bar. The camera bar frame is metal that extends from the main body frame then is filled with more glass covering over the dual cameras and flash. On the bottom, flanking the USB-C port, are 2 downward firing speakers. The right side features the power button and volume rocker while the left side is home to the single nano SIM tray. The overall design is both attractive and functional. The phone fits well in the hand, the power and volume rockers are placed well, and the camera bar keeps the phone from rocking when set down on its back. Construction seems top notch with excellent fit and finish and no noticeable flex in the body. On the downside, the glossy glass on the back makes the phone quite slippery. So best to protect your investment with a good case. Once powered on, you’re greeted by the beautiful 6.4 inch AMOLED display. The 2400x1080 resolution offers super crisp images with no perceptible pixels and the 90Hz refresh rate delivers ultra smooth scrolling and gaming. Colors are rich and vibrant and blacks are deep and dark. The screen offers a good brightness range from dark-but-visible up to significantly bright, even in broad daylight. Also, having just the slightest of bezels, apps fill the front of the phone while not creating unwanted touches just by gripping the sides, as compared to other curved, wrap-around screens that I’ve used. The Pixel 6’s speakers have been satisfactory. Playing games or watching videos, the Pixel employs the ear slit as well as the lower downward firing speakers to give a fuller stereo effect. The setup offers plenty of volume and clarity. Highs are crisp but lows are lacking a bit. Like other phones with this configuration, the lower speakers do tend to get covered by your hand when holding the phone in a landscape orientation and make me miss the dual front-facing speakers of my older 3XL a little. Calls on both the handset and speakerphone have plenty of volume and clarity. The in-display fingerprint reader has worked well for me. Its placed well on the front so my thumb can reach it naturally and its response has been plenty fast. Accuracy has been no different than the rear-mounted reader on my 3XL, with just the periodic miss-then-reread. That said, I do miss having it on the back: It just feels more natural to me. Also, I haven’t yet been able to test it with a screen protector installed as I’m still waiting for delivery. Battery life has been very good. Typical usage on the Pixel 6 for me includes calls, texts, emails, activity tracking, some casual gaming, periodic web research, media playback (Plex for music and misc streaming services for videos), and managing smart home items such as a robot vacuum, video doorbell, smart outlets, and Google Nest security camera. Through all of this, the battery lasts a full day with some left over without need for midday top-ups. Experience has shown that using 5G, both AT&T and Google Fi, is significantly harder on battery life. But this can be mitigated by being on wifi or dropping back to 4G, which can be managed in the settings on an as needed basis. Wired and wireless charging rates are fast, depending on your source. While 30w charging is possible, no charging brick is included with the phone. Wireless charging placement is not finicky, to the point you can actually rest the camera bar on the charger and still successfully charge. Also, the phone allows for battery sharing, which is a nice touch. The cameras are very, very good. The app launches very quickly with a double-tap of the Power button. There are plenty of modes available; the familiar Portrait and Night Sight, and now the new Motion mode. All produce stunning, creative, flagship-level photos with great detail and vivid color. The photo tools have been beefed up to include the much ballyhooed Magic Eraser. In my testing, while the Magic Eraser is interesting, it never seems to be convincing, frequently leaving smears or discolorations. Video now includes digital stabilization, which works very, very well. Covering a few other features: I tested Bluetooth with a new gen 6 smartwatch as well as various headphones and speakers. All worked well and demonstrated good range. NFC for contactless payments has been quick and effective. Casting to an older Chromecast has been fast and reliable (Note: There is currently a legal issue limiting access to volume control from the volume rocker while casting). Video calls using the front camera have been excellent. On the downside, there is no headphone port, no expandable memory, and no option for video out over the USB-C port. Now, let's spend a few moments talking about Android. The phone ships with Android 12 out of the box, which is the most significant visual update to Android in years. Most functionality is where you’re used to finding it, but has been given a fresh look with the new Material You design language. While its all very attractive, things like the quick toggles or volume settings just take up more screen real estate than before. Beyond the appearance, there’s a lot of good here. Boot time is super fast. Voice recognition and transcription has been incredibly accurate. The ability of the Assistant to work conversationally is amazing. The new wallpaper theming and icon theming are nice touches. 3-button navigation is, thankfully, still available (for those of us old fogeys who don’t like gestures). Also, scrolling screenshots work well (in apps that they are compatible with, which doesn’t include Chrome currently). Then there’s frustrations. The loss of the incredibly useful Power menu (Power Off, Restart, GPay, and access to smart appliances) is frustrating. Even if you go through the settings and enable the new Power menu (Settings/System/Gestures/Press and hold power button), it only gives you the power-related options and quick access to declare an emergency. Most, not all, of the other combined functionality is now available in a Home icon on the lock screen. Then there’s Google’s tendency to kill off mature products and forcibly replace them with products that simply don’t work as well. For example, the loss of Google Play Music still stings. But now, with Android 12, we’ve lost access to Android Auto for Phone Screens; a tool me and many others used profusely. Its replaced by the new Google Assistant Driving Mode. Which simply doesn’t work as well. That said, Android and its apps are an ever evolving adventure. Issues such as these will likely be addressed as updates are released. And because its a Pixel, you’ll have access to those updates immediately. All things considered, the Pixel 6 is simply the best Pixel ever made. Its not perfect, but no phone is. If you want a well built phone that produces great pictures, offers easy access to Google’s ecosystem, and delivers immediate updates, this Pixel 6 is a great choice.