Google had its biggest event of the year wherein it finally brought out the Pixel 6 series of smartphones to daylight. We already knew a fair bit about the newcomers. However, since they are here in flesh, and are the so-called real flagship Pixel phones, the excitement is aplenty. So, for both Pixel evangelist and inquisitive folks in attendance, here’s everything you need to know about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro:
Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Features
These Pixels scream new right out of the gate. Yes, I am referring to their fresh design language. So even if you say the camera bump by the back has a touch semblance to the Nexus 6P or fricking Cyclops from X-men roster (JK), I say it is fresh. That protruding panel is apparently designed so to house the new 50MP “Fully upgraded camera system”. More on the camera features shortly.
Anyways, flip to the fore, and there you have a centrally punch-holed display that is AMOLED in nature with a high refresh rate and resolution.
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Unlocking the screen with the in-screen fingerprint reader takes you into a nearly stock Android 12 software experience with some Pixel-specific perks. This includes the UI revamp called Material You, faster on-device translation, computational image editing options, and a minimum of five years of software support, among other highlights.
Under the hood resides Google’s in-house SoC called Tensor with a 2 + 2 + 4 CPU core configuration. These will be 2 high-performance cores at 2.80GHz, 2 performance cores at 2.25GHz, and 4 efficiency cores at 1.80GHz. The chip also holds a 20-core GPU, a custom TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) for AI, a dedicated co-processor for security, a private compute core and an image processing core.
During the announcement, Rick Osterloh says the Pixel cameras are “Designed for inclusion at its core”, i.e, for “historically underserved communities.”
Pixel 6 camera features include auto HDR image processing, a “magic eraser” for automatically removing unrequited elements from the images, new “motion modes”, “Face Unblur”, etc. These trickeries are possible thanks to the image processing capabilities of the inherent SoC.
You can gather more specifics about the internals from the table below.
Google Pixel 6 vs Pixel 6 Pro Specs
| Model | Google Pixel 6 | Google Pixel 6 Pro |
| Display | 6.4-inch OLED, FHD+ resolution, 411ppi, 90Hz refresh rate, HDR support, 24-bit depth, Gorilla Glass Victus front, Gorilla Glass 6 back, In-display fingerprint | 6.7-inch OLED, QHD+ resolution, 512ppi, 120Hz LTPO adaptive refresh rate (10Hz to 120Hz), HDR support, 24-bit depth, Gorilla Glass Victus front and back, In-display fingerprint |
| Processor | Tensor | Tensor |
| RAM | 8GB LPDDR5 | 12GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 | 128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 |
| Software | Android 12 | Android 12 |
| Rear camera | 50MP (Wide) + 12MP (Ultrawide) | 50MP (Wide) + 48MP (Telephoto) + 12MP (Ultrawide) |
| Front camera | 8MP | 11.1MP |
| Battery | 4,614 mAh | 5,004 mAh |
| Misc. | Stereo speakers Triple mics Bluetooth 5.2 No 3.5mm port IP68-rating USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 Dual SIM (single nano and eSIM) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2 NFC support 5G No expandable storage No 3.5mm port | Stereo speakers Triple mics Bluetooth 5.2 No 3.5mm port IP68-rating USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 Dual SIM (single nano and eSIM) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2 NFC support UWB support 5G (incl mmWave) No expandable storage No 3.5mm port |
| Colors | Stormy Black, Kinda Coral, Sorta Seafoam | Stormy Black, Cloudy White, Sorta Sunny |
Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Price and Availability
Google has priced the Pixel 6 lineup starting at the following prices:
- Pixel 6 (128GB): $599 / £599
- Pixel 6 Pro (128GB): $899 / £849
For now, Google has announced pre-orders for the Pixel 6 series starting October 19 in the US while the general sale date would begin from October 28. The company is yet to reveal the pricing and availability for most global markets including India.
