Google announced in the past months that Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will work with its own “Tensor” mobile processor. Now, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are officially introduced.
The Pixel 6 is the smaller model with a 6.1-inch display. The Pixel 6 Pro has a 6.7-inch display. Pixel 6 has a 1,080 x 2,400 resolution OLED display running up to 411 pixels per inch; The screen of the Pixel 6 Pro, on the other hand, offers a 1.440 x 3.120 resolution screen with 512 pixels per inch. Both have high refresh rates and the Pro goes up to 120 Hz. The Pixel 6 unfortunately stays at 90Hz, i.e. at the same level as the Pixel 5’s refresh rate.
The most striking feature of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is undoubtedly the Google-made Tensor processor. The company says this processor offers 80 percent more speed than the Pixel 5 and provides seamless AI support for things like image processing as well as more accurate speech recognition.
Tensor is an octa-core chip that starts with two ARM Cortex-X1 cores running at 2.8GHz. It also includes two Cortex A76 cores running at 2.25GHz and finally four 1.8GHz A55 cores. These last quads are “small” cores designed for efficiency.
The new Pixel 6 series looks different from previous Google phones with its long and thick camera module on the back. The Pixel 6 has a dual camera system with wide and ultra-wide lenses, while the Pixel 6 Pro adds a telephoto option to them. The main camera on both phones is 50 megapixels. Despite being a 50-megapixel sensor, these pixels are quite large and the sensor is large too. Putting all of this together means that the Pixel 6’s main camera collects more light information per pixel, resulting in better sharpness. Combined with this large sensor and large pixels, we can expect to see impressive results. But we’ll have to wait and see to know for sure what those results will be.
As we said above, Pixel 6 Pro has another 48 megapixel camera with 4X optical zoom. Considering all the camera tech out there, it’s no surprise that the camera bar on these phones is this big.
Video features look pretty good too. The rear camera array can record both 1080p and 4K video at 30 or 60 FPS and comes with other features like cinematic panning, slow motion, time lapse, astrophotography time lapse, and built-in optical image stabilization. As with Apple’s iPhone 13, the video features Google brought to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are more than most people need.
The front cameras of the two new Pixels have different features. Pixel 6, f/2. Suffice it to settle for an 8-megapixel camera with an aperture of 0, while the Pixel 6 Pro has larger pixels but a slightly smaller f/2. It comes with an 11.1 megapixel camera with 2 apertures. This camera is placed in a small hole in the very center of the screen. To unlock the phone, Google has equipped the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with an under-display fingerprint sensor, a first for the Pixel series.
The battery is one of the most important factors in a smartphone, and once again, Google promises more than 24 hours of use even when the phone is connected to 5G networks. Pixel 6 has a 4,614mAh battery; The battery of Pixel 6 Pro is 5,003 mAh.
Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro come in three different colors. Both phones are available in monochromatic ‘Stormy Black’ color options, while the Pixel 6 is available in ‘Sorta Seafoam’ and ‘Kinda Coral’ color options. The Pixel 6 Pro’s options are a little more sober; Besides black, you can choose “Cloudy White” and “Sorta Sun”.
Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro aim to compete with the best phones from Apple and Samsung. Moreover, it is determined to do it at slightly more affordable prices. The Pixel 6 starts at $600 (with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage), while the Pixel 6 Pro starts at $900 (with 12GB RAM and 128GB storage). Notably, the $600 Pixel 6 is $100 cheaper than last year’s Pixel 5. However, judging by the technical specifications, it is a much better phone for sure.
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