Google just announced new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro 5G smartphones at its fall launch event, as promised. The Pixel 6 comes with a 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, and the Pixel 6 Pro comes with a 6.7-inch Quad HD+ OLED display with 120Hz variable refresh rate. Both the smartphones are powered by Google Tensor SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA and come with Titan M2 Security chip. These run Android 12, and Google has confirmed that starting with Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, Pixels will receive security updates for at least 5 years, but OS updates is at 3 years.
Both the phones feature a new 50-megapixel camera with Samsung GN1 sensor to capture more colour, more detail and 150% more light than Pixel 5. There is a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens. The Pixel 6 Pro also has a 48MP telephoto camera with 4x optical zoom and Super Res Zoom lets you zoom up to 20x. It also comes with Google Tensor’s custom image processor and built-in computational photography with features like Night Sight, Portrait Mode, Magic Eraser and Face Unblur, which can deblur a face to make it sharper.
Google already confirmed that the Pixel 6 will come with an aluminium frame with matte finish and the Pixel 6 Pro comes with a polished aluminium frame. The phones have Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection on the front, the Pixel 6 Pro also has a Gorilla Glass Vicus protection on the back, and the Pixel 6 replaces this with Gorilla Glass 6. These have IP68 ratings for dust and water resistance.
The Pixel 6 has a 4614mAh battery and the 6 Pro model has a 5000mAh battery, the biggest on a Pixel phone till date. Google says that the Pixel 6 Pro will last for more than 24 hours, even on 5G. The phones support 30W wired charging that can charge Pixel 6 Pro’s battery up to 50% in just 30 minutes. Google also sells Qi-certified Google Pixel Stand (2nd gen) that offers up to 21W charging for the Pixel 6 and up to 23W charging for the Pixel 6 Pro.
Google Pixel 6 specifications
- 6.4-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) FHD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- Google Tensor processor (2x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1 + 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55) with 848MHz Mali-G78 MP20 GPU, Titan M2 security chip
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 12
- Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
- 50MP rear camera with Samsung GN1 sensor, f/1.85 aperture, OIS, 12MP Ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, spectral and flicker sensor, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
- 8MP front camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture, 84° wide field of view,
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 158.6×74.8×8.9 mm; Weight: 207g
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, 3 microphones
- Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
- 5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
- 4614mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging, 21W wireless charging
Google Pixel 6 Pro specifications
- 6.7-inch (3120 x 1440 pixels) curved pOLED LTPO display with 10Hz-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- Google Tensor processor (2x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1 + 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55) with 848MHz Mali-G78 MP20 GPU, Titan M2 security chip
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 12
- Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
- 50MP rear camera with Samsung GN1 sensor, f/1.85 aperture, 12MP Ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 48MP telephoto camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, ƒ/3.5 aperture, 4X optical zoom, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
- 11MP front camera with Sony IMX663 sensor, ƒ/2.2 aperture, 94° field-of-view, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 163.9×75.9×8.9 mm; Weight: 210g
- Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, 3 microphones
- 5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, ultra-wideband (UWB), GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
- 5000mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging, 23W wireless charging
Pricing and availability
The Pixel 6 comes in Stormy Black, Kinda Coral and Sorta Seafoam colours and is priced at $599 (Rs. 44,970 approx.) for the 8GB + 128GB version and the 8GB + 256GB version costs $699 (Rs. 52,480 approx.).
The Pixel 6 Pro comes in Stormy Black, Sorta Sunny and Cloudy White colours and is priced at $899 (Rs. 67,490 approx.) for the 12GB + 128GB version, $999 (Rs. 74,995 approx.) for the 12GB + 256GB version and the top-end 12GB + 512GB version costs $1099 (Rs. 82,500 approx.).
These are available to order from today and will be available from stores and major U.S. carriers starting on October 28th. It will also be available in Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Germany, Taiwan and United Kingdom. No details about India launch yet.