Google launches the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro from 649 euros

Google officially presented in preview the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro last August.At the time, Google just revealed the design of the smartphone, the denomination scheme, and that it will boast of Google's house sock with the Titan M2 safety chip.

Today, Google has just presented its pixel 6 and pixel 6 pro.And between the official announcement of Google and the announcement of the launch date of the company, almost everything related to the Pixel 6 series leaked.Consequently, the information below concerning the new pixel 6 and 6 pro corresponds to the leaks and rumors that we had heard.

During the announcement, Google also confirmed that it would start to ship the devices on October 28.Other accessories for the Pixel 6, such as the new Pixel Stand, the official cases and the load block are put for sale at launch.The series should be available in small quantities initially due to the world shortage of fleas - which even forced Apple to reduce the production of the iPhone 13.

Abandon the XL for the pro

Google has historically introduced two devices into its flagship range - a standard variant and a monster with an "XL" label.The difference between the standard pixel and the Pixel XL was not used to being so large, apart from the size of the screen and the size of the battery.However, it does not seem to be the case now.

Google will now use the name "Pro" for Pixel XL this time.It will certainly present more "pro" specifications and not just a larger screen.It is quite common in the Android smartphones sector since several flagships have a professional variant, including those of OnePlus, Oppo, and more.This will also be reflected in their prices, it seems.

Design

For a few months now, Google has already shown us what the Pixel 6 looks like.And with regard to the pixel of the previous generations, the Pixel 6 is not like any other pixel of the past.The design is very different from the previous generation.

It is made of glass and metal, as opposed to the polycarbonate of the previous generation.The company returns to a two -tone finish which was part of the Pixel series to the Pixel 3 range.The two colors are separated by the black bar, with a darker shade of the color above the camera block.In fact, you can make the difference between the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 PRO by closely observing the space above the camera bar.The smartphone with more space above the camera bar is Pixel 6 Pro.

According to the pictures, the color variants of the Pixel 6 will be called "Sorte Seafoam", "Stormy Black" and "Kinda Coral", while the colors of the Pixel 6 Pro will be called "Stormy Black", "Sorta Sunny" and "CloudyWhite ".Unfortunately, in France we are only going to have the gray ocean and carbon black colors for the pixel 6, and carbon black for the 6 pro pixel.

In addition, we observe that the bump on the camera far exceeds the rear shell of the smartphone.Regarding the front facade, we can see thin screen edges, with a tiny chin at the bottom and square edges.In addition, the front camera is located in a cutting centered in the shape of a punch.

Pixel 6 measures 158.6 mm x 74.8 mm x 8.9 mm, while the pro variant measures 163.9 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm.They weigh 207 and 210 g respectively.

Screen

While continuing on the front of the smartphone, the smallest of the two variants, the standard Pixel 6, is equipped with a 6.4 -inch flat screen with a 90 Hz refresh frequency and a full HD+resolution, or 2400 x 1,080 pixels with a 411 ppi pixel density.The screen ratio is 20: 9.

On the other hand, the Pixel 6 Pro is equipped with a 6.67 -inch LTPO AMOLED screen in 19.5: 9 Supporting a refresh frequency of up to 120 Hz.It offers a Quad HD+resolution, or 3,120 x 1,440 pixels, with a pixel density of 512 ppp.In addition, the screen of the Pixel 6 Pro will descend up to 10 Hz to preserve the battery life.

The two smartphones have a fingerprint sensor inlaid on the screen, and they will offer high brightness, a contrast ratio greater than 1,000,000: 1, HDR compatibility and finally a maximum depth of 24 bits for16 million colors.

Specifications

The Pixel 6 series will be equipped with the very first personalized Tensor Soc from Google.Many things about the Pixel 6 Tensor Soc have been reported in the past two months.The Tensor is the first processor entirely designed by Google, especially for Pixel.It allows Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 PRO to establish itself as the fastest and most intelligent smartphones in the range.Google claims that it will offer performance up to 80 % faster than Pixel 5, and turns out to be very fluid.

And thanks to the Tensor chip, Google's advanced AI is integrated directly into your smartphone.This improves the speed and accuracy of exclusive Google features, such as voice recognition and image processing.This processor also saves energy, for a full day of autonomy.

In addition to the Tensor SOC, the Pixel 6 comes with 8 GB of RAM while the Pixel 6 Pro is delivered with 12 GB of RAM.The two smartphones will be delivered with 128 GB of internal basic storage, the 256 GB variant being available for the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro and the 512 GB variant being exclusive to 6 Pro.

Battery question and load

Regarding the battery, the smallest variant has a 4,614 mAh battery, while the Pro model has a huge 5 003 mAh battery.Coupled with Tensor personalized chipset, the Pixel 6 range will offer excellent autonomy.The technology giant claims that the Pixel 6 range will offer autonomy beyond 24 hours in standard use mode, and up to 48 hours of autonomy with the ultra battery saving.

Finally, the Pixel 6 range will boast of the quick load of 30W in wired, and 23W in wireless, thanks to the new standard pixel.They have the "Battery Share" function, which is only the name given by Google to the inverted wireless recharge.Unfortunately, the range is not delivered with a charger in the box.

SOC Google Tensor

Google officially announced that it would launch its personalized Tensor SoC inside the Pixel 6 series last August.When he announces, Google said that the chipset will be able to manage all the complex models of AI and ML without Internet.The company has also announced that it will take care of security Titan M2.

Today, Google has revealed many details on the Tensor SoC.The chipset is made on the structure of the node of 5 nm.Google does not opt for a manufacturing in 4 nm in a context of shortage of chips, which seems quite logical.It is interesting to note that instead of the CPU 1 +3 +4 configuration (a premium heart, three high performance cores and four energy efficiency cores) for which the flagship level chipsets opt like the Snapdragon 888, Google AOpened for a 2 +2 +4 CPU configuration for the Pixel 6 Tensor SOC.The configuration of the CPU of the Tensor chipset is as follows:

According to benchmarks published so far, the Tensor SOC is one of the most powerful chipsets.It supports Google AP1 decoder which is able to decode 4K content at 60 FPS, which no Qualcomm processor is able to do.He is also able to support the features of the camera such as night vision mode, portrait mode and magic gum.In addition, the Pixel 6 series supports an improved vocal dictation powered by Google Assistant thanks to the powerful Tensor Chipset.

Finally, the Tensor SOC supports 5G networks.It is equipped with the Exynos 5123 modem, the same that we find in the Exynos variants of Galaxy S20 smartphones and note 20.Thanks to this powerful modem, the Pixel 6 series also supports Wi-Fi 6th.

Android 12

Google published the Stable Source Code of Android 12 on the AOSP version at the beginning of October 2021.Oddly, the company did not publish Android 12 for Pixel devices at that time-something she has been doing for a few years.Indeed, Google awaited the launch of the Pixel 6 series which is delivered with Android 12 out of the box.

Android 12 comes with a number of features.These include the new design of Material You and the thematization of the Wall-based UX.In addition, there are more confidentiality features than before, which also includes a private life dashboard to show which applications use the camera, microphone or location of your smartphone.There are also a number of other features.

Cameras

In recent years, Google has found itself at the top of the Android photo market with its Pixel range.The cameras found in the Pixel smartphones series are among the best on the market.We are waiting for the same level of performance on the part of the Pixel 6 range.

The Pixel 6 sports a double -camera configuration at the rear.On the other hand, the Pixel 6 PRO has a configuration to triple camera on the back, including a large-angle sensor and a telephoto camera that will support a 4 x optical zoom.As Google points out, new cameras now let in 150 % more light.The front camera boasts of a 4K video recording support on the two smartphones.For those who ignore it, the front camera of Pixel 5 only supports 1080p video recording at 30 frames per second.

In addition, the improvements made to the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) and the ISP (Image Signal Processor) guarantee better video capture.As you can see, Google abandons the 12-megapixel high-angle photo sensor that we have seen on Pixel smartphones over the years.The main photo sensor uses a 50 megapixel GN1 sensor from Samsung.The telephoto telephoto is a 12 megapixel sensor while the ultra-wide-angle sensor uses a 48 megapixel sensor.

Apart from that, Google takes on camera functions such as night vision mode, portrait and magic eraser mode.While we have already seen the night vision mode and the portrait mode on the old generation Google Pixel, a magic eraser is a new function which deletes the unwanted elements of the photo.

Price and availability

The Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro will be available from October 28, from € 649 for the Pixel 6, offered in two colors (Ocean gray and carbon black), and € 899 for the Pixel 6 Pro, available in colorCarbon black, on the Google Store.

For any purchase of a Google Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro, it will be possible to benefit from 3 months of subscriptions to YouTube Premium and Google One.Also, the Bose 700 noise reduction helmet will be offered, during the pre-order period between October 19 and 27.

With such a price, the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 benefit the most affordable flagships of this year.For comparison, Apple's latest iPhone 13 starts at 809 euros for the mini variant.