Imposing and unsightly: the photo banner of the Google Pixel 6 divides

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A few days before their official presentation, Google's Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro reveal themselves a little more through new shots.

Evan Blass has just published new photos announced as official of the Pixel 6 that Google intends to formalize on October 19.

Shots that show devices that we already know in broad outline since the Pixel 6 have been the subject of several leaks, but some visuals are quite new: the photos of the edges of the devices allow you to a better idea of the size of the rear headband which incorporates the photo blocks.

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And let's not go overboard: this headband was already described as unsightly by the press and users, we can now also qualify it as imposing. The headband thus protrudes several millimeters from the frame of the device, and it will therefore not be possible to place your Pixel 6 flat on any surface. This may therefore be problematic with certain wireless charging bases

Google has an interest in presenting good reasons for this already widely criticized aesthetic choice, at the risk of seeing its sales struggle to really take off.

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123Sort by: date/relevanceSafirion < small>AbsentVIP 41702 pointsThe #2146219Like what, it's not just me who finds this headband filthyOMG! not even... it must scratch/cut your fingers so much The thing is almost as thick as the phone itself I understand better why they sell it at 650€ instead of the usual 900€And yet, at this price (with the bose offered in preco and all the advantages of Pixels) it had enough to motivate me to change my old OP5... this design really ruins everything +1(2like,1dislike)-1Reply with quoteHide Narcos AbsentVIP 25302 pointsLe #2146227Personal I like it, but we all know that tastes and colors....To say that it will not be possible to put it flat is a somewhat simplistic shortcut....n' any case will allow you to do this while protecting the phone.+1(3like,0dislike)-1Reply with quoteHide Safirion Absent VIP 41702 pointsThe #2146228Narcos wrote: Usually I would have agreed, but did you see the thickness of the headband there? Need a super thick shell to absorb that, on my OP5, my shell must not exceed a millimeter thick (just enough to absorb the lens which barely exceeds) So good, if it's to find yourself with a phone that doubles in thickness just so as not to get your fingers scratched, blah blah... It's even more a question of taste there, it's just a blatant design error +1(1like, 1dislike pas)-1Reply with quoteHide Mathieu M Connected GNT team 2513 pointsLe #2146229Narcos wrote: With a thick hull yes, or a little MAP, see cement... Anything is possible indeed. is to have such a thick smartphone, so you might as well plan for it from the start, take on a thick chassis and take the opportunity to slip in a battery that lasts a week... If you need a 5 mm TPU or Silicone shell to do the job, admit it's not as sexy...+1(2like,1dislike)-1Reply with quoteHide Narcos AbsentVIP 25302 pointsThe #2146230Safirion wrote:D'habitu j I would have agreed, but did you see the thickness of the headband there? Need a super thick shell to absorb that, on my OP5, my shell must not exceed a millimeter thick (just enough to absorb the lens which barely exceeds) So good, if it's to find yourself with a phone that doubles in thickness just so as not to get your fingers scratched, blah blah... It's even more a question of taste there, it's just a flagrant design error Membership, or not!! users will tell us. No, the phone does not double in thickness...TPU, Carbon fiber,....offer excellent comfort.We'll see what the sales think about it +1(1like,0dislike)-1Reply quotingHide Narcos Absent VIP 25302 pointsThe #2146231Mathieu M wrote: With a thick hull yes, or a little MAP, see cement... Anything is possible indeed. If it's to have a smartphone so thick, so you might as well plan the thing from the start, take on a thick chassis and take the opportunity to slip in a battery that lasts a week... If you need a 5 mm TPU or Silicone shell to do the job, admit it that it's not as sexy...your comment is excessive....''A question probably still deserves to be addressed: will the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro be wobbly when laid flat? The images observed tend to answer in the negative. The photo blocks, admittedly protruding, are spread over the entire width of the smartphones. The latter will therefore undoubtedly be tilted, but stable. The design of these Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro may not please everyone. However, it is necessary to recognize the very original aspect of these devices. Some may like to be able to stand out from their peers with such a look. Moreover, this may be the concession to be made to enjoy as refined a photo quality as possible — Google is already very good at this little game.''https://www.frandroid.com/marques /google/1092913_google-pixel-6-et-pro-see-how-the-photo-block-is-really-protruding-with-these-new-images+1(1like,0dislike)-1Reply with quoteHide Mathieu M Connected GNT team 2513 pointsThe #2146232Narcos wrote: With a thick shell yes, or a little MAP, see cement... Everything is possible indeed. If it's to have a smartphone so thick, so you might as well plan the thing from the start, take on a thick chassis and take the opportunity to slip in a battery that lasts a week... If you need a 5 mm TPU or Silicone shell to do the job,admit that it's not as sexy...your comment is excessive....''A question probably still deserves to be addressed: will the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro be wobbly when laid flat? The images observed tend to answer in the negative. The photo blocks, admittedly protruding, are spread over the entire width of the smartphones. The latter will therefore undoubtedly be tilted, but stable. The design of these Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro may not please everyone. However, it is necessary to recognize the very original aspect of these devices. Some may like to be able to stand out from their peers with such a look. Moreover, this may be the concession to be made to enjoy as refined a photo quality as possible — Google is already very good at this little game.''https://www.frandroid.com/marques /google/1092913_google-pixel-6-et-pro-see-how-the-photo-block-is-really-protruding-with-these-new-images For the photo, it's mostly good "compared to the material offered ", it's relative, they never shine at DxOMark. Unless the headband allows you to camouflage a periscopic lens the width of the smartphone... Otherwise you will have to find something to justify this type of appendage. There we are talking about a module that exceeds much more than that of the latest iPhones, which is already widely criticized anyway... Afterwards, if Google surprises us by installing a magnetic base at the last moment, with shells integrating additional batteries, why not...For the moment, the covers available almost everywhere make the phone look like a cheap Chinese reinforced smartphone...+1(1like,1dislike)-1Reply with quoteHide Safirion Absent< /small>VIP 41702 pointsThe #2146233Originality is not an excuse, even Picasso was content with 2D canvas. If he wanted to do relief, he changed medium and moved on to sculpture. A phone is better when it's flat, that's all +1(2like,1dislike)-1Reply with quoteHide zzepx < small>AbsentVIP 7772 pointsLe #2146238What reassures me is that I'm not the only one to find it "unsightly", not to say frankly ugly.+1(1like,1dislike)- 1Reply with quoteHide skynet Offline VIP 85826 pointsThe #2146249It is true that it is very very impressive.2 remarks: most will put a protective shell on such a device which costs a blind. Personally, it's the first accessory I buy.2- Why is it so imposing? It's because the laws of physics and optics being what they are, we won't progress much more if we keep small sensors and don't change focal length. 4x optics and there we will judge the relevance of such a technological choice.+1(2like,0dislike)-1Reply with quoteHide123Follow comments This option is reserved for GNT members. Please register, it's free!. This option is reserved for premium members of GNT. To learn more, click here.