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The Wait is Over – Google Releases the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro

Get the real insights about the newly launched Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

Google Pixel 6 - Google Pixel 6 Pro

Finally, the wait is over with the release of the Google Pixel 6 series. The company has released the two new members we have been waiting for a long time – the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

During the launch event, Google unveiled the prices of the series and a little about the duo. The company let the rest to us.

Google Pixel 6 Lineup – Specifications

We already know a lot about the duo as they were in the leaks for a long time. Let’s see what they actually received.

Pixel 6

The vanilla model is a 6.4-inch AMOLED device with a 90Hz refresh rate, 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, and 411 PPI. The display screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and has the always-on display feature.

The device has a dual-camera setup on the rear with a 50MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.31″, 1.2µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, which is primary camera. The second camera is a 12 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm lens. There’s a dual-LED flash as well and the video features include 4K@30/60fps. On the front, we get a 8MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm with 1080p@30fps video features.

Coming to ts helm, we get an in-house chipset, which is claimed to be faster than the one on the Google Pixel 5. The one present on the Google Pixel 6 is Google Tensor (5 nm) with octa-cores – 2 x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1, 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76, and 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55 CPU and a Mali-G78 MP20 GPU. Software-wise, the Pixel 6 runs Android 12 out of the box.

The device gets a battery of 4600mAh with 30W fast charging, capable of achieving 50% power in 30mins, a claimed by the company. Other notable features on this device include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type C 3.1, fingerprint sensor (under the display) accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and barometer.

Pixel 6 Pro

The Pro model comes with a 6.71-inch LTPO AMOLED device with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1440 x 3120 pixels resolution, and 512 PPI. This screen is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and has the always-on display feature.

The Pro model has a triple-camera setup on the rear with a 50MP (f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.31″, 1.2µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS). The second camera is a 40MP camera (f/3.5, 104mm (telephoto), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 4x optical zoom). And the last one is a 12MP (f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm) lens. This device also has a dual-LED flash and the video features include 4K@30/60fps. The single front camera is an 11.1MP f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.22µm lens with 4K@30fps video features.

This model is also powered by the Google Tensor (5 nm) with octa-cores – 2 x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1, 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76, and 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55 CPU and a Mali-G78 MP20 GPU. The device runs Android 12 out of the box.

This model has a better battery of 5000mAh with the same 30W fast charging and capability of achieving 50% power in 30mins, a claimed by the company. Other notable features on this device are similar to the vanilla model – WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type C 3.1, fingerprint sensor (under the display) accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and barometer.

Google Pixel 6 Lineup – Price

The prices of the duo are exactly the same we disclosed a couple of days ago. The vanilla model has a price tag of:

  • 8GB of RAM + 128GB of storage comes for $599

The Pro model has a price tag of:

  • 12GB of RAM + 128GB of storage comes for nearly $898

The duo will start selling in the market from October 28th in the US, UK, Japan, and a few select countries.

For pre-orders, you may head to Google’s official website and choose the device according to your needs and wants.

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