Pixel 6/Pixel 6 Pro

[michael9891]

I'll always make my mind up based on hands on experience. Take that video I said looked awful due to over saturation (I think he'd messed settings up), plenty of other footage looks perfectly fine.

I do wish Google would have a wider field of view on the ultra wide though.

Haven't even turned it on yet, but I'll be amazed if it's not a keeper until the (hopefully) Note 22 is out.

Looking forward to seeing what stupid things people complain about. lol

 

[aggie99]

Cancel button disappeared for me last night, but still not shipping. Again, I had strange phenomenon with shipping notices for all Google purchases I have completed. Checking my old notes / posts on here.

1. My Pixel 2 changed to "Shipping" the day it arrived
2. My free Google Home Mini listed as "Ordered" up to 2 days after I received it, then went directly to "Delivered".
3. My Pixel 3 somehow shipped next day when I never selected that as an option.

Google is all over the place lol.

I've had the same experience with Google orders in the past.

Mine still says "ordered" with an estimated delivery date of Oct 28-29 but the cancel button has been gone since Saturday.

As a side note, the "free" Pixel Buds-a arrived yesterday and are really nice. I prefer the sound and noise cancellation of the Galaxy Buds Pro over any earbud i have including the Airpods Pro, but the fit and added google assistant capabilities might make these my buds of choice.

 

[nospleen]

I'll always make my mind up based on hands on experience. Take that video I said looked awful due to over saturation (I think he'd messed settings up), plenty of other footage looks perfectly fine.

I do wish Google would have a wider field of view on the ultra wide though.

Haven't even turned it on yet, but I'll be amazed if it's not a keeper until the (hopefully) Note 22 is out.

Looking forward to seeing what stupid things people complain about. lol

I’m going to complain about the fact you haven’t turned yours on yet.

 

[Supersonicc]

Mine still shows Oct 27-28 and the cancel button is gone since yesterday. But still no shipping confirmation. Hopefully it goes out today and I have it by tomorrow.

I’m the in the same boat, mines due Oct-28 and the cancel button gone but no shipping confirmation email yet. Expecting mine to ship tomorrow for Thursday delivery. Mines a 6 Pro Stormy Black, UK. Fingers crossed the dates do not change for us.

Just need a decent screen protector. My 2nd Google shipment also due on Oct-28 has the 30W charger and Golden Glow case arriving. Stormy Black case arriving in Nov. I nearly went for a Bellroy leather case but my favourite, Sea Mist / Sage Green colour, is only available on the 6 not the 6 Pro.

 

[jamezr]

Cancel button disappeared for me last night, but still not shipping. Again, I had strange phenomenon with shipping notices for all Google purchases I have completed. Checking my old notes / posts on here.

1. My Pixel 2 changed to "Shipping" the day it arrived
2. My free Google Home Mini listed as "Ordered" up to 2 days after I received it, then went directly to "Delivered".
3. My Pixel 3 somehow shipped next day when I never selected that as an option.

Google is all over the place lol.

I just got a shipping notice from USPS about a delivery from DHL to my address. It turns out it is my Pixel 6 Kinda Coral
from Google. But the Google order page doesn't even show it has shipped yet lol

 

[Supersonicc]

Mine still shows Oct 27-28 and the cancel button is gone since yesterday. But still no shipping confirmation. Hopefully it goes out today and I have it by tomorrow.

Good luck! I’m the in the same boat, mines due Oct-28 and the cancel button gone but no shipping confirmation email yet. Expecting mine to ship tomorrow for Thursday delivery. Mines a 6 Pro Stormy Black, UK. Fingers crossed the dates do not change for us.

Just need a decent screen protector. My 2nd Google shipment also due on Oct-28 has the 30W charger and Golden Glow case arriving. Stormy Black case arriving in Nov. I nearly went for a Bellroy leather case but my favourite, Sea Mist / Sage Green colour, is only available on the 6 not the 6 Pro.

 

[840quadra]

I just got a shipping notice from USPS about a delivery from DHL to my address. It turns out it is my Pixel 6 Kinda Coral
from Google. But the Google order page doesn't even show it has shipped yet lol

Well sounds like they are consistent!

 

[nfl46]

It seems like quite a few are getting their shipping notices. I just got my notice from Best Buy shipping via UPS.

 

[Eekamouse]

Good comparison of the cameras from the top flagships

 

[noobinator]

We are at a point where the cameras on these flagships are all pretty great for what most people use them for. These videos have to zoom in so far and focus in on such small details, that should prove just how close they all really are. In reality, most people only use these to share on social media on small screens, so any flagship camera will be more than adequate. Very few will need that one leaf 50' into the background to look better at 3am. I'm just happy we have gotten to a point when all the top phones have excellent cameras!

 

[Tig Bitties]

We are at a point where the cameras on these flagships are all pretty great for what most people use them for. These videos have to zoom in so far and focus in on such small details, that should prove just how close they all really are. In reality, most people only use these to share on social media on small screens, so any flagship camera will be more than adequate. Very few will need that one leaf 50' into the background to look better at 3am. I'm just happy we have gotten to a point when all the top phones have excellent cameras!

Excellent point.

 

[Tig Bitties]

Ordered Oct 19

Not yet shipped

Delivered by Oct 30 – Nov 2

 

[MarkX]

In my opinion Pixels are still the best for portrait shots, especially of my pooch.

 

[LukinLedbetter]

Shipped!!!

 

[5105973]

Pixel wins in daylight shots, while the Iphone is better at portraits and night shots. Apple really progressed with their software implementation. I’m surprised at how Google has fallen behind.

I didn’t see it that way at all. In fact I found myself choosing the one that turned out to be the Pixel more often than the iPhone. What I see is that Apple is indeed really good. Finally. Thank goodness. Apple has fixed so much that bugged me for years. I love iPhones, hope to always own one, and do a happy dance over every slow painful incremental improvement they make.

I do think they both really could benefit from partnering up with a top quality name in lenses like some Chinese manufacturers have done, partnering with Zeiss. From what I’ve read, doing so would at the very least help with lens flares.

But these penny pinching American companies aren’t going to do that and frankly I’m not sure I’d want to pay for the difference myself. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I saw the Pixel 6 series pricing. The price of everything is going up and I think this year Google struck a really good balance of quality, features, and price.

I trust they will continue to fine tune the software. Google kept my Pixel 2 feeling relevant for years beyond what I expected. Thankfully the meh quality hardware of that phone held up for me personally.

 

[Tig Bitties]

In my opinion Pixels are still the best for portrait shots, especially of my pooch.

Portrait photos of dogs are AMAZING on the Pixel's.

 

[Tig Bitties]

Huge Nexus and now Pixel fan. But I have to say, a day after the reviews are out, I'm a bit underwhelmed disappointed in from what I'm reading on the Pixel 6 Pro.

- Camera = The early buzz and hype was crazy for this upgraded camera. People expecting this to blow away the iPhone 13 Pro and Galaxy S21 series, and the Pixel 6 would be the top dog by a wide margin. Now we come to find out, not so quick. This new camera is just a bit better than the Pixel 5's, and trades blows back and forth with the iPhone 13 Pro. It's not some brand new mind blowing futuristic next gen camera.

- Battery life = A brand new custom chipset, and huge 5,000mAh battery with a variable refresh rate LPTO display, I thought this thing would get killer battery life, maybe not 13 Pro Max battery, but at least close. Now in reality we're finding out not at all, the battery life is just ok, not bad, certainly not great, just good battery life.

- Display = I wanted a Pixel screen that gets bright like a new iPhone or Galaxy phone display brightness, I never expected Google to be better, but at least on par. But nope, it's still behind both, I think the iPhone 13 Pro gets like 1100 peak brightness, and the Galaxy S21 like 1000, but the 6 Pro gets like 850. And people saying the 120hz display on the 13 Pro feels smoother and less laggy when fast scrolling compared to the 6 Pro's ( maybe it needs a driver update? )


I'm not trying to knock this new Pixel, I have one on order, but it's not this super duper smartphone from the future, leaving the iPhone and Galaxy in the dust, like it seemed it was going to be. It's actually just on par with them, or maybe even lesser. But personally disappointed in two things, the mediocre battery life, and average brightness display.

 

[mclld]

I wonder if there will be significant camera improvements through software, is that something that has happened in previous? I also wonder and can only imagine Samsung will be keeping the camera improvements coming

 

[Aneres11]

In my opinion Pixels are still the best for portrait shots, especially of my pooch.

This basically sums up the exact reason why I love pixels. I have never ever got a photo that good of my doggos with another phone. Gorgeous pup ??

 

[5105973]

This is the kind of comparison I like. I paused it before their opinions, to pick which one I liked better.

Oh I forgot to discuss that I realized that while the structure of doing a blind test isn’t biased, I felt quite a biased vibe from their reactions and comments and felt one or two of them were picking photos and making comments based on what they thought was the iPhone photo.

If they weren’t biased then why did they often act shocked when the one they thought was better was actually the Pixel? Also, when the Pixel failed why did they comment more negatively but kind of gloss over the iPhone failures?

 

[mclld]

Oh I forgot to discuss that I realized that while the structure of doing a blind test isn’t biased, I felt quite a biased vibe from their reactions and comments and felt one or two of them were picking photos and making comments based on what they thought was the iPhone photo.

If they weren’t biased then why did they often act shocked when the one they thought was better was actually the Pixel? Also, when the Pixel failed why did they comment more negatively but kind of gloss over the iPhone failures?

This is so true, it is very obvious from the few videos I have seen from them and while I don't care to watch them anymore

 

[Aneres11]

Huge Nexus and now Pixel fan. But I have to say, a day after the reviews are out, I'm a bit underwhelmed disappointed in from what I'm reading on the Pixel 6 Pro.

- Camera = The early buzz and hype was crazy for this upgraded camera. People expecting this to blow away the iPhone 13 Pro and Galaxy S21 series, and the Pixel 6 would be the top dog by a wide margin. Now we come to find out, not so quick. This new camera is just a bit better than the Pixel 5's, and trades blows back and forth with the iPhone 13 Pro. It's not some brand new mind blowing futuristic next gen camera.

- Battery life = A brand new custom chipset, and huge 5,000mAh battery with a variable refresh rate LPTO display, I thought this thing would get killer battery life, maybe not 13 Pro Max battery, but at least close. Now in reality we're finding out not at all, the battery life is just ok, not bad, certainly not great, just good battery life.

- Display = I wanted a Pixel screen that gets bright like a new iPhone or Galaxy phone display brightness, I never expected Google to be better, but at least on par. But nope, it's still behind both, I think the iPhone 13 Pro gets like 1100 peak brightness, and the Galaxy S21 like 1000, but the 6 Pro gets like 850. And people saying the 120hz display on the 13 Pro feels smoother and less laggy when fast scrolling compared to the 6 Pro's ( maybe it needs a driver update? )


I'm not trying to knock this new Pixel, I have one on order, but it's not this super duper smartphone from the future, leaving the iPhone and Galaxy in the dust, like it seemed it was going to be. It's actually just on par with them, or maybe even lesser. But personally disappointed in two things, the mediocre battery life, and average brightness display.

I agree with you.
This has felt a bit like a Samsung launch. All the tweets leading up to launch are saying cameras are stunning, and people are wowed, yet when it gets here it's just ok and very capable but then that's it.

I was reading some thoughts from a couple of reviewers who now work for MKBHD.
They were saying that the sensor is extremely capable now but it's the software that is in fact holding back the photos. The software which has been so reliant on holding up that old aging 12 MP sensor on previous pixels is now doing the opposite on this 50 MP sensor.

They took comparisson shots to detail what they meant. First photo is straight out of the camera with the aggressive software in full flight. The bottom is the same pic shot RAW and very lightly edited. When I say edited, he goes on to say all he did was increase vibrancy.

When you zoom in you can see the capabilities of this lens. It looks like a proper camera has taken it, not a phone. Well, to me it does anyway. So the software we've heralded for such a long time is now holding back this sensor...

Interesting.

 

[aggie99]

Huge Nexus and now Pixel fan. But I have to say, a day after the reviews are out, I'm a bit underwhelmed disappointed in from what I'm reading on the Pixel 6 Pro.

- Camera = The early buzz and hype was crazy for this upgraded camera. People expecting this to blow away the iPhone 13 Pro and Galaxy S21 series, and the Pixel 6 would be the top dog by a wide margin. Now we come to find out, not so quick. This new camera is just a bit better than the Pixel 5's, and trades blows back and forth with the iPhone 13 Pro. It's not some brand new mind blowing futuristic next gen camera.

- Battery life = A brand new custom chipset, and huge 5,000mAh battery with a variable refresh rate LPTO display, I thought this thing would get killer battery life, maybe not 13 Pro Max battery, but at least close. Now in reality we're finding out not at all, the battery life is just ok, not bad, certainly not great, just good battery life.

- Display = I wanted a Pixel screen that gets bright like a new iPhone or Galaxy phone display brightness, I never expected Google to be better, but at least on par. But nope, it's still behind both, I think the iPhone 13 Pro gets like 1100 peak brightness, and the Galaxy S21 like 1000, but the 6 Pro gets like 850. And people saying the 120hz display on the 13 Pro feels smoother and less laggy when fast scrolling compared to the 6 Pro's ( maybe it needs a driver update? )


I'm not trying to knock this new Pixel, I have one on order, but it's not this super duper smartphone from the future, leaving the iPhone and Galaxy in the dust, like it seemed it was going to be. It's actually just on par with them, or maybe even lesser. But personally disappointed in two things, the mediocre battery life, and average brightness display.

As for hardware I don't expect and never have expected it to be on par with the 13 Pro Max or S21 Ultra, but I'm not paying near what I paid for those phones either. The Pixel is all about the software experience to me but because of the abysmal battery life of the 4XL I just couldn't use it as a daily driver that long. If this camera is in the ballpark of the 13 PM and the battery life is close but not quite there, then I'll be happy. I prefer the Pixel software over any other device and it appears to finally be in the same ballpark as other Android flagships in terms of battery life and the camera is still at or near the top of all devices. Any issues such as lag should be able to be fine tuned in future updates.

The only thing that I have a concern with is the fingerprint sensor. I hate that Google abandoned the face unlock technology of the 4XL. The face unlock on the 4XL was the best unlocking option of any phone I've used.

 

[noobinator]

It's almost like Google finally nailed the hardware, at the expense of the software.

 

[Eekamouse]

In my opinion Pixels are still the best for portrait shots, especially of my pooch.

holy crap that is good!

My verizon order shipped should be here tomorrow , can't wait