Google Pixel 6 Pro review


Channel: GSMArena Official
Uploaded by GSMArena Official on 20211113
Categories: Science & Technology
Tags: review, preview, demo, video, unboxing
The Google Pixel 6 Pro brings a long-awaited update to the cameras and fills the gap of last year's missing flagship hardware from Google. There's also IP68 water resistance, stereo speakers, wireless charging, and new Google AI features. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the Google Pixel 6 Pro's top fe
The provided YouTube video is titled "Google Pixel 6 Pro review" by the channel GSMArena Official. Below is a detailed summary of its content: 1. Design and Build Quality Dimensions & Weight: 6.7-inch display, weighs 210 grams. Materials: Dual-tone Gorilla Glass Victus front and back with polished aluminum frames. The top of the frame includes a plastic insert for millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G signals. Key Features: Prominent camera "visor" module on the back, centered punch-hole front camera, and an optical in-display fingerprint scanner located in the lower third of the screen. Accessories Note: The host advises avoiding the official plastic cases, as they let dust/debris inside and cause frame scratches. 2. Display & Audio Screen Specifications: 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED QHD+ panel supporting a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and HDR10 content. Brightness & Color: Achieved up to 860 nits max brightness in auto/adaptive mode. Good outdoor sunlight legibility and accurate colors under the "Natural" profile. Speakers: Dual stereo speakers emphasize vocal tones; the bottom speaker is louder than the top earpiece speaker. 3. Battery & Charging Capacity: 5,000 mAh battery. Endurance: Achieved an 84-hour endurance score in GSMArena tests. Decent web browsing and video playback times, but weak standby performance due to the display and Google Tensor processor power draw. Charging: No charging brick included. Supports Google’s 30W charger—reaches 50% in 30 minutes, but takes nearly 2 hours for a full 0-100% charge due to conservative charging curves. 4. Performance & Google Tensor Chip Chipset: Google's custom Tensor chip built in collaboration with Samsung, focusing on hardware-level machine learning. Benchmarks: Performs well in everyday tasks and matches Snapdragon 888 performance in single computational/graphics benchmarks. Thermal Throttling: Under sustained load/stability tests, CPU performance throttles down to ~70% within 15 minutes, and eventually drops to ~60% over an hour. 5. Software Features (Android 12) Material You Design: Updated UI styling, colors generated from wallpaper, updated menus, and larger buttons. Voice Typing: On-device speech-to-text operates offline with automatic punctuation insertion and voice commands (e.g., saying "Send"). Live Translate: Automatic translation integrated across system apps and live captions. 6. Camera Performance Hardware Setup Main: 50 MP sensor with OIS. Telephoto: 48 MP Periscope camera with 4x optical zoom and OIS. Ultra-wide: 12 MP ultrawide lens. Front: 11.1 MP selfie camera. Photo Quality Main Camera: Captures rich details and wide dynamic range with pixel's signature cool white balance. Slight oversharpening visible up close. Zoom Capabilities: 2x uses Super Res Zoom on the main sensor; 4x uses the dedicated Periscope lens (great dynamic range and clean details); 10x uses digital cropping on the Periscope lens with acceptable details. Ultra-wide Lens: Cleaner than the Pixel 5's ultrawide, though color/white balance tone slightly differs from the main sensor. Night Sight: Automatically activates under low light. Produces clear, bright images across all three lenses, though processing can take several seconds per shot. Selfie Camera: High detail and natural skin tones, though HDR+ occasionally underexposes bright elements (like white clothing). Video Recording Can record up to 4K resolution at 60 FPS on main cameras and 4K at 30 FPS on the selfie camera. Video stabilization is strong (including handheld 4x telephoto recording). Selfie video includes a "Speech Enhancement" feature that isolates the speaker's voice from background noise. 7. Verdict & Recommendations Price: Starting at $899 USD. Pros: Premium build, flagship display, versatile triple-camera hardware, fast offline voice features, 3 years of OS upgrades + 5 years of security updates. Cons: Average battery endurance, slow total charging time, performance throttling under long gaming sessions, minor HDR+ consistency issues. Final Thoughts: Recommended for users upgrading from older Pixels or Nexus devices, though users with recent Pixel models may prefer to wait for 2nd-gen Tensor hardware. Google Pixel 6 Pro review GSMArena Official · 956K views

Viewer Discussion & Comments

@alcodelcololex5327
I'm watching this off my pixel 6 pro, so far I'm loving it for work.
@ychilds99
The finest Pixel 6 Pro review on YouTube. Subscribed. I've got to watch your others now. Thank you.
@mugeramartin5639
Nice review as always
@KeenanSometimes
Big up Ricky. First time watching a review with you doing it. Love to the channel from Cape Town, South Africa.🇿🇦
@dominicreber6174
I dont know the reason but the endurance of my battery has signiiiiiificantly increased after a few days! I would say 50% more than on the first 2 days. Don't know if Google did some calculation in the beginning or the battery optimiziation kicked in, but I am really more than happy!
@kushagrakaushik9536
The biggest positive is that Google got the pricing right, value for money proposition is excellent.
@MegasXLR
9:28 nice Dodge at the right ;)
@FlexTuneMusic
Google Pixel's camera module design is unique and refreshing.. I won't be surprised other brands copies it 🤣
@Eazidosit
finon carbon material case! sold on Amazon. minimalistic, camera protection and great in hand feel
@unloveableandre
9:00 The Guitar Hotel
@GarageSupra
I think phone and camera devs need to focus on making photos look as realistic as possible instead of blowing contrast and hdr out as hard as possible for socials. Night mode is different but always more impressive with easier photos capturing more light
@ACEduard
at 9:22 on the 3rd lane, blue Honda, we almost got a car crash
@alexspata
Good review, those night photos are insane..still, I enjoy my Pixel 4a a lot!
@harryvlogs7833
I'm watching this on my sorta sunny pixel 6 pro I love the camera plus probably best video on an android phone
@SushiSteak
speech enhancement seems really practical, hopefully it gets better through firmware updates; it seems pretty decent already here tho