Google has revealed its next flagship smartphones - the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro - early, spilling most the dirt on its new devices ahead of a complete announcement and release later this year.
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro naturally succeed last year's Pixel 5, and chart somewhat of a different course. While the Pixel 5 was more of a semi-premium phone with somewhat modest hardware designed to undercut the competition, Google seems to be pitching the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro as top-tier devices that will likely carry the same kind of price tag as the latest Apple and Samsung devices.
The more important change is inside, however. Instead of using a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip like past Pixels and the vast majority of Android smartphones, the pair of Pixels will be powered by a custom-made chip designed by Google. Dubbed Tensor, Google hasn't provided performance details of the chip, instead focusing on its machine learning and artificial intelligent potential. ML and AI have driven key features in past Pixel devices - such as the excellent cameras - and Google says this new chip will further improve photography, speed recognition, translation, and more.
Google has yet to provide full details about the camera setup itself, but both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro feature a rather unique camera bar instead of the square and rectangular camera bumps that have become standard. Across the industry. The Pixel 6 will include primary and ultra-wide camera lenses, while the Pixel 6 Pro augments this with a 4x zoom telephoto lens.
In terms of specs we know so far, the Pixel 6 includes a 6.4-inch 1080p+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The Pixel 5 Pro has a large 6.7-inch QHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate and slightly curved edges. Both phones feature an in-screen fingerprint reader.
Google will share more info on the Pixel 6 in Spring. Based on previous years, we're guessing this means an October release.
Alex Choros
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