Score from 10
5.1

Google Pixel 6

Score

Camera
3
Performance
8
Screen
4.5
Battery
4
Connectivity
10
Appearance
6.5
Futures
4.8

Pros and cons

GoodPerformance, Connectivity
NormalScreen, Battery, Appearance, Futures
BadCamera

Google Pixel 6 specifications


BrandGoogle
Model
Pixel 6
GB7N6
CategoryMobile phones
Weight207 grams
Density403 ppi
Memory size8 Gigabytes
Battery capacity4600 mAh

Width74.8 milimeters
Height158.6 milimeters
Thickness8.93 milimeters
Weight207 grams
MaterialsAluminium alloy, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
ColorsBlack, Green, Beige
Effective area84 percents
Resistance certificateIP68
Operating systemAndroid 12
Interface
Google playYes

Screen typeAmoled
Screen futuresHole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 1000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Aspect Ratio195 : 9
Screen resolution1080 x 2340
Resolution typeFHD
Density403 ppi

Audio futuresStereo Speakers
Headphone JackNo
RadioNo

NFCYes
Voice over LTEYes
PC syncYes
OTA syncYes
Infrared
TetheringYes
Sim cardsDual SIM
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac
Wi-Fi futuresDual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth versionBluetooth 5.2
NavigationGPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

Memory size8 Gigabytes
RAM typeRAM LPDDR5
CPU nameGoogle Tensor
CPU cores
GPU nameARM Mali-G78

Storage size128 Gigabytes
ROM typeUFS Storage 3.1
Card slotNo
Slot type

Battery capacity4600 mAh
Battery typeLi-Polymer
Battery futuresWireless charging, Non-removable, Wireless charging 21W
USB Type CYes
Fast chargeYes

FingerprintYes
Fingerprint locationIn screen
ProximityYes
Light sensorYes
AccelerometerYes
GyroscopeYes
Gravity
Cooling systemNo
Gaming buttonsNo
Notifications

2GCDMA (800)
B2 (1900)
B3 (1800)
B5 (850)
B8 (900)
3GB1 (2100)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F)
B5 (850)
B6 (800)
B8 (900)
B19 (800)
4G LTEB1 (2100)
B2 (1900)
B3 (1800)
B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B7 (2600)
B8 (900)
B12 (700)
B13 (700)
B14 (700)
B17 (700)
B18 (800)
B19 (800)
B20 (800)
B25 (1900+)
B26 (850)
B28B (700)
B28A (700)
B29 (700)
B30 (2300)
B32 (1500)
B38 (TDD 2600)
B39 (TDD 1900)
B40 (TDD 2300)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B42 (TDD 3500)
B46 (TDD 5200)
B48 (TDD 3600)
B66 (1700/2100)
B71 (600)
5GN1 (2100)
N2 (1900 PCS)
N3 (1800)
N5 (850)
N7 (2600)
N8 (900)
N12 (700)
N14 (700)
N20 (800)
N25 (1900)
N28B (700)
N28A (700)
N30 (2300)
N38 (2600)
N40 (2300)
N41 (2500)
N48 (3500)
N66 (1700)
N71 (600)
N77 (3700)
N78 (3500)

Benchmarks

Antutu
v9
Total Score 735 300
22.10.2021
UL-Benchmark
Performance 8 916
30.10.2021
UL-Benchmark
Battery Life 1 785
15.11.2021
DXOMARK
Display Quality  87
23.12.2021
DXOMARK
Main Camera  132
05.01.2022
DXOMARK
Selfie Camera  97
22.01.2022
AI-Benchmark
Score, K  333
17.03.2022

Chipset

Model Manufacturer GPU Cores Speed
Tensor Google ARM Mali-G78 381 cores 0 GHz - GHz

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Camera sensors

Main camera
Sensor model GN1
Manufacturer Samsung
Resolution 50 MP
Aperture ƒ/1.85
Sensor type ISOCELL
Wide Angle lens
Sensor model -
Manufacturer -
Resolution 12 MP
Aperture ƒ/2.2
Sensor type -
Selfie
Sensor model -
Manufacturer -
Resolution 8 MP
Aperture ƒ/2
Sensor type -

Supported bands

Carrier 2G
GSM
3G
UMTS
4G
LTE
AT&T
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B17 (700)
B30 (2300)
Bluegrass Cellular
B12 (700)
Boost Mobile
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B25 (1900+)
B26 (850)
C Spire
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B12 (700)
Carolina West Wireless
B14 (700)
Cellular One
B5 (850)
Chariton Valley
B5 (850)
B14 (700)
Commnet Wireless
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
Cricket
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B17 (700)
B30 (2300)
Indigo Wireless
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
iWireless
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
Limitless Mobile
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
Lycamobile
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B12 (700)
Metro
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B12 (700)
B66 (1700 / 2100)
B71 (600)
Pine Cellular
B5 (850)
Plateau Wireless
B5 (850)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B5 (850)
Sprint
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B25 (1900+)
B26 (850)
Straight Talk
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B12 (700)
B13 (700)
B17 (700)
B26 (850)
T-Mobile
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B12 (700)
B66 (1700 / 2100)
B71 (600)
Ting
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B17 (700)
Union Telephone
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
US Cellular
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B12 (700)
Verizon
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B13 (700)
Viaero
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B14 (700)
Virgin Mobile
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B26 (850)
B25 (1900+)
West Central Wireless
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)

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Comments

Second Pixel phone

I'm happy with the phone. I previously had a Pixel 2xl so waited a long time for a new phone. Camera is good. Battery life is very sufficient. Wish it had come with a USB C to A cable for the car.... Read more

STill room for a little more work

Google does a decent job with the O/S, and the hardware is less expensive than their competitors at Samsung, but there is still room for improvement. My Pixel 6 has experienced numerous connectivity... Read more

I love my new Google Pixel 6!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It was super easy to get started. Just took it out of the box and insert my sim card and started the set up process. It was pretty quick and... Read more

Performance is top-notch

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have had my Pixel 6 for two weeks now and I'm blown away by its performance, especially the night mode for taking photos.
The software side of... Read more

Lives up to hype

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This phone is outstanding and close to perfect. It's so fun to use! The battery life has been great. The camera does offer some very nice 4k shots... Read more

Useful Design - Good Battery Life

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a full featured smartphone made specifically for the newest version of the Android operating system. It is fast and responsive. The display... Read more

Great phone

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got the Google Pixel 6 phone for my daughter. We love it so far. It was easy to set up. It's pretty self explanatory and easy to use. There is a... Read more

Sweet Gadget

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a pretty sweet phone. I have always been a user of a fruit product. This seriously has me reconsidering using android product. These have... Read more

Pretty good!

Love the speech to text. But sometimes it just doesn't work for no good reason... Pretty good for the most part. A few issues here and there. Do not like that that they moved the fingerprint sensor... Read more

Poor fingerprint sensor

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