Google Pixel 6 Pro

 

Google Pixel 6 Pro

Pros

• 120Hz display
• Superb cameras
• Slick OS
• Greatly improved battery life

Cons

• Biggest, thickest, heaviest Pixel yet
• Awkward fast charging

Google shook things up for 2021, with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro debuting the company’s Tensor silicon and a refreshed Android 12 experience out of the box, along with a completely new design and some significantly enhanced cameras.

Despite dropping the ‘Pixel XL’ naming convention, the 6 Pro is an undeniably sizeable phone, with a stunning QHD+ curved-edge OLED display that – for the first time in the series – makes the move to a higher, smoother 120Hz refresh rate (just like the iPhone 13 Pro range).

The camera system also relies on a new 50Mp main sensor, which delivers astounding dynamic range and showcases smart new features, like Magic Eraser and rock-solid Face Unblur. It’s also backed up by both a 12Mp ultrawide and a periscopic 48Mp telephoto camera, with a 4x optical zoom; a far cry from the Pixel range’s old single-sensor approach to photography.

Tensor doesn’t benchmark well against the competition but in real-world use offers more than enough grunt to handle the most demanding mobile apps and games, while also boasting a specialized skill set for machine learning and AI tasks that rival silicon lags in.

A huge 5003mAh battery also ensures some of the best battery life on a Pixel ever, even if fast charging is a bit of a mess.

Read our full Google Pixel 6 Preview