Also coming is Health Connect, a central hub for seeing which apps have access to health and fitness data, the ability to see timers from across your Pixel and Nest devices, as well as Direct My Call — which gives you the option to see automated menus ahead of time and skip through them on "the most popular toll-free numbers" in the U.S. Google Pixel 6 review: Verdict However, the proof is in the photos – and whether compared to images captured on a flagship such as the iPhone 12 Pro, or earlier Google phones such as the Google Pixel 5a, the Pixel 6 takes better photos. There’s more nuance in the color and shadows, along with more true-to-life temperature that reflects real conditions.

The Full HD Plus 2400 x 1080 resolution here (so not QHD) equates to 441 pixels per inch, which is on a par with other phones around the price (and even with some pricier options such as the Samsung Galaxy S21). The display does tend towards a more vibrant mix of colors than handsets such as the iPhone 12 Pro –and that isn’t only in the overall palette, either. The Pixel 6’s OLED screen displayed greater contrast in adjacent colors, going from brighter to darker hues; side-by-side evaluation of contrast saw the iPhone 12 Pro’s display flatten more of the color together.The Pixel 6’s new “Face Unblur” feature also works tremendously well. When it detects a face in the frame while shooting in portrait mode, the ultrawide camera captures an image with a faster shutter speed than the primary lens as soon as you press the button. The Pixel 6 then combines the two pictures in an effort to reduce blur on a moving subject. Here’s the final image after telling my fiancée to spin around for a bit. Google's reveal of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro put a particular spotlight on Google's new system-on-chip, named Tensor. Going in-house moves Google away from the Qualcomm chips that have powered its previous devices, and Google says the chip brings with it notable improvements to speech recognition and photography. photos not as vivid but realistic. The iPhone photos look more like magazine photos. Also, I don't like spending time comparing an iPhone to an Android. I don't like iPhones OS and proprietary behavior, so it's not an option for me. It would have been interesting to see it with photos next to a Samsung s21, or a Motorola edge. The best thing I've noticed about the pixel 6 is that it has tremendous light adjustment. My eyes have a very difficult time adjusting to different lighting. For example, if I looked at my Samsung S10 at 3 a.m. I would not be able to read it in the dark for at least 5 minutes. No problem with the auto settings excetera on the pixel 6 :-) Android 12 introduces a new interface to the Pixel, with wallpapers and icons that reflect your phone’s design Google's new Calling Assistance features for 1-800 numbers—which includes a hold time estimate called Wait Time, and another feature called Direct My Call, which displays automated prompts on the display—were hit or miss. We tested the features with nearly a dozen different companies and it worked about two-thirds of the time. Two Cameras, Many Possibilities The camera bar has a 50MP primary sensor and a 12MP ultrawide lens

Face Unblur can remove the blur from a face in motion if the camera can recognize the face and it isn't too blurred . Again, it can't work miracles. photos not as vivid but realistic. The iPhone photos look more like magazine photos. Also, I don't like spending time comparing an iPhone to an Android. I don't like iPhones OS and proprietary behavior, so it's not an option for me. It would have been interesting to see it with photos next to a Samsung s21, or a Motorola edge. The best thing I've noticed about the pixel 6 is that it has tremendous light adjustment. My eyes have a very difficult time adjusting to different lighting. For example, if I looked at my Samsung S10 at 3 a.m. I would not be able to read it in the dark for at least 5 minutes. No problem with the auto settings excetera on the pixel 6 :) Performance-wise, we’re looking at broadly the same capabilities as the cheaper Pixel 6 with Google’s new own-brand processor, Tensor, taking the reins, albeit with 12GB of RAM instead of 8GB. The Tensor is an octa-core chip that looks similar in make-up to the Snapdragon 888. It has a pair of 2.8GHz ARM-X1 cores for running high-performance jobs, two “medium” 2.25GHz ARM A76 cores and four low-power ARM A55 efficiency cores running at 1.8GHz.Still, the Pixel 6 certainly isn't hurting for brightness. With the Adaptive Display feature enabled, we measured the Pixel 6's screen at 843 nits of brightness. That's brighter than the most comparable phones from Apple, Samsung and OnePlus. Google Pixel 6 review: Cameras Playing a graphically demanding game like PUBG Mobile on the Pixel 6, graphics looked sharp and response times were good, even if my aim wasn't. Selected other games however offer Pixel 6-specific optimizations via the Game Dashboard. This lets you choose whether you want the best graphics available, or want to preserve your battery life instead. There’s glass at the front and rear, which is quite a departure from the recent plastic-bodied Pixel phones, and both panels are constructed from Corning’s toughest phone glass yet: Gorilla Glass Victus. There’s also IP68 dust and water resistance, as well as an optical under-screen fingerprint reader in a change from the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor of recent Pixels.