Google Pixel 6 Pro review

3 November 2021


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  • 06 Nov 2021

Pixelpeeper, 05 Nov 2021Just comparing daylight photos with my 5 year old Nexus 5X.... moreI have a Pixel 6 Pro and a Nexus 5x and I have compared them.

The 6 Pro applies an extremely aggressive and patchy noise reduction to leaves, brick walls, etc despite perfect light conditions. The Nexus 5x doesn't have this issue, so certain areas of a Nexus 5x HDR+ On photo can look much, much sharper. I examined some Pixel 6 Pro HDR+ dng files and the dng files can suffer from this issue, too, but instead of blurry spots you will see colorful artifacts despite perfect light conditions. This makes the camera unusable in my opinion.
See support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/133610912/to-google-s-camera-engineers-pixel-6-suffers-from-aggressive-and-patchy-noise-reduction?hl=en

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    • Anonymous
    • gBV
    • 06 Nov 2021

    PixelPeter, 05 Nov 2021 gsmarena writes: Despite there being a 50MP camera sensor... moreI have bought a Pixel 6 Pro. 3rd party apps can't choose the 50/48 megapixel modes. 3rd party apps can't save periscope dng files either.
    Google doesn't use the high resolution modes. An 8x HDR+ raw file only has approximately 3 megapixels. And the camera will often choose digital zoom instead of the periscope camera, even though the results are nearly always worse. It will choose the periscope camera, if you choose 8x.

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      • r7R
      • 06 Nov 2021

      night mode looks like shit! Too much AI applied made it worst

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        • Anonymous
        • nw}
        • 05 Nov 2021

        When are they all going to stop copying Samsung's rounded edges? It's useless, looks ugly when using a back cover, even Samsung are moving away from it. Could be a nice way for Google - or anybody - to get a distinctive phone.

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          • Anonymous
          • ajZ
          • 05 Nov 2021

          AnonD-492870, 05 Nov 2021Yeah I canceled my order for a pixel 6 for several reasons.... moreJust order on tradingshenzen mi 11 pro and at 700€ you'll get an excellent phone on every department.

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            • Anonymous
            • 8Kf
            • 05 Nov 2021

            PixelPeter, 05 Nov 2021Thanks. Full res for the main would be nice. And we can&q... moreI do not know if periscope is exmor or isocell.
            So, depends on which is used.

              Anonymous, 05 Nov 2021For the main, yes. For the periscope, depends on the sens... moreThanks.
              Full res for the main would be nice.
              And we can"t have it all.

                WhyGoogle, 05 Nov 2021Don’t buy it. PleaseI am using a Pixel 2 for years now and the camera is great.
                I skipped the 3 4 and 5 because no real progress.
                For me the Pixel 6 Pro is tempting.
                But being a pixel peeper I would like to have also the full-res output.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 8Kf
                  • 05 Nov 2021

                  PixelPeter, 05 Nov 2021 gsmarena writes: Despite there being a 50MP camera sensor... moreFor the main, yes.
                  For the periscope, depends on the sensor. Because the 48MP from samsung is not really 48MP like exmor imx582/586/589.

                    Don’t buy it. Please


                      gsmarena writes: Despite there being a 50MP camera sensor, the phone is only capable of outputting 12.5MP images, and there's no setting to take full-res images.
                      What do you think guys out there, do you think that a camera app developed by a third party could make full-res images possible?

                        Haplo, 05 Nov 2021Why don't you list Pixel 6 there? It might not be the... moreAh, yeah. Agreed. Forgot to add that

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 8Kf
                          • 05 Nov 2021

                          Anonymous, 05 Nov 2021Does it have autofocus on frontcam? Anyone please answer.No

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                            • mGB
                            • 05 Nov 2021

                            Just comparing daylight photos with my 5 year old Nexus 5X. Pixel 6 photos appear to be a bit sharper. However the Pixel 6 smooths out fine details. This smoothing is very evident in distant trees. Probably related to too much sharpening! New updates will hopefully resolve this.

                              Haplo, 05 Nov 2021Why don't you list Pixel 6 there? It might not be the... moreAh, yeah. Agreed. Forgot to add that

                                As for me, camera part is boring.

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                                  • 05 Nov 2021

                                  Aierlan, 05 Nov 2021All depends on what your preferences are and who you listen... moreWhy don't you list Pixel 6 there?
                                  It might not be the clear winner overall (I guess Mi 11 Ultra generally holds the crown), but its quite comparable with the top dog flagships IMO. Might actually be the 2nd best if you mostly care about indoor photos of people.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • swC
                                    • 05 Nov 2021

                                    5000+mah battery and it’s clocking in that kind of battery life? That’s laughable!

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                                      • akq
                                      • 05 Nov 2021

                                      Jasper5774, 05 Nov 2021Let's just wait for few months till they improve batte... moreLet's not. They had the time and the chance. Whatever they can do is already done. They get nothing else to offer.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • akq
                                        • 05 Nov 2021

                                        If this is the best Google can do, iam not impressed