Google returned to the premium smartphone arena this year with the Pixel 6 Pro, following a brief sabbatical in 2020. But Google is no stranger to somewhat flagships, and the Pixel 6 non-Pro is one among them if you’ll excuse our abuse of the company’s language.
The Pixel 6 lacks the telephoto camera, which is reserved for the Pixel 6 Pro, in classic not-quite-there form. It does, however, get to keep the other two in the black camera strip that distinguishes this year’s Google phones from the rest. Likewise, you won’t get the Pro’s ultrawide-ish 11MP selfie camera, but the non-somewhat Pro’s wide (last time) selfie camera will suffice.
That’s pretty much it for the major distinctions between the two Pixel varieties. You do get the same brand-new Tensor processor that enables all sorts of on-device machine learning wizardry, and while 8GB of RAM isn’t quite as much as the Pro’s 12GB, it seems like enough. The smaller battery and somewhat slower charging are in line with this.
This time, Google follows the no-charger trend, and the Pixel 6 comes in a half-height package, as has become standard in the high-end market sector. The top of the lid features a print of the phone, and the sides are also color-matched – thus the monotonous black on our review unit.
A USB-C cable and USB-A-to-C converter are included in the package, in case you want to plug in a USB stick or transfer data from an outdated microUSB-equipped phone using the phone’s original cord.
source: zdnet
