So Google will keep a launch event for their true flagship phones in years,
the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in October. But in a very unusual move, Google has made the devices
official revealing how they look, their features, information about its first breakthrough SoC
and much more. At a time when Samsung and Apple are going after leakers for releasing
information about their unreleased products, Google is like hold my Pixel 6. However,
Google is keeping key specifics, such as cost and availability, under wraps, but it is
providing us a "preview" of what to anticipate. First up, let's talk about the design. Here are
the official images and videos of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. These look identical to what we saw earlier
through Jon Prosser. But Google mentions that both the handsets will come in 3 color combo and here
are the color options. Interestingly the Pixel 6 Pro has more space above the camera module.
Google also showed the front of the handset. It's the first time in years that a Pixel phone
actually looks like it belongs in that year with minimal bezels, punch hole camera, curved
display. The Pixel 6 however, will have a flat display and some chunkier bezels all around.
The highlighting feature of the Pixel 6 is its processor or system on chip and Google is
officially calling it Tensor. Sundar Pichai said they have been working on this chip for 4 years
and it's finally ready for prime time. Basically, he said that the main goal of this chipset isn't
to offer more clock speed, Gigahertz, and all of that stuff but to integrate Google's most
advanced AI and machine learning features to unlock dedicated experiences for Pixel
users. He said Tensor will enable more useful experiences, such as improved voice recognition
that consumes half the battery with real-time translation and voice typing and improve face
detection to enhance blurry photos in low light conditions. Basically with Tensor chipset,
Google wants to shift the focus away from gigahertz and toward artificial intelligence and
machine learning in phones, which are areas where Google, of course, has a significant edge.
If Google succeeds then this will surely change the way we look at our phone's processors. Plus,
this Tensor chip will allow them to do things that wasn't possible
before with Qualcomm's chipset. For example in computational photography. Specifically Video
recording, an area where Pixel phones weren't really good compared to the competition. Google
has confirmed that its new “Tensor” chip will make some big improvements to video on Pixel 6.
Google created a demo film for the Pixel 6 to show how it compares to the Pixel 5 and the iPhone 12
Pro Max. The video consisted of a simple beach pan with the sun setting. And according to the
Verge who had the privilege to see it live, the Pixel 6 Pro took the best video maintaining the
“natural white balance” throughout compared to the iPhone 12 Pro Max which artificially
brightened the shadows too much. Compared to the Pixel 5, it was not even a contest.
Google explained how they are doing this is by applying HDRNet to every single frame of
the video like they do with their photos and the Tensor chip made this possible.
Moving on, Google also shared some camera details. The firm hasn't specified a specific sensor,
and it hasn't revealed details like aperture size, but it's a significant
camera improvement - so significant that Google isn't trying to disguise it with the design.
They said the improved sensors and lenses are now too big to fit into the traditional square — so
they went with the camera bar. The cameras on the Pro include a wide-angle primary that "takes in
150% more light," a secondary ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 4X optical zoom periscope camera.
While they haven't shared anything about Pixel 6's camera but it's a dual-camera
setup without a periscope zoom lens. And here are the display specifications that
Google has revealed which also includes an under-display fingerprint scanner
underneath. With that said, Pixel 6 is without a doubt the most interesting handset of the year,
partially because of the new hardware but mainly because people want to see what software magic
tricks Google can pull off with the handset now that they have their own hardware.
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