There have been no official launch events for Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro yet, but both Android phones are showing up in New York City, prompting Google’s next rivals to the recently announced iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro series of Apple. Strange moment, right?
Of course, we decided to take lots of pictures of you from all angles (at least from every possible angle for a phone behind the glass) while traveling to the new Google Store in Chelsea. The store was closed, but anyone can grab a pick at the back of Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
There is no formal release date for Google Pixel 6 yet, but the screen states that the two phones are “Next Fall 2021”. We usually see Google launch its flagship smartphones in October.
The standard Google Pixel 6 is shown in a two-tone orange, one of the three colors on the smaller phone. Each model has a two-tone color scheme: a darker tone at the top above the single band of the black camera and a lighter color at the bottom.
The Google Pixel 6 Pro is shown in a yellow / gold color covering the top and bottom halves. The top of the phone is noticeably larger on the Pro model. Other colors not shown: green for Pixel 6 and white for Pixel 6 Pro. Both editions will come in black.
A close-up of this camera bar
Pull a seat up to the camera bar. We got a close-up of the weird Google Pixel 6 camera module, which carries two lenses on the Pixel 6 and three on the Pixel 6 Pro. If you want some zoom, you’ll have to pay for the Pro version.
The camera’s specifications, while not confirmed, include a standard 50MP wide-angle camera, a 12MP ultra-large camera and the exclusive 48MP Pro telephoto lens. Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max relies on large individual sensors and pixels for its 12MP triple-lens rear cameras, so we’ll have to do parallel tests when we get our hands on both.
Differences between the Google Pixel 6 Pro and the normal Pixel 6 will not stop at the additional rear camera lens. The Pro will also include a larger screen, a larger battery, more RAM and a battery front camera, according to rumor specifications.
But at the center of both phones will be what will probably talk more about Google: its own internal chipset, the Tensor chip. Google has made great strides with artificial intelligence-based computing photography in the Pixel series since 2016 and, leaving Qualcomm to get its own SoC solution, we’re looking forward to seeing the results.
Unfortunately, while we almost got our hands on these two phones, the fact that they’re behind the glass means we didn’t get a chance to check out the front of the devices. Given the launch window of the fall of 2021, it won’t be long before we really get one.