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As they did for the very first Pixel phone in 2016, Carphone Warehouse turned things around a bit early with its two detailed landing pages for the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The pages are very official, clearly not meant to be available online yet, and pretty well done. The information provided and the way it is presented will likely be present on other websites over the next couple of weeks as I might see landing pages like this designed for outlets like Best Buy, T- Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and more.
As I was writing this the pages have been pulled out, but fear not: I saved the .mhtml files, so if you want to see them in all their glory, you can download the Pixel 6 page here and the Pixel 6 Pro page here. Remember, you need to download the files (they won’t be previewed in Chrome) and once you’ve saved them, just open your file picker and double-click the files to view the pages locally in Chrome.
All the details you could ask for
Where are we going to start? While many details about Google’s new phones are already available on the internet, many of those details have technically only been leaked so far. With these new landing pages appearing a bit too soon, all of these details have been confirmed. First of all, the camera layout. We knew from the leaks that we were to expect a 50MP main sensor, 48MP telephoto lens, and 12MP ultra-wide sensor, but now, thanks to those landing pages, that’s now confirmed. They also claim to capture 150% more light than the Pixel 5, which should give Google’s machine learning algorithms plenty of data to make great photos and videos.
In this regard, a few new shooting modes are also highlighted. The motion mode seems to create more interesting photos with moving backgrounds, while the new Magic Eraser will let you simply remove photo bombers. With improved skin tones, a huge 94-degree wide-angle front camera, and a new face-focusing tip, there’s no doubt this camera setup will be quite stunning.
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The pages also highlight things like improved security with the Tensor and Titan chips, better on-device AI for on-device language translation, and fantastic battery life. Google seems to boast more than 24 hours on a charge with the ability to recharge 50% in just 30 minutes thanks to 30W USB-C charging and 23W wireless charging with the new Pixel Stand. The Pixel 6 Pro’s LTPO display also allows for variable refresh rates to save battery power as well.
Finally, it’s fantastic to see the confirmation of IP68 dust and water resistance alongside Gorilla Glass Victus for building materials. Victus is a strong material and is the most durable and scratch resistant glass the company has made to date. I’m really excited to see this included.
But what about performance?
Things are looking pretty good, aren’t they? The phone looks great, the materials are great, the features are great: but what about actual application performance with the untested Tensor SoC? While Google didn’t fully answer that question with these landing pages, it did at least put a number on Tensor that we can infer a few things from.
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In landing pages, Google says the Pixel 6 is up to 80% faster than previous Pixels. If you read the fine print, this number is technically relative to the Pixel 5, in particular. When I saw that, I was a little disappointed. The Pixel 5 wasn’t a powerhouse, so I would expect Tensor to beat the Snapdragon 765G in this phone and I would be disappointed if it didn’t completely demolish this chip.
So, I did some math. Note that this is not 100% assurance of Tensor’s actual abilities, but it should get us in the stadium. 80% faster should equate to an 80% increase in baseline benchmark scores like Geekbench 5. So let’s do the math, here. Pixel 5 scores are all over the place, so we need to take averages. For single-core scores, they go from 600 to 900, so let’s go with 750. For multicore, we see scores ranging from 1300 to 2500, say 1900. With these numbers, if we multiply by 1.8 (80% increase), we get an estimate single-core score of 1350 and multi-core score of 3420.
Now compare that with the Snapdragon 888 from the OnePlus 9 Pro which gets 1,100 single-core and 3,500 multi-core and you start to understand that Tensor could very easily hold up with the Snapdragon 888, if not outrank it a bit. These are general traits, however, so don’t quote me as saying the Pixel 6 will be the fastest Android device when it launches. But, the truth is could be if things line up correctly.
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For most users, however, this really isn’t a big deal. Phones have to be fast, of course, but they don’t have to be the end of all of the horsepower. Instead, they have to do all of the normal phone stuff well enough that no one has a reason to complain about performance, while doing the Google-y Pixel thing much better than anyone else.
Based on what those landing pages look like and what Google is willing to brag about with these phones, I think there’s a good chance that’s exactly what we can expect from the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6. Pro in just a few weeks. It’s an exciting time to be a Google / Pixel fan and while these phones come with a lot of hype, I think they’re going to stand up to it all. And I can’t wait to watch.
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