Pixel 6 Pro - 5G Android Phone - Unlocked Smartphone with Advanced Pixel Camera and Telephoto Lens - 128GB - Cloudy White

Google Pixel 6 Pro is an amazing device. I opted for the unlocked version to use with Spectrum Mobile, and 256GB since I sometimes had more than 128GB on my last phone (photos, videos, downloaded maps for Google Maps and outdoors apps,etc.). First, let's address 5G service: It is hit-or-miss. It ain't the phone's fault, it's just the nature of 5G. It has very short range from towers (that's why 5G towers are popping up in subdivisions, city streets, etc.) and can't penetrate buildings like earlier services. So, don't blame the phone if 5G don't work where you are. 4G and LTE are your reliable friends. Also, even if you do have 5G showing on the phone, don't expect blazing speeds. I've tested speeds with 5G on and off while sitting in restaurants, doctors offices, city traffic (as a passenger) and at home. Sometimes 5G is 200mbps or better, and sometimes it is slower than 4G/LTE. It depends on distance from the tower, signal strength and traffic on the tower. Don't write negative reviews for any phone based on unrealistic 5G wishes. Now, about the Pixel 6 Pro: Here's what I like: 1. The very large screen lets me read without always using reading glasses. 2. Battery life seems to be very good for the amount and types of usage. I try to stay between 20-80% charge for longevity sake. 3. The cameras (3 of them) are very good. I opted for the 3-camera 6 Pro for the cameras, allowing me to capture travel scenes without the added weight and hassle of the Nikon plus it's lenses, charger, etc. We just returned from Aruba, and I didn't miss the Nikon at all. I use the wide angle (0.7x) and telephoto (4x) a lot, and it's pretty good when you use digital zoom at 20x. I use the photosphere feature often when traveling, and it's a great way to share the experiences. And, the night and astrophotography capabilities are way better than expected. Get a mini tripod and try those sometimes (astrophotography shots can take 4 minutes). As a guy that used manual film cameras before digital was possible, I would like more control of the camera functions, but there are apps for that. After your images upload to Google Photos, try the Magic Eraser editing tool you've heard about to get rid of unwanted people or cars from a scene. It ain't totally automatic, but it sure beats the old ways of doing it. I don't shoot many videos, but I might now that I have better capabilities. If concerned about scratching the cameras, apply a tempered glass protector for the camera. It's cheap and easy. And they have a cutout for the flash and microphone. 4. Phone calls are reliable and clear. No problems with dropped calls. 5. Google's Spam Filters prevent most calls from getting through. If an unwanted call (or one you can't answer immediately) rings, flip the phone face-down to shush it. Better yet, turn the ringer off before church service starts. 6. The fingerprint reader works fine for me. Take time to train it for more than one finger, and increase sensitivity before applying a screen protector. 7. There are many useful settings, so take your time and explore them. 8. International use was easy. All I had to do was call Spectrum Mobile to enable international use, then take off. They charge per minute for calls, per text message, and per MB for data (please turn off mobile data roaming). It was super easy and reliable in Aruba, although we did get a welcome to Jamaica message. Now, what I don't like: Nothing. I did my research and knew what to expect. Who would order a phone costing over $1000 (taxes, accessories, etc.) without knowing what they're getting? I could gripe that it's too tall for most shirt pockets, but I specifically wanted a big screen, so it ain't Google's fault. I could gripe about the swiping gestures, but I like them after learning how they work. There are many other smartphones out there, so do your own homework and buy one you like. Would I buy this phone again? Yes. Absolutely. But I was hoping the 7 Pro could be available before I killed my Pixel 3. Oh well, that's neither phone's fault.

Best android experience you'll ever have! Smooth and awesome display! Camera better than any phone one the makket and I have pictures to prove it! For a flagship phone it's expensive in my book but way cheaper than iPhone 13 pro or Samsung Galaxy s22 ultra. So it doesn't have the bells and whistles they have. The spam calling feature alone it worth it ! And security and all so yes this phone is best for the money! And too me still expensive but you'll like it ! UPDATE: 8-21-2022 Loved my my phone but nothing but problems! Bugs or whatever. Wifi calling never worked since day one! Contacted Google and did everything and they said to take it to Asurion ( fix it tech repair) well I did and they said I needed a new motherboard! My phone was in pristine condition and in a case since I took it out of the box! No marks , scratches or anything on it! They put a new motherboard and still same problem. Now I paid $800+ for this phone brand new and Google wants to fix it . Now they want me to send it back . So I took pictures of every part of the phone because I should of automatically got a new one! Now who knows sent the phone to there warehouse and took pictures showing it was working . To be inspected at the warehouse to see if the phone is in pristine condition!!!!! There wasn't such a scratch on it ! Anything. So now I spent $800+ and no phone and they don't want to send me a brand new one! Unreal ! I will never buy a Google product again unless they make the 100% right ! With a brand new phone , that works ! I bought one other Google phone and returned it! It takes the best pictures and software is unbeatable but , if this doesn't get resolved I'm going back to Samsung! I hate iPhones so . Here's the deal I've been with android since day one!!! Seriously! Google needs some kind of quality control and stop worrying about releasing a phone every year to keep up with apple and Samsung! And start treating there customers "RIGHT," ! ITS B.S. ANYMORE AND I'M TIRED OF GETTING TREATED THIS WAY LIKE I DID SOMETHING WRONG ! Update 8-31-22: Recieved my new phone from Google and knock on wood it's working very well !

Although this phone is faster, has more ram, 5g, bigger battery and higher screen refresh rate.... The screen is a downgrade from the oled on my 3xl. Pixel 6 pro is on the blue side with white balance and actually has less pixel density than 3xl. When I look back at my 523ppi 3xl with the warmer white balance and better blacks I miss it. The speakers on my older 3XL are much louder than the 6 Pro. I think the speakers on this phone lack volume compared to any other phone I've heard. Dissapointed. The front fingerprint reader is annoying and any glass screen protector is going to have a circular finger dot visible in the middle of the screen where the thumbprint goes which looks horrible with the screen on or off. Should have kept the reader in the rear like the 3xl. The curved glass edges of the screen are supposed to look more premium, but the color and tint changes around the edges when you look at it from slight angles. Also makes it hard to select button near the edges of the screen The bluish tint is a hige dissapointment, and putting the phone on the 'nightlight' warm tint is just far too warm. Would have been nice to have a neutral white/grey interface. I bought a notebook style case that is supposed to be magnetic on the front to hold the flap closed, but there is no metal edges to work with the magnet. At angles the curved edges of the screen look dim and discolored... very distracting to the overall aesthetic and makes the phone look cheap. The camera lenses are good ... an improvement. The 4x Telephoto and taller screen are the only real upgrades I appreciate. The larger 5000 mah battery takes longer to charge and you will only be able to buy a 30amp charger from googles website which I am still waiting for delivery. Phone seems to burn through battery quickly with the faster screen refresh rate. I have turned it off so it stays on 60fps for now. To use assistant you need to press the power button and hold it down. Not sure if you can even call it a power button, because I could not figure out how to power off my phone in the beginning. Overall this is a really good phone that takes great pictures, but for it's time, the 3XL had better speakers and a better OLED screen. Google seemed to focus more on the software upgrades than the hardware upgrades and it is noticeable when side by side with a Samsung Galaxy S22.... however the Galaxy is $500 more so it makes sense. The only reason I give this 4 stars instead of 3 is because I bought it for the photography, and image quality has not disappointed me yet.... although nightside is still a bit slow to use.

Works like new! Been using for 5 months now, no issues. I don't even have a screen protector on it and I drop my phone constantly, no cracks. Good value for the price. Feels okay to hold. Runs fast. Sound quality is just fine, and is compatible with T-Mobile/Mint. Not compatible with Visible+ Verizon plan.

A caveat here: as a computing device, this is pretty solid, though not incredible. It has an amazing camera and it's pretty snappy. But as a phone...it's borderline unusable. It's 5G capable, but I'm never on 5G. Or even 4G. It spends most of its time on LTE or with no connection at all, something that my old Note never did in the same area with the same carrier. A restart sometimes helps, but usually only slightly. I've not once had full bars on it. The battery barely makes it through the day, because 46% of the battery usage is searching for cellular signal. It drops wifi, texts won't go through, often simply won't bother dialing when you input a number, and only directs calls to me about 40% of the time. I'll find voicemails from people wondering why I didn't pick up when the phone never even rang or notified me that a call was coming in, often WHILE I'M HOLDING THE PHONE AND LOOKING AT IT. If a call does go through, it often sounds like I'm talking to a robot. Turns out, I'm not alone...number one complaint on this phone is the poor connectivity. Google even has a beta program to try to fix it, but they've so far failed. I've tried to trade it in for a new phone, and no one will accept this one as a trade in. It is also prone to glitches, crashes, and occasional screen non-responsivity. Not to a degree that it's a dealbreaker, but certainly more than I've experienced with other phones. A couple subjective dislikes: I don't like the stock Android interface. I loved it on the Pixel 1, but the updates have made it so that I have to memorize gestures, and I prefer simple "back" and "Home" buttons. The camera bulge is just a big bar all the way across the back and it's ugly as all hell. But that's just me, your mileage may vary on that. Bottom line, if I'd paid $350 for this thing, I'd shrug and say "oh, well, you get what you pay for." But this is a $1200 flagship phone that flat out won't work most of the time. I will never again buy a Pixel, which is sad because the Pixel 1 was one of the best phones I've ever had.

There is a lot to like about this phone and while it has its shortcomings, the fact that it is priced at $900 at its entry point instead of $1,000 makes the value it offers that much more appealing. In fact, for most people I would actually recommend the entry level Pixel 6 since that starts at $600. With the pro, you get -A bigger battery (probably to compensate for the bigger screen) -12GB of RAM (instead of 8 on the entry level) -120Hz refresh rate (instead of 90 on the entry level) -Quad HD display (instead of full HD on the entry level) -A curved screen (instead of a flat screen on the entry level) -A wide angle selfie camera (which is missing on the entry level), and -A telephoto lens (which is missing on the entry level) There are more differences here and there, but those are a few. I don't like large phones, but both the entry and the pro are large. However, I chose to go with the pro because I did not want to miss out on any of the camera features. Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra may actually be the higher performing phone, but that is the thing - it is more expensive. For what you pay for here, you still get a great value and compared to the S21, I don't know if the latter's advantages really makes a difference of $100. And iPhone 13 pro max is arguably better than both but again, it is more expensive than the Pixel 6 pro. I believe most if not all people who decide to purchase it will enjoy the experience of having and upgrading from whichever phone they had previously. No product is perfect including this one but for what you pay for it is well worth what is considered to be a flagship smartphone, and that is why I am taking half a point off.

From a lot of the reviews, I felt that this might have been a bad purchase I made. I was wrong. With the latest Android 13 update, I would say that the fingerprint sensor is almost as fast as my Samsung S10+ fingerprint sensor. I don't typically use face unlock so I don't really miss that feature. Battery wise, it is very impressive only after a couple days or a week of use. You need to have the phone learn the way you use your phone! The phone will then optimize the battery to better suit your needs. I assume this is because we don't use a lot of the apps we have on our phones, but they are "good to have" apps. I typically have my Pixel 6 Pro charged once a day and rarely do I run out of juice even though I am the type of person who doesn't charge overnight and charges the phone to, at max, 90% and try to never go below the 30% range. With that in mind, I am still getting out a good full day of use before plugging it in for charge or setting it on a charging stand. This is my first time ever using a 6.7 inch screen display. Very vivid and beautiful display! The 120hz really helps to bring the Google experience together as a very smooth and easy to use software. The biggest gripe I have about the display is the curved display.. if the display was only slightly curved like the Google Pixel 7 Pro, I think this would have been the best of the best phone released by Google ever since the Nexus 6P was released! Camera wise - takes very nice natural photos and only gripe I have with it that doesn't bother me anymore is the telephoto lens. If you are not using the lens and just using the phone normally, you will hear a loud click noise when you shake the phone. I have learned that the phone isn't broken - the camera housing was built in such a way to reduce shaking when taking a long distance photo or video. Overall, 5/5 experience from me! The phone has tremendously improved from when it was released a year ago - if the phone is still on sale (purchased at $649.99), highly recommended for a premium experience with a mid-tier price bracket.

Update 2022-12-02 Went for Pixel 7 Pro because they offered hope and a good trade in. Physically, the 7 is more slippery and they moved the volume and power buttons just enough that the Pixel 6 case doesn't work. Finger print reader is the same meh. Camera might be slightly better. Curved screen edges are a bit less painful for viewing, but the long, narrow format still feels slightly off, never got used to it. One complaint is that my fat fingers encroach on the screen real estate. Bezels are useful. Connectivity with FitBit for notifications remains spotty on both the 6 and the 7 with two different FB models. Verdict: Don't bother. Update 2022-07-07 The messaging app is a disaster trying to use RCS with other parties that don't have reliable RCS, it does not automatically drop back to SMS/MMS, so messages sit unsent and silent until you check on them. The 21st century doesn't work as well as they seem to expect. The latest fun is that on the charging stand and charger I have been using all along, it no longer charges. It vibrates indicating charging state, the charge indicator shows charging and it discharges over night, does not feel warm like it is burning battery. It will quick charge with a cable connected charger. Add in the ongoing bluetooth connectivity problems and whatever else I have complained about, this phone is an annoying POS. Every time I drop it, I hope the screen is broken so I can crapcan this inexcusable, expensive crap. Maybe if I remove the case... If only there were a decent, unmolested Android replacement available. Update 2022-04-14 Had it a few weeks now. The camera is good, bluetooth headset doesn't usually connect or if it does, phone does not appropriately switch audio devices. The fingerprint sensor is often annoyingly slow when it works, I am still cursing the design choice to put it in the screen rather than somewhere that would have physical identification and be easy to use. Curved screen is a pointless gimmick that interferes with viewing and I suspect it is also the cause of swipe navigation being a less than positive experience. The vibration notification seems to be variable, sometimes so subtle you can miss it, sometimes feels OK. I rely on my Fitbit for silent notifications, otherwise I often miss them. I boosted my rating to three stars, there are too many significant caveats with owning this flagship device to rate it higher IMHO. Update: Purchased another one after returning the first. The packaging of the second unit had very nice double security seals with a printed arrow on the tear tab, the first had a cheap adhesive circle that looks like it was applied haphazardly. So far, the finger print sensor is faster. Will update next week if things are working well or sooner if it looks like a repeat experience. I've had the phone for less than five days total, it's on it's 6th spontaneous restart, currently running in Safe Mode because that is the recommended first step in diagnosis. Negative points for Safe Mode going into Airplane Mode after I had logged in and put the phone down. The restarts have been before and after the February update. Good things: Battery life is pretty good IMHO, my dock came unplugged one day and I woke up to it having a 50% charge after 36 hours. Other good things: Migrating to the new phone was mostly seamless. Camera seems good, haven't really checked it out. Real problems: random little glitches in animations, it's kind of like working with Linux as a GUI desktop, it's just not quite "there" in the way Windows and Mac OS are. Attached is an image of a cute little persistent booger. Sometimes it switches the phone to BT unit when you pick up a call, sometimes it doesn't. Other negative observations that aren't problems: My first phone with a wrap-around screen. Complete waste of effort IMHO, serves no purpose other than making the usable screen narrower and distorting the text at the beginning and end of lines. Too narrow/too long, it falls out of pockets that my old XL stayed in. Fingerprint sensor has been good at identifying me so far, but it's a bit slow, you have to consciously hold finger there for a second. I miss having a tactile identifier for it so I don't have to look at the phone before I unlock it. Update: Returning it. Randomly restarted in Safe Mode. Random restarts are completely unacceptable, I am on-call 24/7 very often and having a phone sitting and waiting for you to log in before it runs messaging apps is unusable.