Pixel 6 long term review | Why I'm NOT going Pro!

[@herrwarmduscher5204]

I just got a Pixel 6 a few days ago and so far it's been great - no issues with hardware or software. The screen is huge, which is exactly what I wanted. I held both the 6 and 6 Pro in my hand there was very little difference with regards to size. The 6 actually felt better because on the 6 Pro, you can feel the point where the screen and the back glass meet. This doesn't happen with the 6 since the screen is flat. Even if I bought the Pro, I would still run it at 60hz and HD to save on battery, so the choice was easy for me. I love the clean OS without any bloatware (looking at you, Samsung!). And monthly security updates for 5 years just like iPhone!!! Goodbye Samsung and OnePlus!

[@TheChameleon2008]

i love my pixel 6 and i am glad that i didn't get the pro model since its really hard to get a decent screen protector for it and the screen breaks so easy.

[@avish3]

Are u able to screen cast to Samsung TV ? I'm unable to cast my mobile screen to tv mate.. worried

[@AP-jm4gt]

🤖 Yeah, I started out with the Pixel 6 Pro at launch but ended up switching over to the standard 6 about a month later. It's those small things like the flat screen and the matte rails and the slightly smaller form factor that made the difference for me. Besides, I never used the telephoto on the 6 Pro and the standard 6 comes in way more exciting colors. Overall a win for me. I mean, I don't need 12GB of RAM on my smartphone. That's overkill for my use. Great video as always. Appreciate your perspective in the tech space!

[@joeguillian8955]

So you didn’t use much the optical zoom on P6P?

[@RickBeacham]

That memory will be handy to have in two years time....

[@theryanthomas]

Incredible visuals and even better content. Shame about that mug though innit 😬

[@jesserosenbaum]

I got a Pixel 6 as my work phone and have been very pleased so I agree with your take. Glad that you’re feeling better. 🤖

[@KG-ie5le]

Another great video. I'm loving my Pixel 6, great design and build quality with fantastic software.

[@mrthoughtful1669]

I got the pixel 6 about 7 days ago and my tip for the finger scanner is scan the finger more than once it recognises it a quicker and more often. Sorry I meant to say the same finger ie index or thumb probably two or three times.

[@deminybs]

just got the Pixel 6 yesterday after even with a good decent case dropping my 4a the screen just flashes black/green, zero picture , and just realized I accidentally bought the pro case for it instead so cancelled and looking for a proper one , Updated it and what not last night but until I get a case I'm just using my pixel 2

this sounds almost exactly like my life, I also dropped my 4a and the screen is completely destroyed, looking to buy a pixel 6 and using pixel 2 in the meantime, haha :D

[@pan61336]

Needed to upgrade my phone . This review got me to pick the 6. 🤖

[@nscian2]

Pixel 6 can do 4k 30fps on the ultra wide and I'm fairly sure that the 50mp camera is software locked to 12.5mp so even a different app can't use the full 50mp. Other than that, solid video.

[@nscian2]

(this is coming from a current Pixel 6 user btw)

[@cunninghamster]

Damn. Are you the hardest working person on the Internet? With all you do for 9 to 5 Google and I stumble across your own channel on top of that, I just don’t know how you do it! Great work!!!

[@NirudhaPerera]

It's a unique phone. I like it but only when I'm at home where WiFi connectivity is good for me. When I'm out and about the battery drain shoots up, the connectivity is dodgy and the phone heats up (no gaming). I also find the GPS acts up at times in open places which haven't given my previous phones any problems. Bluetooth is consistent only when you disable the higher quality codecs (i.e. LDAC and AptXHD). After finding myself carrying around my old phone when going out of town I've decided to switch to a Samsung; having tried my friends' phones. So buyer beware

[@Cowdog1]

That's funny you bring this up. I've had the 6 pro for a few months. For some reason, the last few weeks my 6 pro began have call stability issues. Crappy connectivity, etc. I became so frustrated that I just received a galaxy s22 ultra. 4 days and so far zero issues.

[@ndnd2023]

Nope. I got one in the post yesterday. I was so excited after seeing so many positive reviews online recently... But... After spending a few hours with it, it's going straight back to Santa. Reason: The white colour balance for the phone's display is just shockingly awful. It's a dirty, yellow/green hue, across all apps, media, and menus/OS. All of my recent photos of lovely brilliant winter scenes look gross on the Pixel 6. So, unless the North Pole really is covered with yellow snow, I hope Santa's elves will honour their return policy.

[@danoliver8804]

🤖Great all day phone (at last) ditched the 90 hertz and spend the day in London 12 hours in all ... Couldn't have done that with the 4xl. Great value device.

[@biggiesmol]

I'm happy with my Pixel 6 too and share most of your sentiments.

[@Benobi-]

Mous hybrid glass screen protectors are 100% worth grabbing for P6 and P6 pro, they're slightly thinner, more impact protective and worth straight away with the fingerprint sensor without increasing sensitivity. You also get 2 in a pack. Give it a try!

[@DamienWilde]

Nice. Yes, I love Mous cases but didn't realise the screen protector series had released yet! Thanks for the tip Ben ☺️

[@Benobi-]

@@DamienWilde Yes I swear by the cases and now the screen protectors too, wouldn't use anything else now. No problem! 😊

[@关贺-w6m]

Can you post the link of the blurry wallpaper？ thanks 😅

[@braxtonmcneill9694]

🤖 Hey Damian! Great follow up on the Pixel 6! Mine is ok. I go back & forth on whether it's a good phone. I'm still experiencing dropped signals a few times a day. I ♥️ it's cameras! It's screen could be a bit brighter. Overall, it's ok. I'll be looking to upgrade to the Pixel 7. I do want a more consistent device than the Pixel 6.

[@dogastus]

It's these reports of dropped signals that put me off getting a Pixel 6.

[@braxtonmcneill9694]

@@dogastus In fairness to my Pixel 6. It drops service at a particular spot on the road during my commute. It's not random & it didn't lose connection at all when I was traveling in Chicago last weekend. The drops in service are regularly occurring but not super problematic.

[@dogastus]

@@braxtonmcneill9694 Thanks for your comments. I'm in the UK and I guess it's going to be dependent on the carrier to some extent.

[@marksouthwell4490]

I agree with you re the screen brightness. For this grade of phone one would expect more brightness nits and a better screen. It's like having a relatively decent phone with a budget screen stuck on it . My friends lower end Samsung phone has a more appealing screen

[@djgrilli]

🤖 great video as always. Picked up the 6 a few months ago. Love it but was debating on switching back to the 5 based on size, but am concerned of losing the camera upgrade and slower processed of the 5 over the 6. Keep up the great reviews!

[@stenfilg]

Regarding the over sharpening / pixel binning, wouldn't shooting in raw or raw+jpg allow you to overcome those limitations in situations where you want the better quality? ( the trade off being the inconvenience factor)

[@DamienWilde]

I wouldn't shoot RAW on smartphone as my dedicated camera would blow any smartphone on the market away - I'd just use that instead.

[@marksouthwell4490]

I have a pixel 6, it's ok, albeit a bit of a disappointment in certain areas. Strengths - excellent main camera , nice clean android experience, looks nice. Weaknesses- sub par screen, poor brightness level nits, glitchy as f***! Other more minor niggles - too big , uncomfortable in the hand ( I've big hands) it feels top heavy , doesn't feel that well made ! I'm not sure if I will purchase another pixel. I'm currently looking at other brands

[@centurytuna100]

I just got a pixel 6 and i noticed that when recording songs n adding vocals, the voice is distorted during playback. This is not happening on my old pixel 4a5g. I've done factory resets, i even reset my pixel buds too, the problem persist. Please help 🙏🙏🙏

[@StellarAudyssey]

Google really just needs to launch these both as PRO's, with exactly the same specs and hardware, except for the screen size difference (ala iPhone). Then save the mid-tier for the "a" models.

[@DaveysGameCorner]

Had the pixel 6 less than a week and im sending it back. the updates take forever to download, the fingerprint unlock barely works and it over heats...i may have a faulty phone, but im going back to samsung

[@maskyy5316]

I knew this the first week. But still went back to the 4a. Do not like this big ass heavy phone on my hands especially when I'm laying in bed without it falling on my face. Besides the many stupid issues it has, they need to release a 4a and 5a size down the line.

[@IBRAHIMROTERWOLF]

Good.

[@geoffscott8238]

Nobody seems to talk about duel sim, had the pixel 5 with duel sim (one an eSim) and i would get all day battery life. Got the P6 Pro and I'm at 20% by 5pm, flat by 6pm, its atrocious, don't understand how it can be this bad, even the battery usages states 60% usage for mobile networks with 2 hours use!! Not sure if this is a android 12 thing or not, mix this with the terrible charging speeds and ill be giving another android device a go now.

[@DamienWilde]

Hey Geoff. That sounds annoying but addressing the reason why I didn't mention Dual SIM battery drain: I can't really talk about something I haven't experienced or used. Hence why I didn't mention and, sadly, I can't offer any advice or troubleshooting tips.

[@waldamy]

The problem may be related to 5g, if you have it enabled. Pixel has a pretty bad antenna, as far as most people report, also the 5g modem inside the phone consumes a lot of power. You may try disabling it, if it's enabled, and see how it goes.

[@geoffscott8238]

@@DamienWilde thanks for the reply, it's no criticism towards yourself though. It just seems like it's not a well publicised issue. Maybe because duel Sim is not widely used? Anyway it's just a shame that it functioned so well on the pixel 5!

[@geoffscott8238]

@@waldamy yes tried both 5g off and on. Definitely something to do with the DSDS.

[@DamienWilde]

Np Geoff! I'll look into it a little more at some point. Hopefully it's a software or carrier optimisation issue rather than a hardware fault

[@ErnestoG3]

🤖 I'm actually still on the Pixel 2XL. Leaning on getting the regular 6.

[@thomasok16833]

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[@Doctor_X]

i wish these reviews would comment about music listening over bluetooth.

[@grahamgman8706]

Tee one area that i wish could be sorted is if my phone is in my van charging its almost imposible once the screen locks to unlock the phone without touching it. no face unlock is very frustrating. Anyone got any idias how to setit up in my van?

[@goodlife2144]

Meanwhile: After all these updates and a better price the pixel 6 is so worth it to buy

[@theeEXAR]

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[@RickBeacham]

I agree the size is a big deal.. I don't like those big cell phones with big screens.

[@n2t460]

Do you know if the pro feature will be shipped out or Google will refuse to offer full manual mode?

[@mohamedsayedhassan]

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[@1903JPG]

I appreciate monthly updates from Google.

[@313edm]

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[@TheWealthJourney]

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[@idle404]

🤖 Had the Pixel 6 since launch as well, the majority of the bugs are fixed, the fingerprint sensor is still a little unreliable tho. I think the physical hardware of the fingerprint sensor makes it that way. Definitely agree with you that the phone isn't massive by any stretch, but with a case on it still feels quite large. Without the case tho, it's still a good size.

[@evinoc]

I feel like the two pixels has a couple of compromises. If they used the 6 body, added the tele and front cameras from the pro, added Face ID, and improved the video quality, it’d be perfect - Priced in the middle of the two.

[@carlocarnevali7790]

Waiting for the 6A...

[@DamienWilde]

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[@dhorubaPRIME]

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[@princebangar1999]

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[@sheuphorica7417]

But my phone said the heater is his friend 😢

[@kiskis0611]

just don't buy screen glass protector buy film protector and problem solved :D

[@me5425]

I have glass on my 6a works perfectly 👍

[@kobmasa99]

Watching this from my pixel 6

[@Uncle_Drew0227]

How is it? Would you uou recommend it for someone who doesn’t game but more on video streaming usage?

[@kobmasa99]

@@Uncle_Drew0227 in this case it’s perfect beyond your imagination, excellent speakers, wonderful screen, handling the phone is comfy, the battery for watching videos is amazing, easily killed if you used a vpn and played games for 2 hours and finally, the touch response + the refresh rate is like any marriage in its honeymoon 👌🏾

[@bryansanchez6916]

my pixel gets hot fast is that normal?

[@DamienWilde]

No

[@bryansanchez6916]

@@DamienWilde ok ty

[@renaldofriloux495]

My pro did the same

[@patrickberndt]

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[@KnightOfWonders]

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[@user-mp9xu9of8k]

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[@stevepenley7665]

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[@antonioallen3130]

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[@snapperurban]

🤖great video thanks for sharing

[@_chris_stop_her]

🤖... Great video keep it coming 🔥

[@pocketstom]

looking to upgrade and i've found offers for the pixel 6 pro for maybe only £3 a month more than the pixel 6, is this a case of it not being worth the extra money or genuinely you'd choose the regular version even if they cost the same?

[@DamienWilde]

In your case the price difference is £72 over two years on contract, correct? In that case it's more viable to go for the Pro if you desperately want a telephoto zoom lens and higher resolution screen. I do personally prefer the regular 6 over the Pro but I do own both.

[@wulfrich]

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[@hafuridotus]

Omg dude KEEP the stache!

[@davaadz]

🤖 great video man! keep it up

[@MoeMorales]

Great video. Can you pin your Screen Protector? Cheers.

[@DamienWilde]

Hey Moe, completely forgot to add some to the description. You should be able to find them now!

[@ruben79nyc]

🤖 A great video!

[@saswatmeher05]

Pixel 6 or s21 fe ?

[@Frenchyk]

Sweet review video. What smartwatch is that you're using in the video?

[@DamienWilde]

Hi, thanks! I'm using the Galaxy Watch 4. Check out my video on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4qmendoo8ejiqc

[@Frenchyk]

@@DamienWilde Thank you

[@joshuachin]

🤖 awesome video.

[@dannyrios5482]

Can't trust a reviewer that's dumb enough to leaves his phone on a heater lol

[@DamienWilde]

Good thing I left it "near" a heater then my guy

[@dannyrios5482]

@@DamienWilde haha no it's not a good thing at all cause you broke it lol. I'm just messing around though it's a decent review. Have the pixel 6 pro myself it's a bit underwhelming with internet and battery and the camera has too sharp of an HDR look on selfies

[@rohan390]

Wallpaper?

[@LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

Love my Pixel 6

[@michaelhill7261]

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[@Frenchyk]

I just ordered the Pixel 6 and I'm coming from Oneplus phones. I'm curious to see how I like it.

[@PhillyG100]

Out of interest, what do you think after a month?

[@Frenchyk]

@@PhillyG100 Great question. I ended up returning the Pixel 6 and got the Oneplus 10 Pro instead. The Pixel 6 has good software and features but it's too buggy and the battery life is HORRIBLE and it takes forever to charge. I'm very satisfied with my decision. Once Google gets the kinks worked out it will be a really good phone.

[@PhillyG100]

@@Frenchyk thanks for your reply! On the brink of upgrading, got the old 3a and weighing up whether to get the 6 at £499 or wait it out for the 6a/7. The varied experience people seem to be having, is really putting me off it

[@PhillyG100]

@@Frenchyk thanks for your reply! On the brink of upgrading, got the old 3a and weighing up whether to get the 6 at £499 or wait it out for the 6a/7. The varied experience people seem to be having, is really putting me off it

[@Frenchyk]

@@PhillyG100 Yeah I think after they get the bugs worked out the potential on that phone is great but as of now it's not ready for prime time IMO.

[@scottie3083]

I got my pixel 6 yesterday, it's going back tomorrow. That finger print sensor absolutely sucks and it should be flawless given there's no face unlock. Such a shame.

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[@lemzkyalea8371]

you always have a great review.. keep it up 👌

[@leviandhiro3596]

I really want the pixel to be the iPhone killer

[@josephpepe2607]

Never happen. It's only the best selling phone worldwide and has 7 of the top 10 spots on the sales list 🙄😂😂😂

[@josephpepe2607]

And if you don't own an iPhone what does it matter to you. Stupid comment

[@sburton015]

I think the Pixel 6 may be good, I tried the Pixel 5 a year or two ago, however I like the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better.

[@HighOnGadgets]

Google should give Pixel 6 series atleast 4 major OS Updates with 5 years of security patch. Then Pixel 6 series will be back in business because as of now Samsung is really making fun of Google's software support even with there own tensor silicon chip. And funny enough samsung is giving 4 os updates and 5 years security with Qualcomm chip.

[@josephpepe2607]

Google has 5 years of OS updates it's right on their website

[@HighOnGadgets]

@@josephpepe2607 5 years of security patches and 3 years of major os updates like android 13, 14 and 15 only

[@josephpepe2607]

@@HighOnGadgets I suggest you go relook at the website instead of listening to other people

[@HighOnGadgets]

@@josephpepe2607 Guaranteed Android version updates until at least: Guaranteed security updates until at least: Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro October 2024 Major Os Updates October 2026 Security patches

[@Dwayne3007]

Pixel stand 2nd gen is currently on sale at the Google store for £55. Purchased it immediately. 🤖

[@helterskelzer3883]

The hollow screen always annoyed me on the 6 pro. On the other hand the pixel 6 screen is pretty low quality

[@dct1]

Nice review 👍🏻is the 6 worth upgrading from the 5?

[@DamienWilde]

Aesthetically? No. Performance wise? Yes.

[@GregRoworth75]

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[@kleefan8]

Hey Damian 🤖 great video. I was trying to wait for the Pixel 7 to get the 2nd gen Tensor chip, but now think I need to get a phone sooner. Other than the telephoto, I prefer the 6 over the 6 Pro, especially the design looks much nicer. What are your thoughts about the utility of the telephoto? Do you have any thoughts on the tradeoffs involved in waiting for the 7? The 6 series is currently discounted $200 with Google Fi, so it's a fantastic deal at the moment, against the new 7 series coming presumably in approximately 5-6 months.