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    Google Pixel 6 rumors: Camera specs, in-house chip, colorful designs and more

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    The Google Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro made their first official look final week, however till launch day, rumors concerning the upcoming smartphone hold coming. The newest gossip talks concerning the potential digital camera specs for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro after a string of code was noticed in Google’s new Camera app that arrived alongside the Android 12 beta 4. The code pointed to the smartphones presumably that includes a 50-megapixel Samsung GN1 digital camera sensor. Google CEO Sundar Pichai beforehand famous throughout an Alphabet earnings name that the autumn lineup of gadgets will present Google’s “deep technology investments.” Google has since confirmed that the Pixel 6 line can be powered by the corporate’s in-house Tensor chip, beforehand codenamed Whitechapel. Tensor’s introduction final week additionally got here with demonstrations of its images and dictation prowess, which can take the highlight with the brand new Pixel telephones. Google’s first Pixel cellphone made a splash when it was unveiled virtually 5 years in the past, however since then, the search large’s foray into cell gadgets has been inconsistent. Last yr’s Pixel 5 acquired excessive marks for its cameras, however it lacked the premium options you’d anticipate from a flagship smartphone, particularly for the value. CNET’s Lynn La referred to as it “hard to recommend.” Compare that to the unique Pixel cellphone (“pure Android at its absolute best” and “our favorite phone, bar none”) and Google’s cellphone trajectory seems tough.
    Now that Google can be taking a bigger inventive leap with its Pixel line, the query stays whether or not the adjustments may help the corporate compete in opposition to one of the best telephones from Apple and Samsung or proceed to disappoint its one-time followers. Let’s go over what we have realized concerning the upcoming gadgets, and the rumors for the small print which might be nonetheless unknown. Read extra: Here are all of the iPhone 13 rumors and Galaxy S22 rumors, too.

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    Google introduces Pixel 6 and 6 Pro

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    Name: Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Unlike Apple and Samsung, Google has been in line with its cellphone nomenclature. The authentic Pixel was adopted by the Pixel 2, then the Pixel 3 and so forth. Google has confirmed that the 2021 telephones will certainly be the Pixel 6 and — as a substitute of an XL mannequin — the Pixel 6 Pro. Google introduced final week that each telephones may have most of the similar options: the brand new Tensor system-on-chip designed by Google, a digital camera bar that runs alongside the again of the cellphone, digital camera sensors that soak up 150% extra gentle than the Pixel 5 and an ultrawide lens. Software enhancements (extra on that in a bit) may also come to each fashions, together with Android 12’s Material You design, together with speech recognition and images enhancements powered by the Tensor. Rumors concerning the now-confirmed Pixel 6 Pro started when leaker Jon Prosser debuted renders depicting the “Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro” in May. Prosser’s renders have been purportedly based mostly on precise photos of the telephones, launched as renders to guard his supply’s identification.  The Pixel 6 telephones are available black together with pastel shades of inexperienced and pink.
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    Specs: Unveiling Tensor, digital camera bar Google’s reveal of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro final week put a specific highlight on Google’s new system-on-chip, named Tensor. Going in-house strikes Google away from the Qualcomm chips which have powered its earlier gadgets, and Google says the chip brings with it notable enhancements to speech recognition and images. “Part of the goal is to show the very best that Google can offer,” Rick Osterloh, senior vice chairman of Google’s {hardware} division, mentioned in an interview with CNET’s Rich Nieva. “There is a big segment of the market that wants the latest, and we love building technology. So we’re going to try to appeal to that part of the market, too.” In a images demo described by The Verge, an otherwise-blurry photograph of a shifting toddler is mounted up by the Tensor chip by combining collectively particulars from a number of images right into a single picture.  The Tensor chip can also be described to have “data-center-level” speech recognition in a demo described by Engadget, through which the Pixel 6 can differentiate between dictating a message and instructions akin to “Send” or “Clear.” All the whereas, the on-screen keyboard can be utilized to edit any typos or dictation errors because the microphone continues listening for the message. A language demo described by Gizmodo exhibits the Pixel 6 line working a reside translation of a French presentation into English, combining the prevailing Live Caption and Interpreter Mode. Moving to the digital camera bar, the Pixel 6 Pro has three cameras, together with a telephoto lens with a 4x optical zoom. The normal Pixel 6 will not have the telephoto lens. The actual megapixels weren’t disclosed by Google, however earlier rumored specs put a 50-megapixel extensive digital camera and a 12-megapixel ultrawide digital camera on each fashions. The telephoto lens on the Pro mannequin is rumored to have a 48-megapixel lens. The rumored digital camera specs come from a spec sheet revealed by Prosser. The Google Tensor chip’s unveiling is a distinguished a part of the primary take a look at the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
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    Design and colours: Google offers the Pixel 6 a makeover Confirming Prosser’s renders, the Pixel line has a brand new search for 2021. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will every be obtainable in three colours, the previous coming in pastel shades of inexperienced, pink and black. The Pro takes on extra metallic hues of black, gold and grey. Engadget experiences that Google has not but named these colours, however earlier colours akin to “Not Pink” and “Kinda Blue” could present an concept as to what the advertising and marketing division in the end chooses.  Moving to the entrance facet of the cellphone, the Pixel 6 Pro may have a 6.7-inch QHD+ (3,200×1,440-pixel) show with a 120Hz refresh charge, whereas the Pixel 6 may have a 6.4-inch FHD+ (2,400×1,080) show with a 90Hz refresh charge. A hole-punch model front-facing digital camera is centered up high, versus the left facet of the display seen on the Pixel 5, and is rumored to have 12 megapixels on the Pixel 6 Pro and 8 megapixels on the usual Pixel 6.  Release date: Pixel 6 will in all probability be right here in October Based on hypothesis alone, we’ve got a reasonably good concept of when Google will launch the Pixel 6. Google has unveiled a brand new Pixel cellphone in October yearly since 2016, except for final yr’s Pixel 5, which was introduced Sept. 30. But 2020 was an distinctive yr for a lot of causes, together with cellphone launch schedules.  Google’s Pixel launch dates often observe a equally predictable sample, placing telephones on the market inside per week or two of being introduced. Thus, we might anticipate to see the Pixel 6 each unveiled and launched inside the month of October.  The chip scarcity may throw a wrench in Google’s plans, pushing the Pixel 6 launch into November or later. But proper now we might put our cash on October. Given the unpredictability of the continuing pandemic and the delta variant, it stays unclear whether or not Google will announce its new smartphone at a reside or digital occasion. A leaked render of Google’s Pixel 6 smartphone.
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    Price: Pixel 6 may hit a premium priceCost is one other side of the Pixel 6 that we’ve not heard many whispers about but. Last yr’s Pixel 5 made some compromises to get the launch worth right down to $699, making it extra of a midrange cellphone than its predecessors, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 4, which each launched at $799. It’s possible that Google picks up the place the Pixel 5 left off and retains the value (and specs) according to final yr’s providing.  The closest trace we’ve got to a worth vary got here from The Verge’s interview with Osterloh, through which the Pixel 6 line is described as a “premium-priced product.” For reference, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G goes for $1,200 (£1,149, AU$1,849).  More rumors: Selfie digital camera hypothesis and extra Earliest rumors concerning the Pixel 6’s digital camera setup included hypothesis that Google may improve to an under-display selfie digital camera, however that will not be on the Pixel 6 as per Google’s reveal. However, since this rumor is predicated on a patent filed by Google that appeared to not have a visual entrance digital camera, it is potential one other cellphone will embrace it.  Speaking of the selfie digital camera, 9to5Google reported some attention-grabbing implications in March, based mostly on code examined in an improve to Google’s digital camera app. Takeaways embrace a corroboration of the centered hole-punch idea (with a redesigned standing bar that shifts the clock to the left), and assist for 4K video.  A July report indicated that Google digital camera app code steered a potential 5x zoom choice within the Pixel 6, which implies its digital camera setup may embrace a periscope-style telephoto lens. If true, the Pixel 6’s optical zoom functionality could be on par with Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra. Another digital camera spec rumor says the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro may function a 50-megapixel Samsung GN1 sensor. The rumor circulated after some Twitter customers noticed a string of code in Google’s new Camera app, which arrived with the Android 12 beta 4, mentioning the sensor.We’ve additionally heard whispers about improved stabilization, with a gimbal-like steady-cam mode that will end in “big improvements in video.” We noticed what a smartphone gimbal digital camera may do with final yr’s Vivo X50 Pro, which CNET’s Sareena Dayaram referred to as “buttery smooth.” Finally, Google introduced enhancements to its software program for “a more accurate and inclusive camera” that works higher for quite a lot of pores and skin tones. This improve consists of changes to the cellphone’s auto-white-balance algorithm.

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    Below are all the rumored Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro specs we have heard to date alongside confirmed particulars just like the display dimension and processor. In the meantime, here is the best way to determine between a Pixel 5, Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL, the Pixel 5 versus the Pixel 4A 5G, and the Pixel 5 versus the iPhone 11, Galaxy S20 FE and OnePlus 8. Plus, six causes to purchase a Pixel and what we consider the Pixel Buds A-Series. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 XL rumored specs

    Pixel 6

    Pixel 6 Pro

    Screen dimension

    6.4-inch

    6.7-inch

    Display

    FHD+ with 90Hz refresh charge

    QHD+ with 120Hz refresh charge

    Rear digital camera setup

    50MP (extensive) + 12MP (ultrawide)**

    50MP (extensive) + 48MP (tele) + 12MP (ultrawide)**

    Front digital camera

    8MP**

    12MP**

    Battery

    4,614 mAh**

    5,000 mAh**

    Processor

    Tensor

    Tensor

    RAM

    8GB**

    12GB**

    Storage

    128GB / 256GB**

    128GB / 256GB / 512GB**

    OS

    Android 12

    Android 12

    **Specs nonetheless rumored.

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