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    Google Pixel 6 rumors: Release date, in-house chip, camera specs and more

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    The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro might have been unveiled earlier this month, however the rumors have not all been verified or debunked, and buzz in regards to the new Pixel is simply getting stronger. The newest tidbit in regards to the upcoming smartphone got here from Google itself. During the tech big’s reveal of the Pixel 5A, Google stated it expects this to be the final time the Pixel will embody a cellphone’s charger within the field.  Google CEO Sundar Pichai beforehand stated throughout an Alphabet earnings name that the autumn lineup of gadgets will present Google’s “deep technology investments.” The firm has since confirmed that the Pixel 6 line shall be powered by the corporate’s in-house Tensor chip, beforehand code-named Whitechapel. The Tensor chip’s introduction final week additionally got here with demonstrations of its pictures and dictation prowess, which can take the highlight with the brand new Pixel telephones. Read extra: Google Pixel 5A with 5G overview: Snappy efficiency for $449
    Google’s first Pixel cellphone made a splash when it was unveiled nearly 5 years in the past, however since then, the search big’s foray into cell gadgets has been inconsistent. Last yr’s Pixel 5 obtained excessive marks for its cameras, however the Pixel 5 lacked the premium options you’d count on from a flagship smartphone, particularly for the worth. CNET’s Lynn La known as it “hard to recommend.” Compare that with the unique Pixel cellphone (“pure Android at its absolute best” and “our favorite phone, bar none”) and Google’s cellphone trajectory appears tough.Now that Google shall be taking a bigger artistic leap with its Pixel line, the query stays whether or not the adjustments will assist the corporate compete in opposition to the very best telephones from Apple and Samsung or proceed to disappoint its onetime followers. Let’s go over what we have realized in regards to the upcoming gadgets, and the rumors in regards to the particulars which can be nonetheless unknown. Read extra: Here are all of the iPhone 13 rumors and Galaxy S22 rumors, too.

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    Name: Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Unlike Apple and Samsung, Google has general been in keeping with its cellphone nomenclature. The unique 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 an alternative of an XL mannequin — the Pixel 6 Pro. Google introduced final week that each telephones could have lots of the similar options: the brand new Tensor system-on-chip designed by Google, a digicam bar that runs alongside the again of the cellphone, digicam sensors that absorb 150% extra mild than the Pixel 5’s and an ultrawide lens. Software enhancements (extra on that in a bit) can even come to each fashions, together with Android 12’s Material You design, together with speech recognition and pictures enhancements powered by the Tensor. Rumors in regards to the now-confirmed Pixel 6 Pro started when leaker Jon Prosser shared renders depicting the “Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro” in May. Prosser’s renders had been purportedly based mostly on precise photographs of the telephones, launched as renders to guard his supply’s identification.  The Pixel 6 telephones are available in black together with pastel shades of inexperienced and crimson.
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    Specs: Unveiling Tensor, digicam 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 pictures. “Part of the goal is to show the very best that Google can offer,” Rick Osterloh, senior vp of Google’s {hardware} division, stated 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 pictures demo described by The Verge, an otherwise-blurry picture of a transferring 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, wherein the Pixel 6 can differentiate between a dictated message and instructions resembling “Send” or “Clear.” All the whereas, the onscreen 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 dwell translation of a French presentation into English, combining the prevailing Live Caption and Interpreter Mode. Moving to the digicam bar, the Pixel 6 Pro has three cameras, together with a telephoto lens with a 4x optical zoom. The customary Pixel 6 will not have the telephoto lens. The precise megapixels weren’t disclosed by Google, however earlier rumored specs put a 50-megapixel extensive digicam and a 12-megapixel ultrawide digicam on each fashions. The telephoto lens on the Pro mannequin is rumored to have a 48-megapixel lens. The rumored digicam 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 provides 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, crimson and black. The Pro takes on extra metallic hues of black, gold and grey. Engadget stories that Google has not but named these colours, however earlier colours resembling Not Pink and Kinda Blue might present an concept of what the advertising division will in the end select.  Moving to the entrance of the cellphone, the Pixel 6 Pro could have a 6.7-inch QHD+ (3,200×1,440-pixel) show with a 120Hz refresh fee, whereas the Pixel 6 could have a 6.4-inch FHD+ (2,400×1,080) show with a 90Hz refresh fee. A hole-punch-style front-facing digicam is centered up high, versus on the left facet of the display as 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 now have 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 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 normally observe a equally predictable sample: The firm normally makes its telephones obtainable for buy inside every week or two of being introduced. Thus, we would count on to see the Pixel 6 each unveiled and launched throughout 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 would nonetheless put our cash on October. Given the unpredictability of the continued pandemic and the delta variant, it stays unclear whether or not Google will announce its new smartphone at a dwell 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 facet 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 value 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 probably that Google will decide up the place it left off with the Pixel 5 and preserve the worth (and specs) according to final yr’s providing.  The closest trace we now have to a value vary got here from The Verge’s interview with Osterloh, wherein 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).  What’s within the field: Google’s Pixel 6 will not ship with a chargerAlongside the reveal of the Pixel 5A, Google shared a tidbit in regards to the upcoming Pixel 6. The tech big stated that it expects this to be the final time the Pixel will ship with the cellphone’s charger within the field.  Google’s determination to ditch the accent from its cellphone bins follows each Apple and Samsung. Apple stopped together with an AC adapter within the field of the iPhone 12 in 2020, and Samsung later did the identical for the Galaxy S21. More rumors: Selfie digicam hypothesis and moreEarliest rumors in regards to the Pixel 6’s digicam setup included hypothesis that Google would possibly improve to an under-display selfie digicam, however that will not be on the Pixel 6 per Google’s reveal. However, since this rumor is predicated on a patent filed by Google that appeared to not have a visual entrance digicam, it is doable one other cellphone will embody it.  Speaking of the selfie digicam, 9to5Google reported some fascinating implications in March, based mostly on code examined in an improve to Google’s digicam app. Takeaways embody a corroboration of the centered hole-punch concept (with a redesigned standing bar that shifts the clock to the left), and assist for 4K video.  A July report indicated that Google digicam app code advised a doable 5x zoom possibility within the Pixel 6, which implies its digicam setup may embody a periscope-style telephoto lens. If true, the Pixel 6’s optical zoom functionality can be on par with Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra. Another digicam 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 gimballike steady-cam mode that might lead to “big improvements in video.” We noticed what a smartphone gimbal digicam may do with final yr’s Vivo X50 Pro, which CNET’s Sareena Dayaram known as “buttery smooth.” Google beforehand introduced enhancements to its software program for “a more accurate and inclusive camera” that works higher for a wide range of pores and skin tones. This improve contains changes to the cellphone’s auto white steadiness algorithm.

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    Below are all the rumored Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro specs we have heard to this point alongside confirmed particulars just like the display measurement and processor. In the meantime, this is how you can 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 earbuds. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 XL rumored and confirmed specs

    Pixel 6

    Pixel 6 Pro

    Screen measurement

    6.4-inch

    6.7-inch

    Display

    FHD+ with 90Hz refresh fee

    QHD+ with 120Hz refresh fee

    Rear digicam setup

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

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

    Front digicam

    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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