Google Pixel 6 with Tensor SoC and 90Hz OLED display launched | Price, Specifications, and Features

October 20th 2021

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Google Pixel 6 with Tensor SoC and 90Hz OLED display launched | Price, Specifications, and Features

Along with Pixel 6 Pro, Google also launched its vanilla Pixel 6. The smartphone brings an in-house Tensor processor, a 90Hz OLED display, and an Android 12 operating system out of the box. Here, we will go through the specifications, features, availability, and expected price of the Google Pixel 6 in Nepal.

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Google Pixel 6 Overview

Design and Display

Google Pixel 6 features a 6.4-inch OLED panel with an FHD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Compared to 6 Pro, the display here is flat and only supports a 90Hz refresh rate but gets the same Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

In terms of design, the pixels now have a bar-shaped camera module that spans the width of the device. The back panel of the Pixel 6 gets the protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 6, while the Pro had Gorilla Glass Victus. Similarly, the smartphone weighs 207 grams, measures 8.9mm thick, and is IP68 rated water and dust resistant.

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Performance

The Pixel 6 series smartphones debut Google’s custom-developed 5nm Tensor SoC that has two ARM Cortex-X1 cores (first phone with more than one X1 core) running at 2.8GHz. The Mali-G78 here handles the graphics. The Tensor also has a built-in Titan M2 chip for security.

The Pixel 6 runs on Android 12 with Material You UI out of the box. It comes with just 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM while the Pro featured12GB. Further, Google has promised 5 years of security updates on the Pixel 6 as well.

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Camera

For optics, the Pixel 6 only has a dual-camera setup on the back. It consists of the same 50-megapixel primary camera with OIS and a 12-megapixel ultrawide with 114-degree FOV. The vanilla 6 lacks the 48-megapixel telephoto lens, which was on the 6 Pro. Upfront is an 8-megapixel fixed focus wide camera for selfies and video calls.

The back camera can take 4K videos at 30/60fps while the front camera is capped at 1080p 30fps. Other camera features include Magic Eraser, Motion Mode, Real Tone, Face Unblur, and more.

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Battery and Others

Powering the Pixel 6 is a 4614mAh battery capable of 30-watt fast charging, 21-watt wireless fast charging, and a Battery Share feature. There is an under-display fingerprint sensor for biometrics. Connectivity options on the device include 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, and a USB Type-C port.

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Google Pixel 6 Specifications

Body: 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9mm, 207g, IP68 water/dust resistance, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Display: 6.4-inch OLED, 90Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Resolution: FHD+ 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio
Processor: Google Tensor, Titan M2 security coprocessor
RAM: 8GB LPDDR5
Storage: up to 256GB UFS 3.1
OS: Android 12
Back Camera: dual; 50MP f/1.85, OIS, 82° (wide), 12MP f/2.2, 114° (ultrawide)
Front Camera: 8MP f/2.0, FF, 84° (wide)
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, GPS
Sensor: fingerprint (in-display), accelerometer, ambient light, barometer, pyrometer, magnetometer, proximity sensor
Battery: 4614mAh, 30W fast charging, 21W wireless fast charging, Battery Share feature
Color: Sorta Seafoam, Kinda Coral, Stormy Black

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Google Pixel 6 Price and Availability

Google Pixel 6 will be available for purchase in the US starting October 28, with pre-orders already started. The smartphone starts at USD 599 for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model. If the smartphone launches here in Nepal, we expect the price to start around Rs.80,000.