Google has unveiled its upcoming smartphones — Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, giving us a first look at devices as well as setting up expectations. The phones are set to be officially launched in the fall of this year.
While the Google Pixel 6 series will go on sale in fall this year in select countries, the phones won’t be available for purchase in one of the world’s largest mobile phone markets. Google has revealed a list of markets where the upcoming smartphones will be available for purchase and India isn’t on that list.
This isn’t surprising given that the company has not been launching its main Pixel series smartphones in the Indian market for the past couple of years. The Pixel 4 series and the Pixel 5 series were also not made available in India. However, the cheaper variant, Pixel 4a, was launched in the Indian market.
As per the list revealed by Google, the Pixel 6 series smartphones will be available in eight countries — Australia, Canada, France, Japan, France, Taiwan, the US, and the UK. It may expand to other regions later. While the markets are now known, the pricing and availability details still remain under the wrap.
Google has not yet revealed the full set of specifications of these new phones but has confirmed some key details. The Pixel 6 comes with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display offering a 90Hz refresh rate while the Pro has a 6.7-inch QHD+ display offering a 120Hz refresh rate.
The standard model features a dual-camera setup on the back while the Pixel 6 Pro has a triple-camera setup — a wide-angle lens, an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 4x telephoto lens. This time, the photography performance could top the charts given that the chipset is said to be focused on photo output and use artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Talking about the chipset, the highlight of the Pixel 6 series remains its processor. The phones are powered by Google’s own chipset — Tensor, which is made especially for Pixel devices. Apart from on-device AI and ML capability, the chip is also claimed to have significant improvement in translation, captioning, and dictation. The Pixel 6 series will also feature the most layers of hardware security in any phone.
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