For £599, Pixel 6 could be the phone deal of the year

OPINION: After months of hype, numerous leaks and a whole lot of waiting, Google has finally appear the Pixel 6 and Pixel half dozen Pro.

Despite being touted as Google's return to the flagship space, the Pixel 6 actually starts at the same £599 price as the far more modest Pixel 5. In the US, it'southward $100 cheaper at $599. This makes it, on newspaper, ane seriously good deal.

I've used the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro briefly, but not long enough to form a final judgement. So, for now, I am purely going off what is inside Google's new device and I accept to say it looks impressive.

£599 makes it cheaper than the iPhone 13 mini and well below the iPhone xiii and Samsung Galaxy S21. Instead, it's closer to the Asus Zenfone 8 and OnePlus 9.

While those are two splendid phones, the Pixel 6 has the potential to beat them in one fundamental area – the camera.

For the start time in years, Google is giving us a new Pixel phone with a completely new camera organisation. The updated master wide sensor now sits at 50MP, with larger pixels and the ability to bring in around 150% more than light. This is and so paired with the usual array of computational skills, almost of which have been improved thanks to the employ of Google's own Tensor chipset.

New camera software features include a Magic Eraser that tin can remove unwanted parts from photos, like a pesky photobomber, with all the hard work beingness washed with AI skills of Tensor. There's also the excellent night mode, another characteristic that should see huge upgrades from the new main sensor.

That new camera sensor combined with the potential of the Tensor chipset makes for a mouthwatering prospect, especially when y'all consider what previous Pixel phones accept done with far more than pocket-sized camera hardware.

But information technology's not just the camera, as the Pixel half-dozen has a strong spec list elsewhere too. Features like IP68 water resistance and Qi wireless charging are often missed out at this toll just included on the Pixel 6.

There's all the same a lot that's unknown though. I'll need more than time to see how Google'southward Tensor chipset performs against Qualcomm'due south higher-cease chips, many of which are available on phones around this toll. Battery life is, of form, vital as well and while the 4600mAh battery is big, a lot depends on how well optimised the chipset actually is.

Sitting above the Pixel 6 is the Pixel half-dozen Pro, a slightly more souped-up version with a classier LTPO 120Hz display. extra zoom camera and more RAM. At its £849/$899 cost, this as well looks like a good bargain when compared to some other of the best phones that cost more than £grand/$1000.

Simply really, for £599, the Pixel 6 already feels like a very tempting prospect from Google and it could be the starting time Pixel to really exist a mainstream success.