Google has finally brought forward its smartphone lineup. Behold, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
Instead of being a full-fat announcement, Google’s shifted the attention of the preview to its SoC specifications due to its implementation of the brand new Tensor SoC which is named after the same Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) utilized by its data centers. Although it is not clarified whether if Google worked with other companies to build this chip, a couple of things are certain: The presence of the Titan M2 security chip and AI-focused mobile TPU module while the rest of the specs are unknown. A bit of a bummer, I know.
As mentioned, the Pixel 6 series will be carrying the standard edition and Pro edition, and with how the portfolio photos look, it seems like Google isn’t skimming on build quality this time around as the devices are using fit-and-finish glass sandwiches to create a really premium and refined finish. Speculating that they will be offered in the best configurations alongside strong hardware, the price range of USD1000 – USD1300 for the Pro edition should be more and less believable.
As for the display, Google did reveal the details at 6.7-inch QHD+ 120Hz (slightly curved) for the Pixel 6 Pro and 6.4-inch 90Hz (flat) for the Pixel 6 while for the rear cameras, the Pixel 6 Pro will host 3 of them: Wide-angle main, Ultra-Wide and 4x optical-zoom folded telephoto while the standard Pixel 6 will lose out the telephoto and keeping the rest of the 2. However, the most interesting is the application of the TPU to greatly enhance photos through the power of AI after the device has taken a bunch of photos and combine them into a single “better” result.
Touching on the subject of TPU, the module will also be in charge of text-to-speech feature that doesn’t require an Internet connection which means it is not cloud-based and fully local thanks to Google implementing server-grade AI models to handle the service. Vice versa, the speech-to-text transcription service work as great and as fast as well. The reveal ends with another note talking about an “ultra-low power processor” doing the job of running background tasks such as always-on displays, albeit both devices are rated for an “all-day” use and not multiple days.
Personally, I’m actually pretty cool and happy with Google finally manning up and making a competitive flagship device and I believe that can make a really good one (hopefully). But at the current state, it is a bit too early to celebrate as we don’t know the rest of the information. But, hype up as much as you like.
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