GooglePixel 6 – 5G Android Phone - Unlocked Smartphone with Wide and Ultrawide Lens - 128GB - Stormy Black

This phone has better battery life than my pixel 7 pro.It still is updated in terms of android thru 2026.I have it on android beta 15 and it runs perfectly. No bugs, no overheating.I don't do any gaming or take 20 mins high def videos.If you want a great phone at a very fair price- this is it.You can also use Gemini AI assistant on this phone, although I don't.

I just came from the iphone 13, very happy with my switch! I can address some things I've had issues with to help others on the fence.Bluetooth audio: Very low, I'm using AirPod Pros. And yes I even went into developer settings to try and fix it. I'll have volume on max and it only sounds like it's half way. Had to download a third party app, max volume booster, to get the quality I want. That being said now it's great, the sound sounds great, it was just too quiet.Finger print sensor: I can't say I have any qualms with it, especially after having to come from a face scanner that doesn't work well on my skin tone. From having to have a phone scan my face, say it can't read it, and me having to put in a six digit code to unlock my phone to just putting my thumb on my screen for 0.3 seconds I'm more than happy. A light shines on the screen under your thumb, that may annoy some people but not me.Battery: I appreciate the battery saver and extreme battery saver options. When I went to work my phone was around 60%, I work a 12 hour shift with minimal use on the phone itself but I check for messages and browse Twitter on my breaks. I turned on extreme power save after I hit 20%. After a few hours and my shift ended I had around 11%. Take that for what you will, it's not so bad but I think I'll bring a power bank with me just in case or keep a charger in my car for when I can't reach 100% charge before work.I love the layout, the one UI, the little touches like how an animation plays when I plug my phone in and the swipe left or right on your phone to go back to a previous page. This may be biased as I came from an Apple product and not an Android one, so my praises may not be anything special to the seasoned Android user. But for 600$, I got a phone at a decent weight with a beautiful display and access to all my apps.This will for sure be my main phone for years that's for sure, or maybe until a pixel 7 comes out whichever comes first.

Pros: The camera is one of the best on the market and consistently delivers very nice photos, sometimes amazing photos. If getting high quality photos with your cell phone is important to you, that is the primary reason to own this phone. Since it is made by Google, it offers top of the line support for all Google products and apps.Cons: for some inexplicable reason, this phone consumes a lot more battery life with certain apps like Life 360, than other phones. My family was all using that app and my phone was just getting crazy battery drain compared to all the other phones using that app. So I had to actually stop using that app with this phone. I will say that when playing games and using most normal apps the battery life is fine but certain apps can drain the battery in a bad way. So you have to be careful and keep an eye on battery usage. If you notice your battery is going low and see if certain apps might be the culprit.Another con is that this phone actually can get really hot when you're taking video or doing other things like heavy GPS use with some apps like Waze it heats up also. The heat up when taking video is so bad that you really don't want to use it out in the sun when it's over 95° f. Because it could actually get so hot. It warns you it's overheating and it's actually uncomfortable to hold in your hands which is not good for the life of the phone I'm sure. So living in Texas this maybe isn't the best phone if you want to take photos or videos outside during the day in the summer. But if you live in a colder climate, that's probably not an issue.The on-screen fingerprint reader honestly sucks and normally I just have to renter my pin since it only recognizes my fingerprint less than half the time. I don't use that facial recognition unlock since it's rather insecure.

Battery is great, camera is amazing, but missing a few key features such as changing image and video quality, there is different modes to use the different qualities though. When I read the camera had 1080 240 fps I was intrigued, then I try to use it but it's only available for slo motion mode (which is very cool actually). In my pictures that I added one is of the sky I took today on my way back from work (through a window) and the other two are using Night Mode (one before and one after turning it on). The purple beam you can see is the result of me taking the photo through a window, it isn't normally visible so don't worry. But as you can see the Night Mode is INSANE. I could barely see anything outside (it was 10pm!), taking a Night Mode picture takes about 2 seconds and you have to keep the phone still but it's absolutely bonkers. I showed my parents and they were shocked! It doesn't use a flash either, I believe it uses that purple laser which is usually invisible except when a window is right in front of the camera. This feature is great for night photos and particularly useful for taking pictures of wild animals at night without spooking them with a flash, or disturbing anyone nearby. It's better than using a flash, and it's not noticable at all. The camera alone makes this phone worth it, all other features are a bonus.Edit: I've had this phone for over a year now and it's still great, still getting camera updates too. I have plenty of storage left and everything runs very smoothly. I have no reason to get a new phone any time soon, so if I do it'll be when the 8 comes out I guess.