WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:01.760 line:15% It's very hard not to like 2 00:00:01.760 --> 00:00:04.125 line:15% Google's new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. 3 00:00:04.125 --> 00:00:05.780 The hardware in these phones 4 00:00:05.780 --> 00:00:08.350 line:15% finally feel like they match the really smart software 5 00:00:08.350 --> 00:00:10.788 Google has been polishing for the past five years. 6 00:00:10.788 --> 00:00:13.348 But what's crazy is how these two phones undercut their 7 00:00:13.348 --> 00:00:17.960 peers in price, especially with the $599 Pixel 6. 8 00:00:17.960 --> 00:00:19.325 That feels like a steal. 9 00:00:19.325 --> 00:00:21.825 [chill music] 10 00:00:23.400 --> 00:00:26.250 These phones are powered by a custom processor, 11 00:00:26.250 --> 00:00:28.235 line:15% built by Google called Tensor. 12 00:00:28.235 --> 00:00:31.830 line:15% Now in our benchmark tests, it scored slightly less 13 00:00:31.830 --> 00:00:34.220 than the Qualcomm chip powering most flagship 14 00:00:34.220 --> 00:00:37.698 Android phones today, like the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. 15 00:00:37.698 --> 00:00:41.239 But that's okay because it runs really well. 16 00:00:41.239 --> 00:00:44.077 I've yet to see a stutter or slowdown in these things. 17 00:00:44.077 --> 00:00:47.380 Now your only concern might be if you play some of the 18 00:00:47.380 --> 00:00:49.560 most demanding games around on your phone. 19 00:00:49.560 --> 00:00:51.810 Genshin Impact, for example, 20 00:00:51.810 --> 00:00:55.056 was pretty choppy and I had to lower the graphics 21 00:00:55.056 --> 00:00:59.035 down to low to be able to play it at 60 FPS. 22 00:00:59.035 --> 00:01:02.491 I had to do the same on the iPhone 13 Pro Max, 23 00:01:02.491 --> 00:01:05.056 but it still managed to run more smoothly, 24 00:01:05.056 --> 00:01:08.030 and it's definitely the more powerful phone. 25 00:01:08.030 --> 00:01:10.480 Still, I've tried a bunch of games like, 26 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:13.520 Pokemon Unite, Hyperburner, and Dead Trigger 2, 27 00:01:13.520 --> 00:01:15.610 and they all ran perfectly fine. 28 00:01:15.610 --> 00:01:17.120 line:15% Battery life is really great. 29 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:20.210 line:15% Both of these devices comfortably lasted me a full day 30 00:01:20.210 --> 00:01:23.216 with a little less than 40% remaining before bed. 31 00:01:23.216 --> 00:01:26.229 Now that's around five hours of screen-on time. 32 00:01:26.229 --> 00:01:30.090 And you can recharge them wirelessly or with a cord. 33 00:01:30.090 --> 00:01:32.707 line:15% The OLED screens are really nice and sharp 34 00:01:32.707 --> 00:01:36.320 line:15% and there's a 90 hertz panel on the Pixel 6 35 00:01:36.320 --> 00:01:39.640 and a 120 hertz panel on the Pixel 6 Pro. 36 00:01:39.640 --> 00:01:41.610 So everything looks buttery smooth. 37 00:01:41.610 --> 00:01:43.720 But I do have some gripes about the screen. 38 00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:46.580 line:15% First, it barely gets bright enough to read 39 00:01:46.580 --> 00:01:47.447 line:15% in broad daylight, 40 00:01:47.447 --> 00:01:50.648 line:15% not nearly as bright as the iPhone 13 Pro. 41 00:01:50.648 --> 00:01:54.710 line:15% Second, I wish we had a bit more variety in screen sizes. 42 00:01:54.710 --> 00:01:55.770 line:15% Now, the Pixel 6 has 43 00:01:55.770 --> 00:01:59.010 a 6.4 inch screen and the Pro has a 6.7 inch screen. 44 00:01:59.010 --> 00:02:02.520 So it sounds different, but they're pretty similar in size. 45 00:02:02.520 --> 00:02:04.930 The Pixel 6 has thicker borders around the screen, 46 00:02:04.930 --> 00:02:07.680 whereas the Pro slims all of that down around the display 47 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:09.300 and even curves to the edges. 48 00:02:09.300 --> 00:02:12.190 It just would have been nice to have two distinct sizes 49 00:02:12.190 --> 00:02:13.988 and one that's especially nice to hold 50 00:02:13.988 --> 00:02:16.140 for people with smaller hands. 51 00:02:16.140 --> 00:02:18.028 And finally, there's the fingerprint sensor. 52 00:02:18.028 --> 00:02:19.710 line:15% Unlike previous Pixel phones, 53 00:02:19.710 --> 00:02:21.470 line:15% the sensor is baked into the screen 54 00:02:21.470 --> 00:02:23.550 and it's just not that great. 55 00:02:23.550 --> 00:02:25.840 It usually takes me two tries to unlock it, 56 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:27.024 which is just frustrating. 57 00:02:27.024 --> 00:02:30.460 But the cameras are the most exciting upgrade here 58 00:02:30.460 --> 00:02:33.730 on the Pixel 6 series because the Tensor chip is built 59 00:02:33.730 --> 00:02:36.752 to handle complex sophisticated machine learning models. 60 00:02:36.752 --> 00:02:40.000 So everything from Google's image processing to how 61 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:43.113 it handles voice to text is significantly better. 62 00:02:43.113 --> 00:02:45.471 Case in point, video. 63 00:02:45.471 --> 00:02:48.840 Pixels usually have struggled in the past to match 64 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:50.905 their video quality to their peers. 65 00:02:50.905 --> 00:02:54.790 But now Google's processor can run many of the same 66 00:02:54.790 --> 00:02:58.290 imaging algorithms it uses for photos on each frame 67 00:02:58.290 --> 00:02:59.123 in the video. 68 00:02:59.123 --> 00:03:00.980 And the result is video footage 69 00:03:00.980 --> 00:03:04.560 that's drastically better than predecessors. 70 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:07.440 Now this is especially true in high contrast scenes that 71 00:03:07.440 --> 00:03:11.084 Pixel often delivered better colors and preserved shadows 72 00:03:11.084 --> 00:03:14.636 and highlights really well compared to the iPhone and the 73 00:03:14.636 --> 00:03:17.122 Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. 74 00:03:17.122 --> 00:03:19.762 That said, it's not a complete winner. 75 00:03:19.762 --> 00:03:21.597 There are some imaging quirks 76 00:03:21.597 --> 00:03:24.693 and the stabilization isn't as smooth. 77 00:03:25.580 --> 00:03:28.100 The camera hardware has also gotten a serious bump 78 00:03:28.100 --> 00:03:30.055 and that's obviously going to help a lot. 79 00:03:30.055 --> 00:03:33.383 line:15% The main camera is 50 megapixels up from 12, 80 00:03:33.383 --> 00:03:35.397 line:15% and the ultra wide is 12. 81 00:03:35.397 --> 00:03:37.280 line:15% And this is the same on both Pixels, 82 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:41.780 but the Pro has an additional 4X optical telephoto camera. 83 00:03:41.780 --> 00:03:44.610 I've taken more than 300 photos over the past two weeks 84 00:03:44.610 --> 00:03:46.507 with other phones, comparing them all. 85 00:03:46.507 --> 00:03:48.240 And while it's hard to say 86 00:03:48.240 --> 00:03:51.592 the Pixel 6 is the best camera phone out there, 87 00:03:51.592 --> 00:03:55.710 it's pretty much tied with the iPhone 13 Pro Max 88 00:03:55.710 --> 00:03:56.555 in my view. 89 00:03:56.555 --> 00:04:00.512 Whether it's in low light, broad daylight, portrait mode, 90 00:04:00.512 --> 00:04:04.342 you'll pretty much get a really fantastic shot. 91 00:04:04.342 --> 00:04:08.010 Here's one example, singled out of this outdoor taco shop. 92 00:04:08.010 --> 00:04:09.970 The Pixel illuminated it really well, 93 00:04:09.970 --> 00:04:13.310 retains all the fun colors and you can still see the skyline 94 00:04:13.310 --> 00:04:15.273 in the background in great detail. 95 00:04:15.273 --> 00:04:18.564 I'm not quite sure what happened with the iPhone version, 96 00:04:18.564 --> 00:04:21.670 that blue light you see wasn't there. 97 00:04:21.670 --> 00:04:24.171 And there's a lot of detail lost to the shadows 98 00:04:24.171 --> 00:04:25.759 in the skyline. 99 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:28.330 Here's one with the Ultrawide. 100 00:04:28.330 --> 00:04:29.920 This one's pretty remarkable. 101 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:33.650 The Pixel balanced the bright sky and the dark forest 102 00:04:33.650 --> 00:04:35.839 really well, preserving a lot of the colors, 103 00:04:35.839 --> 00:04:38.770 but the iPhone shot is a bit washed out 104 00:04:38.770 --> 00:04:40.503 and the sky is blown out. 105 00:04:41.650 --> 00:04:44.650 And here's one with the telephoto of this skateboarder. 106 00:04:44.650 --> 00:04:47.424 Of course, the Pixels 4X zoom goes a bit further, 107 00:04:47.424 --> 00:04:49.797 but the picture is brighter, sharper, 108 00:04:49.797 --> 00:04:52.965 not as grainy and the punchy colors don't feel 109 00:04:52.965 --> 00:04:54.800 oversaturated. 110 00:04:54.800 --> 00:04:56.971 But the most impressive feature for me personally is 111 00:04:56.971 --> 00:04:58.250 real tone. 112 00:04:58.250 --> 00:04:59.413 Google says it worked with artists 113 00:04:59.413 --> 00:05:01.637 to help the Pixel camera capture 114 00:05:01.637 --> 00:05:04.021 darker skin tones, more accurately. 115 00:05:04.021 --> 00:05:07.860 And I'm just going to leave these four photos here. 116 00:05:07.860 --> 00:05:10.110 The first one was supposed to be a portrait mode 117 00:05:10.110 --> 00:05:12.960 the iPhone failed at, it said to move closer, 118 00:05:12.960 --> 00:05:15.630 and when I did it said it was ready, 119 00:05:15.630 --> 00:05:17.660 but then it didn't apply the blur effect. 120 00:05:17.660 --> 00:05:21.587 But anyway, it basically then just made my face really dark. 121 00:05:21.587 --> 00:05:23.293 But the Pixel didn't. 122 00:05:23.293 --> 00:05:25.416 Now, look at this one. 123 00:05:25.416 --> 00:05:28.461 This is with the rear camera and night mode. 124 00:05:28.461 --> 00:05:32.510 Now, even with night mode, the iPhone darkened up my face. 125 00:05:32.510 --> 00:05:35.330 Whereas the Pixel photo actually did a pretty great job 126 00:05:35.330 --> 00:05:36.490 with my skin tone. 127 00:05:36.490 --> 00:05:38.490 It just sucks that we had to wait this long 128 00:05:38.490 --> 00:05:39.323 for this to happen. 129 00:05:39.323 --> 00:05:42.379 There's a lot more Tensor can do in these new Pixels. 130 00:05:42.379 --> 00:05:44.950 line:15% One of my favorites is magic eraser, 131 00:05:44.950 --> 00:05:48.520 line:15% which is a feature in the Google photos app that lets you 132 00:05:48.520 --> 00:05:52.060 erase unwanted objects or subjects in the background 133 00:05:52.060 --> 00:05:52.893 of your photos. 134 00:05:52.893 --> 00:05:56.224 I used it to take out the leash of the photos of my dog 135 00:05:56.224 --> 00:05:58.604 and it works pretty well. 136 00:05:58.604 --> 00:06:01.427 line:15% I also really love live translate. 137 00:06:01.427 --> 00:06:04.793 line:15% It knows when someone messages you in another language, 138 00:06:04.793 --> 00:06:08.440 translates it and lets you respond in the same language 139 00:06:08.440 --> 00:06:10.217 without having to leave the app. 140 00:06:10.217 --> 00:06:12.720 It doesn't work in every messaging app 141 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:14.791 and only a few languages are supported, 142 00:06:14.791 --> 00:06:18.180 but I had a whole conversation with my partner's mom 143 00:06:18.180 --> 00:06:20.710 in Chinese and I don't speak Chinese. 144 00:06:20.710 --> 00:06:22.680 And she understood everything I said. 145 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:24.520 Probably the feature I use the most though 146 00:06:24.520 --> 00:06:25.760 is assistant voice typing. 147 00:06:25.760 --> 00:06:28.630 line:15% It's baked into the gboard, Google keyboard. 148 00:06:28.630 --> 00:06:31.750 line:15% And all you need to do is tap the mic button and talk. 149 00:06:31.750 --> 00:06:33.871 It'll suddenly start transcribing everything you're saying 150 00:06:33.871 --> 00:06:36.047 really fast and really accurately 151 00:06:36.047 --> 00:06:39.630 and it'll even add punctuation, it understands context, 152 00:06:39.630 --> 00:06:42.340 so when you say, send, it'll actually send the message, 153 00:06:42.340 --> 00:06:43.907 but if you say send in the middle of a sentence, 154 00:06:43.907 --> 00:06:46.870 it probably understands you're not saying a command. 155 00:06:46.870 --> 00:06:48.060 It's pretty intuitive. 156 00:06:48.060 --> 00:06:51.826 And I've just been voice typing in emails, slacks, messages, 157 00:06:51.826 --> 00:06:53.900 pretty much everywhere. 158 00:06:53.900 --> 00:06:55.290 Google's also doing a whole lot 159 00:06:55.290 --> 00:06:56.801 to make phone calls better too. 160 00:06:56.801 --> 00:07:00.068 line:15% Now, when you call a 1-800 number, you can see wait times 161 00:07:00.068 --> 00:07:02.140 line:15% for how busy the call might be 162 00:07:02.140 --> 00:07:03.492 straight in the dialer app. 163 00:07:03.492 --> 00:07:06.281 And Google can even transcribe the conversation. 164 00:07:06.281 --> 00:07:09.191 Now the transcription isn't always great, 165 00:07:09.191 --> 00:07:12.550 but it'll actually separate out the menu options, 166 00:07:12.550 --> 00:07:14.734 and I found those are pretty concise. 167 00:07:14.734 --> 00:07:16.733 And of course you don't have to wait on hold. 168 00:07:16.733 --> 00:07:18.790 Just ask Google to do it for you. 169 00:07:18.790 --> 00:07:20.640 And assistant will let you know when someone 170 00:07:20.640 --> 00:07:21.960 is on the other line. 171 00:07:21.960 --> 00:07:25.570 These are some attractive phones, not just on the outside, 172 00:07:25.570 --> 00:07:26.639 but on the inside too. 173 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:29.047 Android 12 looks gorgeous here. 174 00:07:29.047 --> 00:07:32.210 I loved the theming options and the new widgets. 175 00:07:32.210 --> 00:07:34.490 line:15% Better yet, Google is promising five years 176 00:07:34.490 --> 00:07:35.490 line:15% of security updates, 177 00:07:35.490 --> 00:07:37.870 line:15% which is more than any other Android phone. 178 00:07:37.870 --> 00:07:39.660 It's just a shame that it's only promising 179 00:07:39.660 --> 00:07:41.411 three years of Android upgrades. 180 00:07:41.411 --> 00:07:42.859 Which should you choose? 181 00:07:42.859 --> 00:07:45.605 Well, I'm a sucker for the telephoto camera, 182 00:07:45.605 --> 00:07:48.571 but the Pixel 6 Pro is $899. 183 00:07:48.571 --> 00:07:51.260 And this one is $599. 184 00:07:51.260 --> 00:07:53.875 It's just crazy how much good value the Pixel 6 is. 185 00:07:53.875 --> 00:07:57.263 And that makes it arguably the best phone for the money.