Google finally officially launched the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. In my opinion, these are the right phones with the wrong name.
Google has finally taken the wraps off the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. After months of leaks and official announcements, the phones actually look quite impressive. This might be one of the few times in recent memory a tech product has lived up to the hype. Having used both of the phones now (albeit very briefly), I can say this: these are the Pixels I’ve been waiting for. I’ve written before about how Google has continuously shot itself in the foot ever since the first Pixel in 2016, but that ends now. The new Pixels — and especially the Pixel 6 Pro — are finally at the point where I might be ready to buy one for myself. I have never thought this about a Pixel phone. Ever. I haven’t ever wanted a Pixel phone because there was nothing about them that got me excited. The specs and design were usually dated and the features I wanted were either half-baked or completely missing. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, though, are so wildly different. Google is finally giving me (and most buyers I know) what we want. It’s a paradigm shift for the entire brand. I understand why the Pixel 6 series is named this way. This is the sixth primary phone series in the Pixel family, so it is a Pixel 6. I get it. However, the name suggests the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are part of an evolution.
