Customer Reviews for Google - Refurbished Good - Pixel 6 Pro 128GB (Unlocked) - Cloudy White
Customer Rating
2
Major Step Backwards
on November 24, 2021
Posted by: Pixel4XL_Was_Better
I had the Pixel 4XL since it came out, and it was great. Only thing that stopped working on that phone was the battery life after having it for 2 years. The Pixel 6 pro is a major step backwards from the 4XL, and I'm sure the 5. The Android 12 interface is terrible, especially the notification bar blocking the entire screen when you swipe down. I've had the 6 pro for 1 week and it has already warned me that it's running out of usable memory (RAM not storage). Never had that issue with the 4XL which had less than half the memory as the 6Pro. The lack of face unlock as an option is upsetting. All in all, this is the least impressed / excited I've been to own a new phone.
I love this phone. I'm biased though since I really liked my Pixel 3, but I figured that now was the perfect time to upgrade with the release of the Pixel 6 pro. The screen is beautiful and it feels fast and responsive. The only thing I don't like is the emergency call setting when you have a locked screen. It can't be disabled either, yet. 9/11 has been dialed twice already by mistake. Other than that, I have no real complaints.
The camera, and camera functions are fantastic. I like the screen and the rounded edges are nice for the side swipe functions. The Fingerprint reader was the week spot of the phone. Just received the update that has improved the read rate. The downside to the optical system is if your hands get dirty while working the reader just doesn't work. capacitive reader was much better. Face unlock was nice too.
The phone feels super smooth coming over from a s20 but I've had this phone a week and it's already tried to make several emergency calls, post social media updates, and message random people from inside my pocket to a point where Im actually expecting it now and having to look over to see what my phone decided to do while I thought it was locked.And the "at a glance" widget is cool but not being able to move it or disable the Google search bar at the bottom of the screen is honestly terrible. The phone performs well in everything I've thrown at it with daily use but the lack customization comparing it to Samsung makes me regret buying this.
I've owned Android phones since way back with a Motorola RAZR. This Pixel 6 Pro is nothing less than amazing. Fast, extraordinary screen, first rate camera, and superb Android 12.Oh yeah, it makes good phone calls too...
I've had the phone for about a week and a half. First impressions are that yes it does charge slowly, a full charge does not last as long as I expected, at times it gets really hot, camera is amazing but magic eraser function does not seem to be available, nice big beautiful screen, homepage is annoying because you cannot move the google search bar or the 4 icons above it to the swipe right side (I like to have a clean home screen when I open my phone), frequently cannot connect to internet despite full bar 5G status (many times I have to turn off and turn data back on or reboot phone to get it to work), hopefully things improve with future updates but I'm a little disappointed at the moment.
I have been waiting for Google to do a flagship phone for years! I was happy with my pixel 2 XL but the battery was getting older so I bought the pixel 6 pro as soon as it was available. My experience with the phone has been wonderful. It does feel like a proper flagship. Tensor chip feels fast, the screen refresh rate of 120 is pleasing to the eye, the camera remains one of the best ones and overall the phone design is good. The fingerprint reader could be faster but it is good enough. Overall very happy with my phone.