Customer Reviews for Google - Refurbished Good - Pixel 6 Pro 128GB (Unlocked) - Cloudy White
Customer Rating
5
One Week with Pixel 6 Pro
on November 17, 2021
Posted by: syoggy
So far so good. I have not run into any problems at this point. Battery life has been excellent, I get over 4 hours of screen time and still have battery life leftover at the end of the day. Not a huge fan of the in-screen fingerprint reader but I use Smart Lock. Material You has been great (used it with my pixel 5). The cameras are awesome, I love magic eraser.
I'm admittedly a Pixel fanboy. This is why I got the latest iteration of the phone as soon as it was available. Unfortunately, I was up for a pretty big disappointment. I'm not sure what the design team was thinking when they added a pop-out camera but it constantly catches when I try to put it in my pocket. Speaking of, the phone is just too big. You can't sit down with the phone in your pocket anymore. Period. You have to get it out. The lack of free Photos with the purchase is also a huge disappointment. What's the point of having a great camera if you can't back up your photos without paying google a ton of money for the storage? Last but not least on the list of complaints, the swipe gesture from the bottom to switch between the apps doesn't work well... Always have to do it multiple times to get it to work. That said, the specs are pretty good. Apps run fast, camera quality is amazing, and transition from the previous Pixel was smooth.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Google LLCBy Google Customer Care, December 1, 2021
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that you are having an issue with your new Pixel.
For help with changing the way you get around on your Pixel phone, please visit: http://goo.gle/3ekUNR3
If you are still experiencing this issue, we recommend contacting our customer support team for assistance. (From your phone click on Settings > Tips & support > Contact us)
It's definitely the top Google device I've had as it beats Nexus 6P and prior OnePlus devices, even OP7Pro.It's all about the software and fast updates, bar none. Camera is pretty great as well.Only faults are the adaptive brightness when gaming it fluctuates, but this may be me not used to punch hole front cameras. Charging is slow, but hope it helps with longevity.
Overall, I love this phone. The OS is smooth, apps are quick, camera is great, and the AI features are incredible. The only problem I have with the phone is the extremely slick exterior. I've already had a couple instances where the phone has slipped out of my grip or slowly slid off of a table. Something as thick as a slightly stuffed letter created an incline high enough to cause the phone to slide. There are some OS glitches, but I expect those to be resolved with future updates being Android 12's initial release. Other than that I have no other complaints with the phone.I do realize that other flagship phones have similar all glass exterior. I haven't used other flagships so I can't speak to their slick exterior. However, I feel that if you have a phone that is this hard to keep a sure grip on, you should include a case or bumper with the phone. I have some slight scratching from these falls which prevents me from giving 5 stars. Still a great phone and I love it.
The phone is largely wonderful -- great screen, sharp and clear and colorful, works well as a phone (which a lot of smartphone makers neglect), amazing camera. Really there are just 2 things that really, really bug me: the fingerprint sensor being on the front instead of in back where my finger naturally falls, and the weird screen edges that keep registering touches when I'm just resting my finger. I really wish Google had stuck with what worked on the fingerprint reader; in-screen may be cool tech, but my fingers don't go on the screen when I pick up the phone, they go to the back. Needing both hands free to unlock the phone instead of only one is a big deal.