Customer Reviews for Google - Refurbished Good - Pixel 6 Pro 128GB (Unlocked) - Cloudy White
Customer Rating
5
Great so far...
on January 4, 2022
Posted by: wthamrick2
Coming from a Pixel 4xl I like the size and fluid performance of the 6 Pro so far. I've experienced a few screen/app hangups, but nothing excessive. The camera works well and there's a few surprisingly useful operating system and hardware upgrades over my 4xl. Still getting used to the camera bar aesthetic though...
First and foremost disappointment is no Google Photos Back-Up.I've been using Google phones for way over a decade, since the Nexus One, and every phone I used was backing up all it's data for free, without using my Gmail storage quota.This phone doesn't come with any Google Photos Back-Up which was major advantage keeping me with Google phones for years.Considering this I may look now at other phones on the market, having better cameras, better battery life, and cost less.Second, this phone is enormously big, it's probably too small for a tablet, but it's definitely way to big for a phone.I liked the optical zoom, compared to previous Pixel phones, but I'm not sure I'm gonna keep the phone for this advantage alone.I'm considering to stick with Pixel 5 for the time being, as it's the last phone capable of backing up things without any hustle.
Google pixel team made a good attempt to rejuvenate its Pixel Line. However, why was the phone launched when there were so many areas that needed work---network issues, update issues, fingerprint sensor, etc? Moreover, the technical support was practically missing and the company remained silent about various issues users experienced. From a brand like Google a lot more is expected. It is better to wait than launch something prematurely. Various pixels had one or another major issue, which brought a poor name for this brand.
I'm really enjoying my new Pixel 6 Pro! It's fast and responsive and I love the large screen. The voice quality on my phone calls is perfect! I haven't had the opportunity to do much with the camera yet as I've only had the phone for a week and a half. There are a few things that I would love to see added in future updates, such as the ability to have folders in the app drawer and some additional wallpapers and themes would be fun. I am a loyal Android user but this is the first time that I have owned a Pixel phone. I am thrilled that I took the plunge, I have no regrets.
Great phone. Good battery life. Fast and sturdy. Fantastic camera. But... fingerprint scanner is terrible. I definitely miss the squeeze for assistant and face I'd actually was useful. Other than that good phone.
Overall I love this phone and I love all the Google features that I am now able to use. It is just fully immersed in the Google ecosystem.Fortunately, I have not experienced the major issues others are describing at this point.I did have some issues with the messages app where I couldn't receive any texts for half a day and needed to do multiple network resets and additionally use the Verizon App chat bot. For some reason that made it work for me.All in all great phone but the software needs to tweaking. But that should all iron itself out over the next weeks with updates.