When I bought the pixel 6 I thought it was going to be an upgrade over my OnePlus 7T. But it turns out this phone is the same or worse in every way except the camera.
This phone feels like it has a brain of it's own! It's incredibly fast, witty, and useful. I've always had iphones, and whenever I tried android phones I thought they were horrible, but no longer, it actually feels like my phone, and not in the chokehold of apple everything. Using USB-C is also delightful!
Heavier phone than pixel 5. Larger too. More difficult to fit in pockets.Conversion from 5 to 6 flawless. Call quality is incredible compared to 5.Biggest complaint is the phone protective case. I wish the case was like the 5 [ open at the bottom ]. The 6 case is not open at the bottom so when you swipe up your finger gets stuck on the case. - Google, do you hear me?
I really hate this phone.The problem with new phones is the way many apps have to play catch up. Apps that worked perfectly fine on my old phone now have erratic audio and operational issues. I hate the fingerprint lock because no matter how I try to imitate my finger placement in the setup, it never works right away in actuality. I also hate the super bright light they use to read my fingerprint in the dark. I get migraines and that bright light is instant pain to my brain every time.The battery is terrible. I use my phone for deliveries and the battery runs down fast. That wouldn't be a problem if it would charge at a decent rate on a wired car charger but it doesn't. I read this takes amazing photos but I have also been disappointed in that area. I tried to take a pic of a bald eagle who was perched on top of a telephone pole right next to me and it turned out really grainy. I kept playing around with different settings and it was still crap. And the autofocus takes forever.
I've only just activated a few days ago, and for the most part, I'm impressed by and pleased with it's overall performance. I've not yet played much with the much lauded camera, but the screen is bright and a good size. I am still getting used to the lack of a back key and the relocation of the finger print scanner to the screen. My previous phone was a Google Pixel 3 XL, which I loved but that two and a half years of constant use had greatly shortened the battery life and clogged with too many apps for its dated processor to contend with. The use of a right swipe to go back a page is not as smooth as I'd like and if you use a swipe keyboard, you can easily end up swiping to a different page while typing. Also, I have a great deal of trouble opening my complete catalog of apps swiping up from the bottom. It takes a bit of luck to open.The relocated fingerprint reader is both good and bad: it's easier to access on the front, but not as sure fired as the rear reader was.
If you are a dedicated Android user, then you should strongly consider buying the Google Pixel 6. It is a solid, highly advanced phone that is so easy to use. I have only owned it for a week, and haven't yet learned everything about it especially the camera features. However, I have been an Android user since it first debuted and this is the best of them all. It is smoking fast and I love the extra security features that Google built into it. Like I said, buy it. Don't walk, run!
I found the pixel 6 to be very fluid and easy to use as I've been using Apple products for the past five or six years. I planned on using this phone as my backup phone but since using it for about a week I've put my SIM card into the Pixel 6 instead of my iPhone 12 pro. Great phone. Would recommend it for anyone.