Google Pixel 6 Re-Review | Six Months Later...

Reviewing Google's Pixel 6 smartphone again six months later and ahead of the Pixel 7 launch, with long term thoughts on the camera tech, gaming performance, battery life and beyond. Google's phone has received many Android updates in 2022, including slick new features like call screening. But the Pixel 6 also has strong competition from the Oppo Find X5, Samsung's S22 series phones and the Xiaomi 12.

Google's flagship is still one of my favourite camera phones, thanks to the simple point and shoot nature. On auto mode you'll get great looking photos even of moving subjects, pretty much every time. Of course the ultra-wide lens isn't as impressive as rivals, while the Oppo Find X5 is hot competition for the Pixel 6 in low light.

Gaming seems to be a smoother, more enjoyable experience after some Tensor fine tuning or other background updates. Genshin Impact plays with a more stable frame rate on higher detail settings. And while battery life isn't quite as good as six months ago, the Pixel 6 still happily lasts a day on a single charge with around 6-7 hours of screen on time.

Have you been using Google's smartphone as your full time blower? Let me know your own experiences below.

Google Pixel 6 Long Term Review Chapters:
0:00 - Skip this bit
1:07 - Design
2:53 - Android updates & features
5:51 - Display & audio
6:44 - Tensor performance & gaming
8:29 - Battery life
9:30 - Cameras
12:04 - Verdict

[richt]

Had the Google Pixel 6 since launch. Used heavily since then and still the best phone I've owned! Had no issues.

[laslobeer]

The videos you're making are perfectly in line of what I want to see, in the style I want to see it in. You're awesome

[rustysky]

The finger print scanner has improved a lot since the launch. I'm using the pixel 6 pro. I also have a feeling that the battery health has improved with the updates on pixel 6 pro since I got it. Have been using it since January.

[parshakamarsh]

I've had my Pixel 6 since last October, and apart from a few minor bugs and a couple of crashes in the first month, I've been lucky enough have had no real issues at all. I've found it a great phone for the price, don't regret my decision at all

[michaelmchenry]

Just ordered a 6a upgrade from my Pixel3a hopefully I will be happy.
Keep up the good woork with your entertaining reviews, you are the only one I trust with phone reviews, you are mental as anything.

[marksmith]

Love my Pixel 6. Timely security updates and no crapwear.

[StevePulido]

I have had a Pixel 6 pro for 4 months and I keep impressing people with my photos. Such a nice device to take great shots.

[samuelvarga]

I've been using my Pixel 6 since January and I had no issues with it. I love this phone!

[mad]

Thank you, I thought it was only me that got a working Pixel 6. I have the 6 Pro and have had no issues. I love this phone. May be the fingerprint was a little slow at first but now it is simply fine. 5G is great, Camera is Great. I wish it would have keep the face unlock, but no one liked until apple put it on the 13 Pro. Hum anyway thanks for letting me know I didn't have the only working Pixel 6. Great Video

[luckymuddypaw]

Thanks so much for update! I am upgrading from a pixel 3 that has served me well, but kept hearing that the newer pixels were mediocre for hard gaming. Not many people do reviews after it has been out for a while, so it was hard to find up to date info. This helped a lot thanks!

[prakharagnihotri]

Got mine this Feb. Been wanting a Pixel since 4a came out but I waited for a proper Pixel device that's actually an Upgrade. Pixel 6 did it for me. Super happy with the Device.

[internetfrnd]

I see that Kill la Kill shirt!

Honestly though, the main reason why I didn’t go with the Pixel 6/6 Pro is because of how deep back orders were at launch. By the time I got paid about 2 weeks after launch, I would’ve been waiting till January to finally scoop it up.

[GrrrrFKAGrrrrGrrrrGrrrr]

I've recently discovered your reviews, they're great (I can actually stand watching the whole thing). When you test the Bluetooth it would be great if you could explore what codecs are supported, it's rarely mentioned but vital for anyone who has splashed out on the latest adapters or headphones. If you Google 'does this phone have LDAC?', you invariably find someone declaring that Android 8 and above supports it, or if it has such and such processor it will, it's all Phones always have the option in the developer settings, but you don't know if it works until you try it.

[LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

Been using the Pixel 6 since October 27th haven't had any issues i love this device ✌🏾

[sandrosrosarios]

48 months later and still very satisfied with the P6. In the last 2 years I did buy several replacements: Xiaomi 11 ultra, Pixel 7 pro and 2 weeks ago the Pixel 8 Pro. I returned those phones without any doubt nor regrets. Only the Xiaomi camera was so much better. But overall all the fuzz and hype around any new Pixel is exaggerated. P6 with A14 is the best.

[JackMcSomeone]

Watching this on my Google Pixel 6 I've had since December and it's a great phone. Also, with charging, I tend to only use wireless charging if I want to charge my phone overnight

[richd]

I upgraded my wife's phone from the pixel4 to pixel6, great phone but... Google no longer give unlimited cloud storage for pictures and videos like they did for the pixel4, kind of annoying because she takes millions of photos and videos so I'll have to start paying for storage. that was definately a perk of previous models on a phone with no expandable storage

[chikafujiwara]

The kaguya wallpaper drew me in, subscribed! lol

[jacx]

My pixel 6 has been great to use other than it sometimes randomly force restarts when I use an app that uses the camera. Not sure what this problem is and can be very annoying, as apart from that the phone is great, particularly for photos

[dugusmc]

Pixel 6 is still working great for me. Thanks for the update from your side.