

One of the coolest features on the Pixel 6 is Quick Tap, located with the system’s Gestures menu. It looks and feels gorgeous, modern, and premium … but it’s incredibly slippery (like, the sled from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation slippery) so make sure you slap a case on it stat.

It features scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass Victus cover glass and an edgeless Gorilla Glass 6 back with a tactile alloy frame. The phone is a decent size-I expected it to be much bigger than it is but, genuinely, it feels and looks just right in hand. Plus, it allows the phone to rest flat on the desk without rocking, as so many modern smartphones annoyingly do. Though the bar is quite prominent, it houses all of Google’s stellar camera hardware, so it’s justified. Nothing on the smartphone is flashy, yet at the same time, elements like the rear camera bar demand your attention (cue the references to Daft Punk and Geordi La Forge).

Sensors: Proximity, ambient light, accelerometer, gyrometer, magnetometer, barometerĪs you’d expect from the Pixel line, Google kept things minimal yet modern (and totally unique) with the Pixel 6.Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.2.Battery: 4,614mAh, 24 hours+ (up to 48 hours with Extreme Battery saver, Qi-certified.
