Pixel 6 – 5G Android Phone - Unlocked Smartphone with Wide and Ultrawide Lens - 128GB - Stormy Black

Despite the initial negative buzz surrounding the Google Pixel 6, I took the leap and purchased this smartphone, and I'm thrilled with my decision. The Pixel 6 is an incredible device that offers remarkable value for the price. Due to the device's rocky launch, its price has been lowered, making it even more attractive. Let me assure you that this phone performs flawlessly. I've been using it for several months now, and it has never let me down. The battery life is impressive, easily lasting me a couple of days depending on my use. The overall speed and performance are exceptional, and the software is top-notch. The camera is a standout feature, capturing stunning photos and videos. Additionally, the ample storage of the 256GB version is more than sufficient for my needs. While some people have complained about the fingerprint reader, I find it to be a minor inconvenience. It may take a fraction of a second longer than flagship phones, but it quickly becomes second nature. As a power user who enjoys customization, I appreciate the versatility of the Pixel 6. It handles demanding tasks and even some gaming with ease. For the price, I couldn't find a better smartphone on the market. It's truly a hidden gem.

I have a Pixel 6a phone, and I've been in love with it, especially after a lot of the updates this year. My wife was looking for an upgraded phone herself so I had been perusing around the Pixel options. She wanted something a little bit larger than my phone, so I had been looking at the Pixel 6. If you love the 6a, the 6 should treat you pretty well also, it's a very similar phone, just a bit larger, and does actually have some improvements in smoothness during use, as well as a really nice upgraded camera. All in all, we've been using it for a couple of weeks now and it's great. Fast processing, I love a lot of the general Pixel features that you don't see on normal phones, e-sim capabilities, and transferring the old phone info and settings was like 80% effective just on plugging the old one into the new and hitting transfer. The photos are fantastic and the whole system is just fast. There are additional benefits like adaptive charging to keep your battery life stable, and a lot of the editing/filtering capabilities through Google Photos that you don't get with other phones. This is also her first upgrade to a non-budget smartphone and we both feel this is a fantastic choice and high performance phone, especially for the price. Highly recommended!

Pros: The camera is one of the best on the market and consistently delivers very nice photos, sometimes amazing photos. If getting high quality photos with your cell phone is important to you, that is the primary reason to own this phone. Since it is made by Google, it offers top of the line support for all Google products and apps. Cons: for some inexplicable reason, this phone consumes a lot more battery life with certain apps like Life 360, than other phones. My family was all using that app and my phone was just getting crazy battery drain compared to all the other phones using that app. So I had to actually stop using that app with this phone. I will say that when playing games and using most normal apps the battery life is fine but certain apps can drain the battery in a bad way. So you have to be careful and keep an eye on battery usage. If you notice your battery is going low and see if certain apps might be the culprit. Another con is that this phone actually can get really hot when you're taking video or doing other things like heavy GPS use with some apps like Waze it heats up also. The heat up when taking video is so bad that you really don't want to use it out in the sun when it's over 95° f. Because it could actually get so hot. It warns you it's overheating and it's actually uncomfortable to hold in your hands which is not good for the life of the phone I'm sure. So living in Texas this maybe isn't the best phone if you want to take photos or videos outside during the day in the summer. But if you live in a colder climate, that's probably not an issue. The on-screen fingerprint reader honestly sucks and normally I just have to renter my pin since it only recognizes my fingerprint less than half the time. I don't use that facial recognition unlock since it's rather insecure.

Excellent in quality (hardware and software) and value.

This has a big chance of not being compatible with cricket wireless. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't and it all depends (from what I can tell from my research) on the IEMI number that comes on the device. Here's what I understand after trying to get this to work with my cricket wireless plan. This is supposed to be compatible with cricket wireless. In fact, cricket wireless says that google pixel six IS compatible. But for whatever reason, if you happen to get the wrong IEMI number (from what I understand cricket or Google has not entered these particular numbers into their system.) it recognizes the device as incompatible. AND IT WILL SUSPEND YOUR NUMBER IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PUT YOUR SIM CARD INTO THE PHONE. Meaning you will have to go to a cricket location to get an associate to unsuspend your phone number. That's right, if you put your cricket sim card in this phone (and other Google pixel phones for that matter. From Google pixel 4a and up) your phone number will not work if you put the sim card back in your old phone. When you try to make a call, cricket will tell you you need to pay your phone bill even though it's already paid. Very frustrating. Cricket can't make the phone compatible. They'll tell you to contact Google. When I contacted Google they tried to tell me that the particular device that I ordered from Amazon was actually used or refurbished. And that the previous owner had suspended the device. Which is not actually possible because I received the brand new device, sealed. But they tried to put the blame on Amazon. Other people who have had this same issue after ordering directly from Google said that google told them to keep returning the product until they found the device with a IEMI number that worked. One person had to return their new device FOUR TIMES before they finally received a device that was compatible. Google says they cannot control what IEMI number you get when you order one of their phones. I was able to return my phone for a refund from Amazon, and I am planning to order directly from Google in the future until I get a working device, because I really want the phone. However this return process is taking a lot longer than usual and I think it's because of the higher price range. I returned the phone over a week ago. And my shipping information says it arrived a week ago and still no refund. It doesn't even say on Amazon that it's arrived. I'm supposed to wait at least 30 days for this process. So it's going to be a while before I can even try again for a phone that works. The thing that really sucks is that this is an issue with with all the Google pixel phones since pixel 4a was released. So any google pixel made after 4a is going to have the same bad IEMI numbers. If you have cricket wireless just be prepared for this roller coaster ride. Unless of course you're lucky and it just happens to work. If you want to learn more about this issue with cricket you can google "unlocked Google pixel not working with cricket wireless" and if you do order one I recommend ordering directly from Google to avoid the headache of adding another business to the mix... for the other companies to say "it's their fault, not ours" because they will try to do that just to not deal with the issue. Even though this is a known issue. It's a confusing process that nobody wants to deal with. Also I did find a site that claims to be cricket wireless that carries the Google pixels and is selling it. However I was unable to confirm or deny whether this site is actually legit. I plan to ask cricket directly next time I'm in the area... but even if they do confirm there is still no guarantee the devices are optimal for cricket and they may just be selling the regular unlocked devices. So please don't order there unless you're 100% sure it's legit and the device will work. I think it's really better to just be safe and order directly from Google! Sorry for the bad news cricket users.

I have waited for months to make this review. I don't always give reviews but just have to do this because I read other people's reviews before buying this phone. So, it would be wise for me to write mine so it would help others make good decision too. I will start with the problems others pointed out. The first is Finger Print. While Installing the phone, the phone would need samples of different parts of your finger so that any part of that particular finger would be able to open your phone. I think a lot of people that complained about the difficulty in finger printing did not fully understand this. They also complained about the phone being hot after prolonged use. This is absolutely true. The phone gets hot sometimes and usually gives you a warning that the phone's temperature is high and may not function optimally as expected. As far as I know this to me is the major problem of the phone. Now to the good part. The Phone's Camera quality is top notch. Simply amazing. I thought I was ugly but changed my opinion since I started taking pictures with this phone. The battery life is quite okay. for heavy users, the phone lasts for days when fully charged. If you are confused of the phone to use. You should try this, I bet you won't regret it.

I purchased this phone for my wife about 2 years ago and it has been a very good phone. It's been very reliable, but after a couple of years, the battery is starting to fade. The fingerprint reader did take a while to get right, just had to provide it with lots of data. The camera is excellent, along with the screen. The phone is pretty heavy, at least when compared to my 6a, but then again it is a bigger phone. It does have a case on it, it needs to, my wife drops it about once a week, but it has never suffered damage. All in all a great phone.

I wanted to love this phone. I was upgrading from a Pixel 3a XL due to battery failure. The phone is very frustrating to play Pokemon Go as it heats up quickly (even when it isn't hot outside) and the Bluetooth drops constantly - frustrating having to constantly reconnect to the Pokemon Go Gotcha (auto catch/spin gadget). And don't get me started on the two extra clicks you have to do when connecting the device (are you sure you want to pair??? How about now??? JUST CONNECT THE BLUETOOTH GADGET THAT I HAVE BEEN USING EVERY SINGLE DAY PLEASE! The reason this is frustrating is that you are at a light and notice the gotcha timed-out and you have to pull over to reconnect because you have to answer two questions each time and if you don't touch the screen perfectly, it will totally ignore your request. I'm driving! I can click the button on the Gotcha safely while driving because I don't have to look at it but the Pixel is not having it. Grrr. I also had issues with the screen not being sensitive enough even though I had it on the sensitive setting, as though it has a screen protector, even though I had not put a screen protector on it because I had a really good case and was careful. It was not intuitive. If you buy it, definitely watch some tutorials as I found many simple things that I had on my Pixel 3a not set up automatically as they had done on the 3a. I was constantly searching simple things up like how to close open apps, how to set up visual voicemail and call screening. I didn't like the swipe from the left to go back as you are frequently opening websites when scrolling. Just give me my little back arrow. I know I could have looked this up, too, but there are only so many hours in a day, right? The pros: of course the camera and photo tools are awesome and I loved the expanded connectivity I was getting that the 3a couldn't pull off in certain areas around where I live (maybe due to 5g). If you don't do mobile gaming and just want a phone with a good camera, it will probably work for you.