New leaks on Google Pixel 6 with leaked picture

13/7/2021

New Pixel 6 leaks reveal a massive step up over Google’s current Pixel 5, including a huge camera upgrade.

The news comes from serial leaker Jon Prosser, who presents a list of what he believes to be the “full final specifications” of Google’s next-gen Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro flagships.

Google's Pixel 6 range will likely represent a massive upgrade over the current Pixel 5 (pictured).

Included in the list are details of an all-new 50-megapixel camera, destined to appear in both the Pixel 6 and the larger Pixel 6 Pro. If his sources are correct, this would represent an unprecedented leap in camera specification for the Pixel range which has stuck resolutely to comparatively modest 12-megapixel sensors since its 2016 debut.

Here are the specifications for both models according to Prosser:

Pixel 6

Screen size: 6.4-inch
Display: AMOLED
Rear camera setup: 50MP (Wide) + 12MP (Ultra wide)
Front camera: 8MP
Battery: 4614mAh
Processor: Google
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 128GB / 256GB
OS: Android 12

Pixel 6 Pro

Screen size: 6.71-inch
Display: Plastic OLED
Rear camera setup: 50MP (Wide) + 48MP (Tele) + 12MP (Ultra wide)
Front camera: 12MP
Battery: 5000mAh
Processor: Google
RAM: 12GB
Storage: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
OS: Android 12

Both models represent a big step up in hardware over the Pixel 5, but it’s clear you’ll have to opt for the larger Pixel 6 Pro if you want the best cameras, as the standard model lacks the telephoto lens and also comes with a lower-resolution selfie camera. This will no-doubt disappoint the many users who don’t like huge handsets.

It’s been a long time since Google produced a truly ground-breaking smartphone. Instead the company has seen fit to add and remove features at will, while arguing with itself over whether a telephoto lens or an ultra-wide lens is more important.

Leaked Google Pixel 6

Of course, the competition happily gave us both and consequently left the Pixel far behind, at least in terms of flexible shooting options. Now, with the Pixel 6 Pro, it looks like Google is finally ready to catch up.

Despite Google’s historical self-imposed camera hardware handicap, the Pixel has built a solid reputation for state-of-the-art picture quality and this has been thanks almost entirely to the smartphones’ exceptional image-processing software.

With this in mind I’ve long wondered what the Pixel might be able to achieve if it also came with state-of-the-art camera hardware. Now, it appears the Pixel 6 Pro might be about to provide that answer.

Prosser expects both models to appear “near October of 2021” with “at least 5 years of software updates” for both devices—a move that’s unprecedented in the Android world and comparable with what we’ve come to expect from Apple’s iPhone.