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1 A high-quality 6.7-inch screen offers plenty of detail, vibrant colours and a wide viewing angle.

2 The ‘main’ 50MP wide camera features an f/1.85 aperture and a 82-degree field of view.

3 The ultra-wide camera captures 12MP images with an f/2.2 aperture and a 114-degree field of view.

4 Exclusive to the Pixel 6 Pro, the 48MP telephoto camera has an f/3.5 aperture and 4x zoom.

Specifications

Rear cameras: 12MP f/2.2 ultra-wide camera; 50MP f/1.85 wide camera; 48MP f/3.5 telephoto camera

Zoom range: Up to 20x

Front camera: 11.1MP f/2.2

Display: 6.7-inch LTPO OLED (1,440 x 3,120px at 512ppi)

Chip: Google Tensor

Image stabilisation: OIS on wide and telephoto

Max video resolution: 4K 60p

Waterproof: Yes (IP68 – down to six metres for up to 30 minutes)

5G: Yes

Capacity: 128GB / 256GB

Dimensions: 164 x 76 x 9mm

Weight: 210g

The Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro were announced months ago. In fact, the phones themselves were secondary announcements to Tensor, Google’s new chipset, which replaces Qualcomm’s chips in this new flagship line. With a global silicon shortage having been on the cards for a while, it’s little wonder that Google, like Apple, is bringing its chips in-house. But that isn’t the only new thing about the Pixel 6 line – not by a long shot.

The two new Pixels feature shiny, sleek, novel designs. There’s a raised camera strip around the back, akin to Geordi La Forge’s visor from Star Trek; and, unlike the Pixel 5, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are Gorilla Glass and metal delights. Add a new 50MP image sensor across both phones and a periscope zoom camera on the Pixel 6 Pro, not to mention the return of an ultra-wide selfie camera, and it’s clear that Google isn’t going for midrange this time around.