Google Pixel 6 Pro vs Pixel 6
66
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 6 Pro (with Google Tensor) that was released on October 19, 2021, against the Google Pixel 6, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- 25% higher pixel density (512 vs 411 PPI)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 512 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 83.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 397 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 6 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 6
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) | 158.6 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Tensor Processing Unit | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP20 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 7318 |
| Single-core score | 1477 | 1438 |
| Multi-core score | 3595 | 3372 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 365546 | 381525 |
| GPU | 169803 | 162416 |
| Memory | 178763 | 178605 |
| UX | 295913 | 267677 |
| Total score | 1010025 | 990213 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 66% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 670 | 704 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 59% | 60% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1899 | 1907 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9483 | 7877 |
| Video editing | 6934 | 6652 |
| Photo editing | 19835 | 18508 |
| Data manipulation | 12712 | 10427 |
| Writing score | 16245 | 13858 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 (rulz_103) | AnTuTu 12 | 1225085 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (nguyen van nguyen) | AnTuTu 11 | 990021 |
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Khakan Ali) | AnTuTu 11 | 1138804 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 (Albert Wesker) | AnTuTu 11 | 918665 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Ivan2010shadoy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1111076 |
Google Pixel 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-13 (Vladi♂️Slave♂️) | AnTuTu 12 | 1281085 |
| 📘 2026-08-17 -> Paranoid _Antost | AnTuTu 11 | 930801 |
| 📘 2026-04-05 (Ethan Winters) | AnTuTu 11 | 927237 |
| 📘 2026-02-25 (Adora) | AnTuTu 11 | 933576 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (Stormchasing) | AnTuTu 11 | 990213 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 14 GB | 17.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5003 mAh | 4614 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (21 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (41% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:59 hr | 1:53 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:56 hr | 07:07 hr |
| Watching video | 10:55 hr | 13:13 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 05:02 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 85 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | - |
| Focal length | 104 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 65 |
| Preview | - | 65 |
| Zoom | - | 79 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 11.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3840 x 2880 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 143 | 130 |
| Video | 115 | 127 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2021 | October 2021 |
| Release date | October 2021 | October 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $600 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 Pro | - Google Pixel 10 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 6 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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