Any regrets getting this phone?

[I Can Be Your Hero]

Swapped out my P6P for an S21 Ultra 5G this afternoon...

I won't get swept up in the Pixel hype again. What a sham... I mean shame.. I mean both! Lol

No more regerts here!

What made you go to the Galaxy S21 Ultra?

I'm going to keep an eye out for the S22 Ultra and if the price is decent, I'll get that.

 

[lyingfromyou]

What made you go to the Galaxy S21 Ultra?

I'm going to keep an eye out for the S22 Ultra and if the price is decent, I'll get that.

It has S-Pen support and was the most premium Samsung device readily available to me. I'm promised at least 2 more OS updates....

It's soooo much more snappy and just doesn't feel cheap in my hands

 

[ras47]

I'll tell you what I don't regret -- sticking with my Pixel 5. Coming from an iPhone 11 Pro Max and then an iPhone 13 Pro Max, I love the P5's size and (lack of) weight. And I also love the fabric/rubber cases for the P5. Great photos, I get a strong and constant 5G signal, and battery life is tremendous. I get a day and a half easily.

 

[Morty2264]

I'll tell you what I don't regret -- sticking with my Pixel 5. Coming from an iPhone 11 Pro Max and then an iPhone 13 Pro Max, I love the P5's size and (lack of) weight. And I also love the fabric/rubber cases for the P5. Great photos, I get a strong and constant 5G signal, and battery life is tremendous. I get a day and a half easily.

I'm with you! I LOVE my Pixel 5. Sure, it glitches sometimes, but I love the size and the camera. It perfectly suits my needs. I can see myself using it for a good long while, and it's already been almost eight months. And I love the green colour!

 

[Maljunulo]

I have a 5, and I like the 6 better, once I got used to the fingerprint reader not being on the back.

 

[straygator7]

I'm with you! I LOVE my Pixel 5. Sure, it glitches sometimes, but I love the size and the camera. It perfectly suits my needs. I can see myself using it for a good long while, and it's already been almost eight months. And I love the green colour!

Include me in the group of perfectly satisfied Pixel 5 users. I've encountered no problems at all since purchasing mine in November 2020, and have only grown more pleased with its performance as new features have been added. I had intended to buy a Pixel 6 Pro after allowing a month or two for the customary process of updates being pushed to remedy early glitches, and then pass my P5 along to my wife. But now I'm holding off to see whether the delayed December update that has been rescheduled for January resolves the issues that some P6P users have experienced.

I'm not a phone enthusiast/expert or a multi-device owner like some of the more frequent participants here; but as an ordinary consumer, I've found the Pixel 5 to be flawlessly reliable in terms of the principal functions of a smartphone that ultimately matter to me -- communicating by phone calls and texts, moderate web-browsing and searching, map navigation, taking photos and videos, and occasionally watching a video or live sports event. Above all, the battery is an absolute beast, still lasting me two full days in normal usage. I'm still looking forward to getting a Pixel 6 Pro if the updates are successful in curing the bugs, but I'm in no hurry to part with my P5.

 

[Morty2264]

Include me in the group of perfectly satisfied Pixel 5 users. I've encountered no problems at all since purchasing mine in November 2020, and have only grown more pleased with its performance as new features have been added. I had intended to buy a Pixel 6 Pro after allowing a month or two for the customary process of updates being pushed to remedy early glitches, and then pass my P5 along to my wife. But now I'm holding off to see whether the delayed December update that has been rescheduled for January resolves the issues that some P6P users have experienced.

I'm not a phone enthusiast/expert or a multi-device owner like some of the more frequent participants here; but as an ordinary consumer, I've found the Pixel 5 to be flawlessly reliable in terms of the principal functions of a smartphone that ultimately matter to me -- communicating by phone calls and texts, moderate web-browsing and searching, map navigation, taking photos and videos, and occasionally watching a video or live sports event. Above all, the battery is an absolute beast, still lasting me two full days in normal usage. I'm still looking forward to getting a Pixel 6 Pro if the updates are successful in curing the bugs, but I'm in no hurry to part with my P5.

I too grabbed the Pixel 5 when I had considered waiting for the Pixel 6 line to come out. Hopefully the January update fixes a few things! I'm glad I waited, but that's not to say I won't get a Pixel 6 (regular size) in a year or so. I'm not sure. Maybe I'll wait for the 7. But you're right: the Pixel 5 is a master at the features and processes you mentioned, and my battery life is also stellar. I do put my phone through the ringer more than I used to, but the 5 does well.

 

[PowrDroid]

Include me in the group of perfectly satisfied Pixel 5 users. I've encountered no problems at all since purchasing mine in November 2020, and have only grown more pleased with its performance as new features have been added. I had intended to buy a Pixel 6 Pro after allowing a month or two for the customary process of updates being pushed to remedy early glitches, and then pass my P5 along to my wife.

Up until last August I was set to replace my 2XL with the P6P when it came out, but the camera in my 2XL became intermittent. I ended up getting a Pixel 5a at release date figuring I would pass it along to my wife in a couple of months and get the new P6P.

The 5a has won me over with its astonishingly long-lasting battery, perfect size, stellar camera (beat P6 and Apple 13 Pro in blind test), flawless fingerprint reader, nice stereo speakers, etc.

So I'm in no hurry to pass the 5a along to the wife, especially with all the reports of glitches with the P6 line. I'm not wild about camera bar or the front optical FP reader on the P6, either.

My son just got a P6 (replacing his 2XL) so he can be my personal beta tester.

 

[mutant777]

My P6P works well. On Nov. update. Didn't initialize/setup from a back up. Bought from Google, using on Verizon network. Only thing I miss is the vibrate mode notification indicator. Can live/get used to that. Still getting used to the tall size, not a significant problem. Love the screen, and the 5G speed, which I'm lucky it's deployed where I live. Was concerned that the curved screen would pick up false touch commands, which is not an issue. The FPS works quick and reliable for me. Didn't do anything special with moisturizer, etc.. I've got the flexible, plastic screen protector. Didn't have to reteach the FPS. May try a glass screen protector when they are more available. Looking forward to the January update, however, no problems at all with the Pixel 6 Pro.

 

[anthonium]

Up until last August I was set to replace my 2XL with the P6P when it came out, but the camera in my 2XL became intermittent. I ended up getting a Pixel 5a at release date figuring I would pass it along to my wife in a couple of months and get the new P6P.

The 5a has won me over with its astonishingly long-lasting battery, perfect size, stellar camera (beat P6 and Apple 13 Pro in blind test), flawless fingerprint reader, nice stereo speakers, etc.

So I'm in no hurry to pass the 5a along to the wife, especially with all the reports of glitches with the P6 line. I'm not wild about camera bar or the front optical FP reader on the P6, either.

My son just got a P6 (replacing his 2XL) so he can be my personal beta tester.

I love the Pixel 6 but in retrospect I would have been more than happy keeping the 5A that I sold. From my perspective it was unnecessary to jump to the 6 but I caved to the hype. The 6 is not a bad phone at all but for the life of me I cannot understand why the battery, big as it is, doesn't last longer. I even disabled things. Something I never did with the 5A. I hope Google can optimize the battery further with future updates.

Long story short, keep your 5A!!!

 

[Climb14er]

This is my ... third posting update, in three different threads since getting the phone at the beginning. Fortunately, my phone runs ok... for the most part. However, I don't buy so called flagships to have a ... for the most part type of experience. 5G remains disabled as are other features. Running on LTE and early Nov update. Have had seven weeks of MANY EMAILS with Google Pixel Advanced Support. Not once have they admitted... any problems at all, even though many on the Google Support Forum and elsewhere, including here, have expressed the same issues with battery draining due to Mobile Network Standby and Idle HIGH DRAINS. After dozens of emails, all they want is for me to... Go Away and close the door to the problem. I last told them ADIOS! I have never in my twenty eight years of cellular felt that Google Pixel really either wanted to help or offer a true solution. They might not have one. I gave Google a chance with this, my first Pixel. I will wait for the January update to see if any fixes come through. At least I can talk, email, text, browse, take pics... but I do get dropped calls and poor reception in areas where I never had 'em before. Weak modem plus weak software. That's my call and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Jona005]

This phone has a lot I like - the camera, the google phone app, the screen. The longer I use it I find myself questioning the longevity of this phone. There are little things, little freezes, and things that seem like they shouldn't happen on a flagship. I knew this going into it, but I feel like this phone is on an island. Not a lot of good case availability, and the value is already tanking if you check out the recent swappa sales. The update situation already feels like Google massively botched this phone. Part of me is considering selling it and moving to an iPhone 13 pro max or waiting to see the what we got in the s22 Ultra next month.

 

[barondebxl]

My only real issue with this phone is the fingerprint sensor.... unfortunately it's a big deal for me cause more often than not it doesn't work. That's unacceptable to me.

 

[TraderGary]

My only real issue with this phone is the fingerprint sensor.... unfortunately it's a big deal for me cause more often than not it doesn't work. That's unacceptable to me.

Are you keeping your finger held until you feel the haptic buzz to let you know it's been read? Just tapping doesn't work. It takes an extra fraction of a second to actually be read.

 

[barondebxl]

Are you keeping your finger held until you feel the haptic buzz to let you know it's been read? Just tapping doesn't work. It takes an extra fraction of a second to actually be read.

I keep my finger on it until it tells me that it didn't read..

 

[TraderGary]

My fingerprint sensor has been exceptionally reliable.
I set up my left thumb, my right thumb, and my right index finger.
If I'm not paying attention and don't center my finger, I can get a misread.
As a test I once made 100 reads in a row without a single failure.

 

[drvier8]

If I'm not paying attention and don't center my finger, I can get a misread.

Coming from Pixels and Nexuses (Nexi?) with the rear fingerprint reader, I think that right there is the crux of my annoyance with the P6. I must pay much more attention to what I am doing than the readers on the back. If they had done something with that space on the back, I could understand going with the under screen design. But they only lowered the functionality/performance without any gain. I have never seen a good explanation of what the plus side of the under screen reader is supposed to be.

I regret something about this phone every day. It will certainly not be the three or four year purchase i was hoping for.

 

[TraderGary]

Maybe the fingerprint sensor update will have made the target area larger.

I have no problem with the fingerprint sensor since I've learned how to use it.

I've had my Pixel 6 Pro for 5 weeks now and for me it's a definite keeper!

 

[barondebxl]

My fingerprint sensor has been exceptionally reliable.
I set up my left thumb, my right thumb, and my right index finger.
If I'm not paying attention and don't center my finger, I can get a misread.
As a test I once made 100 reads in a row without a single failure.

The fingerprint sensor has been criticized since the phone launched, I can assure you that I’m not the only one having issues with it. Compared to the competition it is subpar. I’m surprised that you’re not aware of that but if it works for you then that’s what matters I guess.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

The fingerprint sensor has been criticized since the phone launched, I can assure you that I’m not the only one having issues with it. Compared to the competition it is subpar. I’m surprised that you’re not aware of that but if it works for you then that’s what matters I guess.

You're right in that the fingerprint sensor on the Pixel 6 is not very good, especially when compared to in-screen sensors on competing phones. It has been (rightfully) criticized a lot for being slow and inaccurate. Which is unfortunately the case.

Prior to the Pixel 6 Pro, I had a Galaxy S21 Ultra and that fingerprint sensor was miles ahead of the Pixel's. Lightning fast, super accurate, it was great. Then coming to the Pixel 6 with its slow, inaccurate and blinding sensor was a disappointment.

The December update was supposed to speed up the sensor, but from my usage, it didn't make much of a difference. You still have to hold your thumb over the sensor for a second or so before it unlocks, if it unlocks.

Given the fingerprint sensor Google used, I too would have rather a rear sensor like in previous Pixels. Or would have liked Google to use a modern fingerprint sensor like the ultrasonic one in the Galaxy S21 devices.