Looking forward to the pro. Whether it can stay as a daily remains to be seen.
Unfortunately, mediocre middle of the road device with great camera software is their usual M.O. Looking at the leaks, it's not going to best any existing device in any department.
Will reserve judgement until it's in hand though.
I think reserving judgement is probably a very wise move. I'm super excited for the Pro, and am having to do the same to keep my mind open to the possibility of some disappointments. That said, current Pixels already best other devices in a number of software areas. So long as they firm up their current shortcomings, they'll earn their spot in competition for flagship buyers (whether or not people are aware of them, or salespeople are open to steering customers towards them, being other matters).
Looking at the 6 Pro (and acknowledging that the 6 lags behind in many areas - hence making the change in nomenclature from XL to Pro appropriate) there's really nothing about it from a hardware perspective that follows their traditional offering, most particularly the camera hardware and custom SOC.
Camera hardware in fully on point, and paired with their software prowess should handily compete with any other phone out there - the key thing with the camera will be the skill and interest in managing the process. Lacking the array of manual controls some other OEMs allow will be a limiting factor for some, but for the vast majority of consumers who will use it as a point-and-shoot, it will probably come out on top. By comparison, I can count the number of times I took a picture on my 3 XL with which I was displeased on one hand over 2 years of ownership. I got to that number inside of a few weeks on the S20 FE which replaced it.
At 12GB, RAM is ample. Full range of 5G spectrums, UWB, WiFi 6E, in-display FPS (I know I'm in the minority, but I still look at that last one as a downgrade from the flawlessly reliable and intuitive rear capacitive FPS - or the option of integrating it into the power button).
Base storage is reasonable, with good range of option available for those who find sufficient value to justify the (no doubt too high) increase in price.
Screen is reported to be Samsung's newest generation which got an A+ from Displaymate, possibly supporting variable 10-120Hz refresh.
Battery at 5,000mAH along with efficiency improvements from a 5nm process and (hopefully) well-optimized mating of software to task and variable refresh should provide very respectable battery life. Also, 33w fast charging isn't the fastest out there, but is more than 30% faster than (today's) Samsung flagships. And while other companies are pushing that to in excess of 100w, one has to consider the tipping point at which the additional wear on the battery from excess heat - no matter how well managed - is worth suffering to shave a couple of minutes off of a recharge.
There are only two areas for which I have any concern.
The first is the SOC, and it's an interesting one. To compare it based on traditional tests to other flagships can hold some validity, but given that the vast majority of Android devices run on Qualcomm, additional perspective is needed - one can't simply say 'SD8## will outperform SD7##' because we're not looking at chips designed with the same methodology but different components. Plus, Google's approach has always been about performance through optimized software rather than brute force. If they've done a good job in designing the chip to efficiently and effectively work with their software design, it will likely outperform the current or even next generation SD chip in many areas, and fall short in others - the relevant conclusion as to value being driven by the priority an individual user places on those tasks. If they haven't done a good job, or if the chip is 'flawed' in other ways, well, that's the only real risk I see with this device that would cause it to fall short. Being their own design, Google also hasn't had to pay a lot of the licensing fees to Qualcomm they normally would, which reduces their production cost.
Also important to note that Tensor is poised to offer functionality that simply isn't possible with Snapdragon, such as running their top shelf photo processing in real time on video. I don't expect it to suddenly launch Google to be head and shoulders over everyone else in the way and to the degree that the first Pixel succeeded with still images, but it should be an enormous improvement over the current models, and should make them at a minimum very competitive with other flagships (and will likely improve over time with updates and new features, as we saw with the evolution with the stills).
The second is the performance of Samsung's 5G modem vs Qualcomm's. No idea what to expect there, but knowing that Samsung has had success with it in devices outside of the US (where I live) has me optimistic it will perform similarly.
The bright side? Only 24 days (hopefully) until we actually get confirmation as to details, and 33 days until products are in hands and we can learn from the actual experience of
suckers buyers like me who opt in early.
After a few days I'm guessing I'll be able to adjust to a larger form factor again as I had the Pixel 2 XL before my 3 and more recently I spent some time with the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra for a bit. With the S21 Ultra it wasn't so much the size that got to me but the heft of that device was certainly something I wasn't liking too much. Has there been any leaks about the proposed weight of the Pro?
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