Google to produce over 7 million Pixel 6 series - a significant increase

Tuesday, 19 October 2021 at 16:36

A few hours ago, Google officially unveiled its latest flagship series, Google Pixel 6 series. According to Nikkei News, Google plans to double its smartphone shipments for the first time. Google has asked suppliers to produce more than 7 million Pixel 6 series smartphones. This number is about twice its smartphone shipments last year. For the Google Pixel 5a smartphones, Google produced five million units. Although these numbers are a breakthrough for Google, they are still far behind Apple's iPhone 13 /Pro series. This year alone, the iPhone 13 series shipments will reach 80 million units. Google's goal is to seize market share from Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi. However, the company will certainly not achieve this with 7 million units.

Google Pixel 6 Price & Availability

Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have two models each. The Google Pixel 6 has 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB versions which sell for $599 and $699 respectively. The Google Pixel 6 Pro 12GB + 128GB and 12GB + 256GB versions sell for $999 and respectively $1099. While the Pixel 6 is available in Stormy Black, Kinda Coral, and Sorta Seafoam colours, the Pro model is available in Stormy Black, Sorta Sunny, and Cloudy White colours. In the U.S., these devices are currently available for pre-orders. The first outright sale will take place on October 28th. While there is no information on the Indian launch, these smartphones will be available in Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Germany, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.

Google Pixel 6 specifications

6.4-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) FHD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
Google Tensor processor (2x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1 + 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55) with 848MHz Mali-G78 MP20 GPU, Titan M2 security chip
8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
Android 12
Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
50MP rear camera with Samsung GN1 sensor, f/1.85 aperture, OIS, 12MP Ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, spectral and flicker sensor, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
8MP front camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture, 84° wide field of view,
In-display fingerprint scanner
Dimensions: 158.6×74.8×8.9 mm; Weight: 207g
USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, 3 microphones
Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
4614mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging, 21W wireless charging

Google Pixel 6 Pro specifications

6.7-inch (3120 x 1440 pixels) curved pOLED LTPO display with 10Hz-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
Google Tensor processor (2x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1 + 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55) with 848MHz Mali-G78 MP20 GPU, Titan M2 security chip
12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
Android 12
Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
50MP rear camera with Samsung GN1 sensor, f/1.85 aperture, 12MP Ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 48MP telephoto camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, ƒ/3.5 aperture, 4X optical zoom, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
11MP front camera with Sony IMX663 sensor, ƒ/2.2 aperture, 94° field-of-view, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
In-display fingerprint scanner
Dimensions: 163.9×75.9×8.9 mm; Weight: 210g
Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, 3 microphones
5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, ultra-wideband (UWB), GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
5000mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging, 23W wireless charging