Pixel 6

November 18, 2025 - The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were officially announced on October 19, 2021, at the Pixel Fall Launch event, and were released in the United States on October 28, following an extensive marketing campaign. They received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its Tensor chip, cameras, ...

October 21, 2021 - A bigger sensor complete with modern imaging techniques is a major upgrade for the Pixel 6. Importantly, the Isocell GN1 uses Samsung’s Tetrapixel Bayer filter, another word for pixel binning technology, enabling both 50MP and 12.5MP snaps ...

The Google Pixel 6 Pro's camera bar has, from left to right, a 25mm wide-angle main camera, an 16mm ultrawide camera, a 104mm telephoto camera and a flash. 3 of 6Google; Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET · Google put a relatively large image sensor into the main camera of both its $599 Pixel 6 and $899 Pixel 6 Pro.

It's based on the Samsung GN1 sensor, a 1/1.31" type imager with 1.2µm pixels and a Tetrapixel color filter array (or Quad Bayer). The 4-to-1 binning means you'd be getting 12.5MP images.

There's also a laser-assisted autofocusing module in the camera cluster, and the Spectral/Flicker sensor is back. Despite the 50MP main sensor, images are output in 12.5MP. The Pixel 6 Pro has an updated 11.1 MP Selfie camera with a wide 20mm ...

A magnification factor of 1 is shown for the primary camera, ultra-wide cameras have magnification factors less than 1, and telephoto cameras have magnification factors greater than 1. Close · Physical size of the sensor behind the lens in millimeters. All other factors being equal (specially resolution), the larger the sensor the more light it can capture, as each physical pixel is bigger.

July 28, 2021 - Selfie cam is way better, lets leave the selfie cam aside because it's an different camera module (11mpx vs 8mpx). ... I dont see they mentioned it in the manufacturer site. Put them Side by side with same lighting conditions youll notice difference between the two. Click to expand... Click to collapse They don't have to mentioned. It is said that sensor is 50MP 1/1.31" with 1.2 μm pixels.

April 6, 2023 - Inside the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro's Gorilla Glass Victus-covered signature camera bump is a 1/1.3-inch primary sensor that captures up to 150% more light compared to the Pixel 5, according to Google.

A magnification factor of 1 is shown for the primary camera, ultra-wide cameras have magnification factors less than 1, and telephoto cameras have magnification factors greater than 1. Close · Physical size of the sensor behind the lens in millimeters. All other factors being equal (specially resolution), the larger the sensor the more light it can capture, as each physical pixel is bigger.

August 13, 2021 - Long story short, that single string means the Pixel 6’s primary camera will likely be Samsung’s ISOCELL GN1 sensor.

November 13, 2021 - This is a massive jump from the previous Sony IMX363 sensor Google used in the Pixel 3 to the 5a. The Pixel 6 Pro also brings a Periscope zoom lens for the first time in the series, a 48MP shooter that can produce 4x lossless optical zoom images.

January 27, 2022 - Read our review to find out what that means for the Pixel 6’s performance in the DXOMARK Camera tests. ... Primary: 50 MP 1/1.31″ sensor, 1.2µm pixels, 24 mm equivalent f/1.85-aperture lens, OIS, Dual PDAF

July 27, 2022 - The field of view for the primary sensor also varies between the 6a and 6 series, which testing will indicate. The Pixel 6 Pro also has a dedicated telephoto camera that the other two phones lack entirely, giving it both a higher maximum "zoom" factor and better telephoto performance on paper.

February 1, 2022 - With a sensor size of 1/1.31", ... It's not the biggest phone sensor on the market, though—that would be the 1-inch Sony IMX800 in devices like the Sharp Aquos R6....

November 6, 2023 - While Google is yet to reveal exactly what camera sensor it will use, leaks from the latest Android 12 beta suggest that the Pixel 6 series could be using the Samsung ISOCELL GN1 sensor as its primary wide-angle camera.

Figure 1. Cross-section comparison of the Google Pixel 6 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Periscope cameras. Both cameras have 48 MP sensors. In the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, the sensor was identified as a Sony IMX598 and as shown in Figure 2, the sensor in the Google Pixel 6 Pro is likely the same.

September 24, 2021 - The Google Pixel 6 camera is expected to pack an 8MP selfie camera. At the back, it is expected to come with a 50MP primary camera with Samsung's GN1 sensor and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera with Sony's IMX386 sensor.

October 25, 2021 - ... The big news is that Google has moved to a 50-megapixel sensor, from the 12-megapixel sensor that it has used for a long time. This brings about a change like we've never seen before. The older Pixel models use the Sony IMX363 sensor, with ...

October 19, 2021 - On the standard Pixel 6, there’s a 50-megapixel main wide sensor (1.2μ pixels, f/1.85, 1/13in sensor) and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide with a 114-degree field of view. The selfie camera is 8-megapixels.

August 25, 2023 - It features numerous upgrades over all previous Pixels, including a new 50MP main camera sensor, an in-display fingerprint scanner, a new custom-made processor, and a huge 4,600mAh battery.