GooglePixel 6 – 5G Android Phone - Unlocked Smartphone with Wide and Ultrawide Lens - 128GB - Stormy Black

This phone works good. It has a great camera. It was reasonable priced.

Takes surprisingly good pictures and I like the user interface.

Pros: The camera is one of the best on the market and consistently delivers very nice photos, sometimes amazing photos. If getting high quality photos with your cell phone is important to you, that is the primary reason to own this phone. Since it is made by Google, it offers top of the line support for all Google products and apps.Cons: for some inexplicable reason, this phone consumes a lot more battery life with certain apps like Life 360, than other phones. My family was all using that app and my phone was just getting crazy battery drain compared to all the other phones using that app. So I had to actually stop using that app with this phone. I will say that when playing games and using most normal apps the battery life is fine but certain apps can drain the battery in a bad way. So you have to be careful and keep an eye on battery usage. If you notice your battery is going low and see if certain apps might be the culprit.Another con is that this phone actually can get really hot when you're taking video or doing other things like heavy GPS use with some apps like Waze it heats up also. The heat up when taking video is so bad that you really don't want to use it out in the sun when it's over 95° f. Because it could actually get so hot. It warns you it's overheating and it's actually uncomfortable to hold in your hands which is not good for the life of the phone I'm sure. So living in Texas this maybe isn't the best phone if you want to take photos or videos outside during the day in the summer. But if you live in a colder climate, that's probably not an issue.The on-screen fingerprint reader honestly sucks and normally I just have to renter my pin since it only recognizes my fingerprint less than half the time. I don't use that facial recognition unlock since it's rather insecure.

I have waited for months to make this review. I don't always give reviews but just have to do this because I read other people's reviews before buying this phone. So, it would be wise for me to write mine so it would help others make good decision too. I will start with the problems others pointed out. The first is Finger Print. While Installing the phone, the phone would need samples of different parts of your finger so that any part of that particular finger would be able to open your phone. I think a lot of people that complained about the difficulty in finger printing did not fully understand this. They also complained about the phone being hot after prolonged use. This is absolutely true. The phone gets hot sometimes and usually gives you a warning that the phone's temperature is high and may not function optimally as expected. As far as I know this to me is the major problem of the phone. Now to the good part. The Phone's Camera quality is top notch. Simply amazing. I thought I was ugly but changed my opinion since I started taking pictures with this phone. The battery life is quite okay. for heavy users, the phone lasts for days when fully charged. If you are confused of the phone to use. You should try this, I bet you won't regret it.

-----Updated 2/20/2022 ----I really hate this phone. Ironically this has been the worst android experience I've had. Every month when Google submits its monthly update, some new bug or issue is introduced. Seems like Google isn't really trying anymore. For example, last month, my bluetooth stopped working with my car's head unit. Had to wait a month to get that fixed with the new update. Then, the after installing the latest update, the recorder app decided to stop transcribing any audio. Things break, then get fixed down the road while other stuff breaks. It's a caos! The fingerprint sensor after 1 year using it, works around 50% of the time. There is an issue with the screen pocket screen sensor, which keeps my display off after removing it from my pocket. When casting YouTube from the phone and the screen turns off, my phone gets disconnected from the Chromecast, loosing whatever I was watching. This requires me to restart, for it to work properly. It has so many issues with connecting to any wi-fi or hotspot, I now basically just use celular network, so I don't waste any more time troubleshooting it. After this, I am finally considering buying an iPhone, which Google has cornered me into doing. I will never buy a google product ever again, stay away from Pixel Phones!---- Original Post ----I replaced my Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus with this phone, since I heard praises for the stock Android experience. I have to say I am bit annoyed with this phone's software and hardware bugs. First the OS is plagued of bugs. I've had constant WIFI disconnects, some features stopped working after an update like my google pay. It seems, like they fix something and something else breaks, which it's kind of odd, since the software and hardware is made by the same company! I don't use the camera that much, so this is not a huge issue for me, but the auto focusing is horrendous. When I occasionally use the camera, most of y pictures are out focus, especially when taking pictures from close objects.The fingerprint... ohh don't get me started! This is what I hate the most about the phone, the barely functioning fingerprint reader. I find myself 9 out of 10 inputting my password. I've tried registering my same thumb 7 times, adjusting the touch sensitivity and nothing seems to work. I have to admit I miss the Samsung sensor. The charging is way slow. I find myself waiting for the phone battery to reach 100% from 20% around 2 hours (consider I also bought the OEM charger, which should come included with the phone).I am currently waiting on the March update to see what will be fix and what new issues will come out, but for some reason, the update is being releases for previous models first than their current flagship. In conclusion, I would not recommend this phone. I would go for something else, even though it might be more expensive, like a new Samsung flagship.