What if he was the chosen one?
Despite a shining reputation, especially in the photo, sales of Google-stamped smartphones are still skating in France three years after the foray into the already crowded Android terminal market.
The Mountain View giant sets out again to conquer minds and purses with two flagships, the Pixels 6 and 6 Pro.
Presented during a keynote Tuesday evening, the phones mark a turning point in Google's strategy, which has included its first chip fully developed and optimized in-house, the Tensor.
Exit Qualcomm processors which equips all the competition, the group of Sundar Pichai takes control of all the components as Samsung did with the Exynos 2100 or Apple with the A15 Bionic.
Confident in its chip, Google announces performance worthy of the best smartphones available and wants to score a big blow.
Let's go into a little more detail on the technical sheet of its ambitious terminals.
Pixel 6
Equipped with a 6.4-inch Oled FHD + screen (20: 9 aspect ratio), the most affordable Pixel (649 euros) is satisfied with a scalable refresh rate up to 90 Hz while competitors of the same price range offer an adaptive screen up to 120 Hz that amplifies the fluidity.
Under the hood, the device has 8 GB of Ram and its storage starts at 128 GB.
At the rear, two sensors - a main one of 50 Megapixels and an ultra wide angle of 12 - propel the camera whose night photos are historically the most polished on the market.
A battery of 4,614 mAh, rechargeable wirelessly, powers the unit.
Pixel 6 Pro
The Pixel 6 Pro offers an impressive edge-to-edge display.
To classify by its size in the category of the giants with the iPhone 13 Max or the S21 Ultra from Samsung, this model offers a stunning 6.7-inch QHD + OLED display and edge to edge.
Google had the good idea to integrate an adaptive refresh rate according to the activity that climbs up to 120 Hz. Powered by a 5,003 mAh battery, this raw power monster also uses 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory.
Google has made the choice to place its triple camera system on top and on a strip.
The Pixel 6 Pro, which we were able to take in hand, pushes the photo experience further.
Its rear system poses serious ambitions on the table.
Forgotten the 12-megapixel sensors supported by the software correction on previous devices, the Pixel 6 Pro brings out the heavy artillery with a main sensor of 50 Megapixels ultra-sensitive to light completed by an ultra-wide-angle lens of 12 MP and a telephoto lens of 48 MP which deploys an X4 optical zoom and a promising X20 electronic zoom.
These two smartphones also serve as a technological showcase, in particular for the Android 12 operating system tailored to devices marked with a "G".
The Californian company weighs its security overlay and updates guaranteed for 5 years.
The two Google smartphones will be available from October 28, starting at 649 euros for the Pixel 6 (Ocean Gray and Carbon Black) and from 899 euros for the Pixel 6 Pro in Carbon Black.
