Google Pixel 6/Pixel 6 Pro

Early days but looks like my signal has improved..

Definitely improved for me also. Just been checking around the house, signal is better than Dec update but worse than Nov on early use.

First journey I've done where android auto didn't disconnect

Updated last night from December update, noticeable improvement. Took their time. Twats.

Different networks get different speeds in different locations. Vodafone is generally regarded as the most reliable network, but I don't think it's as clear cut as it used to be.

You just need to weigh up which network is best for you in the locations you use your phone Vs the price you pay. Only you can do this, as everyone is different.

Personally, I have no issues with 48. I only get slow speeds at home, but I have decent fibre so it doesn't affect me. At work, I get decent speeds, which is of more use to me.

For what it's worth, I had huge signal issues with this phone from day 1, even before the Dec update turned it into a small tablet.

With this update it's night and day. It's actually a phone now which it never was for me until now. Delighted.

+1 fingerprint sensor is crisper for me. It will always have that tiniest bit of lag compared to the more advanced tech but it's more consistent now.

Updated the phone there and don't see any improvement in the bars in the little triangle thingy but time will tell tomorrow when using my phone. On the Vodafone network.

Great to be able to make and receive phone calls and texts from my house finally! Still no WiFi calling but maybe they'll get around to that at some stage.

Received the email below today. Looks like we're in for the long haul!

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I submitted a query about the headphones a week or so back and have heard nothing, just complete radio silence.

Same here, emailed them 3 times and got one generic "we will contact you soon" reply.

Not as bad but still dropping calls for me regular...looks like will be putting it up in adverts...seem to be selling them new for 500 on adverts... so will be doing well to get 400-450 for it shame cos it's got great features but the basics of making a phone call and receiving a signal it's pretty poor at unless you live within 4G LTE range...

Signal issue fixed but bugs remain....

Drop down menu buttons all disappeared the other day, took a restart to get it back.

Google Pay only works when it wants for some reason - have to keep wallet on me just in case.

Have 2 profiles on phone, one for work. When switching now the phone is super laggy when switching between. This wasn't an issue before and my last phone, a 3 year old Mate 20 Pro had no issue with this.

On the plus side, auto rotate works much better and isn't brain-dead like previously.

I like the phone hardware a lot but the software experience seems like a step back in many areas.

I've had the same basic layout with Nova for years. I like a clean homescreen, so just have my most used apps in the bottom bar, with a folder containing about 20 of my most common apps. I used to do Android theming for years, and would do everything from recolouring all assets in the ROM through to icon packs. Go for the easy option these days 😃

So much for Android auto stability..tons of disconnects on 30 minutes journey today.

Just picked up a 6 at the weekend and really liking it so far. Battery great. Camera great. Android 12 very smooth. I missed the messing around with the update bugs in fairness.

Won't it be a big upgrade from the mi 9 t pro

Probably not in many noticable ways. The Xiaomi seems to have had a decent camera to start with and performance-wise, there won't be much difference to speak of in day-to-day tasks.

For reference, I came from a OnePlus 5 (2017) and only the camera is the significant area of improvement. The OP5 camera was good without being brilliant in 2017 so one of the best cameras of 2022 in the price bracket was worth a punt especially with the headphone offer. In other areas, maybe the Pixel 6 is marginally faster/smoother etc. but nothing to get too excited about and that was coming from a phone that was over 4 years old - if the OP5 camera was better then I probably wouldn't have bothered.

I am happy enough with the Pixel 6. Miss the notification LED and notification slider on the side (for instant and discrete setting to vibrate/silent) and the OP5 was certainly more svelte and pocket-friendly. With the Google phone, you're getting a stock Android firmware which doesn't have all the custom bells and whistles that you might get from other manufacturers. How much this affects you will depend on how you view the ones you use. It doesn't really bother me but many others here did moan a bit about certain missing things. Upside is regular and guaranteed future updates for some time.

It's up to you but, unless there's a pressing reason that you need to upgrade, I'd hold on to your current phone for another year or two.

Peoples comparative view from their previous phone really depends on what they used their phone for. In reality, these 2 phones are worlds apart when just comparing their hardware specs alone.

What sets this Pixel apart from previous versions (and most other phones) is their Tensor CPU that allows it to harness the power of Google AI & machine learning on the device itself rather than in the cloud. This then allows for features rich camera recording & editing capabilities of photos & videos and live translation to be performed in real time.

Plus the Titam M2 security chip makes this one of the most secure Android devices enhancing user privacy. This is probably the main reason I have been reluctant to use a Chinese branded android phone to date. OnePlus has a sketchy track record for their devices when it comes to privacy.