Google Pixel 6/Pixel 6 Pro

Does anyone have any recommended cases and/or glass screen protectors for the 6 Pro?

People should not be upgrading their phones every year anymore, there's so little difference in them these days. I've generally upgraded every two years for the last while and battery issues outstanding that's also pointless. I might take a look at the Pixel 9 when it's launched.

The massive improvement in going from Pixel 6 to 7 in my mind is the better call and data connection...the 6 is awful for this in my experience. I still get data drops when out and about regularly on my Pixel 6.

Strongly considering an upgrade for this reason alone.

See the Beta FAQ (apologies if you are already aware of this).

Very good price, well worth it. Very few stores seem to have actual stock, but it seems to be available for home delivery.

My partner has the 6, she loves it. There has been some issues over time, which have been resolved with updates. The only issue I'd be worried about is connectivity issues that some people have. I didn't have any issues with my 6 Pro, and the 6 we have here is fine also.

That'll probably come down to decision based on very personal preferences. From a very high level, if your Huawei is knackered and/or if you're doing to rejoin the Google ecosystem properly then the P6 Pro probably represents a good means to do so, especially if you can grab a deal on it. If your own phone is ok for you right now then I probably wouldn't feel the need to jump. I came from a OnePlus 5 up to the Pixel 6, mainly motivated by the camera improvement software updates and the Bose headphones b launch offer at the time. The Pixel 6 is heftier and not a million miles faster in day to day than the OP5 though so it's not much of an "upgrade" in many senses but the camera is better for sure. Whether the P6Pro's camera is significantly better than the Huawei ... dunno, maybe might edge it but whether it's worth the price of upgrading is up to you when you factor in other features of the phones

I'd have to agree, the cellular connection is crap, whatever modem they used is really terrible. Can be driving along streaming music or on a Teams call and reception will just drop out completely, need to toggle airplane mode then.

It's a great device otherwise and I don't seem to miss calls anymore because of any issues, but if you are someone that needs a reliable data connection frequently away from WiFi, I would looks elsewhere.

Shame as I love the Pixel otherwise, I've a 6 btw.

No connection issues either (using P6 for about 9 months now).

Nope! Mine is silent.

Mine definitely does too! I remembering noticing ages ago but had forgotten about it

Thanks, it's definitely the camera unit anyway, if I hold it the other way and shake it, no noise.

I'm a bit relieved now, I must say. The thoughts of having to send it back were getting to me.

So is Mr E the odd one out, are some of them quiet?

Thanks, I was just worried about trying to sell to CEX and them refusing because of the noise.

I knew it had no adverse affects, I noticed it back in September for the first time.

I also found a vid on YT of a guy testing many phones that make this same noise, including Samsung's and OnePlus's.

In the comments people were saying it's normal too and one person said their iPhone did it too!

At the moment, it's €375 cash for the 6 pro 128GB, at the best grade!

This was closer to €400 last week though, not sure what caused the value drop.

Yep, disappeared when zoomed in

No, went with a more solid case after the Google one (which I got a refund for). Went for the Caseology Parallax for the standard Pixel 6 myself - it is somewhat bulky but paid for itself already as my phone slipped out of my hand at the top of a flight of hard stairs over Christmas but survived the 2 or 3 big bounces on the way down before hitting the ground and sliding for a distance. Phone was fine!

Have had periodic, intermittent issues like that over time but nothing that wasn't solved by a reboot or a Play Store update of either Chrome/Android System WebView. Running ok for me now on latest updates. You may have some other rogue app or interplay going on though - factory reset would always be recommended if you have something persistent like that (or remove apps one by one and see if it resolves).

Hi,

Happens with me. Deleting the "Cache" clears.

I am across this project from a reddit thread to force the pixel phones to enable vowifi without google blessing it, and without rooting.

No joy as far as I can see with gomo and vowifi, but I might not have tested it correctly.

Do use at least 1.2 version, i.e. follow the github readme. It has a separate toggle for vowifi and volte.

That's a decision each person needs to make themselves.

To me, the big advantage of the pros is the zoom camera. If you want a zoom and consider it value for money then go pro. Otherwise, I'd stick with standard which I'd consider more than adequate

Yeah I was going to plump for a 6 pro at launch but availability wasn't there whereas the standard 6 was more freely available - while there are times that I wish I had the zoom, I do console myself with the price difference. It's a tough one - would like if the zoom was available for less in some way