Goodbye, "Pixel 6 Pro"-9 reasons not for me --Cnet Japan

　"Pixel 6 Pro" is the best smartphone provided by Google.But it's not the best for everyone.It is also not the best smartphone in the market, including Apple and Samsung products.There are some problems that are likely to be solved in future software updates, and there are some problems that are unlikely to be improved in hardware, so you need to determine if the problem is important for you before purchasing.

　I ordered Pixel 6 Pro and received it a few weeks ago.The return deadline is tomorrow, so it has already been packed and sent back to Google.The main smartphone I use is Samsung's "Galaxy Z Fold 3".I didn't intend to replace this main machine, which has contracted with T-mobile, to Pixel 6 Pro, but I thought it could be used as a main machine for the MVNO service "Google Fi".However, in consideration of many disappointment, $ 899 (1166600 yen including tax in Japan) was too expensive to have a second smartphone.

　The main feature of recent smartphones is to be camera performance, but not only camera performance is important.If "Pixel 5a (5g)" is a black Friday sale of $ 50, the camera performance is high, so I'm seriously considering buying it for Google Fi instead of Pixel 6 Pro.

　Here's the main reasons for returning Pixel 6 Pro here.Some of them will be improved in future software updates, but they will not spend money to check it.

1. Charging is slow

　Yesterday, I got on a boat with Pixel 6 Pro, took a picture for 9 hours, talked with "Teams", sent and received emails and text messages, and did various other operations.By the time I got off the boat after work, the battery level was 24 %.I connected PXEL 6 Pro to a rental car charger, drove for 40 minutes and returned to the hotel.At that time, the battery remaining was only 38 %, and it took more than an hour to increase to 85 % at the hotel.It's been a long time since I saw a smartphone that takes so long to charge.I don't want to worry about the battery in 2021.

2. Battery duration

　The battery mounted on the Pixel 6 Pro is 5003mAh, so I expected that it would last a day without any day even if the display was turned on at least 6 hours.However, my Pixel 6 Pro was used for 4 or 5 hours, and the battery level was very low at the end of the day.Due to the slow charging speed, this is not a smartphone for me.

3. Connection performance

　For me who spends a long time traveling and traveling at work, online connection performance is important.I often use these devices because the device of Samsung and OnePlus seems to have a high cellular reception performance.When Pixel 6 Pro was used in combination with Z Fold 3, the connection was cut or delayed in the former while the latter was maintained.The connection destination sometimes dropped to 3G before the connection was cut.Many of other devices released in 2021, including my Z Fold 3, have a new modem of Qualcomm "Snapdragon X60", but Google adopts a modem of the predecessor "Snapdragon X55".I am thinking.

4. Reading success rate fingerprint authentication sensor

　I don't have a display protection film, but the reaction of the in -display fingerprint sensor is not so good, and the read success rate is about 40 %.I like the fingerprint sensor installed on the side of Z Fold 3, and I like the fingerprint sensor on the back of the previous Pixel series because it succeeds in authentication every time.Pixel 6 Pro has no option to unlock by face authentication, so I was frustrated every time I unlocked it.

5. Speaker volume and sound quality

　I often use headphones when listening to music or watching movies, but I like to make sounds from speakers when talking.The Pixel 6 Pro is equipped with a stereo speaker, but the upper speaker (the earpiece speaker incorporated in the display) is very weak, so the speaker experience is average.Apple and Samsung have excellent speakers, and if it's nearly $ 1000, Pixel 6 Pro should be able to compete with them.

6. Spotify is played randomly

　For some reason, the music that has been paused last time in Spotify is randomly played.I don't think it's a matter of the app because this is not the case with the same version of the same version of the Spotify app used in other devices.It is not a fun experience to play AC/DC (Australian rock band) songs during bedtime or meetings.This problem may be possible to modify with a software update.

7. Scrolling is not good

　When my Z Fold 3 and Pixel 6 Pro were connected to the same Wi-Fi, and I scrolled at high speed at the same time, Z Fold 3 was smarter.When I started using Pixel 6 Pro, I felt it was different, but when I scrolled two cars, I found that Pixel 6 Pro was running at a refresh rate of 120Hz (as specified).I thought.

8. Large, slippery, curved edge body

　Pixel 6 Pro will almost certainly slip down from any surface, and even if you hold it by hand.A very slippery smartphone and no matte -finish option.Also very large."Pixel 6" is too big for many people.I cut the edge from the curved device and was used to the flat display of Z Fold 3.After all, I don't like Pixel 6 Pro design.

9. The camera is not always wonderful

　When I took a considerable number of photos with multiple smartphones to check the camera performance of Pixel 6 Pro, it was generally better than other smartphones (although the taste of the image is quite subjective).However, some photos were not as expected.While traveling, I took pictures of food to show my family a delicious meal, but some were not in focus.The close -up was not very successful.In addition, I was not impressed by the camera performance enough to accept other problems.

　What you want from your smartphone varies from person to person, and the problem for me may not matter to you.Some of the problems I mentioned are just specifications, and some people think that the camera performance and Google's long -term renewal are sufficient trade -off.

　When Google started accepting reservations for the Pixel 6 series, he purchased Pixel 6 in the "Sorta Seaform" color for his wife.She uses Samsung's "Galaxy S20 ULTRA", and she thought she would like the Pixel 6 camera performance.However, she told me that she used it for two days and returned Pixel 6 to me, returned and returned S20 Ultra.The main problem for her wife was that the reaction was too slow, the connection between the mobile phone lines was not as good as Samsung, and it was too slippery.She was quite surprised that her wife was too indifferent to the convenience of the Google app.

　Do you think these impressions about Pixel 6 Pro are due to blind love for Galaxy Z Fold 3?Did anyone feel the same problem?In addition to the one listed here, is there any problem that you decided to stop purchasing or return Pixel 6 Pro?

This article edited by Asahi Interactive for an article from overseas RED VENTURES for Japan.