Google Pixel 6 - Google Pixel 6 Pro

In computational photography, making a great portrait depends on the camera’s ability to detect a face. We radically diversified the images that train our face detector to “see” more diverse faces in a wider array of lighting conditions.
Auto-white balance models help determine color in a picture. Our partners helped us make better decisions about how to render the nuances of skin for people of color.
Auto-exposure models help determine the brightness of an image. Feedback from our experts helped us ensure that our camera shows you as you are — not unnaturally darker or brighter.
Our teams noticed that stray light had a tendency to disproportionately wash out darker skin tones, so we developed and implemented an algorithm to reduce its effect in our images.
Blurriness in portraits is a consistent concern for people with darker skin tones, so our teams used the Tensor chip’s processing power to make our portraits sharper through motion metering, even in low light conditions.
 
Starting today on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices in the U.S. our latest Phone app features, Wait Times and Direct My Call, make calling businesses easier. Before you even place your call to a toll-free business number, you’ll see the current and projected Wait Times for the rest of the week. That can help you decide whether you have time to call now, or plan when to call later to avoid long waits. Wait Times are inferred from call length data that is not linked to user identifiers.
 
I don't think they focused on that aspect at all. They did attack Qualcomm a lot. Basically said that they are no longer restricted by the hardware provided by an external company that could not keep up with their ML vision. The only place where they did mention competition was for the camera and that too for only image equity (optimizing photos for dark skinned people). Basically said Pixel 6 has the most inclusive camera in the market today. There was a line where they talked about how they showed photos taken from top phones in the market today and Pixel images were ranked best most or something like that. But then they probably did not have iPhone 13 available for that test. Not sure if Apple spends time highlighting this aspect of their cameras.

In the end, it would have been pointless. It's unlikely Tensor is better than the current or even last generation A series processor from Apple. Maybe they could catch up in a few years. Google's entry in this market is nice. Coz they have a lot of incentive to catch up to Apple A/M series processors. Chromebooks are not competing against MacBooks but in the smartphone market, it would be nice to get closer to Apple because these chips are going to get benchmarked if not already by people who might have the units for a few days for testing.
 
A Google spokesperson told Gadgets 360 the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will not be coming to India because of multiple factors. “Due to a variety of factors including global demand-supply issues, we are not able to make our products available in all markets. We remain committed to our current Pixel phones and look forward to bringing future Pixel devices to more countries in the future,” said the spokesperson in an emailed response.
 
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