If this Google Pixel 6 price leak is true, I'd definitely go for the Pro model

If this Google Pixel 6 cost leak is true, I'd definitely go for the Pro model

A render of the Google Pixel 6 Pro with a golden yellow colorway.

(Prototype credit: Google)

The newest batch of Google Pixel 6 leaks revolve around the phone's price. And if the details turn out to exist truthful, the Pixel 6 Pro seems like a much smarter purchase than the standard Pixel 6.

M. Brandon Lee of This Is Tech Today revealed in a lengthy Twitter thread the potential pricing for the phones, and for the new Pixel Stand, the refreshed version of Google'south wireless charging stand. That's not all, though, as Lee's leaks encompass colors and features, likewise.

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The most important function of the leak is a screenshot from the terms and weather of a Google-sponsored sweepstakes which for legal reasons showed the price of the bones Pixel 6 as $850. The price was evidently removed from a later version of the document, but not earlier Lee got his hands on a screenshot.

$850 would brand for an odd starting cost for Google to option. It'due south college than the price of the Pixel v ($699) as we expected, since the Pixel 5 was seemingly aimed at a cheaper segment of the market. only it looks pricey when put up against other phones.

The Pixel 6 at $850 would cost more than both the iPhone xiii and the Samsung Galaxy S21 (which both toll $800) only less than the Milky way S21 Plus ($999) and iPhone thirteen Pro ($999). Granted, it'south not a huge difference, merely considering the base Galaxy S21 handset offers quite a bit more than hardware value (like a higher refresh rate and telephoto zoom), and the iPhone 13 features the fastest processor around and stellar cameras, it shows that Google might be existence a picayune also bold with its pricing.

The possible toll of the Pixel 6 Pro is non mentioned direct, merely is more of an educated estimate. As we tin run across in another screenshot provided by Lee, the Google "Raven" and Google "Oriole" appear side by side to the numbers 649 and 899, respectively. Lee claims that these figures are the price of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in euros.

A list of smartphones next to their alleged prices in euros. The Pixel 6 (codenamed Raven) is listed as 649, and the Pixel 6 Pro (codenamed Oriole) is listed as 899. — (Prototype credit: M. Brandon Lee)

Lee uses the 899 euro number (about $one,039 when converted straight) to make an approximate of a toll in dollars for the Pixel six Pro. Taking into account the alleged inclusion of mmWave 5G support seen in other leaks, he puts the price of the Pro model at $one,099, although he adds the caveat that prices can change at the terminal minute. This price seems a better bet when you wait at rival phones, since the iPhone 13 Pro Max starts for the same price, with the Galaxy S21 Plus and Milky way S21 Ultra costing $100 less and more respectively.

If anything, these details advise that the Pixel six Pro is going to be the better buy of the two phones if y'all can afford it. The Pixel 6 Pro will give you lot a larger 6.7-inch brandish with a faster 120Hz refresh rate (vs 90Hz for the regular Pixel half-dozen), equally well as a telephoto photographic camera with a reported 4x optical/20x digital zoom. Nosotros're also anticipating that the Pixel 6 Pro will accept a larger battery, so information technology should concluding longer on a charge.

Google Pixel Stand

Next, Lee reveals the pricing and other details of the redesigned Pixel Stand. Plain going on sale for $79, the stand up offers upward to 23W wireless charging to the Pixel 6 serial. At that place's a built-in fan helping to go on things absurd and yous get all the same features while docked, plus support for Google Come across.

There are also two charging coils within the stand, with a lower one designed to charge wearables like the Google Pixel Buds 2. You get a choice of two colors. Ane seems to exist the white version seen in the pictures Lee posted, although he doesn't mention what the other option is.

More Pixel half dozen details

If you're curious about what Google's named the new batch of colors for the Pixel 6 series, Lee claims to know them. The base Pixel 6, he says, is available in Kinda Coral, Sorta Seafoam or Stormy Black, while the Pixel six Pro gets Sorta Sunny, Cloudy White or Stormy Black.

The epitome that shows these names also shows how Google is apparently marketing both of its new phones. The Pixel six is focused more on value (although that doesn't seem quite correct given the pricing discussed above), and comes in 128GB or 256GB storage variants, while the Pixel 6 Pro is the true flagship, offer 128GB and 256GB storage in most markets, with a 512GB choice also offered in the US and Australia. Lee also shows details of the "Pixel Pass", a combination of upgrade program, extended warranty and Google services subscriptions.

The Pixel 6 series marks the 2d big rework of Google'due south flagship smartphone in two years. Yet, this revamp has caught the telephone world'southward attention due to Google showing off the phones' brand new expect and due to a host of leaks giving us more reasons to exist excited. These include Google's near fully featured photographic camera system always, larger displays, much bigger batteries plus a new Tensor chipset, designed by Google and focussing on AI and car learning features.

Google is holding a Pixel event for the Pixel half-dozen on October 19, a week from today. It'll exist so that all these rumors are finally confirmed (or denied), with the opening of sales expected to happen the post-obit week on October 28.

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Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people demand advice on. Following on from his MA in Mag Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he'southward too written for WIRED U.Yard., The Annals and Creative Bloq. When non at work, he'due south probable thinking almost how to mash the perfect cup of specialty java.