I Gave the Pixel Another Chance... 

Really want to see more revisits of previous phones for commentaries like this, I'm glad you dedicated time to deliver this to us

The slow fingerprint reader is the only thing that's annoyed me with it since swapping at launch. I miss my 3XL with the instant fingerprint unlock 😥

The lack of follow up/"how they age" reviews is a huge Blindspot in the tech reviewer circles. Certain androids age way better than others and now that upgrade cycles are longer and specs stay relevant for longer, this is hugely important. Bravo; keep it up!

I don't understand how all these bugs effect the purest form of Android, but not other phones. Is the hardware just terrible or something?

Still rocking the Pixel 5 here and love the 'on the back' fingerprint sensor. Feels like the most logical place to put one and the recessed circle guides your finger into the sensor. Alas, I think such a design has had its day.

Appreciate the follow-up 'reviews on products like this. Really hope Google will keep improving as they have been

I have experienced very few bugs since I've had my P6P since December (preordered the phone but it took over a month to actually get into my hands). The only thing I still think needs work is the fingerprint reader. It's just not reliable enough but other than that I have loved the phone. Sad to see so many others with no performance issues, I want Google to make a top their Pixel and I hope this is a step closer to that.

I've had my P6 since November, and while I have not experienced many of the large bugs I hear about on this device, I do have persistent little bugs and nuances that remind me that it isn't perfect. None of these issues have made me wish I had another phone, the user experience has been phenomenal and I will likely want a pixel 8 or 9 in a few years. I have gotten two days of battery life with my usage since launch, now about 7 months in I may get to 10% around 6-8 PM at night of day 2 verus going to bed with 15-20%. I do notice the high network drain, but I am on wifi 95% of most of my days, so its never been an issue. I am sure if I was traveling more I would notice it more frequently.

I still haven't used a pixel, I've always been intrigued by them though. Any pixel owners here care to share their input?

You should do this with every phone. It's all well and good doing reviews of mew phones, but it'd be just as useful to do reviews one year after release

My Pixel 3a has become more and more buggy ever since the Pixel 6 came out and they started pushing more frequent updates. Before the 6 came out, it was still a rock solid experience.

I'm really surprised you're dealing with those issues. I've had the phone since November and use it all the time for my job. I haven't come across any bugs let alone the ones you listed off.

I really don't get this. I love my P6 Pro and it seems like people either love them or have really bad experiences with them. I wonder if there was a bad batch or something

Good re-visit. I guess I'm lucky that I haven't experienced most of those issues highlighted but I absolutely HATE (with a passion) the utterly hopeless fingerprint reader. So many times it just doesn't unlock at all. Yes I've re-scanned multiple fingers and done svereal scans of the same finger but it just seems to be totally inadequate. If it wasn't for that and the dust-catching camera bump, it would be perfect for me.

I have a pixel 4a, and it has also been very buggy as it gets older. Just last month I had this awful experience where the time would change back and forth between daylight savings and standard, and that would even affect my manually set time. I've also been having similar issues with GPS and this fingerprint scanner is the least reliable one I've ever used on a phone EDIT: the SIM card issue turned out to be because of a couple of things. First of all the SIM card was first used on one of my phones before this one. Secondly AT&t was doing something and no longer supported older SIM cards. I don't know how many of the aforementioned issues are because of this, but I felt it was necessary to label them

I like these kind of reviews a lot, it's really hard to see all the pros and cons at the beginning. I've been on Pixels since the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 6 Pro was my favorite phone for 6 months, then my wife and I both had issues with them. Mine got stuck on the bootloader and seemingly corrupted the drive. I exchanged mine for another one, that was fine just slower. Then her screen went out. We paid them off and exchanged them for iPhones.

I'm legit so happy u shed a light on this, my pixel 6 pro is the most buggy phone I've ever owned. I've had countless issues with this phone, originally I thought I had a defective unit and Verizon sent me another, however after I got the replacement, my experience has gotten worse.

Pixel 3a here - 3 years old, pretty much the same solid experience as day 1. It definitely isn't all Pixels that are aging poorly. Hell, the Pixel 6 isn't even aging poorly; rather, it launched poorly and it's still not where it should be.

Thanks for the time going back and giving us your thoughts on this again. I've had a Pixel 6 since launch in UK and came from a Pixel 5. Also getting several bugs now. - Bluetooth music skip, yep get that. - Definitely missing the fingerprint sensor on the back from the 5. - auto brightness is so slow. If phone is in my pocket and I'm outside sunny day, (yes it does happen in the UK occasionally!). Phone rings, take out of pocket and will take a good 2 - 3 seconds (well feels like it) before I can see the screen to answer it. I can't remember the last time I had a phone that was that bad! - When using Google Maps for Sat Nav, this happens about 50% of time. I am currently using 3 button control (back, home, apps). After arriving at destination and pressing "done", the buttons don't always return which means your stuck in the the maps current screen. Screen off with power button and back on normally fixes this. On balance, I think it's the buggiest phone I've had in a long time. Only had Pixels (1, 3, 5 & 6), and Nexuses in the last 10 years.

"I have access to a lot of different phones." Well, that's a humble way of puttin' it !! 😂

The pixel is truly a one of a kind phone. The smartest of smart phones. Apart from the….you know, bugs.

I expressed to the pixel reddit page all of my frustrations with the p6p, which led me to getting an iphone 13 pro. And let me tell you, according to them, my p6p is the only one in existence with bugs and they are all user error.

April update has seemed to fix most issues, but it took way too long to get to that point

I have this phone it's got a decent battery life when in use but what I noticed is that It is draining even turned off when you turn it off at 100% then decide to open it the next day it will just be at 63% I have no idea why it's like that probably a glitch but I also have Oneplus nord 3, Iphone 13 and Samsung A54 I also turn them off at 100% as I use all of them alternately but when I open them after like 4 days they are still at 100% but my pixel 6 pro is not and Im really disappointed I don't know if others are experiencing the same but to me Pixel 6 pro does not want to be powered off.

I like seeing these type of videos, especially from you. I’m literally on my knees praying for more and more improvements for Pixel.

Thank God I didn't jump on the temptation of trading in my Pixel 5 on these new models. The next one up isn't always better. The Pixel 5 is a true champ it's been a fantastic phone and I highly recommend it. Google went backwards leaving this brilliant compact and lightweight design!

Dude I wholeheartedly feel you on that modem issue. I absolutely love my 6, but the Samsung modem in this thing is nothing short of terrible. Efficiency and connectivity are poor, and I'm not afraid to admit that. Google has to learn that not *EVERYTHING* can be fixed by software.

I rocked a 3a for a while (when it was still fairly recent). I found the selling point for me- stock android, had slowly gotten worse and worse over time with more pointless changes to the ui. Gradually got harder to navigate, and ultimately just buggy as hell. Which I'm sure some of that could be attributed to aging hardware, but some of Google's UI changes had me banging my head against a wall.

I've had my pixel 6 pro since launch and have not had the issues some people experience. It's so strange that some people can have horrible experiences but this is the best phone I've owned and I just came from a OnePlus 6t. The only issue I have that was in this video was the finger print scanner. It can suck sometimes, especially outside in the sun.

I’ve been a Pixel user since the 3 and as much as I love the phone and experience, I just can’t keep giving Google money for the quality of products they’re delivering. Not only the Pixel but Google services as a whole; I always feel like a beta user as features come and go on a whim, are promised but never arrive, or fall in love with a feature only to have it yanked away. I think most Google user knows what I’m talking about. It’s baffling how a tech giant like Google can’t organize themselves better on anything except targeted advertising.

0:28 "the design, the display, the cameras are rock solid, the sw is really good, full of features" It's matte black. You keep going back to the S21 Ultra because it's matte black. You won't fool us so easily Marques.

Well this sucks. I just bought a pixel 6 based on your recommendation in the year end awards video. Should've waited a little.

I wanted to love Pixel again after using Samsungs for the past few years. I've had my pixel 6 pro since launch and it still has a lot of issues like this video mentioned. A new issue that has started in the past 2 weeks is that my always on display is vanishing at night when I turn the lights off and go to bed. I have my phone next to my bed with alarms set, and use it as a clock. It makes it hard to use as a clock when the screen is just black. Not only is it just black, it is unresponsive to tap to wake and lift to wake. The phone will ONLY come back on if I push the power button. My quick rundown of other issues: -wifi calling drops calls or doesn't start dialing at all -bluetooth randomly disconnects from earbuds and car -randomly will lose network connection, only showing an exclamation mark -sometimes the screen is just unresponsive when trying to wake it up, like it doesn't know my finger or anything is touching the screen -hold for me, i hit answer, the person on the other end sometimes can't hear me talking -sometimes speakers will make a crackle noise when sound starts from a video or game I'm sure this phone has done other stupid things, but these are just off the top of my head. Very disappointed in Google. This should have been their big moment getting back to the high-end.

I feel like the regular 6 doesn't have as many issues as the Pro. Might be because of the different screen refresh rate but with about 4 months on my 6 I have had almost zero issues, the only annoying issue I have had is the auto brightness, and the slow fingerprint sensor.

Being a user of Pixel 2XL I remember that video where Markus said "DON'T BUY THIS PHONE". But I decided to risk it back then and now, 3.5 years later, I can say that this has been the best smartphone experience I've ever had (Used to be a Sony user). Yes, it has some minor bugs but nothing serious that I could mention. It seems like the Pixel phones are really bad in first batches and you shouldn't really pre-order them. NEVER. I bought my 2XL a year later of it's launch so you tell me. It really is a time to change my 2XL to something newer but, man, I don't know what to do now. It seams like I should wait for another year to get a stable version of Pixel 7 😂

I think, my Pixel 4a is still the best device in the series. Absolutely no frills and the camera rocks. Only miss the ultra wide angle sometimes. But overall a complete value for money 🥂

I pre-ordered my 6 pro after years of loving my 3a xl and got it in mid October. Beyond the fantastic camera and cool new features, the bugs were abysmal. The worst for me by FAR was the thermal throttling, which had me reaching out to Google to no avail. My phone was lasting 5 hours on one charge. Finally, it seems the thermal throttling has been fixed or at least improved. The battery life feels much better, and I'm starting to finally enjoy this phone. One weird issue I've had since day one is the after pressing the power button to put the screen to sleep, if your finger touches the screen for even a millisecond, the phone unlocks in your pocket. Pretty dumb imo. I do feel more optimistic about the phone though, and I hope they continue fixing what should have been fixed before release. One simply cannot say Google didn't screw this up.

Okay, the one question i have since the beginning of the video is why is the 21 ultra better for you than s22 ultra?

The pixel 6 pro is one of the very few that has an ultra wide angle at the front...Samsung doesn't, it's a bummer for me

Pixel 6 is great now, it seems yours has hardware issues, can I please send my pixel 6 so that you can use it for a third review?

Its interesting, I've not had any of the issues listed in the video at all. My 6 Pro at times refuses to leave apps to go to the homepage, or when I go to the homepage I just see a blurry version of my background with no apps visible. Both of these are solved by turning the screen off and on again, but I've noticed it happening a lot more frequently recently, and its getting quite annoying.

Thanks for your review. I got the Pixel 6 a few months back and immediately had problems with it restarting by itself and a few other glitches. I exchanged it for another Pixel 6 and I am happy with it. It does everything I need it to do.

My Pixel 2 was one of the best phones I've had. Upgraded to Pixel 6 Pro and I regret it. My Pixel 6 Pro has always been shutting down every time I try the camera when it's cold outside. It's on and off, but usually when you're ready to capture a nice pic is when it shuts down.

i really want to move away from iPhone, srsly why can't google make a good phone?????

Don’t know if it’s worth to mention but here’s a audio glitch at 6:38 . It’s really uncomfortable with earphones

I love my pixel 6, no doubt it's one hell of a phone for the dailys, but yeah everything bout those lil inconveniences - that he said about the phone is literally true, the network drops, stutters, auto brightness etc it really does add upto the " unabel to recommend " phone.

Can't say about other Pixel phones, but I have a 4A 5G since a year, and it didn't have any hardware/software issues. Apart from horrible Android 12 UI, the Pixel experience for me, has been great 👍

I've noticed mine being pretty buggy.

I love my Pixel 6, especially as the April patch has improved my battery a lot! But the fingerprint sensor is still the biggest weakness.

My experience with the 6 Pro, coming from a Samsung: - The only issue amongst the ones mentioned here: auto brightness fail - small but constant bugs with basic apps like RU-vid (from Google...) And Facebook - excruciating charging speed - software is 2-3 years behind Samsung in my opinion. Google seem very intent on dumbing everything down several notches - overall pretty okay, great camera and performance

It's surprisingly funny how a 1 and a quarter-year-old phone is still the way to go. I think the S21 Ultra might be down in history as one of the best mobile phones to be launched ever

New title... Why the S21 Ultra is still the best phone in 2022

I would like to see more of this. Revisiting reviews after some time for new problems or new fixes of past problems. I'm also interested in durability, reliability and repairability.

Been using the pixel 4a, it's been great, no regrets. It feels refreshing with Android 12.

Watching this on my S20 FE and I never imagined it would age so well. The software experience is just awesome! Had to believe how Samsung has got it right considering how atrocious TouchWiz was

I switched from an iPhone 12pro max. To an s21ultra and finally to the pixel 6pro I enjoy using my p6pro. Over both the iPhone and s21ultra.

I was very happy with my Pixel 6 for like 2 months. But then I started to hate how heavy and bulky it is and how buggy it gets, to the level that sometimes multiple apps don't work at all! I thought I was going to keep this as my main phone for a couple of years, but that probably won't happen.

Tensor offers a lot of great features. I expect the whole experience to improve over the next 2 generations. Even Samsung's we're buggy in the beginning phases. I'm 100% with you though the pixel 6 as a whole was a disappointment

Haven't switched from the Pixel, very few issues personally. I do not miss my Fold 2

Man, I really was thinking about switching from Samsung after a long time to a Pixel a series, but after hearing the issues, I decided to stay. It's really impressive how Samsung stepped it up with the updates; I never expected that of them, especially jumping from one of the worst to one of the best.

This sounds like it's the windows vista of pixel phones, once the issues are ironed out I'm sure it'll be a great device

4:17 I don't know about other phones but its the auto brightness is kinda horrible in the sunlight with almost any low end to mid tier phones, and seeing the pixel struggle in the dark too was just unexpected. They probably didn't finish the software properly and in the end will blame it on the pandemic.

The phone will not charge not even 1 percent if you are playing games and charging as well. I hate that I have bought this phone for $1400 cad i regret it heavily.

Been running my 6 since close to launch. I have a nice list of random issues that I experience. Some things have gotten slightly better over time but I am constantly ragretting not deciding to change to the S21 when I returned my first Pixel 6 because it had a display issue. The one I am currently running still has the issue but not as bad. So many weird UI choices that just don't make sense. The Samsung UI was really clean and made sense.

The Pixel 6 is my phone and I sort of have a love-hate relationship with it. Some things are really nice with the software and the features, but it's really buggy - my main frustration is the AWFUL auto-brightness which sometimes just becomes really dark in well-lit rooms for no reason.

Google has amazing potential with their Pixel Lineups! A really nice user experience and android experience. Hoping that their next ones will be ironed out :D

Hey mkbhd. So a lot of people actually are thinking of buying these phones a year or 2 after they are released. That means that reviews like this are very helpful. If you could manage to hire someone who could be doing these kind of reviews under your brand name.

As a music head, I seriously wish LG would get back in the game. I think they would really stand out now in the market with their expandable memory, headphone jack, quad dac, etc. That being said, I had to move on from my LG V50(which I love), since T-mobile shut down the Sprint network. My choices were either the S21 fe, or the Pixel6 Pro. I took a shot on the 6Pro, so we'll see how it goes. Either way, it was completely free to me so I can't lose. Worse case scenario, I'll rock it for 6-12mos and if I hate it, I'll just sell it and put it towards something else

I've had my pixel 6pri since launch and it's been my favorite phone for a long time the extra couple of seconds on finger print don't bother me . But Googles software features like call screening and auto voice dictation is some of the best features that keep me on the Pixel line. The bluetooth bug is the only one I experience and wifi calling one the rest of them I don't have issues with em. In fact since launch I've been luck that my bugs have been very little

The fingerprint reader on my 6 Pro has gotten dramatically better since I first purchased it when it was released. Bluetooth does drop a lot with my google buds. Other than that, I really have no complaints.

and against all advice, I bought this and have suffered. Just stopped booting. Repair technicians could not determine the cause

The Galaxy Nexus was my first "Google" phone, and I owned nearly every Nexus/Pixel up to the 2XL. I was so excited for the 6 Pro hoping it was a return to form but after 6 months I just had to trade it back.

I use the Pixel 6 Pro since November and yes, there are a few bugs here and there - maybe I should be way more annoyed by this, but for me the great display, the best speakers of any phone I ever used and the great camera software make it up to me. I do always have a charger on hand, so I never really noticed the bad battery. Everything said, I still like this phone better than my One Plus 7T that I had before.

The only reason he's giving the Pixel another chance is because he doesn't want to admit Samsung is Better.

Watching on my iPhone 7 haha I can’t afford any since then

I got the pixel 6 pro at launch and while the bugs are basically gone with android 13 the battery life and overheating issues have never been fixed. This phone is quite odd in what should be a super clean and easy phone to run. But overall I would have to say I'm going back to iPhone androids just don't give me a consistent experience anymore. I've had fantastic Android phones and u would expect them to get better with time but it seems like it's always a luck of the draw while iphones have gotten better and every fault u can think of aside from customization. They are just simply better more reliable products now.

my pixel 6 pro is just fine I have no issues I actually like it better than my iPhone 12pro max.

Pixel3 was proof they do tech suppression and that they corruptly want you to move on and buy the next 1000$ phones for no reason (Pixel4, uhoh some things were worse,Pixel5, uhoh same thing). It was 'almost' the perfect phone, just unfortunate it was dealt with wrong, and purposefully suppressed to try to get people to upgrade. They also drop support so quickly soas to never have to deal with or fix existing issues, Pixel6 will likely be 'out of support' by 2024, and if you do have a normal problem their 'certified places' will say they no longer have parts and so on. Pixel6 is just the 1000$ one that is latest, tech suppressed, and finally 'catching up', it's basically almost the same except larger for no reason, and for the zooming abilities which have been added in fairly recently, they also clocked up the same CPU about 350MHZ after 5 years; it's still too much but also a useless amount. I find properly locking Pixel3 with Android10 or early 11 works well and LineageOS probably works better if you use that and know how to underclock the components or maek sure it never or rarely has issues. That 'may' even reduce and help the OLED screen issue that was seemingly not able to be stopped; because it is definitely overheat/voltage related. If you eliminate those things you can even use it with the official firmware but I think that the reality is people were wrong in diagnosing how to fix that. Pixel6 is just proof they have been doing tech suppression for years however, and Pixel4, with camera reviews and comparisons, they are going the wrong direction. They've been whining for years every Pixel phone has 'blurrier/worse' camera which is true, but they did at least add in better zooming. In fact if you compare component by component you will find Pixel6s are just 'larger' for no reason (more room for internal things too) and also is the same or worse. Again the only thing you are getting is like a camera zoom capability if you get the Pixel6. If you canget a 'working' 128GB Pixel3 you are basically getting hte Pixel6 and can flash it, and they are about 100-200$ but are more rare to find a better working one now. What everyone wants is a Pixel3 with no OLED issue and OEM unlocked on every single phone, with support, and use latest Androids or give ability to flash back to like Android11 or something if you don't even like the visuals. What they gave is a 1000$ pile of junk like the other phones and all of them break for no reason.

Using my pixel 6 and it's alot smoother than my pixel 4a that has had a few bugs as of late. Camera app when recording 4k/30 on both phones has a small jitter at the beginning of the video and is smooth from there. Besides that it's been solid and I'll continue to switch between my Pixel 6 and Iphone 11.

My user experience completely mirrors everything mentioned. In addition, the screen rotate is atrociously laggy and the navigation presses often registers as multiple presses, forcing me to switch to gesture navigation. REALLY regret trading in my S21 Ultra. I've owned almost every Pixel phone and it definitely has soured my loyalty to the line. I've been trying to find a deal to trade it in for a Samsung, but the Pixel 6 isn't even an option for some reason

I got the pixel 6 pro, love the updates, better battery live. no problems with the signal but I live in the netherlands where providers got almost 100% cover. The fingerprint (real)slow is gone with me after the last update. removed all vingers and did it again in a darker room to add them (tip on internet) then vingerprint is fine. ok not the fastest but way better. Brithness not the best I agree on. For me the issues are that small and the camera and android is great it's still a great phone. And by the way I got a 100 euro discount last year lucky me so pricing and the pro are great

I hate my Pixel 6 Pro and, after ~15 years Android, I will soon switch to an iPhone. Google disappointed me for long enough

I believe many of the bugs that occurs on the Pixel 6 is due to the new Tensor core and the OS. I have a feeling that Google set rules on the OS that prioritize certain feature on the phone to the incorrect cores or the cores couldn't keep up with the instruction it is execute. For example, maybe the fingerprint sensor is set to low priority core (the slower, low power processing core) because it is always on but the instructions sent to it (sensor activates when the finger is on top of it, receive the fingerprint from the sensor, execute a security program to make sure the scanned fingerprint is real, compare the fingerprint to the one storage in the security vault, and then, when the fingerprint is verified, instruct the phone unlock and load the homescreen, which the instruction is set to the high power core) couldn't handle it. This is my assumption but, if this is true, the low power core is too slow to handle it and the hand off from low to high delays it longer.

I really don't understand this. I've had my P6P since late November and it's been great. The only issue at all was the fingerprint sensor sometimes not registering a print at the beginning but with every update it's gotten a little better. Now it works fine. It's an optical sensor so it's never going to be instantaneous like an ultrasonic, you need to leave your finger on the screen for a little bit. I'd like if the phone had face unlock just because I like that feature. Other than that I love this phone. Use it every day all day and it's been solid for me. Like someone else said, I wonder if there are bad batches out there to account for all the complaints?

I’d love to see a 2022 review of all the 2019 flagships such as iPhone 11 pro

This is exactly why I got rid of my Pixel 5 within a year of buying it…my previous phone was a Pixel 3XL and it was by far the best phone I had ever had, I wish I never got rid of it. The pixel 5 ruined the android experience for me because I was so sick of weird bugs and minor software issues, so I decided to give apple a try. I have the 13 pro max and it’s definitely less buggy and has less software issues but it’s by no means perfect. Apple hasn’t convinced me to switch permanently yet. I really hope one day Google can get their shit together so I can get another 3XL-esque phone

I have to agree, S21 Ultra is by far the best phone I've ever owned. Had it since launch and can't bring myself to leave it at all. It's tough as hell too.

It’s fucking crazy that Samsung has gone from one the worst smartphone experiences in terms of quality lasting software, to one of the best in the last few years. Meanwhile, the phone you’d expect to be amazing for an Android experience, has continuously gone to shit smh. My Pixel experience was the reason I switched back to iOS and seriously haven’t looked back. My 12 Pro has been great. Just a CONSISTENTLY great experience day in and day out and I rarely if ever have to worry about it. Even with the recent pocket drop it took and shattered the back corner glass. It still works like a champ and thankfully it shattered on the back so I barely see it… In fact, my experience since switching back to iOS has been so good, that I got an Watch SE, AirPods Pro and most recently a M1 Mac Air. Apple just makes fantastic products!

I'm really happy that I decided to go with the S21 ultra, it's been my favorite phone ever since the note 9. I played around with the pixel 6 pro in Tmobile and it felt kinda worse than my note 9 with its constant crashes

I got a new Pixel 6 Pro a few weeks ago. Right from the start i wasn’t impressed. The phone got quite hot with simple use like watching RU-vid or just charging, and the battery would just DRAIN. The last straw was when I went to work with a 100% battery and after an 8 hour shift with barely using it, my battery was at 30%. I brought it back (we have 2 weeks to return a device here in Canada) and got an iPhone 13 Pro Max (and I had always said I would NEVER get an iPhone). I am SOOOO glad I did this! I’m in love with my iPhone, it’s butter smooth, the battery is fantastic, the whole Apple ecosystem is incredibly cool (I got AirPods and AirTags since I got the phone 5 days ago) and the overall experience has been wholly positive! I had very high hopes for the pixel, and idk if I just had a lemon, but regardless, it was my first pixel and it pushed me out of android and onto iOS. Just my 2 cents.

Thanks for your thoughts/experiences. Just picked up the PIxel 6 (payments until the $600 is paid). I don't like fingerprint and auto brightness so I was glad to hear these were the larger complaints. Very happy that the transfer from an LG G7 ThinQ to Pixel 6 was fairy easy. All my data transferred and most of the apps. I would've stuck with LG because I like how customizable they were, user friendly, reliable, but are no longer being made and support for calling is running out. Here's hoping this one lasts more than 4 years (insert laugh track). All the best and God bless.

Oh God. I wish I saw this video before. I had an S21 5G, working totally fine, but I was so intrigued by the Pixel. After two days, I just want to go back to the S21. Even small things: accessing quick features from the top (it takes one swipe and one tap to activate on the S21 but much more on the Pixel), double tap to lock is inexistent, screen mirroring is simply not possible with the Pixel, speaker quality, can't deactivate the sound of the camera shutter or the screenshot, (and it's heavy but that's my fault...). I could go on, but all these things are possible with the S21 out of the box! Anyone wants a Pixel 6 Pro? Lol

THANK YOU for updating! I've gone through 4 Pixel 6 Pros since launch and I'm so sick of giving this phone chances. First one bricked and legit died 6 days into ownership, second one got so buggy with calls that it would screech high pitched tones mid-call for minutes at a time, third has an endless amount of annoying quirks and bugs in software with RU-vid, the keyboard, WiFi calling, signal coverage on 5G, screen glitching, mega mega slowdown and mic filtering. I don't even want to stick with my 4th replacement. Not to mention they all have the world's worst finger print reader of any phone, such a mega letdown for my first Pixel. I think I'm just gonna go back to Samsung.

Honestly I don't have all those problems with my pixel 6. Except signal that sometimes is bad. I just go air plane mode on and off and it's coming again.

It's actually true and thank you @mkbhd for talking about it. When I updated my pixel 4a to Android 12, the phone literally caught visible software bugs. Post update, the battery life got reduced from 5 hours of SOT to 4 hours. Opening and closing of the applications also got slower than it was before. And after the first security update the experience got even worse. The fingerprint reader went from instant unlocking to a noticeable 1 second gap between the pressing and unlocking. I reached out to Google, they said so much problems one solution, factory reset your phone. It didn't help too.

The s21 ultra had a solid case for best phone ever

I'm still using my 2XL and it works very well. Not much to compare it to though, but I don't find it buggy or slow at all. Still does what I need it to do.

Personally, I always though the Pixel Pro was a ripoff at $900. The telephoto and 5G connectivity is just not worth the extra $250. I've been rocking the regular Pixel 6 since launch, and had like zero bugs.

I've been using the Google pixel 6 since release and it seems a lot less buggy than the pro. It has been awesome but I definitely run into the occasional bug more than my pixel 3 XL

A lot of the issues for cell and bluetooth connectivity seem to be more related to Android 12 in my experience. Every issue you talked about, have been happening with my Pixel 5a ever since the January Update.