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Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro Orders More Than Twice Last Year's Shipments: Report

Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro Orders More Than Twice Last Year's Shipments: Report

Google is also said to be developing the next generation of Pixelbook laptops.

By Satvik Khare | Updated: 19 October 2021 19:03 IST

Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro Orders More Than Twice Last Year's Shipments: Report

Google Pixel 6, Google Pixel 6 Pro are launching today at 10:30pm IST

Highlights

Google said to capitalise on being sole Android-based manufacturer in US
Google reportedly ordered more than 5 million units of Pixel 5a
Pixel 6 unboxing video shows lack of bundled charger

Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro are launching today at 10:30pm IST. As per a report, Google has ordered more than 7 million units of the Pixel 6 series — twice from its entire shipments last year — from its suppliers. Additionally, Google is also reportedly working on developing a new Pixelbook laptop. Separately, an unboxing video of the vanilla Google Pixel 6 has surfaced online that shows the Sorta Seafoam colour option and the contents of the retail box.

According to a report by Nikkei Asia citing people familiar with the matter, Google has ordered more than 7 million units of the Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro from its suppliers. The search giant is said to be planning to capitalise on its unique position of being the sole manufacturer of Android-based smartphones in the US. Furthermore, the report claims Google has also ordered more than 5 million units of the Google Pixel 5a 5G smartphone. Last year, Google only shipped 3.7 million units of the smartphones in its Pixel lineup due to the coronavirus-induced pandemic.

Nikkei Asia sources also mentioned that Google told its suppliers that its position of being the sole US-based manufacturer of Android-based smartphones will help boost sales in the US, Europe, and Japan. Google is reportedly planning to steal market share from Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi — the three leaders in the global smartphone market.

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The report also mentions that Google is working on developing a new generation of the Pixelbook laptop, of course, running Chrome OS. Additionally, Google is also said to be creating its own chips that will power its Chromebook laptops.

Separately, an unboxing video of the Google Pixel 6 smartphone was spotted by 9to5Google. The video was first posted on TikTok and then on Twitter. However, the video has now been deleted from both social media platforms. The video shows a Sorta Seafoam green vanilla Pixel 6 being unboxed. However, the video doesn't show the smartphone being turned on nor does it show the front of the smartphone. Inside the retail box a USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable can be seen along with a USB Type-C OTG adaptor. No charging brick is visible in the retail box.

Both Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro will be launching today at 10:30pm IST and you can watch the event livestream here.

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Google Pixel 6

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.40-inch

Processor Google Tensor

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 4614mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Google Pixel 6 Pro

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Google Tensor

Front Camera 11.1-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 5003mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1440x3120 pixels

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Google Pixel 5a 5G

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.34-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12.2-megapixel + 16-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4680mAh

OS Android 11

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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