Massive Google Pixel 6 leak reveals cameras, wireless charging stand, facial recognition and more

(Prototype credit: Evan Blass)

Between the Google Pixel vi's officially published details and the plentiful rumors, it feels like there are no mysteries left to solve about Google's next flagship phone. Simply that'south far from true — and a massive new leak has revealed a whole batch of new details.

The leak comes from Evan Blass, who shared a huge quantity of images of the Pixel 6 via a Twitter thread. These help show off the telephone from multiple angles, but besides shed new low-cal on some of the most interesting features nosotros wait to encounter on the new Google phones when they're revealed on October 19.

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While in that location are lots of smaller details to check out as part of Blass' leak, we've boiled it down to the five cardinal things that we think are near interesting. Read on for all the important info.

Pixel 6 Pro cameras

Google has already revealed some of the Pixel 6 series' specs, just a few key features, like the cameras, haven't been announced yet. However, if these images shared by Blass are indeed genuine Google marketing materials, so nosotros may accept an reply.

The 3 sensors — already notable for being the nearly on the back of a Pixel telephone ever — consist of a 50MP main camera, a 12MP ultrawide camera and a 48MP telephoto camera. Nosotros don't know the magnification of that terminal lens, but it'due south rumored to be capable of 4x zoom.

A diagram reportedly of the Google Pixel 6 Pro's rear camera block, showing main, ultrawide and telephoto cameras — (Image credit: Evan Blass)

Previous Pixel phones have already made it onto our best photographic camera phones guide with fewer, smaller sensors than rival phones, all thank you to Google'south industry-leading photo post-processing software. We've got high hopes that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will practice the aforementioned.

Nosotros've heard many things from Google near how the Pixel 6 is going to exist smarter and more helpful than any other phone, cheers to the combination of its new Tensor chip and well-implemented Android 12 features. And the appearance of a QR code ticket in a new widget seems to demonstrate this.

It's not that hard to access tickets or payment cards on Android phones, thanks to various push and icon shortcuts to Google Pay which vary depending on the phone you're using. Google, however, wants to serve you what you demand more direct, via this "Live Space" widget, as it's described past XDA Developers' Mishaal Rahman, who commented on Blass' leaks based on his own cognition of Android 12.

An alleged render of the Pixel 6's display, showing a widget automatically displaying a ticket for an upcoming flight — (Image credit: Evan Blass)

Information technology'southward hard to get too excited about promises of telephone smarts without any real examples, but now we've got an idea of the kind of affair Google has in heed. It will be interesting to encounter if it has many more helpful features in this style.

New Pixel Stand (and charging cake)

Google'southward Pixel Stand wireless charger has been around since the Pixel 3, and is starting to wait dated. Therefore, information technology'south exciting to see the rumors well-nigh a new Pixel Stand seemingly confirmed in these leaks.

The new stand appears to have a much more substantial build than the original model, which makes sense when you consider the rumors also claim it will offer a higher charging speed than before, potentially at 23W.

An image of a Pixel 6 resting on a Pixel Stand, with a user interacting with the ambient display interface, including the Performance and Quiet mode charging options. — (Image credit: Evan Blass)

Another detail that caught our middle is at the bottom of the screen, where icons for the Performance and Quiet modes appear as part of the ambient charging display. These icons make sense when considering the rumored addition of a cooling fan to the stand, and suggest in that location volition be a lower charging speed on offering if you lot want the fan to stay off, while the total speed will require the fan on, to keep the stand and phone cool.

Google has sadly already confirmed it won't ship its Pixel 6 handsets with charging bricks, following the example of Apple and Samsung. However, a new charger design, featuring an engraved M logo, appears in the leaked images. This could be some other accessory on offering for Pixel 6 owners to choice up at launch, or could be part of the Pixel Stand package to provide the correct ability.

A Google Pixel 6 face-down on a surface, connected to a wall charger with an engraved Google "G" logo

(Epitome credit: Evan Blass)

Facial recognition

With Google having clearly removed the rear fingerprint sensor from the Pixel half-dozen, information technology was assumed information technology was adopting an nether-display scanner for unlocking the telephone instead. Nonetheless, what we may also run into is the return of facial recognition security to a Pixel phone. Both fingerprint and face-unlocking options are mentioned in the security menu seen in this shot from Evan Blass.

The Google Pixel 6 security menu seen on an allegedly leaked shot of the Pixel 6 phone — (Image credit: Evan Blass)

The only Pixel that tin can currently manage secure face unlocking is 2019'due south Pixel 4 series, which did a decent chore of implementing face unlocking simply didn't match upwardly to Apple tree'southward Confront ID. The Pixel six seems to have an fifty-fifty trickier job than the Pixel 4 had ahead of it, since the leaked images testify no sign of a secondary sensor to aid ensure the camera's seeing your face, and not just a photo.

A render of the Google Pixel 6 showing the top portion of the display and its central punch hole camera — (Image credit: Evan Blass)

As a result, information technology may end up beingness merely a secondary unlock method to the fingerprint sensor, similar to how many Android phones already offer it.

Cases

The final thing to talk about is the appearance of some Google-made matching cases for the Pixel 6 series. Y'all can meet them in the images below, although you may retrieve at get-go glance these are merely the naked phones, since the cases are in matching colors.

Google Pixel 6 Pro case — (Paradigm credit: Evan Blass)

A previous unofficial leak of a Pixel 6 Pro case implied that the phone won't be peculiarly bulky, which should mean you lot tin can easily add together a example for protection without making it uncomfortable to apply. Of course, if yous want something tougher to protect your Pixel 6, there will no doubt be plenty of third-political party example offerings available to buy before long after launch.

We won't have to wait long to notice out everything virtually the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, given that the adjacent Google Pixel result has been confirmed for October 19. Nosotros'll be covering it in full, so cheque back for all the news as it breaks.

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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 need advice on. He's besides written for WIRED U.G., The Register and Artistic Bloq. When non at piece of work, he'due south probable thinking about how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.