42 MACWORLD DECEMBER 2021
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ust hours after Apple unveiled the
new MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro
and M1 Max processors (fave.
co/3pS9xNj) at its “Unleashed”
event in October (fave.co/3BDLGCY), it was
Google’s turn to grab the spotlight with the
Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro (fave.co/3Bxm5vL).
And while the October events brought very
different products, Google’s strategy with its
newest phones seemed awfully familiar.
It’s not like anyone will mistake the new
Pixel for an iPhone. After looking like a
cheap iPhone knockoff for years (fave.
co/2ZH6tbG), Google finally broke out
with a unique design that actually looks
pretty good. The marquee feature is the
camera bar, a bulbous strip across the
back of the phone that houses a row of
cameras. It’s a nice departure from the
square array used by the iPhone andGoogle may have built a better
iPhone with the Pixel 6
The Pixel 6 isn’t just a new phone—it’s a whole new outlook.
BY MICHAEL SIMON