This could potentially be the smartest way to get a Google Pixel 6

This could potentially be the smartest way to get a Google Pixel half-dozen

(Prototype credit: Google)

After yesterday's gargantuan leak, some other interesting Google Pixel half dozen rumor has arrived, courtesy of Yard. Brandon Lee from the 'This is Tech Today' YouTube channel.

Alongside possible pricing info gleaned from sweepstake pocket-sized print ($850 for the Pixel 6, Lee reckons) and the expected available colors, the Twitter thread revealed that Google seems to be toying with its ain answer to the Apple One subscription: the Pixel Laissez passer.

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According to the promotional prototype shared past Lee, Pixel Pass would allow people to pay a flat monthly fee for their Pixel 6, and would entitle them to a number of premium extras including an extended warranty and access to Google'southward iii big subscription services: YouTube Premium, Play Pass and Google Ane.

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The screenshot also indicates information technology's related to Google Fi, which is the visitor's own United states of america-only carrier that uses the T-Mobile network. That suggests this might be limited to American customers just, though it's possible a version without the carrier could be made available to the rest of the world.

The obvious signal of comparison is Apple One, which bundles a number of the company'due south own services for a lower price than buying them individually. The price starts at $14.95 a month for one person, and includes Apple tree Music, Apple tree TV Plus, Apple Arcade and a 50GB iCloud Plus account, merely this can be expanded to include Apple News Plus and Apple Fitness Plus for up to v people for $29.95 per month.

If Pixel Laissez passer includes the telephone and a carrier as well equally Google's own services, it's probable to get pricey. YouTube Premium, Play Pass and Google One get for at least $19 a calendar month betwixt them, after all, and those are likely to be the cheaper elements. Despite this, it could still offer an highly-seasoned way for people to get the phone if they don't fancy paying the total SIM-gratis cost up front, and already subscribe to one or more of the listed services.

Hopefully Google will shed a lilliputian lite on Pixel Pass at its upcoming consequence, which is scheduled for October 19. While the highlights are expected to exist the Pixel half-dozen and Pixel 6 Pro, in that location'due south a chance that we may get a look at the long-rumored Pixel Fold, as well, which some have claimed will launch before the year is out.

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Freelance contributor Alan has been writing virtually tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in betwixt. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably observe him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more probable, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.