Google is working on a second generation Tensor SoC

29 October 2021
Next year's Pixel is already being developed with a next-gen Tensor chip.

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RandyRiffin, 02 Nov 2021I was trying to say that iPhones have the edge in performan... moreGoogle used custom chip google. Exynos 9850 changed name tensor. (Apple chip/ gpu used powervr ditch used apple gpu. ) waiting google tensor gen 2/ used gpu amd rdna 2 gen 2, name gpu google. Amd rdna 2 gen 1 used samsung exynos 2200 / samsung xclipse 920

    RandyRiffin, 02 Nov 2021I was trying to say that iPhones have the edge in performan... moreTsmc many order bro apple,nvidia, amd, etc. (Tensor gen 1/ rebrand exynos 9850.) Waiting tensor gen 2/ rumor used gpu amd gen 2, same exynos 2200/ exynos 2200 used gpu amd gen 1. Flasback apple used gpu power vr leave used gpu make apple.

      Anonymous, 31 Oct 2021It takes a couple years to make a competitive chip. Remembe... moreTensor gen 2/ rumor used gpu amd gen 2/ gen 1 used exynso 2200.

        RandyRiffin, 02 Nov 2021Fine, Pixel 6 is plenty fast, and has a better OS experienc... morePixel 6 and 6 pro not powerfull competitor snapdragon. Rumor tensor used gpu amd gen 2/ same exynos 2200. Tensor (rebrand exynos 9850)

          RandyRiffin, 02 Nov 2021Yeah... I mean I literally want to go to Google and work th... moreTensor rebrand exynos 9850

            RandyRiffin, 02 Nov 2021You are most likely right. There is a huge gap in my unders... moreSnapdragon heat bro/ play genshin impact. Used fab tsmc. Rumor used gpu amd same exynos 2200.

              RandyRiffin, 02 Nov 2021I think I said this before. Apple switched to TSMC somewher... moreUsed tsmc

                Anonymous, 31 Oct 2021It takes a couple years to make a competitive chip. Remembe... moreI think I said this before. Apple switched to TSMC somewhere down the line (2010), and that is when they started getting better performance results.

                  AverageIndianUser, 30 Oct 2021feel free to sulk. A 200gm brick with poor battery life, he... moreOnly thing I can say now is we'll see. I predict a low 90s endurance rating for the Pixel 6 GSMArena battery test, 24Hr Calls, 12Hr Web browsing and 15Hr Video Playback.

                    Anonymous, 30 Oct 2021Why on earth are you comparing speed to the manufacturing p... moreYou are most likely right. There is a huge gap in my undersanding. But what I can say is that Exynos chips are not performing to the standard of Snapdragon let alone Apple chips, why on earth does this occur? According to MrWhosetheboss, it's cause Exynos heats up more and throttles.
                    There is something about Apple's chips, or the way they optimise it or something that makes them faster than the competition. If Google could just latch onto that strategy, maybe just maybe they could compete again.

                      Carnage, 30 Oct 2021Wow. So to get faster chips they just need to change the ma... moreYeah... I mean I literally want to go to Google and work there, and just fix up their strategy. Someone needs to push them to put a Snapdragon 865 chipset, a telephoto, and normal earpiece stereo speakers, just like on the Oneplus 8T and S20 FE. Sometimes I just think what they talk about when they come to the board, like "hey, this year we're gonna keep the same sensor, charging and screen tech"... "aight folks let's take a break now"

                        Bailey , 30 Oct 2021Speed is not everything. I am at the moment using the Pixel... moreFine, Pixel 6 is plenty fast, and has a better OS experience. But it has to be. You see, now that Google isn't as fast in performance, they have to make it up in other areas, like software features.
                        This is fine to me, but now we can either buy Pixel 5 with midrange processor or Pixel 6 with heavy (and heavy) camera bump with bad battery. If they had just stuck with the speed motif that runs through with the other phone companies, we could've had a great (fast) midranger from a year ago.

                          Bailey , 30 Oct 2021Speed is not everything. I am at the moment using the Pixel... moreI was trying to say that iPhones have the edge in performance, not Samsung. The reason why I said Google is slow(er), is cause they just redesigned a Samsung chip and called it "Google Tensor", when they could've followed Apple's path with TSMC, and at the end Apple is who they are trying to follow, right?

                            AverageIndianUser, 30 Oct 2021i hope you realise how important battery life is over every... moreBuy a Pixel 5a, Nord Ce, Poco M3, or a Samsung A12, Motorola G60, Realme 8i you'll get 2 days of battery. But when you're using it, don't you think well hmm... maybe if I had a brighter screen? or a faster chip, or better quality images from camera, maybe that would be better. But yeah, if battery life is important, then Pixel 6 is not for you.

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                              • 31 Oct 2021

                              It takes a couple years to make a competitive chip. Remember back in the days when Apple started making their own chips, brilliant single core, weak multi core and GPU. Then couple years down the line GPU was market leading again couple years later on single core, multi core and GPU went class leading.

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                                AverageIndianUser, 30 Oct 2021feel free to sulk. A 200gm brick with poor battery life, he... moreI think you're confusing it with a small phone like the iPhone 7 and before?

                                This chip is supposedly going head to head with Apple's bionic series and it's bit doing too bad considering it's a first attempt and also since Apple haven't been able to keep boosting performance as much year over year. The A15 still rips, but we can't say if it's 100% the chip or just a well optimised OS, either way it works.

                                  AverageIndianUser, 30 Oct 2021i hope you realise how important battery life is over every... moreRemember field replaceable batteries before everyone decided to make an iPhone!

                                  Phone jacks, SD cards. IR blasters. dual SIMs. Many things were better before.

                                    Tensor is probably weakest part of Pixel 6 besides modem.

                                    Certainly a Pixel 7 by late next year.

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                                      • 30 Oct 2021

                                      I wondering if the Tensor chip family will ever end up in Chromebooks??

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                                        AverageIndianUser, 30 Oct 2021feel free to sulk. A 200gm brick with poor battery life, he... moreAverage is an over statement!!

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