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With the arrival of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro comes the successor to the Google Tensor chipset. Dubbed the Tensor G2, this is Google’s second foray into the world of semi-custom silicon development, built in conjunction with Samsung Semiconductor.
The original Google Tensor wasn’t a benchmark-topping chip, eschewing peak performance in favor of imaging, machine learning, and security silicon built to enhance specific user experiences. That design philosophy worked out reasonably well for the Pixel 6 series, albeit with some caveats regarding temperature and networking performance.