Google Pixel 11 could get a significant hardware security boost

by dbadmin | Feb 20, 2026 | Android Security, Google, Google Pixel, Google Tensor, News

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Tensor G6 processor could pack a Titan M3 security chip, according to a new leak. This would be the first big security chip upgrade for Pixel phones since the Titan M2 in 2021. Google is expected to use the...

I’m not disappointed with the Pixel 10’s Tensor G4 processor, but I’m not happy either

by dbadmin | Feb 19, 2026 | Features, Google Pixel 10a, Google Tensor

So the rumors were true: the new affordable Google Pixel 10a ships with the company’s in-house Tensor G4 processor. That’s the same chip that powered last year’s Pixel 9 flagships and the budget-oriented Pixel 9a, but not the latest chip found in the flagship Google...

Forget raw power, this is what I want from the Pixel 11’s Tensor G6

by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 11, Google Tensor

Google’s move from Qualcomm processors to its own Tensor chips in the Pixel series has been a contentious one. Tensor G5 in the Pixel 10 series is a far stronger chip than its predecessors, but many users still bemoan the difference in performance compared to the...

Why Snapdragon phones keep outperforming Pixel — and what Google can do about it

by dbadmin | Oct 11, 2025 | Features, Google Tensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google’s Pixel 10 has plenty going for it — but top-tier performance remains as elusive as ever. It’s been this way for years, but rather than closing, the gap appears to have grown between the latest Tensor G5 and Snapdragon...

Google may be planning to drop Samsung for the Tensor G6’s modem for a very good reason

by dbadmin | Oct 6, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel 11, Google Tensor, News

Credit: Luka Mlinar / Android Authority TL;DR Google may not use a Samsung modem for its next chip. A rumor suggests that the tech giant may pick MediaTek’s M90 modem instead. The reason may be that the M90 modem is faster and more energy efficient. When Google first...

No, the Pixel 10’s GPU isn’t underclocked. Here’s the proof

by dbadmin | Sep 19, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel 10, Google Tensor

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority When switching to any new technology, there’s always a subset of techies curious about how things work—myself included. One of the biggest changes in the Pixel 10 series is the Tensor G5 processor’s new PowerVR GPU, built by...