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Google’s Pixel 6 series has only just launched, and they’re the first phones powered by a custom Google SoC, dubbed Tensor. The chipset raises some big questions. Can it catch Apple? Is it really using the latest and greatest technology around?
Google could have bought chipsets from long-time partner Qualcomm or even purchased an Exynos model from its new friends at Samsung. But that wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun. Instead, the company has worked with Samsung to develop its own chipset using a combination of off-the-shelf components and a little of its in-house machine learning (ML) silicon.