Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google’s in-house Tensor chips are facing heavy criticism from fans for their subpar performance and poor battery life.
- Readers feel that Google Pixels, which are priced as flagships, largely lack the performance to justify the price tag.
- While some fans appreciate the AI features and software integration of the chip, many believe that its flaws outweigh its benefits.
The recently launched Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 looks promising on paper, and Qualcomm seems poised for another successful year, securing its place among top Android flagships once again. Despite its dominance, it’s looking unlikely that a Snapdragon SoC will make its way to a Google Pixel flagship anytime soon, and my colleague C. Scott Brown is actually glad that Pixels don’t use Snapdragon. Much like he predicted, this opinion was highly controversial, and it seems a lot of our readers are done forgiving Tensor for its mediocrity.
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