If you’re a Google Pixel fan, the future of the smartphone series has never looked brighter. Yesterday, a new report claimed Google won’t just have TSMC produce the Tensor G5 chip in the Pixel 10, but it will keep that TSMC partnership going for up to five years. In other words, we could see TSMC-made Tensor chips starting with the Pixel 10 and lasting through the Pixel 14.
Google’s Tensor chips have never been known for their incredible horsepower, battery efficiency, or thermal management. Since Google introduced its Tensor chips in 2021, the blame for those shortcomings has largely been put on Samsung, which has manufactured Google’s Tensor chips since the beginning. But with Samsung exiting the picture and TSMC supposedly filling that role for the next several years, we could be looking at the best phase of Google Pixel phones yet.