Google recently introduced the highly anticipated Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor processors. Thus, the company took its place among companies such as Samsung and Apple, which produced their own ARM-based CPU. According to the latest information, the US technology giant is determined to continue the project.
Google, which has always cooperated with Qualcomm in the past years, seems to have completely abandoned this partnership. The company, which has already started working on the Pixel 7 family, is developing the processors of the phone, which is planned to be released in 2022. Here are the details…
Google is determined to develop its own processors
The documentation for some apps on the Pixel 6 contains references to a phone with the codename Pixel ‘Cloudripper’. Rumors suggest that this “Cloudripper” codename is a developer dashboard not just for the Pixel 7, but for all the new and high-end phones that Google will release in the future.
Cloudripper, judging by the documentation viewed earlier this year, Tensor chips appear to be related to a new chip called GS201 as opposed to the GS101 model. Google couldn’t go back to Qualcomm after trying Tensor chips. This seems to have pushed the company to continue on its own silicon chips.
The new chipset will be featured in the Pixel 7, which is scheduled to launch in 2022. The characteristics of the chip are not yet known. But judging by the other Tensor SoCs, it looks like Google will likely upgrade TPU and adopt Arm’s Armv9 CPUs and Mali G710 GPUs.
Is the search giant having an inventory problem?
Recently, Google canceled all pre-orders for the Pixel 6 without any valid explanation. Then the company offered another wait form on its site to inform users about when the Pixel 6 Pro will be released. This shows that Google is having some inventory problems.
The Pixel 6 Pro page in the Google Store has a banner showing the waiting list. The banner also has a button to join the waiting list and check stock from other retailers. Although the company has inventory problems, it is a fact that there is a lot of demand for the Pixel 6 Pro.
What do you think about the new Tensor SoC that Google is working on? You can share your ideas with us in the comments.
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