Google held "Google I/O 2022" and announced the outline of the new smartphone.
🟦 Next-generation Google’s proprietary SoC “Tensor” adopted on Pixel 7
At its Google I/O 2022 event, Google outlined the new Google Pixel 2022 and Google Pixel 7 Pro smartphones, which will be available in the fall of 7. The Pixel 7 will feature the next generation of Google’s proprietary Tensor SoC. There were no details about the next-generation SoC at the event.
Google “Tensor” SoC
A proprietary processor that Google installed in the “Pixel 2021” in 6. It is an SoC designed based on the CPU and GPU provided by arm. It features a unique TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) for AI designed by Google built into the chip.
🟦 Low-cost smartphones also use our own SoC
At the event, it was announced that sales of the low-cost smartphone “Pixel 6a” will begin in July 2022. It will be equipped with the same unique SoC “Tensor” and security chip “Taitan M7” as the high-end Pixel 6. In the past, low-priced smartphones were equipped with semiconductors different from high-end models, but they will be common for the first time. This is aimed at increasing the mass production effect of our proprietary semiconductors.
🟦Summary
Google announced the outline of the new Pixel 7 smartphone, but did not mention its own SoC “Tensor”.
It seems to be a trend to use the same SoC for low-priced versions like Apple’s A series. I think some sort of selection has been done for high-end models.
