Google to Launch Own Processor for Upcoming Pixel Phones

Google Tensor will power the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

By Reuters | Updated: 3 August 2021 09:58 IST

Google to Launch Own Processor for Upcoming Pixel Phones

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro debut this fall

Highlights

Shares of Qualcomm were down marginally
Google Pixel 5a would still have a Qualcomm processor
Google is set to disclose more details about Tensor closer to the release

Alphabet's Google will use processors designed in-house for its Pixel phones launching later this fall, in a shift away from Qualcomm's technology that has powered the search giant's Android devices for more than 15 years.

The processor, called Tensor, will power the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones, Google said in a blog post, with the company set to disclose more details closer to the release.

Here's a sneak peek at the newest Google Phones powered by Google Tensor - the brand new chip designed by Google, custom-made for Pixel.

Meet:
📱 #Pixel6
📱 #Pixel6 Pro

Both are coming later this year.

We'll tell you a little about them in this 🧵 👇

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— Made By Google (@madebygoogle) August 2, 2021

Shares of Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of wireless chips for smartphones, were down marginally in afternoon trading.

Google said the next Pixel phone, 5a, would still have a Qualcomm processor.

Google Pixel 5a Spotted on FCC Ahead of Rumoured August Launch

"We will continue to work closely with Google on existing and future products based on Snapdragon platforms," a Qualcomm spokesperson said in a statement.

Last year, Apple started using its own central processor designed for Mac devices, in a step away from chipmaker Intel.

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