The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are released on October 13 and are equipped with the second chip designed by Google, the Tensor G2, an evolution of the original Tensor. According to the analyses, it would be more energy efficient and would be equipped with a better modem.
The long-awaited Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will be released this Thursday, October 13, after a presentation a few days ago at the Made by Google conference. Evolutions of Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, they are equipped with a new SoC designed by Google, the Tensor G2. The latter solves recurring problems on its previous version while improving the autonomy of smartphones.
Google’s Tensor G2 SoC fixes the problems of its first chip
The Tensor G2 does not present any major changes compared to the first Tensor since there are two main cores which are Cortex-X1, with a clocking that goes from 2.80 to 2.85 GHz, two Cortex-A55 cores that there were already two Cortex-A78 cores, slightly more efficient compared to the Cortex-A76. On the GPU side, there was previously the Maki-G78 MP20, this year it is the Mali-G710 MP07 which is integrated, which is found in particular on the ROG Phone 6G.
Shortly after the release of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro last year, more and more bugs appeared on these models, such as Bluetooth which appeared to be random, or even problems with incoming calls which were blocked automatically.
The problem pointed out by PhoneArena is the Shannon A5123 5G modem manufactured by Samsung which was causing connectivity issues. According SamMobile, the new modem used is the Exynos 5300 from Samsung, engraved in 4 nm. The latter was presented by its manufacturer only last week so we do not yet know its performance. However, we can expect it to be faster, more energy efficient and above all to solve the problems encountered on the previous generation.
Improved chip for more features on Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
These arguments, we find them in the speech given by Google, in particular on the sales page of its latest smartphones. We learn that the Tensor G2 “ was designed to improve the performance and efficiency of the Pixel to extend battery life “. A chip that would also take and process photos faster and more efficiently, Google phones being recognized for the quality of their photo algorithms.
It is also thanks to this chip that the ” Super Res Zoom presented by Google a few days ago. It offers up to x8 magnification on the Pixel 7 and up to x30 on the Pixel 7 Pro. Still in photos, the manufacturer presented a function which makes it possible to sharpen photos taken out of focus, with rather impressive previews.
According to Google, the improvement of its chip allows better processing of images in video, for example for real-time cinematic blurring. The Tensor G2 can record 4K video at 60 frames per second, which the first Tensor couldn’t. Finally, voice typing and translation are faster than on the Pixel 6.
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