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Scott Younker

Google Tensor G5 and G6 chips forecasted to lag behind Apple and Qualcomm

Pixel 9 Pro Obsidian.

The ship is leaking at Google. 

Earlier this week, a source revealed documents to Android Authority that next year's Tensor G5 and 2026's Tensor G6 would be dropping a nanometer and be the first completely designed internally by Google. The new TSMC-built 3nm chips should be both faster and more efficient than the 4nm Samsung-manufactured ones in the Pixel 9 series. This finally helps Google's chip catch up a little to the Apple A18 processor and Snapdragon 8 Elite.

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