Pixel 6 Will Be Powered by a Custom Google-Made Mobile Chipset

Apr. 3, 2021

Nearly a year ago, reports of Googledeveloping its own chipsetfor use in Pixel phones as well as Chromebooks surfaced online. It was revealed that Google and Samsung are partnering up for a custom Exynos chipset codenamed Whitechapel. Well, it looks like those rumors did have some merit. A recent9to5Google reportsuggests that this year’s Pixel 6 will be powered by a Google-made mobile chipset.

Google is Making its Own Processors

The document confirmed Google’s upcoming plans in regard to the Whitechapel chip. It also mentioned the codename ‘Slider,’ which was previously spotted in the Google Camera app code. It is expected to be a“shared platform for the first Whitechapel SoC,”as per the report.

Though the latest report does not mention the specifications, welearnedabout them as early as April last year. The Google chipset will be built on Samsung’s5nm LPE node process. It will be an octa-core processor with 2x Cortex-A78 cores, 2x Cortex-A76 cores, and 4x Cortex-A55 cores. It will also include a Samsung ISP, AI Engine, and the Pixel Visual Core for added benefits on the Pixel 6.

One of the biggest benefits of the custom chip will beextended software support. The company will no longer have to rely on Qualcomm for driver updates. It will finally be able to promiseup to five years of Android updates, much like Apple’s iOS. It will then beat Samsung’srecent decisionto provide four years of updates to many of its devices.

So yeah, Google is finally looking to take a page from Apple’s playbook and build its own tightly-knit hardware ecosystem. The Whitechapel chips will not be restricted to just Pixel smartphones and will most likely find their way into Chromebooks, smart speakers, and other hardware projects in the coming years. So, are you excited about the launch of Pixel 6 in the fall this year?