Pixel 6 Tensor chip might feature a different configuration than current flagship Android SoCs
Update: Leaker Max Weinbach also thinks the Pixel 6 Pro benchmark listing is legitimate.
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Pixel 6 Tensor chip has two X1 cores
The Tensor chip allegedly has two Cortex X1 cores clocked at 2.8Ghz, two mid-tier cores running at 2.25Ghz, and four little cores with a frequency of 1.8GHz.
That sounds sketchy because the current Samsung and Qualcomm chips meant for flagship Android phones feature one primary core, three middle cores, and four high-efficiency cores.
Samsung and Qualcomm's forthcoming premium SoCs -- the Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 898 -- will most probably feature one Cortex X2 core. Per Arm, the Cortex-X2 is 16 percent faster than the X1.
For what it's worth, leaker Digital Chat Station has corroborated the information. He also claims that the chip will come with the Mali-G78 GPU.
Presumably to help pull this off, Google poached chip engineer Leon Chang from Qualcomm earlier this year (via leaker Roland Quandt).
The alleged Pixel 6 Pro variant that has surfaced on Geekbench has 12GB of RAM and it scored 414 and 2,074 in the single- and multi-core tests, respectively. For comparison, the Snapdragon 888 powered Galaxy Z Fold 3 got 1,113 and 3,538 in the same tests.
Assuming the information is legit, the performance will likely improve as Google and Samsung optimize the chip.
Google may unveil the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro on October 19. The phones will offer a revamped design and new camera hardware and Google apparently has high hopes for them and sees them becoming one of the best flagship smartphone series of the year.
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