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Pixel 6 may come with Google's own silicon: Report
DH Web Desk
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Google Pixel 4a. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit
Google Pixel 4a. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit

Google's Pixel series are one of the best camera phones in the market, but unfortunately, last year, the handsets Pixel 5, and 4a 5G with mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G were no match compared to rival brands such as Samsung Galaxy S20 (&Note20 with Snapdragon 865) and Apple iPhone 12 (with A14 Bionic).

However, Google is said to be making the game-changing move with the new generation of mobile phones coming in 2021. The latter is expected to come with search engine giant's proprietary chipset, reported 9to5Google.

Google silicon is code-named 'GS101' Whitechapel and is being made in collaboration with Samsung, who by the way has its own line of Exynos chipset for mobile.

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Google's Whitechapel chipset is expected to be incorporated in at least two Pixel phones codenamed-- Raven and Oriole. One presumed to be the Pixel 6 and the other is likely to be called Pixel 5a 5G, the successor of Pixel 4a 5G.

It should be noted that Apple designs A-series and M-series silicon for iPhones, iPads and Mac respectively and the maximum percentage of the order is manufactured by supply partner Taipei-based TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).

It remains to be seen how Google's chipset will perform against Apple iPhones, which are always a generation ahead of Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Android phones in terms of pure power, camera hardware prowess, and efficient use of the battery.

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(Published 05 April 2021, 18:21 IST)