Google to launch own processor for upcoming Pixel smartphones

Alphabet Inc’s Google will use processors designed in-house for its Pixel phones launching later this fall, in a shift away from Qualcomm’s technology that has powered the search giant’s Android devices for more than 15 years.
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The processor, called Tensor, will power the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones, Google said in a blog post, with the company set to disclose more details closer to the release.

Google said the next Pixel phone, 5a, would still have a Qualcomm processor.

“We will continue to work closely with Google on existing and future products based on Snapdragon platforms,” a Qualcomm spokesperson said in a statement.

Last year, Apple started using its own central processor designed for Macs, in a step away from chipmaker Intel.

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