Google is set to debut its first in-house smartphone chipset, the Tensor SoC, in its upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones. And if the latest report from XDA is correct, the Tensor’s rumored CPU setup could be very, very weird — even by Google standards. Let’s take a step back to explain why:When we’re looking at most smartphone SoCs, there are generally two main parts: performance CPU cores and efficiency CPU cores. A typical Arm-based design might include four performance cores (like the Cortex-A78) and four efficiency cores (like the Cortex-A55). For now, though, the mystery of the Pixel 6’s Tensor chip has gotten even weirder.

Source: The Nation September 15, 2021 21:00 UTC