Google Tensor explained!

What's the deal with Google's new chip?
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[@anakinskyguy6582]

It would be nice if google follows apple's strategy with chipsets and for instance, uses this year's flagship chipset in next year midrange pixel a devices, that way they put all their efforts in one single chipset each year and improve even more their ecosystem.

[@amaljoe367]

yes and pushing updates will be easier. they can cut down on camera, screen, wireless charging, water resistance etc for 6a

[@mr6570]

It would be a smart idea considering it would then allow them to make some money off R&D since the chipset would be spread to a few devices rather than just one launch for the life of the chip

[@abakhmachenko]

I think, given the cost of the regular Pixel 6, ($ 599) and its materials, it will not be difficult for Google to release the Pixel 6a in plastic, but with the same processor. Expecting the price at $ 449 with 6gb of RAM and 128 gb of internal memory with Tensor

[@yash_kambli]

Very good idea they can easily give up on other features to keep price in check, moreover like what samsung have doing in their midrange phones use of single chip in multiple devices would give them advantage of scale and same level of optimization throughout

[@sonpham3438]

We‘ll most likely see them in chrome books too

[@BharatLagali]

None of these "explained" videos actually explain anything more than the talking points of the keynote, with about 10% more words.

[@lonelyastraunaut]

Lol. Man 😂😂😂 you are on point

[@enam9000]

This phone will definitely be my next phone.

[@greenbean5186]

Google should releases in more countries.

[@subhajitmahanta]

Kids everywhere !

[@tenzrex3845]

Golden Reviewer will be the judge of dat

[@abakhmachenko]

@@greenbean5186 not anytime soon. Because of chip shortage, i think. Maybe starting with Pixel 8 they will cover at least the countries where the Google Store operates. And only after that the whole EU will be covered.

[@_Ace._]

Yeah pixels are the perfect phone for incels

[@crisismcnoodle]

I wonder if they're gonna develop a different chip for the 6a. Seems likely it'll just get the same tensor at a slight underclock, which will be a fantastic deal

[@soorajj9207]

Tensor 1a

[@PodiumTuningRacing]

I think it’ll have the same chip but materials will be different, for example plastic casing, screen resolution, camera, ect. The reason the Pixel costs so much cheaper is because they weren’t overpaying for the chipset. The 6a will be 399 and will share the camera as the regular 6 but will have a 60hz screen still. Prob 5.7 - 6 inches.

[@seasunt]

@@PodiumTuningRacing I don't think so. The price drop in pixel 6 isn't because of paying less for the chip but because of aggressive pricing to undercut the competition. Custom made chips don't reduce the expenses until later generations.

[@soorajj9207]

@@PodiumTuningRacing if that's thr case it should be under clocked atleast 20% since less cooling. Also expect plastic build, i don't think 60hz will be relevant in 2022. Most curious about camera. Hope they use smaller 50mp sensor and don't reuse the same one since pixel 3a.

[@Hal-zf4fv]

Don't be worried by the chip. Trust me it'll not disappoint! There's nothing the A15 bionic can do that the tensor won't be able too! Just wait and see

[@leadfeather2234]

I was able to get the Pixel 6 pro 256 gig in black and I can't wait. I have used the 2xl for years now and I can't wait to see the best of google

[@yaseen4356]

I'm currently on pixel 4a, I might keep it for 1 more year. And upgrade to pixel 7 pro next year.

[@muharremuzel6106]

@@yaseen4356 6 oct 🤗

[@tecniko3769]

Already ordered mine. I am upgrading from my trusty Nexus 6….

[@mrTrekirk65]

I still have a Nexus 6. I pull it out every so often and use it. I loved that phone.

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Sooooooo miss the Nexus series

[@NOLATechy]

I'm happy Google didn't go bawls deep on the speed. Speed is overrated when it comes to smartphones. Look at the iPhone 13 Pro. Yes, it has a very speedy processor, but it also generates a LOT of heat that causes it to throttle down when it gets hot. I'd rather have better machine learning and artificial intelligence with a very decent speed processor, than a speed demon. Kinda like preferring to coast the highway in a limousine rather than drag race down the highway in a bumpy wild sports car. lol

[@bobjordan5597]

I have no idea what you mean about overheating? The iPhone stays under 7W at all times, whereas every other mobile SOC, including the exynos 2100 which has a lot in common with the tensor gets close to 12W.

[@QiqiSuki]

@@bobjordan5597 my brother phone which is 12 pro max overheat with a medium task usage in about 30 min, is it normal? Yeah it normal if compared to sd 888 , but is it good? Nah, overheat effect battery and other hardware so what guy above me tell, im agree with him

[@ChrisBa303]

I agree that we had phones that where fast enough since the a10 in the iPhone 7 plus but i wouldn’t say that the ML in pixel is actually that much smarter than in the a15 all of the „smart“ features where already possible trough apps. Just use the photoshop app for example. What you also dont quite get right is how if you put the a15 in battery safer the performance is just slightly worse than in the 888 and probably pretty comparable to the tensor but with basically no heat and very little battery consumption. But if you truly need the power from the a15 for something like speedy video editing or high end computational tasks you can disable it for full performance. A have the 13 pro and it never got hot so far. I dont play high end mobile games like genshin though. There are far better Systems for that like Switch or pc. As a former Android user, something i really loved was playing gamecube games on the go. I wonder how they will perform on tensor.

[@etiennedud]

@@ChrisBa303 as per google event, the fact that they have dedicated hardware compare to just software solution is that it will complete the task quicker and with less battery usage, but only time will tell if the gain are real or this is just some bullshit marketing speech

[@sharonb.9128]

Your information is flawed or you’re purposely spreading disinformation. The iPhone 13 does not run “hot”. Or to put it a different way, there is NO Android phone chip than is more efficient or runs cooler than A15 chips. Android doesn’t have a phone chip more powerful or more efficient than Apple’s.

[@johnnybyup]

Fingers crossed there is a tensor pixel watch coming. Google all the way now!

[@yosoyturoxs]

I would change my galaxy watch 4 in a heartbeat now I'm just waiting for the pixel fold to change it for my fold 3

[@johnnyr.6320]

True I have a Samsung Watch 3 but a Tensor powered Watch that would make me buy more. Thank I was one of lucky ones to get a Pixel 6 pro ordered

[@johnnybyup]

@@johnnyr.6320 Nice, enjoy your new phone. I'm gonna wait until black Friday to order mine from Google.

[@praveenbhat5392]

No bootloader unlocking ...there goes custom rom support 😔

[@AlexD-wl2uh]

Wdym? Bootloader unlocking is actually very easy compared to Samsung on latest pixels!

[@jordanintheknow]

Good stuff man, thanks for the breakdown!

[@justahumanwithamask4089]

3:29 Prevents bootloader unlocking? That's a no from me chief.

[@yusifkatulie3817]

Shouldn't the pixel 6 be rather compered to pixel 4? The 5 technically had a midrange processor less powerful as compared to what the 4 came with.

[@cosmos-g1797]

Thanks for this bro.. was waiting for a good insight into the chipset of the new pixel 6 👍

[@austin.paquette]

Gonna be switching to this from my Pixel 3. The improvement in RAM, GPU, and battery capacity is going to feel insane

[@jbennett143]

Would be awesome to see most of the hardware Initiatives from yesteryear (like Tango, for instance) being revamped and designed from the ground up with future Tensor chips.

[@parshakamarsh]

I've never considered a Pixel before, as I've never considered the hardware and build quality to match similarly priced phones. But now that they've finally made a major effort to bring it up to the standard of their superb software, especially with a powerful in house chip, I pre ordered a Pixel 6 a couple of days ago, can't wait to get it

[@alex88088]

How's your experience with the Pixel been since?

[@inspectorgadget346]

This issue with Android is not the software. The software is amazing as long as the different phone manufacturers leave their skins off the device. The biggest issue I have with Android is that app development still lags way behind. Not the developers fault. It’s just hard to develop with all the fragmentation. I know Google with A12 is trying to bring it all in but it’s a very difficult task.

[@Nizanator]

Is it though? Only a handful of apps are only on Apple and not android

[@inspectorgadget346]

@@Nizanator you’re missing my point. It’s not about certain apps only being for one phone. It’s about the same app on Apple will have better development than the same app on Android because Apple is easier to developer for since everyone tends to be in the same version of the OS unless running beta

[@SeoWoojin55]

the only acceptable Android skin is ONEUI. in fact, its the best. Compared to ONEUI, the Pixel software looks boring and tacky

[@inspectorgadget346]

@@SeoWoojin55 I used to have the one plus 9t and it was great until one plus changed their softwares to color os

[@deleqtronica8733]

What you're trying to say is apps are not optimized for Android like how it is for iOS, Android suffers from fragmentation, it's too hard to optimize for every device so Android gets a slightly shttier version of apps.

[@AhsanU]

I personally loved the mid-range SoC on the Pixel 5, the all day battery life was amazing since I don't use my phone to play games. I also am gonna be fairly peeved if Google designed their "own" SoC, but I still have to turn off doze via an adb command to get email notifications as soon as they come like my iPhone does.

[@martinromero9017]

I'm about to have the biggest upgrade if the year, I have a Goole pixel 2 going up to a Black 6 pro AF !!!!!

[@sanashy9024]

I see a future where it will no longer be samsung vs apple

[@kreigerbailey3550]

Portland, JAMAICA in the Building!!! 👑🇯🇲🔥💥🌟⭐💯💎

[@grandiora]

They spent 5 years "development" only to end up using the Exynos infrastructure to build it. MKBHD even said the CPU layouts are copied from Samsung Exynos... Looks like their long development only achieved a TPU with some unique codes. Everything else about this processor is about the same or weaker than current generation Qualcomm processors from earlier this year. Except this is supposed to compete with Qualcomm until towards the end of 2022.

[@hawjiang5349]

Tensor is the only reason why Pixel 5 use 765G, yeah it make Tensor look 'premiumer'

[@ScandalCuracao]

Good video. I like the specs breakdown. Thx.

[@bora3.14]

Will tensor be used for budget or cheap Google phone coming next year ?

[@luisalvarez9598]

This is a good move by Google, even though for now it is only a modified variant of Samsung's processors, with 2017 architecture, it is still a long way from Apple chips but it is a start.

[@rakeshpopat8188]

But doesn't do all the brilliant stuff for the pixel Series ?

[@TheGamerWithMore]

hopefully this fixes that EDL mode that some pixel devices manage to boot into

[@MusicToTheEars141]

What happens on your Pixel, stays on your Pixel. Google Pixel 6

[@completelymindfucked]

Does it really?

[@MusicToTheEars141]

@@completelymindfucked Joke

[@CB-fj9mr]

can't wait for the big reviewer's of this phone for the full details and features.

[@skazariants]

what does it have to do with tensors?

[@joaofaf]

In terms of raw performance it doesn't seem very impressive... it's actually a variation of an exynos chip built by Samsung with input by Google. It kinda performs like an S20 (benchmarks). What remains to be tested are the AI features of the chip and how well Google optimizes Android and Gapps running on Tensor. It's kinda curious seeing Google take this "Apple approach" and making its services run better on their own silicon. Will Google license Tensor to other OEMs? Will this approach make OEMs angry?

[@troodonfarhad3102]

This is what I've waited years for Samsung to do bcz the only thing holding them back was thrid party parts and Android being open source but know that Google is doing their own parts I'm all for it. The next step is fuschia OS that hopefully will match IOS

[@oneminutewonder77]

Don't get me wrong I'm sure the Pixel 6 series are going to perform admirably. But let's be realistic here outside of the security patches how many people seriously have issues with laggy performance on their phone? Whether that be a snapdragon processor, an Apple processor, etc. For 99.9% of people it will still do what all other devices do. Text, call, browse social media and the same thing all other phones can do.

[@kuplung22]

Exactly. I'm staying with my note 9 another one or 2 years.

[@racesuey]

Ahh 765G is mid-spec cheap so I wouldn't call being better than that amazing

[@brianadams4309]

How much storage does the OS take up?

[@abhinavmahajan448]

Pretty good job done by Google. This will help people shifting from other android or iphones to pixel 6 or 6 pro . The credit goes to the Titan m2 processor.

[@_Ace._]

Only Indians and virgins think pixel phones are cool 🤣😂

[@lukenycz7967]

not fully google if they worked with samsung. samsung is known for unreliable power and ram management so that worries me

[@kpatt2006]

Hmm looking at the benchmarks, kinda feels like a downgrade going from the S21 to even the Pixel 6 Pro. Except for the giant QHD screen, I suppose. I'm excited to see all the review videos flood the tube on Monday, but I hope the phones are not completely out of stock by then.

[@klodinkediloni762]

Battery camera software price better on the Pixel as well

[@kpatt2006]

@@klodinkediloni762 Yea I'm sure the CPU is definitely powerful enough to run without lag or issues even if it does have lower benchmark scores. Especially, being stock android and specifically made for the phone. In fact, it'll probably run smoother than the 888 snapdragon in Samsung devices because of their One UI.

[@Mr.Cool7hings]

I'm looking to get the Piexl6 pro white looks so sickkk 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

Patiently waiting on my stormy black pixel 6 it will arrive on the 28th

[@motherofallemails]

They'll probably have bespoke AI tailored for each individual user, that's what's most exciting, it makes it more personal.

[@completelymindfucked]

But they'll mine the crap out of your data, for profit. That's the downside

[@ggs9556]

Hoping the phone performs better than what geekbench is showing if not thats super disappointing I thought it was going to be at LEAST on par with the snapdragon 888

[@eyeDavid]

I would think google would be having folding gimmicky phones

[@RyanLuca581]

i really wanna buy a google pixel but I like small phones. i'd buy the 5a if it had the tensor chip but the larger phones aren't really my style.

[@ce9916]

Who manufactures tensor?

[@triadwarfare]

How does Google's Tensor cores compare against Nvidia's?

[@somethingelse25]

This is a good move for Google. It's the best way to go and will bring them not only success but will bring us a better product.

[@completelymindfucked]

But is it a better move for consumers?

[@somethingelse25]

@@completelymindfucked yes because we get better functionality and more features not possible with Snapdragon.

[@hegelhuang2625]

Google's processor tensor, this year is tensor, next year is tensor 2, is it true?

[@Dani_-ec4is]

The idea is good, even VERY good 👍🏻, but the realization is NOT - old cores, old architecture ... 😐. Obviously I will wait for Tensor 2 - 5nm / ArmV9 ... 🤓.

[@DhavalSakaria]

so snapdragon wins?

[@mrrdavid]

How they get 12 right first I had it as the beta I rolled it back now I have the final version and it's no better I have the 4a5g and when I'm using Spotify and the screen times out Spotify won't play my games are glitchy as hell when I bought this phone I expected way more my Google mini disconnects I had the fossil gen 5 and watch OS constantly disconnected I'm really considering going back to iPhone

[@Technocrat.]

Tensor can't be that powerful if it's slow with fingerprint sensor and can not do facial recognition lol.

[@me5425]

Tensor great soc 👍😃👍

[@xravenhairsexgod]

I have the Pixel 7 Pro and it's superb. 1/16/2023 😸

[@Clownworld74]

Lol Samsung Chip Slapped With A Google Label

[@mdnazrin8594]

I sense battery drain!

[@Hal-zf4fv]

I have a sneaky feeling that the benchmark figures will probably go up. But even if they don't u won't be to bothered. We are becoming obsessed with benchmarks and this isn't the best way to guage everyday performance. Far from it. Take pixel 5. On recent speed tests , the sort of thing most use their phones for, it absolutely trashed the iPhone 12 pro max. Obviously things like video rendering and game FPS the iPhone was faster, however its way way way more powerful on paper but this in no way whatsoever shone through in reality. What I'm getting at is the pixel 6 range is very worthy on single core figures and very capable against anything out today. The multicore is less but that was always going to be the way with how Google has configured it's SOC set up. But with tensor things will not need to use the CPU as much and I bet the pixel 6 will shine. Don't forget it's got a 20 core CPU but on the same process as exynos but with more cores. The exynos 2100 can already hold its own so I don't see why pixel can't. Anyway I guess we'll see very soon

[@user-ip8fi4fp3m]

Tensor is actually just a con job for the pixel. It's barely a mid range chip.

[@HablaConOwens]

Without benchmarks and comparison test, im not interested. Too much of a risk. Ready for the 25th.

[@harshsoni3468]

What fool...They Already Announced its Incore Details.

[@ashtonkee5868]

An SoC in late 2021 that's only comparable to the SD865???? OMG and you sounded so super forgiving about that !! Is Google sponsoring this video?

[@syarifairlangga4608]

I want to see how good Pixel when using Instagram/Whatsapp built in Photo and Video recorder. If it sucks then for average user it sucks ...

[@mikecarr1484]

Not one of these is a legitimate unboxing or first hand with Google pixel. .why is everyone so afraid of a embargo ? Lame.

[@seanmoran9466]

This is chip is one of the main reason I had to get my pre-order in. Google is already the superior OS, nice to see a chip specifically made for their flagship.

[@Aaron-yz3lt]

Snapdragon is kind of going into intel's position

[@jopaulut4391]

Nice presentation bro keep up

[@beater_y363]

😂The presentation is from the event.

[@bobjordan5597]

3:53 while last years iphone is managing Dolby vision? Come on Google get it together

[@edbenedictos2873]

watching this video in my pixel 6 January 10 2023 ... ..

[@nagatopain6798]

My OnePlus 9 Geekbench 5 score was higher than Google tensor chip.... Wtf Google

[@foysalhasanshakil8614]

They said 20 core GPU how

[@shivsankermondal]

qualcomm does make good products but they don't provide 5g carrier aggregation in midrange chips like mediatek also they don't support their chips for long , i have galaxy note 10 lite the processor is from galaxy s9 it will be supported till android 13 and security update till 2024 not the best phone but still supported old chip because its made by Samsung.

[@anuradhaedirisuriya]

Hoping for a better ecosystem with tensor chipset

[@saileshrachapudi8486]

Android will fragment even more 🥲🥲

[@chrisberry9070]

I'm moving from the S20 FE 5G (which is still pretty good) to the Pixel 6 black 128gb, I'm hoping the move from 6Gbs to 8Gbs of RAM will help improve gaming performance, overall I just want the pixel 6 to perform better than the S20 FE 5G and I have a feeling they will be on par with each other when it comes to performance with the pixel 6 having the advantage

[@maureed159]

It's still not Apple level. I mean, Apple really design their own chips where Google TC is more just like Arm cores that are put together.

[@The_Wandering_Warrior1]

A 15 is based on ARMv8 architecture

[@AbdulWajidCKcm]

@@The_Wandering_Warrior1 Seriously, These blind Fans :D

[@tilbintt3491]

Oh man you seriously need to change your name to 'Artificial Intelligence with 0 IQ' . 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bobjordan5597]

@@The_Wandering_Warrior1 Apple uses highly modified cores, Google uses stock ones, which is why apple will crush tensor, in expecting the 2 year old iPhone 11 to be faster

[@QiqiSuki]

@@bobjordan5597 faster is everything? Then let google change the meta in phone processor business lmao

[@davidjamgochian]

Great luck

[@mathiasegeland1941]

HEY!

[@Cpt.GinOkami]

A15 5 core gpu / tensor 20 core gpu

[@nathannjohn8654]

Jo

[@kevin-jm3qb]

it's a heavily modified Samsung chip. yet again another failed Google product

[@me5425]

Yes,it's a custom unreleased exynos chip 😃👍

[@sebastianhappy573]

Sorry vivo iPhone no 🤑

[@Ворчуновский]

₽in Tab

[@neggas-]

This is the worst chip , manufactured by the worst chip maker : samsung

[@me5425]

Tensor isn't bad,ik Samsung exynos on Samsung phones is bad but not pixel phones

[@alvincwu]

Good bye iphone 12 pro max, hello pixel

[@zubamans]

First here

[@alba4k]

Kinda looks like exynos 9980 to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@sunboricha]

3rd comment here🤣

[@johnlv7060]

strong and smooth like iphone yet? then nah. i want no feel laging phone not AI marketing

[@arithmetic7105]

Android flagships caught up with the iPhones years ago lol

[@NaNa-cq8ck]

@@arithmetic7105 yeah probably with an iphone model that came years ago.. don't get me wrong, I myself have never used iPhone and only owned Samsung and Sony devices in the last decade and a half, but iPhone always seems to be many steps ahead of what Android flagships could deliver. With the 13 lineup's battery, screen and performance, they've hammered the final nail on every stereotype that has been said against iPhone to make Android look better. I'm just waiting to see how Pixel 6/6 pro and Samsung's upcoming devices match up with the iPhone 13 series before finally getting an apple device and leaving Android for good.

[@topubaksh8316]

@@NaNa-cq8ck i am sure u dont have any of apples new phn or any new android flagship phn.lmao

[@johnlv7060]

@@arithmetic7105 no it's not im using pixel 4

[@foysalhasanshakil8614]

They said 20 core GPU how