Pixel 5a and successors will not get new Google Tensor SoC

The new Google Tensor SoC will not be present within the mid-range Pixel ‘a’ smartphones, Google has confirmed.

The new, homegrown processor geared towards maximising Google’s AI and machine learning technology will power the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro later this year.

However, in an interview with Wired, Google’s hardware chief Rick Osterloh said future Pixel ‘a’ handsets will continue to use the generic Qualcomm Snapdragon processors.

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