Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Google’s Tensor Chip

On Monday, Google announced the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, both of which are set to make use of the search giant’s in-house chipsets in place of the typical Snapdragon SoC.

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The company has been known for Pixel Visual Core and Titan M security additions and its work in chips, this is the first time that Google has worked on a proper chipset and with it, the company is putting in a Tensor Processor Unit, which is the heart and soul of the new Tensor SoC.

The key focus for this new chip is to enhance ML or machine learning and imaging functions, instead of just focusing on raw performance.

This leads to some things that should have your attention, so, we will be discussing why the Tensor SoC is a bigger deal than you might have thought of it to be.

Here’s Why Google’s Tensor SoC Is Very Important 

Before we delve deep into the chipset and why it is important, we need to discuss what it exactly is. For those of you unaware, it is a custom piece of silicon that has been designed by the folks at Google, with the key focus being efficiency.

This, in theory, should lead to faster and better image processing, voice processing and other such ML capabilities, all, which should lead to a device that feels faster than the Pixel 5, the device that the Pixel 6 is set to succeed.

Google has mentioned that it is working on the ability to make use of on-device real-time language translation, dubbed Live Translate and text-to-speech without having to make use of a working internet connection.

The chipset should also lead to an improvement for the Google Lens application, which as of now is a wonderful tool to search certain products or know more about a specific thing. All of this should lead to a significant improvement over last year’s Pixel 5.