The new chips present another challenge to market dominators Qualcomm, whose chips power over 40 per cent of Android phones.
Google said the processor, called Tensor, will help it to overcome issues around running competent AI on smartphones, a limitation that it has faced in the past.
“We set about building a technology platform built for mobile that enabled us to bring our most innovative AI and machine learning (ML) to our Pixel users. We set out to make our own SoC to power Pixel 6. And now, years later, it’s almost here,” the search firm said in a blog post.
“Tensor was built for how people use their phones today and how people will use them in the future. As more and more features are powered by AI and ML it’s not simply about adding more computing resources, it’s about using that ML to unlock specific experiences for our Pixel users.”
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