On Monday Google announced that Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones will be arriving soon with Tensor, a custom-built System on Chip, which will power the new devices.
The first Pixel phone was launched in 2016, followed by features like HDR+ and Night Sight, which used artificial intelligence (AI) to create beautiful images with computational photography.
Google Pixel 6 smartphone: Specs you should look out for
Google said the new phones will “redefine what it means to be a Pixel.” In this new design, Google will combine the same beautiful aesthetic across software and hardware with Android 12, to the new Tensor SoC.
You will also see an upgraded rear camera and improved sensors. The new design also gives the whole camera system a new home with the camera bar. On top of that, an aluminum finish that feels great on your hand, like that of the Pro light’s polished aluminum frame.
The new and updated Material You will also work well with Pixel 6.
“With Material You, we’re mixing color science with years of work in interaction design and engineering. These UI updates are grounded in the new animation and design framework — to make using your Pixel feel incredibly natural because everything runs smoothly on the Tensor chip,” Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Devices & Services at Google said.
What you need to know about Tensor
TensorFlow is a free and open-source software library for machine learning that was developed by Google years ago. It is an AI-powered software that Google will use to unlock specific experiences for our Pixel users.
“The team that designed our silicon wanted to make Pixel even more capable. For example, with Tensor we thought about every piece of the chip and customized it to run Google’s computational photography models. For users, this means entirely new features, plus improvements to existing ones,” Osterloh said.
