Google has not been shy about letting us know that the Google Pixel 6 series is coming soon. However, the phone has yet to appear, and there is still time for rumors and leaked information to circulate online.
The information comes from a user "Panda is bald" on the Chinese social network Weibo. The leak includes what are supposedly comprehensive specs for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Google's in-house Tensor chipset. And it all sounds pretty impressive.
According to the post, the Pixel 6 will feature a 6.4-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a dual-lens rear camera with 50MP and 12MP lenses, an 8MP selfie cam, a 4,614 mAh battery, up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Presumably, these camera lenses are wide and ultra-wide.
Meanwhile, the Pixel 6 Pro is said to have a 6.71-inch OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, a 5,000 mAh battery, 12MP selfie cam, up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. It is also said to have a 50MP, 12MP, and 48MP triple-lens rear camera with 4x zoom. It seems likely that they will be wide, ultra-wide, and telephoto lenses, respectively.
We have heard most of these specs from previous rumors, along with information that the Pixel 6 Pro will offer QHD+ resolution and the Pixel 6 will remain FHD+.
But what is really interesting here are the Tensor specs, as this is Google's first attempt to release a phone with its own chipset. According to the "Panda is Bald" post: it will have two 2.8 GHz high-volume cores, two 2.25 GHz clock speed cores, and four 1.8 GHz cores.
The post also claims that Tensor is "almost 870," presumably referring to the Snapdragon 870, a chip that sits between the 2020 Snapdragon 865 Plus and the flagship Snapdragon 888. It is a chip that sits between the 2020 Snapdragon 865 Plus and the flagship Snapdragon 888. It is certainly much more powerful than the Snapdragon 765G chipset in the Pixel 5.
It also makes sense, given that the Tensor was slightly below both the Snapdragon 888 and Samsung's Exynos 2100 in the latest Pixel 6 Pro benchmark scores.
Of course, Tensor may not be built to be the "best chipset" like Apple is trying to do with the iPhone A series. Instead, Google promises that the chip is built to focus on AI and machine learning.
And by building Tensor from the ground up, Google has the ability to ensure much better performance than if it tried to retrofit Qualcomm or other third-party chips with that capability. Given what Google has already accomplished in AI and machine learning, especially in computational photography, it is exciting to see what it will be able to do with Tensor.
Currently, the Pixel 6 series is rumored to launch on October 19 and is gearing up for a release at the end of the month. So we don't have too long to wait to find out what is happening. For the latest news, check out the Google Pixel 6 hub.
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