Apart from dominating the market for smartphone processors, Qualcomm was also dominating when it comes to modem chips that enable connectivity on a device. However, the company appears to be slowly losing its grip.
Google has already announced that the company will be using its own Tensor SoC for powering the next-generation Pixel 6 series smartphones. So far, the company has solely relied on Qualcomm Snapdragon Series processors for its mobile phones.
Now, if the latest report is to be believed, then it is not only the mobile processor that Google is ditching Qualcomm for but also the modem chip. The report adds that instead of using Qualcomm’s modem, the upcoming flagship smartphones from Google will come packed with the Samsung Exynos 5123 modem.
This is a major development considering that every smartphone available in the Unites States packs a Qualcomm modem for wireless connectivity, if the Pixel 6 Series ends up with Samsung’s modem, then it will end up breaking Qualcomm’s monopoly in the market for the first time.
Another major development for Samsung is the fact that this is the first time the South Korean giant’s Exynos modem chip will be used in a non-Samsung smartphone.
The Samsung Exynos 5123 is quite advanced, coming with support for sub-6Hz connectivity and up to 256-QAM in Millimeter Wave for uplink and downlink.
While the search engine giant has not officially revealed it but it appears as though the company has partnered with Samsung for the Pixel 6 Series phones that almost every major component has a connection to the South Korean giant.
There have been reports claiming that Google’s newly announced Tensor processor is an unreleased Samsung Exynos 9855 SoC. Apart from the processor and the 5G modem, the display and camera on the Pixel 6 Series will be sourced from Samsung itself.
Google has not yet revealed the full set of specs of its upcoming devices but has confirmed some key details such as the Pixel 6’s 6.4″ Full HD+ Display that will offer 90Hz refresh rate and the 6.7″ QHD+ Display of the Pro+ offering a 120Hz refresh rate.
The standard model features a dual-camera setup on the back while the Pixel 6 Pro has a triple-camera setup, a wide-angle lens, an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 4x telephoto lens. This time, the photography performance could top the charts considering that the chipset is going to be focused on photo output and will use AI and machine learning to do so.
Powered by the Tensor SoC with on-device AI and ML capability, the chip is also claimed to offer a significant improvement in terms of translation, captioning, and dictation.
The Pixel 6 Series will also feature most layers of hardware security that you come across in any phone, we expect the lineup to launch in the coming weeks, do not be surprised to see a lot of Google Pixel 6 leaks in the coming weeks.
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