{"id":392149,"date":"2021-04-03T08:26:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T06:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=392149"},"modified":"2021-04-03T08:27:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T06:27:17","slug":"google-will-make-own-processor-for-next-flagship-smartphone-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/392149-google-will-make-own-processor-for-next-flagship-smartphone-report.html","title":{"rendered":"Google will make own processor for next flagship smartphone – Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google will debut its first mobile chip in its upcoming Pixel 6 smartphones, a report from 9to5Google has claimed<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rumours that the company was working on its own system-on-chip (SoC) first emerged in 2020.<\/p>\n

At the time, reports claimed that the company was working with Samsung to bring its own silicon to Google smartphones and Chromebooks in a project dubbed “Whitechapel”.<\/p>\n

9to5Google has now said Google was internally using the codename GS101 for the first chip being developed as part of Whitechapel. The GS is supposedly short for “Google Silicon”.<\/p>\n

In official documentation seen by the publication, Whitechapel is used in connection with the codename “Slider” – a reference which has also been found in the Google Camera app.<\/p>\n

“From what we can piece together, we believe that Slider is a shared platform for the first Whitechapel SoC,” the report stated.<\/p>\n

“Looking at other projects connected to ‘Slider’, we find the codename is also directly connected to Samsung, including references to Samsung Exynos,” it added.<\/p>\n

This appeared to confirm that Google’s chips are being built in collaboration with Samsung’s system large-scale integration (SLSI) division.<\/p>\n

The report added that the first phones to be built on the Slider platform will be released this spring, and are expected to be the Pixel 6 and possibly the Pixel 5a.<\/p>\n

Taking on Apple<\/h3>\n

Google’s push to develop its own smartphone chips could be an indication that it wants to take on Apple’s dominance in hardware-software synergy in the mobile space.<\/p>\n

Apple has been producing its own chips for its iPhones and iPads since 2010.<\/p>\n

This capability has allowed it to optimise its processors for use in conjunction with its iOS software.<\/p>\n

This has resulted in the chips outperforming Android-based rivals such as those made by Qualcomm and Samsung.<\/p>\n

Combining Google’s expertise on Android and Samsung’s experience with hardware development could possibly lead to performance improvements on the Android platform.<\/p>\n

Now read: iPhones have more storage than Android smartphones on average \u2013 Report<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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