Google's Tensor G6 in Pixel 11 isn't the first 2nm smartphone chip after all

It was rumored that Google’s new Tensor G6, debuting in the Pixel 11, would be the first smartphone chip using TSMC’s 2nm process, but it turns out that won’t be the case.

According to VP of Hardware at Google, Peng Yu-chun, speaking with CNA, Tensor G6 is actually produced using TSMC’s 3nm process. Prior to launch, it was reported that Google would be the first to use TSMC’s 2nm process in a smartphone chip, beating Apple, which is usually first in line for these upgrades.

Google’s new Tensor G6 chip isn’t without upgrades, though, with the company touting:

Upgraded CPU with “25% faster web browsing, 15% quicker app launches”

50% more TPU compute