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Pixel 9 leak: Disappointing upgrades with the Tensor G4 chip

The technology industry was recently surprised by leaks about the new Google Pixel 9, which will be unveiled on August 13. The specifications of the new Tensor G4 chip in particular have caused a lot of discussion. Despite high expectations, the chip appears to offer only minor improvements over its predecessor, the Tensor G3, as reported by AndroidAuthority.

Important features of the Tensor G4:

  • ARMv9-A core architecture
  • One Cortex-X4 core with 3.1GHz
  • Three Cortex-A720 cores with 2.6GHz
  • Four Cortex-A520 cores with 1.95GHz

Detailed analysis of the Tensor G4 chip

The Tensor G4 chip, which is to be used in the Pixel 9 series, shows only a slight increase in performance in benchmark tests compared to the Tensor G3. According to the leaks published via the AnTuTu benchmark tests, the Tensor G4 achieves 1.07 million points in the Pixel 9 base model, while the Pro models achieve 1.14 million and 1.17 million points respectively (TechRadar) (Android Central).

Technical specifications

The Tensor G4 is based on the ARMv9-A architecture and uses a combination of a powerful Cortex-X4 core, three medium Cortex-A720 cores and four efficient Cortex-A520 cores.

Although this configuration shows an improvement over the previous model, it does not offer the significant performance boost that many users had expected. Especially as one of the predecessor’s performance cores has been removed without replacement. The GPU also remains the same and only offers minimal increases in clock rates.

Comparison with the Tensor G3

The Tensor G3, which was used in the Pixel 8, offers a similar core structure, but with slightly lower clock frequencies. The performance difference between the G3 and G4 is minimal, which is disappointing for many tech enthusiasts and gamers.

Especially when compared to competing products such as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is used in many other flagship smartphones, the Tensor G4 performs rather mediocre.

Tensor G4 Tensor G3
CPU Cluster 1 1x Cortex-X4 (3.1 GHz) 1x Cortex-X3 (2.9 GHz)
CPU Cluster 2 3x Cortex-A720 (2.6 GHz) 4x Cortex-A715 (2.4 GHz)
CPU Cluster 3 4x Cortex-A520 (1.95 GHz) 4x Cortex-A510 (1.7 GHz)
GPU ARM Mali-G715 (7 cores, 940 MHz) ARM Mali G-715 (890 MHz)

However, there are no innovations in the other components of the chip, such as the Edge TPU, the GXP processor, BigWavbe (AV1 encoder), Titan M2 and more. These have been adopted one-to-one from the G3.

According to AndroidAuthority, the Tensor G4 is not the chip that Google originally intended. This was to be developed independently of Samsung, but is not yet ready for the market and could therefore only be released next year.

Conclusion

While the Pixel series is appreciated for its software integration and camera technology, the hardware, especially the processor, falls short of expectations.

However, the final release of the Pixel 9 and the actual performance of the Tensor G4 can only be judged after the official market launch. Until then, it remains to be seen whether Google has any surprises in store or whether the current leaks reflect reality

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