The Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro will launch this fall with new Tensor chip

Google gives us our first teaser of the Pixel 6.

What you need to know

Google teases its upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
The teaser includes official images and information about the upcoming flagships.
The Pixel 6 smartphones will come equipped with Google's new Tensor chip.

The Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are official, as the company has taken to its official blog to tease its upcoming flagship smartphones.

Despite some conflicting rumors that Google was sticking with the "XL" moniker for its larger Pixel, the company has now made the "Pixel 6 Pro" name official for its beefier model.

The company also provided some details about the build of the devices, which as a matte aluminum finish on the Pixel 6 and a polished aluminum frame on the 6 Pro. Both devices will also come with "improved sensors and lenses" to help compete with some of the best Android phones on the market. The sensors come with a new design that will better accommodate the upgraded camera system.

Google did not provide many specifics on the cameras, but the Pixel 6 Pro will be equipped with a triple camera setup that includes a 4x telephoto camera, while the dual-camera setup on the Pixel 6 misses out on that sensor. Both devices are expected to feature an ultra-wide sensor as well.

The new smartphones will run the new Android 12 upgrade with Material You and are powered by Google's new Tensor chip, previously known as "Whitechapel." The company says the chip was designed with a focus on AI and machine learning "to unlock specific experiences for our Pixel users" and will enable many new features and experiences.

Google says Tensor can run its "most powerful AI and ML models" for photography, speech, and more. The company hints at improvements with voice commands, translation, captioning, and dictation.

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed his excitement for the massive improvements that Tensor for the upcoming Pixel 6 smartphones, saying that it's the "biggest innovation in Pixel" that the company has made to date:

Our custom Google Tensor chip, which has been four years in the making and builds off of two decades of Google's computing experience, does exactly that.

Starting with Pixel 6 phones launching this fall, it will help make more helpful experiences possible, from better speech recognition that uses half the power consumption to the best face detection to improve blurry photos in low lighting.

The new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch this Fall, although no specific launch date was given.

It's coming

Google Pixel 6

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The power of AI in your hands

The upcoming Google Pixel 6 will mark an important milestone for Google with its new custom-built SoC that will power the phone's AI and machine learning on-device, enabling better photography, speech recognition, and tons of new experiences.

Source: androidcentral

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