Learning Apple, Pixel 6 will also use Google’s “growers” processor

Tram Ho

A new report from 9to5Google says that Google’s phones coming out this year, including the Pixel 6, will be the first to feature Google’s own custom chip called the Whitechapel “GS101”.

During the recent earnings report, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed “deeper investments in hardware” with a “huge roadmap” for 2021. Many analysts that this is an affirmation that Google is developing a processor of its own, codenamed “Whitechapel”.

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The first rumors of this effort emerged in early 2020, when Google was reportedly trying to make its own SoC (System on Chip) processor for use on Pixel phones and Chromebooks – similar to how Apple is working with iPhones, iPads and Macs. Google is said to be co-developing Whitechapel with Samsung’s chip casting division – which also means the chip will have many similarities with Exynos, including software.

According to the report, Google will be ready to launch Whitechapel-powered devices by 2021. According to a document seen by 9to5Google, Pixel phones released in 2021 will be powered by Google’s Whitechapel processor. In this document, Whitechapel is referred to as the codename Slider – a name mentioned in the Google Camera app. Internally, this chip is called GS101, with GS presumably short for Google Silicon.

According to previous reports, Google’s chip will have eight ARM CPU cores, with two Cortex-A78 cores, two Cortex-A76 cores and four Cortex-A55 cores. It is also equipped with ARM’s Mali GPU and will be manufactured using Samsung’s 5nm process. Based on these parameters, the XDA-Developers site predicts that the Whitechapel will be a mid-range chip similar to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 series.

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In addition to the aforementioned key components, Google’s processors are also equipped with three groups of TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) for machine learning applications, and possibly even Titan M security chip. These are all specialized chips developed by Google for a long time, so it is very likely that they will appear in Google’s own processor.

Making its own chips also means that Google will no longer depend on Qualcomm to roll out driver updates to be compatible with each new Android version. This allows new Pixel phones to update Android up to 5 generations instead of being limited to the current 3 generations.

The first phones with Google’s own chips were codenamed “Raven” and “Oriole”, most likely the Pixel 6 and Pixel 5a 5G. While it’s just a mid-range chip, it’s making Google’s phone launch event this year more remarkable than ever.

Synthesis 9to5Google, XDA-Developers

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