The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro we officiallyrevealedtoday.
There are few key ways Google is differentiating itself.
One of the most peculiar, as predicted byleaks, is the arrangement of CPU cores.
Some background:Current flagship Android processors like the Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888 use three types of cores.
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AnArsTechnicainterview with Google engineers sheds some light on the core layout decisions.
As noted in the ArsTechnica article, having one big core is actually a recent development for ARM-based chips.
Traditionally, these chips have used two or more high-performance cores.
Apple, for its part, has continued to stick with a simpler divide high-efficiency and high-performance cores.
Theres plenty of unexplored potential in this regard.
Id still like to know some more numbers though, just as a frame of reference.
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