How Google Tensor Helps Google Pixel Phones Do More
Google Tensor: The brains behind Pixel phones.
Designed by Google, this powerful chip helps Pixel take stunning pictures, supercharge your productivity, and much more.
Pixel is the only phone engineered by Google and built with a unique combination of hardware, software, and AI powered by Tensor, our custom-designed chip. This makes Pixel more helpful, more personal, and more adaptable to you. And because many of Pixel's cutting-edge features run entirely on Tensor, they work quickly and privately – without needing an internet connection.
There's more good news: Tensor keeps getting better with each generation. The new
, , and (coming soon) are all equipped with Google’s fifth-generation Tensor G5 chip, marking Pixel’s biggest leap in performance to date. This translates into a day made easier, with a battery that lasts from the moment you wake up until long after you’ve gone to sleep. The Tensor G5 is custom-built with significant upgrades like a TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) is 60% more powerful, enabling more efficient and helpful AI experiences. The CPU is, on average, 34% faster compared to the Google Tensor G4, making daily activities like scrolling, web browsing, and app launches incredibly smooth and responsive. Gamers will especially appreciate this enhanced performance for a more fluid and immersive gaming experience. Furthermore, an upgraded Imaging Signal Processor (ISP) delivers Pixel’s best image and video quality ever. Beyond these core improvements, the Tensor G5 also unlocks new, Pixel-exclusive features you'll absolutely love.The newest Pixel 10 phones, powered by the advanced Tensor G5, will also be the first to feature the latest
model – Google's cutting-edge on-device AI model. This empowers your phone to understand not just text input, but also images, audio, and speech in new languages, paving the way for even smarter interactions.Google Tensor is the innovative system-on-chip (SoC) processor co-designed with the Google DeepMind team, which is at the forefront of the latest innovations in machine learning and generative AI. Conceptualised in 2016 and first integrated into the Pixel 6 in 2021, Google Tensor plays a crucial role in optimising large AI models for mobile devices. This ensures your Pixel can continuously deliver the latest AI innovations, such as instantly translating messages and videos, or summarising long audio recordings, all without significantly draining your battery.
The Tensor G5 delivers the best of Google’s intelligence to Pixel first, including groundbreaking
innovations, putting the most personal and helpful features right in your hand.Receive proactive help, right when you need it: Imagine you're making a call to an airline to make changes to your flight bookings – but you can’t quite recall all the flight numbers. Magic Cue, powered by Google AI, can anticipate your needs and proactively provide a pop-up with all the relevant flight information. Once you're done, your friend texts, asking for the address of your rental home for the weekend. Magic Cue can automatically surface these details for you, allowing you to respond with just a tap. No more endlessly switching between apps, digging for information you know is somewhere on your phone.
Take better photos and videos: The most visible examples of machine learning on your phone are often found in your photos and videos. With the Tensor G5’s cutting-edge computational photography and image processing, your Pixel can now render more dynamic images, capture intricate details during zoom, and process sharper, higher-quality photos and videos. If you've ever felt your photos could use a little boost, prepare to be amazed by the intelligent assistance you’ve always wanted.
The Tensor G5 makes some of Pixel’s most powerful camera features possible. Capture photos in incredible detail, and zoom in even closer, with the impressive 100x Pro Zoom on Pixel 10 Pro. This is all thanks to a unique combination of advanced camera hardware and Google Tensor, featuring the first diffusion model – and the largest camera model to date – ever run within
, fully optimised specifically for Tensor G5.The Tensor G5 also enables fast, on-device AI for features like , which lets you be in the photo even when you're the photographer, or Auto Best Take, which automatically combines multiple shots into one where everyone looks their absolute best.Communicate faster and more naturally: Machine learning makes state-of-the-art speech recognition possible, with real-time translation through Live Caption and interpretation through
, features Pixel users are already familiar with. The Tensor G5 elevates these capabilities with new voice translations on Pixel 10. You can now hear the speaker’s natural voice interpreted in real time and entirely on-device during a phone call, keeping your conversations private. This significantly enhances the authenticity of phone conversations in different languages.
Protect your data: The Google Tensor chip features a separate core, isolated from the application processor, specifically for sensitive tasks and controls. This design makes your device even more resilient to attacks. Working in tandem with the certified Titan M2™ security chip and the latest Android operating system, Pixel offers the highest-rated security features. With the new Google Tensor G5 chip, your Pixel is designed with even stronger security from the ground up, helping to protect your phone throughout its entire life – from manufacturing and shipping to when it’s in your hands. The security of critical systems has been enhanced, including the digital "keys" that safeguard your personal data, making it even harder for someone to tamper with your device.
