Security-Focused Pixel 7, 7 Pro Powered by Second-Gen Google Tensor Chips

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Google today announced several new products at an event held in Brooklyn, including the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones as well as the Pixel Watch wearable. With features such as At a Glance and Direct My Call, Google promises the new devices will be helpful time-savers that allow people to control their entertainment and focus on their health.

While most aspects of the devices have been leaked well ahead of time, there's still plenty to be excited about thanks to hardware improvements across the board.

The heart of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro is the refreshed Google Tensor G2 system on a chip. Google wasn't 100% forthcoming with all the details about the Tensor G2, but it's a small update, according to the provided specs.

To start, it features an octa-core arrangement with two high-performance Cortex X1 cores at 2.85GHz (a bump from the 2.80GHz clock speed of last year's Tensor), two Cortex A78 cores at 2.35GHz (a bump from the 2.25GHz Cortex A76 of last year's Tensor), and four efficiency Cortex A55 cores at 1.80GHz (same as last year's chip).

Google upgraded the GPU to an Arm Mali G710 MP07, which is a slight boost over the ARM Mali G78 MP20 in the first-gen Tensor. The chip gains what Google calls a "next-generation custom TPU" or Tensor Processing Unit and pack a digital signal processor, image signal processor, and Context Hub. Last, it includes the Titan M2 security chip, which is what protects user biometrics and other data from hacking.

This collection of components gives the Pixel 7 phones "next-gen Super Res Zoom, up to two times faster Night Sight processing, sharper photos with Face Unblur, and new features like Cinematic Blur," according to Google.

Tensor G2 also offers a built-in VPN by Google One