Google Plans Fully Self-Developed Tensor G5 Chip for Pixel Phones by 2025

Google has previously used its own Tensor series chips in its Pixel series of mobile phones. Those chips are essentially based on Samsung Exynos designs and are manufactured by Samsung.

It is recently reported that Google is working to gain more control over its chips and is shifting towards using fully self-developed designs. Google is planning to achieve complete independence in the design of the Tensor G5 chip, codenamed "Laguna". This chip could be the first developed entirely by Google, with a planned release in 2025, according to sources familiar with the matter.

It is likely that the Google Tensor G5 chip will be manufactured using TSMC's 3nm process. However, it is still up in the air when Google's first fully self-developed chip will be released, as there is still a considerable amount of time before the debut of the Tensor G5 chip.

Experts have noted that a fully self-designed chip could open up more possibilities for Google and enable the company to introduce new features to its mobile phones. With complete control over the design of its chips, Google may be able to optimize its hardware and software integration, making better performance and user experience.

Google pixel cell phones have been using Qualcomm Snapdragon chips since pixel's first generation till Pixel 5. But Google began to use Tensor chips on Pixel 6 in 2021.

Google Pixel (2016): Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC4
Google Pixel 2 (2017): Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC4
Google Pixel 3 (2018): Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC4
Google Pixel 4 (2019): Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC4
Google Pixel 5 (2020): Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC4
Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro (2021): Google Tensor SoC23
Google Pixel 7, 7 Pro (2022): Google Tensor G2
Google Pixel Fold (2023): Google Tensor G2