Google Pixel 9 family’s Tensor G4 chipset won’t be a huge upgrade, report claims

If through all the Pixel 9 family leaks in recent days you’ve been left wondering what to expect from Google’s Tensor G4 chipset that will be powering all of them, we now have just the leak for you – but it’s not great news.

According to a new report citing “a source inside Google”, the Tensor G4 will be the smallest upgrade ever in the Tensor line. The G4’s CPU will have eight cores: one Cortex-X4, three Cortex-A720, and four Cortex-A520.

That’s one less core than the G3, which had one Cortex-X3, four Cortex-A715, and four Cortex-A510. While the new Cortex-X4 will ensure better…