[Varloom]

Agreed, generic ARM cores are weak. The solution is to go custom like Apple did and soon Qualcomm with Oryon Cores.

[zamalek]

It's also still a phone chip, so I guess it actually isn't about speed over efficiency.

[vGPU]

Google is trying that and it’s not working out so well.

[wyldfire]

If you're referring to the Tensor SoCs, no they're not using custom ARM cores. They're using the reference Cortex codes from ARM because Tensor is pretty similar to the Exynos.

[acdha]

Yes, but that says you can’t phone it in. Google’s senior managers are not sweating Pixel performance unless it will lead to a decline in ad revenues - contrast with AI where they very quickly realized that people asking ChatGPT questions would mean zero ad sales.