Qualcomm's shortage of its Snapdragon 765 could leave Google no choice but to create its in-house chipset for its upcoming smartphones. Although this could seem like bad news, experts claimed that the chip shortage could help Google improve its mobile device's performance.
An attendee holds a stack of the new Google Pixel 3a during the 2019 Google I/O conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 07, 2019 in Mountain View, California. Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered the opening keynote to kick off the annual Google I/O Conference that runs through May 8.
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According to Android Central's latest report, Google is affected by the current hardware shortage since its Pixel 5A relies on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 765 SoC. The giant chip manufacturer's stock issues include cancellation of production, limited release, or delayed shipments.
Because of these hardware problems, some of the Google Pixel fans are deciding to get the best budget phone they could find in the market. They could either choose the Pixel 4A 5G or other smartphones from other brands.
What Google needs to do
Since Qualcomm is unable to keep up with the demand of its partner companies for its high-end mid-range smartphone chips, tech experts claimed that Google needs to start its plans on how to build its own SoC.
This was already done by Apple, which previously launched its first M1 MacBooks that are now using its in-house chip.
The new Google Pixel 3a is displayed during the 2019 Google I/O conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 07, 2019 in Mountain View, California. Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered the opening keynote to kick off the annual Google I/O Conference that runs through May 8.
Rumors stated that the current stock shortage of Qualcomm could continue since there are many smartphone manufacturers that are using its cheap phone chipset.
These companies include Xiaomi, which currently has contracts with Qualcomm.
Aside from creating its first in-house smartphone hardware, Google could also use MediaTek's chipsets for its upcoming flagships. Previously, the search engine giant already worked with MediaTek to improve the chip performance of its Android Go devices.
However, the MediaTek-powered smartphones didn't become as popular as Google Pixel devices.
Will there be a Google in-house phone SoC?
There's a high chance that Google is already working on its own smartphone chipset. Rumors claimed that the tech giant manufacturer could release the previously leaked Whitechapel GS101 SoC.
9to5Google reported that the tech giant company could use the new Whitechapel chip to power its upcoming Pixel 6 flagships. This new hardware was also allegedly having a three-cluster design with two Cortex-A76 cores, four Cortex-A55 cores, and two Cortex-A78 cores.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon