Pixel 11, unveiled today, pairs Google’s Tensor G6 with a MediaTek M90 modem, ending Samsung Exynos modem use in Google’s flagship phones after the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 generations.
Tensor G6 is also Google’s first 2nm smartphone chip and is again being made by TSMC, extending the manufacturing shift that began with last year’s Tensor G5.
Google’s supplier changes reflect a push for better performance, power efficiency, connectivity, yields and economics, even though TSMC faces capacity constraints and typically charges more than Samsung Foundry.
For Samsung, the move deepens a broader loss in consumer silicon despite improved 2nm yields, showing its close software and XR partnership with Google no longer guarantees chip orders.