Google Pixel 8 Pro Chipset Specs Leak: Custom Samsung Exynos 2300 SoC To Power Premium Android Smartphone?

As the alleged launch date of the Google Pixel 8 Pro approaches, more and more leaks have been coming up. The Pixel 8 Pro is rumored to release at the Google IO Developer Conference on May 10.

The latest leak reveals that a Google Tensor 3 chipset will power the Pixel 8 Pro. However, what’s interesting is that the Tensor chipset is said to be manufactured by Samsung, suggesting that it could be a heavily modified Samsung Exynos 2300 SoC.

Is Google Tensor 3 Chipset Powering Google Pixel 8 Pro A Exynos 2300?

It is important to note that neither Google nor Samsung has mentioned anything about either the Pixel 8 Pro or the Exynos 2300. The specifications of the purported Google Tensor 3 chipset specifications have been collated entirely from leaks and rumors.

It appears that the Samsung Exynos 2300 SoC is codenamed "Quadra". While most chipsets that power modern smartphones have eight cores, the Exynos 2300 has nine cores, as per the leak. The chipset has a 1+4+4 configuration.

According to the leak, the custom Google Tensor 3 SoC will have a single Cortex-X3 high-performance or prime core capable of hitting 3.09 GHz. There are four ARM Cortex-A715 performance cores with peak speeds of 2.65 GHz. The remaining four cores are efficiency cores comprised of ARM Cortex-A510. These will be able to operate at a peak speed of 2.10 GHz.

The Samsung Exynos 2300 chipset has a Samsung Xclipse 930 GPU. The leak claims there's a dedicated core for One UI optimization. Google may have requested Samsung to tweak this core for graphic-related tasks.

Google Pixel 8 Pro Expected Launch And Availability

The first generation of the Google Tensor, which powered the Google Pixel 6, was a reconfigured Exynos 2100 SoC. Similarly, the Tensor 2 chipset, which powers the Google Pixel 7, is a revised Exynos 2200 SoC.

The Pixel 7a and foldable Pixel Fold are expected to launch on May 10 at Google's I/O 2023 Developer conference. These devices are reported to be powered by the Google Tensor 2. A few reports suggest that the Pixel 8 Pro could also be announced at the event.

Incidentally, Samsung is said to be already working on the Exynos 2500 SoC. Some reports suggest this chipset has a new Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for AI and Machine Learning. If rumors are true, the Exynos 2500 will feature two X5 high-performance cores, two Cortex-A7xx performance cores, four Cortex-A5xx efficiency cores, a One UI optimization core, and an AMD RDNA2 GPU.