GoogleGoogle’s newest mid-range smartphone, the Pixel 7a, has made some trade-offs to bring down the price, but it uses the same chip. tensor G2, as its other two valuable companions, pixel 7 And pixel 7 pro, But it has now come to light that the tensor G2 But pixel 7a That might be different from what’s powering the Pixel 7 Duo.
Noted tipster Kamila Wojciechowska delved into the kernel logs and found that the Tensor G2 chip on the Pixel 7a is different from the one running the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The two Tensor G2 chips use different packaging methods.
The Pixel 7a chip uses the so-called IPOP packaging versus the FOPLP-PoP packaging of the standard Tensor G2. But what does it mean? FOPLP-PoP packaging is a new approach. According to Wojciechowska, IPOP packaging is theoretically thicker, larger and hotter than FOPLP-PoP packaging, as stated on SAMSUNG‘s website.
How does the difference translate in real world scenarios? There’s no definite word on the impact of the different packaging methods on real-world usage, and the real difference is known only to Samsung and Google.
During our time with the Pixel 7a (Review), we didn’t find any major performance difference between it and the Pixel 7, but there were scenarios when the phone did get a bit warm, and this could have to do with thermal limitations compared to the Pixel 7, due to the difference in their cooling Capabilities. Using IPOP packages can have cost consequences and affect the device’s ability to dissipate heat and overall performance.
While the exact difference may remain a mystery, it has been reported that IPOP may cost slightly less than Google’s FOPLP-PoP packaging, which it used for the Tensor G2 on the Pixel 7. So this could be done to reduce the cost. Let’s keep the Pixel 7a as affordable as possible.
Noted tipster Kamila Wojciechowska delved into the kernel logs and found that the Tensor G2 chip on the Pixel 7a is different from the one running the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The two Tensor G2 chips use different packaging methods.
The Pixel 7a chip uses the so-called IPOP packaging versus the FOPLP-PoP packaging of the standard Tensor G2. But what does it mean? FOPLP-PoP packaging is a new approach. According to Wojciechowska, IPOP packaging is theoretically thicker, larger and hotter than FOPLP-PoP packaging, as stated on SAMSUNG‘s website.
How does the difference translate in real world scenarios? There’s no definite word on the impact of the different packaging methods on real-world usage, and the real difference is known only to Samsung and Google.
During our time with the Pixel 7a (Review), we didn’t find any major performance difference between it and the Pixel 7, but there were scenarios when the phone did get a bit warm, and this could have to do with thermal limitations compared to the Pixel 7, due to the difference in their cooling Capabilities. Using IPOP packages can have cost consequences and affect the device’s ability to dissipate heat and overall performance.
While the exact difference may remain a mystery, it has been reported that IPOP may cost slightly less than Google’s FOPLP-PoP packaging, which it used for the Tensor G2 on the Pixel 7. So this could be done to reduce the cost. Let’s keep the Pixel 7a as affordable as possible.