The Pixel 5 could be very completely different from the Pixel four that was introduced final yr. The design is just not the one space however there are additionally key adjustments underneath the hood. A few of which we all know contains the selection of a Snapdragon 700 sequence processor over a Snapdragon 800 sequence chipset; and the return of the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Now, it has been confirmed that the Pixel Neural Core chipset is gone and so is also Energetic Edge.

Beginning with Energetic Edge, Google first eliminated it from the Pixel 4a which got here as a shock because the Pixel 3a from final yr has it. Nevertheless, we didn’t count on that it could not be current on the Pixel 5 too (the Pixel 4a 5G doesn’t have it too). Energetic Edge allowed customers to squeeze the edges of their Pixel telephones to get up the Google Assistant and will also be used to silence alarms, timers, and calls. With all the telephones Google launched this yr not having it, it’s secure to say Energetic Edge is useless and buried.

For the Pixel Neural Core, Google confirmed to Android Police that the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 (and Pixel 4a too) shouldn’t have the chip which helped with imaging, machine studying, and likewise powered Face Unlock on the Pixel four sequence.

Whereas the brand new telephones shouldn’t have Face Unlock, the neural core chip nonetheless has different features it may carry out corresponding to serving to with imaging. Nevertheless, Android Police mentioned that the Pixel {hardware} workforce knowledgeable them throughout a Q&A session that they have been in a position to get the same camera efficiency with the Snapdragon 765G contained in the Pixel 5, thus making the necessity for the chip redundant.

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