Sources say the Tensor G2 chips used in Google Pixel 7a phones are packaged with IPOP: thicker, bigger, and more thermal.

CTOnews.com, June 20 (Xinhua)-- Google released its Pixel 7a phone with a Tensor G2 processor in May this year. According to the latest information shared by the source kamila (@ Za_Raczke), Pixel 7a comes with a derivative version of Tensor G2, and its performance is not as good as the G2 in the Pixel 7 series.

Kamila pointed out in his tweet that the creation of integrated circuits is not simply attached to bare chips (bare die), packaging technology is also an important part of it.

CTOnews.com quoted media reports that the Tensor G2 processor on the Pixel 7a uses the "IPOP" package, while the Pixel 7 series uses the "FOPLP" package.

The IPOP packaging process is more cost-effective, thicker, larger and generates more heat than FOPLP.

Pixel 7a and Pixel 7 series adopt different heat dissipation schemes, so it is impossible to compare and determine the impact of heat dissipation on actual performance at this stage.