Read more about Google's new Pixel phones and Android beef up iPhone competition on Business Standard. While Google's Android is the top smartphone operating system globally, the Alphabet Inc. unit has a minuscule market share in mobile handsets

1. Google's new Pixel phones
and Android beef up
iPhone competition
Google launched the latest Google Pixel smartphones Tuesday, betting on its first
custom-designed system processor and a new version of the Android operating system
to lure buyers away from Apple Inc.’s iPhone.
The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro differ only slightly in size, memory and camera specs, with both
built around Google’s Tensor system-on-chip, a custom semiconductor that took four
years of development. Tensor is optimized for Google’s strengths in image processing
and artificial intelligence, helping deliver faster and more accurate speech recognition
and better battery life.
While Google’s Android is the top smartphone operating system globally, the Alphabet
Inc. unit has a minuscule market share in mobile handsets. The company is now trying
to stand apart from the competition with its own processor, joining Apple in making
such a move. Click Here