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Updated · Android Authority · Jul 10
Google FCC Filing Signals Pixel 11 Tensor G6 MediaTek Modem Switch Ahead of August 12 Launch
Updated
Updated · Android Authority · Jul 10

Google FCC Filing Signals Pixel 11 Tensor G6 MediaTek Modem Switch Ahead of August 12 Launch

3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jul 10

Summary

  • Page 30 of the Pixel 11 Pro Fold’s FCC SAR test report references MediaTek algorithms, giving the clearest regulatory clue yet that Google’s Tensor G6 will drop Samsung’s modem.
  • That matters because every previous Tensor chip used an Exynos modem, while leaks for months had pointed to a MediaTek M90 component in the Pixel 11 series.
  • The filing does not name the modem outright, but the RF testing context makes a Samsung-built modem using MediaTek algorithms highly unlikely.
  • The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is already the first Pixel 11 model to clear the FCC, with earlier paperwork confirming 5G, satellite connectivity, UWB, NFC, Thread and wireless charging.
  • The new clue lands about a month before Google’s August 12 Pixel 11 debut, narrowing one of the last major hardware questions around Tensor G6.

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