Google activates Pixel Visual Core processor on Pixel 2 phones in latest Android 8.1 beta for faster, more efficient processing of HDR+ photos
and what it actually does Chris Burns / SlashGear : Pixel 2 Visual Core Activated: Camera update magic Edoardo Maggio / Business Insider : The new version of Android enables a hidden chip inside Google's newest Pixel phones Jerry Hildenbrand / Android Central : The Pixel 2 camera's secret weapon: A Google-designed SoC, the ‘Pixel Visual Core’ Eric Zeman / ProgrammableWeb.com : Final Android 8.1 Preview Turns On Neural Networks API Tweets: Chris Chavez / @gamercore : Heads up: To test the early version of HDR+ with Pixel Visual Core (Android 8.1 DP2/Pixel 2), you'll need to turn on the Camera HAL HDR+ setting in Developer Options. https://www.youtube.com/... pic.twitter.com/sDSvSVYz1s @sean_vdr : Hey @DxOMark - any new verdicts on #Pixel2 now that the #PixelVisualCore is enabled with 8.1.0 DP2? I'd be interested to see how much it changes once 8.1 goes live for everyone next month. Low-light photos seem to already be better (not to mention processing speed of HDR, etc) Crazy Phones / @crazyphonesnet : Pixel Visual Core should make photos taken in Instagram not suck http://pocketnow.com/... @dpreview : Google has finally activated the ‘Visual Core’ imaging chip inside the Pixel 2 smartphones, souping up the phone's HDR+ capabilities and opening the feature up to third-party developers. https://dpr.to/2jwO88i pic.twitter.com/BrTxRoHPe7