Thanks to the Tensor G4: even more AI for Google’s Pixel 9 smartphones

In addition to the integration of Google’s new voice assistant Gemini, more AI functions are coming to the new Pixel devices. This includes new photo editing, improved weather forecasting, and a revised panorama function.

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In the future, Google’s smartphones will allow photos to be stitched together. It’s possible, for example, to get everyone in the picture for a group photo – including the person who actually took the photo. You just have to take a second photo in which that person can be seen. Thanks to AI both images can be merged into one photo. The function is called “Add me”. Tripod not required Google writes in a blog post. This means that the AI ​​can also compensate and adjust crop and angle, at least in a limited area.

According to Google, the camera’s existing panorama function has been improved. It can now deliver more detailed photos even in low light. Magic Editor, Google’s AI photo editing, can now also select the best image sections.

Pixel offers better video, weather forecast, and calls

According to Google, videos can be brightened up better and faster when it comes to night vision videos. “On Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL, you can use the 48MP 5x telephoto lens to capture high-resolution zoom videos up to 20x with Super Resolution Zoom Video.”

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Google’s smartphone weather is getting better, writes Google. We mean weather forecasts. Checking the weather is one of the most common things we do with our smartphones. Gemini Nano, Google’s large language model, in its smallest version optimized for mobile devices, will be able to create a custom AI weather report in the future.

Under the term “Crystal Clear Calls”, Google wants to radically improve call quality.

The Pixel series is powered by a new processor: the Tensor G4. Google says it is the most efficient processor to “improve everyday use cases like opening apps or browsing the web”. The Tensor G4 was developed by Google’s AI department DeepMind. Gemini Nano runs on it multimodally, which means the new smartphones are able to natively understand text, images, and audio. This is especially helpful with Gemini Live, the new AI assistant that is available on many apps.

(EMW)