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In summary:
- Tech Advisor tested AI features on Samsung and Pixel phones for a week, evaluating tools like Circle to Search, Magic Eraser, Call Screening, and voice assistants.
- Pixel’s Best Take and battery optimization proved most valuable, while Samsung’s Generative Edit left visible artifacts and Circle to Search provided unreliable results.
- Most AI features feel like demos rather than essential tools, with complex multi-step requests failing on both Gemini and Bixby assistants.
I’ve had AI features on my phone for the better part of the year, including Gemini from day one. Every few weeks, I’d try something new, thinking it would be useful, before going back to basics once the novelty wore off.
AI features are now built into most modern smartphones, but many still feel like demos that you’ll try once and promptly forget. I forced myself to use AI features for a week, using photo edits, voice typing, assistant requests, and writing suggestions. All of it.
I tested AI features on both Samsung and Pixel devices, because the experience varies. I wanted to see where the gap actually was and figure out which of these features are actually useful day to day, and which ones you can safely ignore.
I assumed that the reputation of Pixel’s AI erasers was largely social media hype, but I was corrected pretty quickly.
