2024 is the year when we not only see great smartphones, but smarter smartphones thanks to the glorious implementation of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Many brands are slowly dipping their fingers into AI integration, either in the form of features or direct implementation into the device’s operating system.
With many smartphones being launched almost every week, it is ideal to see what smartphones are in the market with AI. Many phones out there have useful AI features, so could any of these AI smartphones be your next upgrade?
Best AI-Powered Smartphones
As of now, there are just a handful of smartphones that have a ton of AI features baked into the device. Other devices out here do have AI features, but they’re limited to features such as AI Camera and Gallery apps These devices have AI features such as Magic Erasers and Image Enhancers and that is about it.
Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Duos
Apple released the iPhone 15 lineup in 2023 and back then it didn’t have any AI integration. However, with the brand-new iOS 18 update you will be able to make use of Apple’s version of AI i.e., Apple Intelligence. However, only the iPhone 15 Pro and the 15 Pro Max will be getting these new AI features. If you don’t want to get last year’s iPhone, you can always wait for the upcoming iPhone 16 lineup, which will have all the Apple intelligence features of iOS 18 right out of the box.
Here are a few details about what AI tools you get with iOS 18 on your iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max.
- Systemwide Writing Tools: With the help of AI, users can easily rewrite, summarize, correct grammar, and even proofread all and any type of text. These Writing Tools can be used in various apps such as Mail, Pages, and Notes. Other third-party apps will also support this feature.
- Priority Messages: Reading through emails and understanding what’s in the email is no faster. You can easily get a summary of what the email is about and also reply to the email using the Smart Reply feature. Important emails will show up as priority notifications on your device’s lock screen.
- Smart Note and Phone Apps: With iOS 18, users will now be able to record voice calls and also have them transcribed to the Notes app. Even if you have audio recordings, the Notes app can transcribe them on the go. Plus, for the long notes that you make, you can use AI to create a summary out of your notes right away.
- Image Playground: With the help of AI, you can now easily generate images using text prompts. This feature is built right into many apps out there, including the popular iMessage app.
- Genmojis: Apple has always had the upper hand when it comes to Facemojis. With AI, you can easily customize and create your own Genmoji with the help of photos stored on your device.
- Search Through Photos and Videos: With Apple Intelligence, you can simply describe the photo or video that you are looking for. AI will search through your photos and display the ones that match your text prompt.
- Image Clean Up: You can now make use of the eraser tool on your iPhone to remove or erase objects from your images.
- Memories Creator: Apple Intelligence can now create a fun little video based on the images and videos you can have taken with your phone. Additionally, you will also get song suggestions based on the images and videos that it has to work with to create the Memory.
- Siri Gets Smarter With AI: Siri can now answer your voice queries with precise responses and even perform more tasks as compared to previous updates. Plus, it can also use ChatGPT for any of your queries and generate whatever you want instantly without leaving the app you are using.
Other Apple Devices With Apple Intelligence
- iPad Pro M1 and newer
- iPad Air M1 and newer
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Series
Now, when Samsung introduced the Galaxy S24 lineup in January, they also introduced the company’s first-ever suite of AI tools for smartphones. Aptly named Galaxy AI, these are a bunch of AI tools that can help improve your user experience of the Galaxy S24 lineup. The best part about Galaxy AI is that it was made available to the S24 lineup right out of the box. So whether you have the Snapdragon or Enos-based S24 and S24 Plus or the S24 Ultra, you can use all the AI features with ease.
Let’s take a look at all the Galaxy AI features that have been introduced to the Galaxy S24 lineup.
- Circle To Search: Initially as a feature exclusive to the Galaxy S24 series, this is Google’s idea of being able to search for anything and everything that is on your screen. It functions like Google Lens, but only smarter and faster.
- Photo Assist: Photo Assist is a great way to give a few touches to your photos in a few seconds. From being able to remove shadows and reflections to remastering images, Photo Assist can do it all.
- Object Remover: If you want to remove a person or object from your photos, you can simply get it done via the Gallery app. Additionally, you can also straighten an image, and Galaxy AI will fill in the missing parts of your image instantly.
- Real-Time Translations: Now, you do not need to install third-party translation apps when you are abroad. Galaxy AII can now translate several languages to your preferred language choice in real-time.
- Live Translate During Calls: Galaxy AI’s Call Assist feature can translate a live call to and from another language. You will be able to hear the transaction happen in real time when your call is going on.
- Instant Text Translation: No matter what messaging app you use, as long as you use the Samsung Keyboard app, you can type away in the language of your choice. As well as be able to translate texts from another language to your desired language.
- AI-Generated Wallpapers: You can make use of Galaxy AI to even generate different wallpapers based on the various prompts available for you to choose from.
Additionally, more Galaxy AI features are slated to come with the upcoming One UI 6.1.1 and One UI 7 (Android 15) updates. So stay tuned for details on those AI features.
Other Samsung Devices With Galaxy AI
- Galaxy S23
- Galaxy S23 Plus
- Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Galaxy S23 FE
- Galaxy Tab S9
- Galaxy Tab S9 Plus
- Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE
Google’s Pixel 8 Series
Now, Google is one of the first smartphone manufacturers that decided to implement AI features into its new smartphones. Whether you have the Google Pixel 8, 8 Pro, or the 8a, you get a good number of AI features built into your Google Pixel.
Here are all the AI goodies that you get with the Pixel 8 series.
- Magic Editor: Also known as the Magic Eraser tool. You can use this tool to get rid of any objects or persons that are in your image. You can also change the color of the sky, and add different image filters to make your image stand out.
- Magic Audio Eraser: One of the cooler AI tools out there, Magic Audio Eraser can help you remove background noise and slices in any audio or voice recording that you have taken.
- Best Take: With Best Take, you can easily change the facial expression of a person in your photo. A person isn’t smiling? Best Take can help you make the person smile in just a single tap.
- Audio Transcription: You can now get text transcripts from any audio that you record using the Recorder app on your Pixel. You can also ask it to create a summary of the audio recording, which is beneficial if you want to have an idea of what the audio recording is about.
- Enhance Zoom: Exclusive to Pixel 8 Pro, you can now enhance image capture with the 30X zoom lens The AI can clear off the pixelated effect and automatically adds fine details to the image.
- AI Video Boost: with the help of AI, you can now boost the video quality, add HDR+ and Night Sight to videos that you have recorded on your Pixel 8 Pro. This feature happens off the device, so you will require an internet connection whenever you plan to boost your video.
- AI Wallpapers: Tired of hunting for wallpapers for your device? The in-built AI Wallpaper generator can help you generate and apply new and unique wallpapers to your device’s home and lock screens.
- Circle To Search: The Circle To Search feature from the S24 lineup finally made its way to the Pixel 8 series via a feature update. This feature works like Google Lens, but is not accessible. You don’t need to switch between apps to search the internet.
- Gemini Nano: Google’s AI-based assistant, Gemini, Is here to replace Google Assistant. It acts as a chatbot that you can use for any type of query that you might be having. Gemini Nano, a smarter variant of Google Gemini, is now out for the Pixel 8 series.
Other Google Devices With Google AI
- Pixel 7
- Pixel 7 Pro
- Pixel 7a
- Pixel Fold
- Pixel Tablet
OnePlus 12
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 12 series this year and has finally brought OnePlus AI to its devices. However, as of now, there is only one AI-based feature for the OnePlus 12. We could soon see more OnePlus AI features rolling out in the coming months.
- AI Eraser: OnePlus has started to enter the AI game with its AI Eraser tool. This is a tool that does what it says; remove persons, and objects from the image. Simply highlight the objects you want to remove, and the AI will just about remove whatever you have marked.
Other OnePlus Devices With OnePlus AI
- OnePlus 12R
- OnePlus 11
- OnePlus 11R
- OnePlus Open
- OnePlus Nord CE 4
Closing Thoughts
These are all the smartphones out there that have AI features built into their operating systems. While for now, the list looks quite small, it is expected that more and more smartphones that are slated to be released during the later part of this year as well as 2025 will be coming with AI. We could also expect to see new and interesting AI tools being integrated into the device itself.
Which of the above smartphones do you own, or which one do you plan to upgrade to? Share your thoughts below.
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