Google, Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi, Motorola—everyone is racing to staple generative AI onto Android phones. Now ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is stepping into the ring with a different angle: AI phones with no token fees. ByteDance is partnering with Vivo, Lenovo, and Transsion (the company behind Tecno, Infinix, and Itel) to preload its own Doubao AI […]
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Why On-Device Android AI Still Feels Half-Baked
If you’re wondering why every Android launch now screams about on-device AI, you’re not alone. Arm, the company behind the CPU cores inside Snapdragon, Tensor, Dimensity, and Exynos chips, says it’s the future of how your phone handles intelligence. But once you move past the buzzwords, the story is a lot more complicated—and honestly, kind […]
How Pixel 10 Best Take Saves Holiday Group Photos
Can one AI camera feature really fix your chaotic holiday group photos without turning everyone into plastic mannequins? That is the promise behind Pixel 10 Best Take, Google’s latest attempt to clean up human messiness with software. The idea is simple on paper. You take a short burst of similar shots, then the phone lets […]
Galaxy S26 aims for bigger AI, new camera, old risks
If you’re already eyeing the Samsung Galaxy S26 two years early, Samsung clearly wants your attention. The company just teased its 2026 flagship strategy: heavier on AI, new camera sensors, and a very real Exynos comeback. That’s a bold move when a lot of power users still flinch hearing “Exynos” after the Galaxy S20 Ultra […]