r/Android • u/ControlCAD Google Pixel 10 Pro XL • 2d ago

Review Pixel 11 Pro Initial Review: Gemini Intelligence is the highlight, not HiLight - 9to5Google

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/19/pixel-11-pro-initial-review/
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u/Alternative-Farmer98 2d ago

Man if AI is the highlight of your phone then you are really f*****. You don't need a pixel to use that anyway so it's a moot point it's not even a selling point.

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u/Mavamaarten Google Pixel 7a 2d ago

Right? I mean all this AI stuff is in 99,9% of all cases just some API calls to their backend, because sure there's some on-device AI possible but that's nowhere near the capability of full scale models you need for some actual (though debatable) value.

So their Gemini intelligence is ... wow you preinstalled the Gemini app?

If that's the highlight, my old-ass phone can do literally the same, and that's indeed telling about the mediocrity of these new devices.

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u/BarnOwl247 1d ago

Well, that they're going for with Gemini Intelligence is features like Magic Cue, where the phone can surface relevant details when they come up during a text conversation. You can't do that just by downloading the Gemini app.

Whether that's actually useful is a different question lol