"Pro" no longer means "large," and the Fold is the biggest screen ever.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/975663

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/975661

Google announced its fall lineup of Pixel phones today: three standard phones and a second tablet-esque folding model. There are new chips, new cameras, Satellite SOS, and some notable promises, like the 9 phones being “twice as durable” as their Pixel 8 equivalents and getting seven years of updates. But as you might expect this year, they’re primarily showcases for all the things Google’s Gemini AI promises to do for you.

  • @DarkPassengerEnglish
    4•5 months ago

    It sounds like Google is following Tesla and turning into an AI company.

        • @[email protected]English
          6•5 months ago

          Definitely to this extent.

          Google started making the Tensor mobile SoC because Qualcomm (and everyone else) weren’t investing enough in hardware for ML/AI. We just happen to be seeing a lot of years of investment finally culminating now.

    • @apfelwoiSchoppenEnglish
      8•5 months ago

      Despite all indications that consumers don’t want it, that investors are beginning to understand how useless and cost prohibitive it is, they are still pushing it onto consumers.

      • @DarkPassengerEnglish
        1•5 months ago

        I really hope the phone 3 doesn’t go this extreme with their AI

      • @[email protected]English
        0•5 months ago

        As long as we can install Graphene, we get a clutter-free phone with plenty of RAM for other uses, and perhaps locallly run privacy friendly AI in the near future.

    • TwinTusksEnglish
      5•5 months ago

      Everything is AI company these days, have you heard of these new AI earphones?