Google Pixel 10 reserves 3.5GB RAM for AI features. Its visual guidance skills let the AI assistant highlight items on your screen directly from the camera feed. The improved AI capabilities do have a price, though, as Google sets aside 3.5GB of the phone’s 12GB of RAM for AI processing alone, leaving only 8.5GB for standard apps.
Groundbreaking Visual Guidance Makes Its Debut
The base model, Pro, and Pro XL versions of the Pixel 10 series come with Gemini Live’s new visual guidance technology, which can darken everything else in view while superimposing white dots or rectangles on things. This function generates “real-time visual cues” that allow users to “learn and solve problems together,” according to Google’s official blog.
The Android Authority’s initial testing of the functionality showed a range of outcomes. Gemini effectively highlighted suggested apparel items and offered contextual suggestions during mall shopping testing, such as selecting evening-appropriate clothes or footwear suitable for picnic dates. The system’s poor connectivity, however, caused visual overlays to “vanishing faster than a clearance sale” when 5G or Wi-Fi connections faltered.
Beyond only shopping, the visual aids can be used for practical tasks like pointing out indoor-climate-friendly plants or locating the appropriate spice container in the kitchen. The functionality will debut on Pixel 10 devices on August 28. Other Android devices will follow the following week, while iOS compatibility will be available in “the coming weeks,” according to 9to5Google.
Hidden Costs For AI Performance Demands
Android Authority’s analysis showed that, despite the Pixel 10’s advertised 12GB of RAM, roughly 3.5GB is set aside permanently for Google’s AICore service and Gemini Nano model. In contrast to rivals with comparable specs, a “unevictable” memory division guarantees AI functionalities stay instantly responsive while lowering the amount of system memory available.
Features that Google emphasizes for smooth operation, such as real-time speech translation, live call summaries, and Pixel Journal, are supported by the reserved memory. Android Police claims that the choice is in line with Google’s approach of focusing on casual users rather than power users who might want the most RAM.
In contrast, the 16GB Pixel 9 Pro models set aside slightly less than 3GB for AI, whereas the prior Pixel 9 left entire 12GB available for apps, only loading AI models when necessary. The modification gives the base model AI responsiveness, although it might affect scenarios involving heavy multitasking within the phone’s seven-year support period.
Tensor G5 Enables New Features
Google’s new Tensor G5 CPU, which is produced by TSMC utilizing a 3nm production node—a major change from Samsung’s prior manufacturing—powers the Pixel 10 series. According to Google, the Tensor Processing Unit gives up to 60% more AI processing capacity than the previous generation, while the CPU typically performs 34% quicker.
Pro Res Zoom, which allows for a 100x digital zoom on Pro models, Magic Cue, which enables proactive information surfacing, and Camera Coach, which provides better photographic direction, are just a few of the new AI functions made possible by the upgraded CPU. Google and DeepMind collaborated to tailor the most recent Gemini Nano model to the capabilities of the G5, according to PC Mag.
Priced similarly to the previous generation, the Pixel 10 starts at $799, while the Pro and Pro XL are $999 and $1,199, respectively. All three variants went on sale today and can be purchased from major carriers and shops. On October 9, the foldable Pixel 10 Pro Fold will be released.