Bringing meaningful AI features to smartphones and implementing them in a tasteful and accessible manner is an uphill battle. Samsung is one of the few brands that has gotten it right with its Galaxy AI suite. The only catch is that this package is exclusive to the brand’s flagship offerings. In a bid to bring AI features to a larger audience, Samsung has announced the ‘Awesome Intelligence’ suite for its midrange offerings. Let’s take a look at the features offered with Awesome Intelligence and the smartphones that will get access to them.
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Smartphones eligible for Awesome Intelligence
Awesome Intelligence is currently available on Samsung’s A Series lineup.
- Samsung Galaxy A56
- Samsung Galaxy A36
- Samsung Galaxy A26
The Galaxy A16 and A06 are not eligible for this AI suite. It remains to be seen whether Samsung will bring AI features to its older A Series offerings.
Here is the complete list of AI features offered on Samsung’s Awesome Intelligence package
Object Eraser: Removes unwanted objects and people from your images.
Best Face: Fixes irregularities like closed eyes or awkward facial expressions by using data from other frames in your motion photos.
Edit Suggestions: Analyses your pictures and comes up with editing suggestions to make them better. These suggestions may include removing shadows, remastering the image, removing objects, and more.
Custom Filters: Lets you create your own filters for your images by extracting colours and style from the pictures saved on your phone.
Auto Trim: Cuts down your videos to their best moments. This is a great tool to create video highlights.
AI Select: Available on the sidebar, this AI tool carries out quick actions like pinning and editing images, extracting and copying text, locating addresses, turning videos into GIFs, and more.
Read Aloud: Essentially a text-to-speech feature, Read Aloud lets you listen to webpages and articles. You can customise the language and voice style from settings.
Circle to Search: While not an ‘Awesome Intelligence’ feature, it uses AI to scan the content on the screen and comes up with meaningful results.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is Awesome Intelligence?
Awesome Intelligence is Samsung’s AI suite for its midrange smartphone lineup.
Which smartphones are available with Awesome Intelligence?
As of now, only 3 smartphones have access to Samsung’s midrange AI suite – Galaxy A56, Galaxy A36, and Galaxy A26.
What is the difference between Galaxy AI and Awesome Intelligence?
Galaxy AI is Samsung’s AI suite for its flagship smartphones, while Awesome Intelligence is available on its midrange smartphones. The latter misses out on premium features like Note Assist, Writing Assist, Drawing Assist, and more.
Do I need an internet connection to use AI features on my Samsung phone?
While some Galaxy AI features can be processed on the device itself without needing internet access, Awesome Intelligence relies entirely on cloud computation to do its job. Hence, the latter need an internet connection to work.
Does Galaxy AI cost money?
Galaxy AI is free to use till the end of 2025. After that, Samsung will introduce a paid subscription model for its AI features.
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Final Thoughts
Awesome Intelligence relies on cloud servers for computational tasks. You need internet access to use these features on your device. There is no option to enable on-device processing. Samsung’s midrange AI package misses out on premium Galaxy AI features like Writing Assist, Note Assist, Audio Eraser, Drawing Assist, and more.
