After a year dominating headlines, artificial intelligence is tipped to become the driving force behind next evolution in smartphones.
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Samsung's upcoming flagship devices, three Galaxy S24 handsets, will be released in Australia on February 7 with a host of features powered by AI in ways consumers have yet to experience.
From image-editing to instant translations, this is what the next generation of smartphone technology promises to deliver.
Images - Generative AI editing software will allow users to move subjects around a photo, enlarge or delete objects and fill in missing parts of a photo's background using software to fill gaps. Photos edited with AI on Samsung phones will feature a watermark in the left corner and have "modified with generative edit" recorded in the metadata.
Search - In a feature developed with Google, Circle to Search will let users draw a line around any item on the device's screen to search the web for details about it. The feature can also be used with the phone's camera to identify landmarks, products, people or businesses.
Translation - AI will be used to translate languages in real-time on calls in Samsung's new devices. It will recognise 30 languages and announce its use on the phone call before translation begins. A second app, Interpreter, can be used for in-person live translations and will show translated text on the screen.
Messages - In addition to translating foreign languages, AI software will give users suggestions for how to make their text messages appear formal, casual, polite or filled with emoji.
Notes - AI software on the S24 phones will summarise long transcripts or notes and can also be used to provide dot-point summaries of online news stories. The feature will be unavailable on news sites with paywalls, however.
The writer travelled to the US as a guest of Samsung.
Australian Associated Press
