news
The cloud-based Night Sight Video With Video Boost feature might be available on-device with the rumoured Google Pixel 11 equipped with a Tensor G6 chip.
The company’s flagship smartphone, the Google Pixel 10, is anticipated to launch next year. It will be powered by a next-generation Tensor G5 chipset; information about the processor and its replacement have recently surfaced online. A publication has now revealed information about new features made possible by generative AI, as well as new photo and video capabilities that are anticipated to be included in the rumoured Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 series of smartphones. In the meantime, the Pixel 11 may come with an on-device version of a video editing tool that currently needs cloud-based processing.
Features of the Google Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 Camera and Generative AI
An Android Authority report citing documents from Google’s G-Chips division states that the successor to the Pixel 9 will be equipped with a Tensor G5 chipset that will enable support for HDR video recording at 4K/60fps—aa feature that is available on most flagship phones. Compared to the current Pixel phones, which can only record at 4K/30 frames per second, this is an improvement.
According to the report, which also noted references to a “next-gen” telephoto camera, Google’s advancements in machine learning technology will allow for 100x hybrid zoom support while taking pictures and videos on the Pixel 11, which is anticipated to launch in 2026 with a Tensor G6 chip.
Google previously introduced a similar feature called “Night Sight Video With Video Boost,” which brightens and upscales videos, but requires the recordings to be uploaded to the cloud. Support for a new on-device feature called “Ultra Low Light Video” is another camera feature that is reportedly in development for the Pixel 11.
According to the report, the company will use its next-generation Tensor G6 chip to enable the Cinematic Blur feature, which will also support 4K/30fps video recording and a new feature called “video relight.”
The publication speculates that future phones will have access to a “Video Generative ML” feature that will allow users to edit their videos using AI. The company is also working on new generative AI features that will be made possible by the upcoming Tensor G5 chip. The report also claims that stable diffusion-based models can be run on Google’s next mobile chipset, which could result in faster image generation than existing Pixel phones.
Other potential features for Google’s phones include “Speak to Tweak,” which could let users edit media with voice commands, and “Sketch to Image,” which could let users draw something to create an image using AI. Eligible iPhone models with Apple Intelligence will eventually support this feature.