At the Unpacked 2024 event Samsung presented the new ones Galaxy S24, S24+ e S24 Ultra. The South Korean giant’s smartphones arrive with various improvements on both the hardware and software side, but there is one innovation in particular that has attracted the attention of the tech community. Notes like Galaxy AIthe new generative artificial intelligence features they aim to improve the user experience in different situations, from photo and video editing to both telephone and message conversations. However, despite the enthusiasm, there is a “but” to point out.
Samsung Galaxy AI: Artificial intelligence features are free, for now
Although they are often ignored, footnotes they have their importance. Those available on the Samsung website relating to the new smartphones just presented reveal additional details on AI features come Live translation e Circle and search. In fact, the company specifies that “Galaxy AI features will be available for free via Samsung Galaxy devices that support them until at least December 31, 2025“.
The company has not provided more information on the matter, so questions that are legitimate to ask after this discovery remain unanswered. How much will these features cost after 2025? You will need to sign a subscription monthly/yearly? Will they all be paid for or only those performed on the cloud?
Galaxy AI features also coming to other Samsung smartphones
During the presentation event some doubts arose which Samsung only resolved later, following direct questions from the press. For example, thanks to Engadget it turns out that AI will also appear on some smartphones currently on the market, including i last year’s top of the range.
The South Korean company mentioned Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold5 e Galaxy Z Flip5. As for tablets, however, the only ones that should receive the AI upgrade should be those from gamma Galaxy Tab S9.
Even in this case, however, it is necessary to wait for future official communications. For example, it is unclear whether the aforementioned devices will receive all the AI features shown at the Unpacked 2024 event or just some of them.