See what the new Pixel 8a can do with Google's Gemini AI

Google is bringing its innovative artificial intelligence to a wider audience with the launch of its new Pixel 8a smartphone. The phone comes with many of the creative AI features found in the more expensive Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 devices, including photo and video editing capabilities.

Here are the confirmed prices for the products in Canada: $679 CAD for the 128GB version and $759 CAD for the 256GB version.

Google says the 6.1-inch Pixel 8a will have access to the company's AI-generated chatbot Gemini, as well as AI-generated features like Better take And Research circle. The company also says that users will eventually get access to the Gemini Nano, a smaller version of the larger Gemini language model that runs directly on the Pixel 8a, in a future update.

Gemini Nano, offline

The standard version of Gemini requires an internet connection in order to process your requests on Google's cloud servers, while Gemini Nano runs directly on your device, allowing it to perform some generative AI tasks without access to the web.

The Pixel 8a features Google's latest Tensor G3 chip, 128GB of storage with the option to upgrade to 256GB, and a new 120Hz display for smoother gaming and scrolling. There's also a 64MP wide-angle camera with Super Res Zoom that mimics a telephoto lens, and a 13MP ultra-wide camera.

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Google previously rolled out a number of productivity AI features from the Pixel to the 8a alongside the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro in October. The artificial intelligence display that stands out is Magic editor, which allows you to remove unwanted people and objects from photos or move them around your photo by simply circling it. You can edit the photo by deleting the passerby who appeared in the photo.

Research circle It is an equally cool feature that allows you to circle an object in an image and instantly search for it online via a Google search. The idea is to make it easier for you to find and purchase the products you saw in the picture online. You can also highlight text in an image to quickly search for it on Google.

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finally, Better take Designed for group photos. When you take a photo, Better take He takes a series of photos of each person's face. If someone blinks in the photo, you can use it Better take To replace that person's face with one of the images in which he did not blink. Better take It only changes a person's face, not their body.

There is, too Magic sound eraserwhich helps you remove background noise in your videos and better isolate sound from the main subject.

Through these, Google wants to turn its generative AI offerings into mainstream functionality that will, Google hopes, boost sales of its devices.

Visit the annual Google I/O developer conference on May 14 to discover new generative AI functionality for Android devices.