Samsung’s AI features on the Galaxy S24 in China reportedly ditch Google for Baidu – Engadget

The Samsung Galaxy S24 isnt taking Googles Gemini AI with it to China. CNBC reported Friday that the Chinese version of the flagship phone uses Baidus Ernie chatbot to power the phones AI-powered features. Ernie arrived last August after reportedly receiving Chinese government approval.

Now featuring Ernies understanding and generation capabilities, the upgraded Samsung Note Assistant can translate content and also summarize lengthy content into clear, intelligently organized formats at the click of a button, streamlining the organization of extensive text, Baidu and Samsung told CNBC in a joint statement.

Samsungs description of the Galaxy S24 series on its Chinese website advertises many of the same Google-powered features it debuted last week in its San Jose, CA, launch event. These include a version of Circle to Search, real-time call translation, a transcription helper and a photo assistant. The Chinese Galaxy S24 product pages dont have any references to Google, which has limited operations in the country.

A recent report suggests Apple recently ended Samsungs 14-year run as the global smartphone shipment leader. In addition, IDC published data this week suggesting the iPhone maker claimed the top spot in the Chinese market (with a 17.3-percent market share) for the first time in 2023. Samsung didnt make the top five.

Engadget has tried the Galaxy S24 series, including the standard, Plus and Ultra variants. Samsungs 2024 flagship phone lineup launches in the US on January 31.

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