- Gemini Intelligence has demanding hardware requirements that mean most phones will be excluded from the new software.
- The main problem is that the devices must support Gemini Nano v3, but they also need at least 12 GB of RAM, a “flagship” chipset, and much more.
- This means that the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Google Pixel 9 series probably won’t get Gemini Intelligence.
If you’re looking forward to Gemini Intelligence, then I hope you have a newer, high-end phone, because if not, you’ll probably need to upgrade your device first.
At the bottom of the official Gemini Intelligence page, Google states that its “features are only available on Android devices with the most advanced capabilities and specifications,” with those requirements including 12 GB or more of RAM, a “flagship” chipset, at least five years of operating system upgrades, and support for Gemini Nano v3 or higher, among others.
This is a collectively limiting criterion, but as 9to5Google points out, Gemini Nano v3 support is the biggest barrier to entry, as it appears to be almost exclusively supported by 2026 phones.
According to a Google developer page, Nano v3 only works on the following phones (all of which also have at least 12 GB of RAM and therefore can presumably run Gemini Intelligence):
Some major absentees
That means the entire Google Pixel 9 series is excluded, as are the Samsung Galaxy S25 line, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, and many other fairly new, high-profile phones.
Now, it’s possible that software updates will bring Gemini Nano v3 support – and potentially Gemini Intelligence support as well – to some of these phones. But with the other requirements as well, there won’t be a large number of Android handsets capable of running Gemini Intelligence.
And given Apple’s more restrictive approach to AI, Gemini Intelligence likely won’t be available on iPhones either (we know Gemini Spark can run on iPhones through the Gemini app, but Gemini integration at the OS level seems unlikely).
This is all a shame, because Gemini Intelligence promises to be a powerful automation tool, performing multi-step tasks for you across all apps, while also offering other handy features like the ability to create your own widgets and provide more refined voice-to-text.
If you have a compatible phone, you should have access to Gemini Intelligence this year, with Samsung and Google devices being the first to get it, starting “this summer” – probably between June and September.
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