- Gemini Intelligence has some demanding hardware requirements that mean most phones will be excluded from the new software
- The main issue is that devices must support Gemini Nano v3, but they also need at least 12GB of RAM, a ‘flagship’ chipset, and more
- That means the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Google Pixel 9 line probably won’t get Gemini Intelligence
If you’re looking forward to Gemini Intelligence, then hopefully you’ve got a recent and high-end phone, because otherwise, you’ll probably have 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 spec requirements,” with those requirements including 12GB or more of RAM, a “flagship” chipset, at least five years of operating system upgrades, and support for Gemini Nano v3 or higher, among other things.
That’s a collectively limiting criterion, but as 9to5Google points out, Gemini Nano v3 support is the biggest barrier to entry, as it seems 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 12GB of RAM, and so can presumably run Gemini Intelligence):
Some major absentees
That means the entire Google Pixel 9 series is excluded, as is the Samsung Galaxy S25 line, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, and numerous other quite recent and high-profile phones.
Now, it’s possible that software updates could bring Gemini Nano v3 support — and potentially therefore also Gemini Intelligence support — to some of these phones. But with the other requirements too, there aren’t going to be a huge number of Android handsets that can run Gemini Intelligence.
And given Apple’s more restrictive approach to AI, Gemini Intelligence also isn’t likely to come to iPhones (we know that Gemini Spark can run on iPhones via the Gemini app, but OS-level Gemini integration seems unlikely).
All of which is a shame, because Gemini Intelligence promises to be a powerful automation tool, carrying out multi-step tasks for you across apps, as well as offering other handy features like the ability to create your own widgets and deliver more polished voice-to-text.
If you do have a compatible phone, then you should gain access to Gemini Intelligence sometime this year, with Samsung and Google devices being the first to get it, starting “this summer” — presumably, that means sometime between June and September.
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