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Switching from iPhone to Pixel 10 feels like time travel into AI’s future

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Adamya Sharma / Android Authority

Imagine the opening scene of a sci-fi movie. You swipe up to unlock your phone. The camera zooms into the screen, and suddenly you’re hurled through infinite space at light speed — stars, comets, and debris flashing past until you land in a dimension centuries ahead of what you left behind.

That’s exactly how switching to the Pixel 10 felt after living with iPhone’s AI (non)efforts.

Okay, maybe there’s a tiny bit of exaggeration there, but the sentiment is real. I went from an iPhone 16 Pro Max to the Pixel 10, and Google’s AI absolutely crushed it. Apple isn’t even playing the same game.

Feature for feature, Google is light-years ahead of Apple, and here’s what stood out the most for me.

Have you ever switched phones because of AI features? 25 votes Yes, I have 8 % Thinking about it 12 % Nah, AI doesn't matter that much 80 %

Gemini vs Siri

Ryan Haines / Android Authority

The other day, I asked Siri which state Coimbatore (a South Indian city) is in. It did give me the right answer — but only after tapping ChatGPT for help. That’s like pulling out a fighter jet to go five blocks away.

Here’s another example: I asked Siri about the day’s weather. That’s the simplest kind of query for a voice bot. It couldn’t have messed that up, right? It gave me a quick overview about imminent rain, but when I followed up with “what about this evening?” it hit me with the classic: Sorry, I don’t understand.

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