Meager 8GB of RAM forces Pixel 9a to run “extra extra small” Gemini AI
Some of Google's coolest AI features don't work on the 9a.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/meager-8gb-of-ram-forces-pixel-9a-to-run-extra-extra-small-gemini-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica - the Pixel line's most appealing feature is certainly not surveillance tech like Gemini, but rather that you can flash a variety of privacy respecting Android ROMs over what Google ships.
#google #privacy #calyxos #grapheneos #eos #iode #pixel #smartphones #android
@arstechnica - the Pixel line's most appealing feature is certainly not surveillance tech like Gemini, but rather that you can flash a variety of privacy respecting Android ROMs over what Google ships.
#google #privacy #calyxos #grapheneos #eos #iode #pixel #smartphones #android
@arstechnica If I trade down to 4GB does that mean I don't have to run any Gemini AI at all
@arstechnica If I trade down to 4GB does that mean I don't have to run any Gemini AI at all
@arstechnica Considering that's six orders of magnitude greater than than twice the memory that shipped with the earliest mass-market home computers, it feels like "meager" is doing a loooooooooooot of heavy lifting, there. "Meager" is what the Sinclair ZX80 shipped with: 1 kilobyte of RAM. They got an effective chess opponent working in that space. ...just for a little perspective.
@arstechnica Considering that's six orders of magnitude greater than than twice the memory that shipped with the earliest mass-market home computers, it feels like "meager" is doing a loooooooooooot of heavy lifting, there. "Meager" is what the Sinclair ZX80 shipped with: 1 kilobyte of RAM. They got an effective chess opponent working in that space. ...just for a little perspective.
