Google's largest Pixel is a weighty, two-hand hold for big-phone fans. Google's largest Pixel is a weighty, two-hand hold for big-phone fans. Pixel 10 Pro XL review: Google's superphone gets AI and magnetic upgrades The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. G oogle's Pixel superphone is back, packed with a bigger battery, faster charging, magnetic accessories and even more cutting-edge AI tools to try to usurp Apple and Samsung as the monarchs of really big phones.

The Ultra is Samsung's largest and greatest phone and is packed to the gills with the very latest technology, which means more artificial intelligence than ever before. The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. The Galaxy S25 Ultra is at the front of the line of a new wave of Android phones that promise to basically do everything for you. It combines Google's advanced AI assistance with numerous Samsung tools for writing, drawing, photography and chatting.

Google's new superphone goes all out on battery, camera and smarts, leading a new line of Android devices that can run the company's Gemini AI system with a next-generation conversational voice assistant that is a huge leap forward. The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. The Pixel 9 Pro XL is the biggest normal phone Google makes, costing from 1,099 ( 1,199/ 1,099/A 1,849) and is joined for the first time this year by a smaller 9 Pro model with the same specs and camera costing 999 ( 1,099/ 999/A 1,699). The XL is therefore for people who want a huge screen and big battery.

My gut reaction after 20 minutes of use: Google Pixel 2 XL, much like the original Pixel, is a sleeper phone. It may not seem like a powerhouse if you only glance at raw specs and components. It doesn't come with a pen. It doesn't have a stunning liquid metal exterior. But once you hold the Pixel 2 XL in your hand, and begin playing with the features that Google has tuned with machine learning and clever interface design, you begin to appreciate the elegant marriage of hardware and software that Google is bringing to the entire "Made By Google" family.

Neither love nor money could get reporters in to the Honor press conference at CES 2017 in Las Vegas January – unless they had preregistered. Keynote addresses at the world's biggest consumer electronics show routinely attract a full house, but in the country that gave the world Apple, the international press corps seemed fixated on the touted "epic" capabilities of the Honor Magic, the latest model in the budget smartphone brand by Chinese manufacturer Huawei. There are almost as many mobile phone subscribers in the world as there are people – 5 billion devices, for a population of 7.5 billion, according to the 2017 global edition of the GSMA's Mobile Economy report. But the fact that a new launch can elicit so much hype is evidence that we still can't get enough. Huawei's Honor Magic might be the first, but surely by no means the last, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled smartphone.

How convenient would it be to have a smart superphone that can carry out tasks autonomously -- even while offline? We're not just talking about random tasks like updating email or displaying social alerts. We're talking about full-blown actions like making calls, sending messages and more. The idea sounds pretty crazy, right? Believe it or not, it may soon be a reality.

Major smartphone makers are following Apple and Google into the smartphone trend of 2017: artificial intelligence. LG's G6 could feature Google Assistant, Samsung said its Galaxy S8 will feature its own AI assistant, and Huawei's Mate 9 is the first phone with Amazon's Alexa. The Chinese conglomerate has been especially vocal about AI in their smartphones--unusual for top smartphone makers, who are normally secretive about their latest devices. Huawei said they will have an AI-focused "Superphone" in 2020--just a year before their goal to be the world's top smartphone maker. The Chinese tech giant has been sitting at No. 3 since last year, behind Samsung and Apple.