Android Circuit: Samsung’s Free Galaxy Upgrades, Anker’s AI Chip, Honor 600’s European Twist

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Ewan Spence

Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Samsung’s Galaxy upgrades, Pixel 11 worries, Honor 600’s global launch, Huawei’s first wide foldable, a new Asus tablet, Anker’s audio AI adventure, and The Android Show is coming.

Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Android in the last seven days. You can also read my weekly digest of Apple news here on Forbes.

Samsung Offers Galaxy AI Upgrades To Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Family

Samsung continues to push Galaxy AI and its features to as many Galaxy owners as possible. The AI features showcased at the launch of the Galaxy S26 family in late February are now rolling out across the wider portfolio, with functions such as Audio Eraser, Creative Studio, Call Screening and Photo Assist coming to the S24 and S25 handsets. Forbes contributor Janhoi McGregor has more:

“The Korean company has been explicit for two years about its commitment to bringing as many people into Galaxy AI as possible. Back in 2024, when the first generative AI features landed, Samsung said it wanted to bring the Galaxy AI experience to “over 100 million” Galaxy users. There’s no immediate financial incentive for Samsung to do this, but relying on AI tools via your Samsung phone to get through the day nudges people further into the Galaxy AI ecosystem.”

The Pixel 11 Leaks Reveal A Weakness

Google’s Pixel 11 may hobble itself with a single decision, argues TechRadar’s Diane Templado. While leaked specifications highlight the new Tensor G6 chipset, Mediatek M90 5G modem, and more local-AI processing, it’s the potential to stick with 128 GB in the base model that could cause problems:

“Once Android 16, system files and apps are accounted for, usable storage drops well below the headline number. Moreover, Google’s growing AI features can take up significant local space, and things start to feel tight pretty quickly.

“It…

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