Gemini Intelligence hardware requirements revealed — here’s which Samsung, Google, and other Android phones can run Create My Widget, Rambler, and more
Publish Date: 2026-05-20 11:25:00
Source Domain: www.techradar.com
- 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.
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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
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 doesn’t make the cut, despite being the latest model (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future)
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…
