The reserved RAM won’t be available for other tasks, even if users switch to Google Assistant. After launching the first three generations of Pixel phones with 4GB of RAM, Google upgraded to 6GB ...

The Pixel 9a, meanwhile, only has 8GB of RAM, and this isn’t enough to run Gemini Nano XS. So, unfortunately, that reportedly locks out the Pixel Screenshots feature.

Only the base Pixel 9, priced at $799 (over 30% less than Samsung’s “Ultra” release), has 12GB of RAM. Of course, Google’s latest Pixels also still start at 128GB of storage, so it’s not ...