An independent comparison of AI call assistants between Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra and Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL reveals a shocking winner. It feels safe to say that the S26 Ultra is trying hard, but the Pixel 10 Pro XL is still playing a different game.

Samsung finally jumped into AI call assistants with One UI 8.5, riding on the back of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Meanwhile, Google has been refining Call Screen for years, powered now by the Tensor G5.

Here’s how both phones handled three real-world scenarios. Courtesy of Tom’s Guide.

Package delivery

This is supposed to be simple. A delivery guy calls, leaves instructions, done.

Per John Velasco of Tom’s Guide, on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, the experience feels dated. The voice is robotic, with awkward pauses and a synthetic tone that screams first-gen. It’s not unusable, but it never convinces you it’s “human enough.”

Switch to the Pixel 10 Pro XL and the contrast is immediate. The assistant sounds natural, fluid, almost conversational. More importantly, it understands what’s happening. It suggests something like “leave it by the front door.”

• Winner – Pixel 10 Pro XL

Doctor’s appointment

A call comes in to confirm a doctor’s appointment. This is a perfect test of comprehension, not just transcription.

Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL instantly picks up the intent and offers actionable responses: confirm, cancel, reschedule. It feels like the assistant is actually listening.

On the Galaxy S26 Ultra, nothing changes. Same generic responses. Same lack of awareness. The system transcribes well enough, but it doesn’t understand.

• Winner: Pixel 10 Pro XL

Solicitation call

The Pixel 10 Pro XL identifies the tone of the conversation almost immediately. It recognizes solicitation patterns and gives you a “Report as spam” option without hesitation.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra treats it like any other call. No spam awareness, no intelligent filtering at the response level. You can type a custom reply, sure, but that defeats the purpose of automation.

• Winner: Pixel 10 Pro XL

The Galaxy S26 Ultra has the hardware and One UI 8.5 integrates the feature neatly. But the core experience still feels like a Beta. Google’s advantage isn’t just better models. It’s years of data, refinement, and iteration.

Samsung will get there. Probably sooner than before, thanks to shared AI infrastructure.

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