Apple Intelligence features (some of them) were rolled out in preview last month with the iOS 18.1 Developer Beta 1 update, as well as similar beta updates for iPadOS and macOS Sequoia. A user with access to the artificial intelligence (AI) features posted a demo of the Writing Tools in action. The user also claimed that the AI was able to proofread 2,203 words in a row, and that the entire proofreading process took under two minutes. Notably, the device used to test the feature was said to be the M2-powered iPad Pro.
The demo video was posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) by user AppleLeaker (@LeakerApple) who describes himself as a “former leaker.” The video showed off the floating Writing Tools window with features such as Proofread, Rewrite (with the three tones Friendly, Professional and Concise), Summary and more.
According to the user, they copied and pasted a 2,203-word (14,760-character) Wikipedia article about OLED. When asked to proofread the document, the AI tool was able to proofread the entire block of text in less than two minutes with a single command. However, the proofreading was done in 350-word increments, the user claimed.
The user also claimed that the character limit of Apple Intelligence’s feature was much higher than similar tools in Samsung’s Galaxy AI. The user further claimed that Galaxy AI has a character limit of “500 characters.” Gadgets 360 staff checked the character limit for AI Summary and found that the tool could go up to 9,917 characters with spaces, or 8,413 characters without spaces. Furthermore, on a support pageSamsung has stated that 200-4,000 characters of text are required to use the AI features in the Notes app.
While the estimated character limit turned out to be much higher than the user’s claim of 500, Apple Intelligence still outperforms Galaxy AI if Apple Intelligence’s claims of processing over 14,000 characters in one attempt are true. However, since the user did not demonstrate the summarization or rewriting function, it cannot be said whether the AI tool also has a similar limit for that operation.
What’s more, these are still early days, and the claims are coming from only one source. Whether Apple Intelligence can truly surpass Galaxy AI can’t be said until the Cupertino-based tech giant officially releases the feature to the public.
