OneDrive vs Google Photos is large and small tech businesses are continuing to design their products with some type of generative AI in mind, generative AI is no longer the buzzword it was in late 2022. Not surprisingly, major IT companies like Google and Microsoft also want a big piece of the AI market and have already included the technology into their productivity suites, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Microsoft has been developing generative AI capabilities for OneDrive since last year, but the larger rollout has been put back until April. Perhaps a hint of things to come, strings in a recent Android OneDrive beta indicate a “Magic Erase” capability akin to Google Photos.
After digging into Microsoft OneDrive 7.1 (Beta 1) for Android, the people at Android Authority found strings pertaining to this generative AI-based object erasing feature. OneDrive will allow users to erase certain picture features using a brush tool, much like Google Photos. The deleted portion of the picture will then be automatically filled in using Microsoft’s generative AI technology. One of the strings refers to auto apply, which spares users the hassle of hitting the delete button after selecting an image.
Concurrently, one of the strings discloses the cautions that consumers would encounter prior to using Magic Erase on OneDrive:
Unfortunately, Android Authority was unable to locate any screenshots of Magic Erase since feature isn’t available yet in the app. However, strings are already included in the app’s beta version, so its general release shouldn’t be too far off.
It is probable that OneDrive’s mobile applications may get the same modification at about the same time, potentially with Magic Erase included, given Microsoft said last month that Copilot in OneDrive would be accessible on the web by late April. It’s yet unknown whether this new AI tool would provide recommendations for eliminating barriers from the image—something Google is good at, as seen above.
Since last year, Google Photos has allowed Magic Eraser for all Pixel users and Google One members. Google’s service saves you the work of manually sketching over the region with the onscreen brush by automatically suggesting distractions and/or photobombers to remove from your shot in addition to allowing you to manually choose the area you wish to eliminate. Although accuracy may differ depending on things like the smartphone you possess, these recommendations are often rather good.
Is OneDrive better than Google Photos?
We may infer that Google Photos is a digital asset management service with an emphasis on photos and videos from the overviews of OneDrive and Google Photos. However, OneDrive is a cloud storage platform that supports storing various kinds of information, including pictures.
Users may presently share 15GB of free space on Google Photos with Gmail and Google Drive. You’ll need to subscribe to Google One service in order to add more storage when it hits the 15GB limit.
OneDrive, on the other hand, gives you 5GB of free storage. You will need to upgrade your account and choose other options according on your circumstances when you hit the limit. When compared to other OneDrive subscriptions, Microsoft 365 is currently the most affordable option.
In any case, each of OneDrive and Google Photos has benefits and features of its own. Which one is thus best for you? OneDrive or Google Photos? Kindly review the following comparisons regarding picture management, available file formats, cost, and security.
The Cost of Google Photos vs. OneDrive
Many users are questioning whether the 15GB of free space would be enough to save images and videos while sharing the space with Google Drive and Gmail, since Google Photos lost unrestricted storage on June 1, 2021. Actually, 15GB of free storage space should be enough if you’re not a professional or amateur photographer.
Should your allotted space be exhausted, you’ll have to buy a Google One plan. There are three options available from Google for Google Photos: the first is $2.19 per month and gives 100GB of storage; the second is 200GB of storage and costs $3.33 per month, which you may choose to share with your family; and the third plan costs $11.40 and offers 2TB of storage.
OneDrive, however, offers 5GB of free storage. You will also need to update your account after you hit the maximum. Alternatively, you may subscribe to Microsoft 365 Personal or Microsoft 365 Family (which offers an extra 1TB of free storage and is accessible for up to 6 people) for $15 per month and get 100GB of storage instead. Google Photos cannot match the ability to share your Microsoft 365 plan with friends and family in the meantime.
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