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No, this stuff actually requires somewhat heavy ML processing that most phones probably couldn't do locally.
I think many people don't consider or overlook the fact that by "necessity" we allow companies like Google/Apple/Facebook full access to our photo libraries for the convenience of these features.
If you have the technical skill to I highly recommend trying out immich. It has all those features you are looking for: face matching, memories, photo maps, object recognition, etc. but those models are run locally (on your self-hosted server) instead of depending on Google/etc so your privacy is protected.
My old iPod touch 7G could run it all locally, it just wanted me to connect to power when I did it (unless I am wrong and it did stuff on Apple servers, but then that would defeat Apple's claims about privacy...), which confuses me even more since the Pixel is marketed as an AI-first phone...
A modern Pixel phone could probably run the AI models locally but they would likely be more limited and it wouldn't be particularly battery-friendly.
An old iPod touch wouldn't be able to so I think it's safe to assume those functions were happening on Apple's servers.
In fact I would be confident claiming that no mobile devices are currently running these models locally, whether you are using Google, Apple, or some other photo app.
Like I said, it may be possible for some modern devices with TPU chips to run them locally but that is not happening currently and would probably not be as good as experience if they were
This is exactly why I was motivated to start using Immich instead. Using any of these corporate services you are giving away your privacy for convenience.