Apparently, OpenAI is speeding up development on its first smartphone which could now debut as soon as early next year. Do you have any interest?
Last week, the idea of an OpenAI smartphone took one step closer to reality. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that OpenAI was in the early stages of building a phone focused on the use of AI agents, but with an apparent 2028 goal in mind.
Things are speeding up, Kuo now says.
In a follow-up, Kuo revises the timeline and says that the first OpenAI phone could launch as soon as the first half of 2027.
The device would be powered by a customized version of the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 that has an upgraded image signal processor to improve HDR output, while also having a dual-architecture NPU, LPDDR6 RAM, and UFS 5.0 storage. In other words, everything you’d need to power an AI-centric smartphone. “If development proceeds smoothly,” Kuo expects around 30 million shipments in 2027 and 2028 combined – which seems ambitious.
Personally, my question is still “why,” as discussed in our latest edition of the 9to5Google Weekender.
So, that’s what we’d like to know from you. Would you want an OpenAI phone?
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