
OpenAI eyes AI-agent smartphone with 2028 mass production goal
OpenAI is reportedly developing a smartphone where AI agents replace apps, with Qualcomm and MediaTek co-designing a custom processor and Luxshare exclusive manufacturing; analysts project 300-400 million annual shipments by 2028, a scale rivaling iPhone volumes. The concept envisions on-device lightweight tasks while heavy AI inference runs in the cloud, maintaining continuous real-time context. While the supply chain appears credible, OpenAI has never shipped hardware and past AI-device efforts have faltered, making the 2028 timeline speculative rather than confirmed.


