Kuo: OpenAI smartphone with custom chipset in the works

According to Kuo, OpenAI is currently working with both MediaTek and Qualcomm to develop a custom chipset for its upcoming smartphone. The report also outlines Luxshare as the exclusive co-design and manufacturing partner for the device.

The one excerpt that stands out from Kuo’s post is that the OpenAI smartphone would “need to continuously understand the user’s context,” which likely signals always-on functionality at the chipset level. OpenAI is also expected to bundle some of its AI subscriptions with the smartphone.

We’ve already seen several rumors for OpenAI hardware devices, ever since itacquiredJony Ive’s “io” startup last year. Back then, Sam Altman and Ive revealed plans of “building a family of devices,” and we’ve seen speculations about anAI Penas well asAI earbudsand more recently - asmart speakerdevice. Source