3 outlets·3 reports
OpenAI is building a phone that would make apps obsolete. The supply chain says it might actually ship.
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
OpenAI is developing a smartphone in partnership with MediaTek and Qualcomm, with Luxshare responsible for system co-design, and plans to begin mass production in 2028. The device is intended to replace traditional applications with AI agents, effectively making apps obsolete, and supply-chain indications suggest the phone could eventually ship.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Kuo: OpenAI is working with MediaTek and Qualcomm to develop smartphone chips, with Luxshare handling the system co-design; mass production is expected in 2028 (@mingchikuo)
- TechCrunch·OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps
- The Next Web·OpenAI is building a phone that would make apps obsolete. The supply chain says it might actually ship.
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