OpenAI reportedly developing AI-powered smartphone

OpenAI is rumored to be developing its own smartphone, potentially collaborating with chip manufacturers like MediaTek and Qualcomm, and manufacturing partner Luxshare. This device might move beyond traditional apps, relying instead on AI agents to perform tasks and understand user context continuously. By controlling the hardware, OpenAI could integrate AI features more deeply and gather more user data than app-based solutions allow. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests final specifications could be set by early 2027, with mass production beginning in 2028, aligning with earlier reports of OpenAI's hardware product launch in late 2026.