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The OpenAI smartphone will fail, but it’ll be good for iPhone users

9to5Mac • Tue, 28 Apr 2026

The past few days have seen conflicting views from AI companies about the future of smartphones. Perplexity thinks AI will only benefit iPhones , while OpenAI reportedly thinks its own smartphone can render them obsolete. I would bet very heavily that the OpenAI smartphone will either never materialize or will be a commercial failure, but I still think the attempt is good news for iPhone users … more…

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The past few days have seen conflicting views from AI companies about the future of smartphones.

Perplexity thinks AI will only benefit iPhones , while OpenAI reportedly thinks its own smartphone can render them obsolete.

I would bet very heavily that the OpenAI smartphone will either never materialize or will be a commercial failure, but I still think the attempt is good news for iPhone users … more…

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