{"id":414025,"date":"2026-05-06T05:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/414025\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T05:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:31:14","slug":"openai-phone-reportedly-lands-early-next-year-do-you-want-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/414025\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI phone reportedly lands early next year \u2013 do you want one?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/openai-logo-1-1.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, OpenAI is speeding up development on its first smartphone which could now debut as soon as early next year. Do you have any interest?<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the idea of an OpenAI smartphone took one step closer to reality. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/04\/27\/openai-reportedly-working-on-its-own-smartphone-based-around-ai-agents\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"712997\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> revealed that OpenAI was<\/a> in the early stages of building a phone focused on the use of AI agents, but with an apparent 2028 goal in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Things are speeding up, Kuo<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mingchikuo\/status\/2051523844540899386\" rel=\"nofollow\"> now says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up, Kuo revises the timeline and says that the first OpenAI phone could launch as soon as the first half of 2027. <\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>The device would be powered by a customized version of the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 that has an upgraded image signal processor to improve HDR output, while also having a dual-architecture NPU, LPDDR6 RAM, and UFS 5.0 storage. In other words, everything you\u2019d need to power an AI-centric smartphone. \u201cIf development proceeds smoothly,\u201d Kuo expects around 30 million shipments in 2027 and 2028 combined \u2013 which seems ambitious.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, my question is still \u201cwhy,\u201d as discussed in our latest edition of the 9to5Google Weekender.<\/p>\n<p>So, that\u2019s what we\u2019d like to know from you. 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