OpenAI fast-tracks ChatGPT phone for early 2027 mass production
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Updated · The Verge · May 3
OpenAI fast-tracks ChatGPT phone for early 2027 mass production
6 articles · Updated · The Verge · May 3
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said combined 2027-2028 shipments could reach 30 million units, with the device likely using a customised MediaTek Dimensity 9600 chip.
Reported specifications include enhanced HDR image processing, LPDDR6 memory, UFS 5.0 storage and a dual-NPU design to handle language and vision AI tasks simultaneously.
If realised, sales would approach a typical Samsung flagship's volumes, marking an ambitious hardware debut for OpenAI after earlier reports of an AI agent smartphone.
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