ChatGPT phone will be a flagship model based on rumored specs
The rumored ChatGPT phone will sport a powerful custom processor, and feature other high-end components says a reliable leaker.
OpenAI's ChatGPT phone is being fast tracked to the marketplace. | Image by PhoneArena
Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that OpenAI is looking to strike while the iron is hot and is fast tracking its AI Agent smartphone with mass production scheduled for the first half of 2027. Kuo originally said last month that the device would undergo mass production in 2028.
OpenAI fast tracks the production of its rumored new smartphone
OpenAI might be looking to tie in the release of its new handset to its Initial Public Offering (IPO). Originally, the company was planning to go public during the fourth quarter of this year but there have been discussions inside the company about pushing the IPO back to 2027.
According to Kuo's latest tweet posted today, the phone will be powered by a customized version of MediaTek's powerful 2nm Dimensity 9600 application processor (AP) that will be built by TSMC during the second half of this year. Other rumored specs indicate that this will be a flagship phone as it is expected to be equipped with LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0 storage.
The ChatGPT phone will be powered by a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 application processor
Kuo also expects the custom Dimensity 9600 AP to feature dual-NPU (Neural Processing Unit) architecture. Instead of relying on one battery draining NPU to handle each AI task, these are handled by two NPUs that split and divide responsibilities allowing different types of AI processing to be handled simultaneously.
The analyst calls the chip's Image Signal Processor (ISP) the "headline spec" of the chip as it will feature an "enhanced HDR pipeline improving real-world visual sensing."
The company is preparing to ship 30 million AI smartphones in 2027-2028
The analyst also wrote that if the phone's development remains on track, OpenAI can be expected to ship approximately 30 million units during 2027-2028. Contract manufacturer Luxshare will be a co-design partner and will be the exclusive firm involved in assembling the phone.
Mockup of OpenAI's Agent Task Stream vs. the iPhone's App Icon Grid. | Image by Ming-Chi Kuo
As we told you a bit more than a week ago, former Apple chief designer Jony Ive is rumored to be working on the new smartphone. A mockup posted by Kuo on X last month shows how the current grid of app icons on your phone's home screen could be replaced with a list of tasks assigned to AI, and a circular status indicator that shows how far along each task is.
The 30 million units that are rumored to be Open AI's shipping target for 2027-28 would match the number of iPhone 16 Pro Max units delivered by Apple last year, the number of iPhone 16 Pro units delivered by Apple in 2025, and the number of Samsung Galaxy A16 5G units shipped by Samsung last year.
Agentic AI could make the new phone more useful than other smartphones
OpenAI must feel confident if it expects to ship so many units of its phone. Will consumers welcome a new phone that fails to use the typical app icon grid that we are all familiar with? It will be interesting to see where OpenAI ends up pricing the phone, which will be aimed at AI power users who don't mind having AI handle tasks for them.
The phone, with its flagship-level specs, will also be marketed to those who must have the latest cutting-edge technology. With the ChatGPT phone, users will no longer have to tap app icons and instead, they will speak to the phone in some cases. In other situations, the phone will know what to do automatically by understanding what the user is looking to accomplish.
To reiterate, agentic AI is going to make life easier as it helps make digital assistants proactive instead of reactive. Agentic AI can reason, figure out what you are trying to accomplish, convert tasks into multi-step actions, choose its tools, and put its plan into motion until the task is completed.
OpenAI is also said to be working on other products including smart glasses, earbuds, and a smart lamp.
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