# OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company will build its own smartphone.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-27 · Digital Trends*

## Key points

- OpenAI plans to create its own smartphone with a custom processor co-developed by MediaTek and Qualcomm.
- The phone will feature a two-layer AI system: on-device for lighter tasks, cloud for heavier computation.
- Luxshare is the exclusive manufacturing partner, aiming to rival Foxconn's dominance in smartphone production.
- OpenAI may bundle hardware with subscriptions and build a developer ecosystem focused on AI agents.

**Companies:** Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Luxshare
**Countries:** United States, Taiwan

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