
Worldwide Generative AI Smartphone Forecast, 2024–2028: July 2024
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Worldwide Generative AI Smartphone Forecast, 2024–2028: July 2024
This IDC study presents our new five-year forecast for GenAI-capable smartphone shipments worldwide by operating system. The GenAI smartphone market will reach 234.2 million units shipped in 2024, up 363.6% from the 50.5 million units shipped in 2023. From there, shipments will hit 912.0 million units in 2028, the final year of our forecast period, resulting in a CAGR of 78.4%."GenAI-capable devices are locked and loaded and look to be the next big thing the industry has to offer consumers," said Anthony Scarsella, research director with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. "The triple-digit growth in 2024 will be followed by four consecutive years of double-digit growth as device manufacturers look to incorporate GenAI-capable CPUs and NPUs across most premium device offerings. The cost will remain a critical inhibitor at launch as many of the capable chipsets and neural processing units don't come cheap and are available primarily in the ultra-premium segment of the market. However, over time, we believe these components will enter the midmarket and more affordable models as competition grows among device manufacturers and AI applications."
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Table of Contents
13 Pages
IDC Market Forecast Figure
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Forecast Comparison: GenAI Smartphones Versus Basic Smartphones
Basic Smartphones
GenAI Smartphones
Forecast by Operating System
Android
iOS
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
AI Demand
Large Language Models
Inhibitors
Elevated ASPs
Inflation
Significant Market Developments
Apple Enters the Fight
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Basic Smartphone
Generative AI Smartphone
GenAI Examples
Methodology
Primary Data Sources
Secondary Sources
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker
Related Research
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Pricing
Currency Rates
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