IDC Predicts 912 Million Gen AI Smartphone Shipments By 2028
RCRWirelessNews, Thursday, August 1st, 2024
Mid-range gen AI smartphone shipments are expected to take off in 2026
According to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, global generative AI (gen AI) smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 363.6% year over year in 2024 to 234.2 million units, which represents 19% of the overall annual smartphone market. Further, by 2028, the firm forecasts 912 million gen AI smartphone shipments.
IDC defines gen AI smartphones as 'devices that feature a system-on-a-chip (SoC) capable of running on-device GenAI models more quickly and efficiently leveraging a neural processing unit (NPU) with 30 tera operations per second (TOPS) or more performance using the int-8 data type.'