Agentic AI Is About to Take Over Smartphones

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]Analysts say agentyc AI will power 1/3 of smartphones within 2 years.

[00:00:06]Counterpoint Research said that the smartphone industry is rapidly shifting towards agentyc AI with chipmakers and device makers racing to build smarter context-aware AI experiences directly in the smartphones. Counterpoint Research noted on Thursday that agentyc AI capable smartphone chip segments reached 4% penetration by the end of 2025 with the adoption largely limited to premium Android devices.

[00:00:34]He added that MediaTek is aggressively expanding into premium smartphones and pushing advanced AI features to broader price categories increasing competitive pressure on Qualcomm. Counterpoint also projected agentyc AI smartphone chip shipments to grow at a 281% compound annual growth rate between 2025 and 2027 with penetration expected to rise 32% by 2027.