Posted 1/31/2024, 5:39:00 PM
Apple's Advanced AI iPhone Not Expected Before 2025
- Analyst Ming Chi-Kuo predicts Apple won't launch an "AI iPhone" with significant design changes and differentiated AI capabilities until 2025 at the earliest
- Kuo's forecast seems to contradict other reports that iOS 18 will be a major AI-focused update and that Apple is spending $1 billion on AI R&D
- Execution of generative AI on devices vs the cloud poses challenges for Apple that may contribute to the delay
- Kuo believes the lack of an advanced AI iPhone until 2025 will hurt iPhone sales and ecosystem momentum as rivals like Samsung push AI features
- Apple has a history of taking more time to implement new technologies, but providing a more refined experience compared to competitors when launched