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Samsung bets on multi-agent AI and hardware privacy to define the next smartphone era

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Supplying Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy S26 series

Two years ago, Samsung declared its Galaxy S24 the 'world's first AI phone.' On February 25, the company unveiled the Galaxy S26 series in San Francisco with something more ambitious: three competing AI assistants running simultaneously on a single device, a display that physically blocks shoulder surfers at the pixel level, and a processor capable of 100 trillion operations per second. Samsung is no longer just adding AI features to phones—it is rebuilding the phone around AI as its organizing principle.

Updated Feb 26

Apple's 2026 hardware offensive

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Longtime iPhone modem supplier facing reduced Apple orders

Apple kicked off its 2026 hardware push on March 2 with press releases announcing the iPhone 17e and 12th-generation iPad, extending artificial intelligence capabilities to more affordable devices ahead of the March 4 multi-city events in New York, Shanghai, and London. The iPhone 17e ($599) features the A19 chip, MagSafe wireless charging, and Apple's in-house C1X modem, while the base iPad ($349) upgrades to the A19 chip with 8GB RAM—the first in its line to support Apple Intelligence on-device AI features.

Updated Feb 16