Computerworld August 28, 2024
Sales may take off later for Apple devices than for Android, though, if Apple delays introduction of on-device generative AI features.
Generative AI capabilities — or at least the perceptions surrounding them — are rewriting almost all of IT. But with generative AI ROI proving elusive in IT circles, is AI truly going to impact near-term revenue? With mobile devices, analyst group IDC thinks it very well might.
“Premium markets are starting to embrace gen AI smartphones, generating excitement and renewed interest in the industry,” IDC said in a statement accompanying the latest edition of its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker study.
This forecasts that Android phone sales will grow 7.1% in 2024, while sales of phones running iOS will...