New Delhi, May 1 -- The smartphone market hasn't seen a truly disruptive entrant since the Apple iPhone debuted in 2007. Nearly two decades on, hardware innovation has plateaued, but the software stack is evolving at breakneck speed.

Smartphones powered by large language models (LLMs) and Agentic AI promise to reshape personal computing with advanced reasoning, contextual awareness, and autonomous decision-making, even as the fate of overhyped devices such as the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin serve as a cautionary note.

In May 2025, Sam Altman (who invested in Humane AI) brought on board legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to build a new class of AI-first devices at OpenAI. And while OpenAI has made no official comment on this topic, OpenA...