GenAI phones are coming soon. Here’s everything you need to know

Only a few flagship smartphones can currently be considered GenAI phones, but expect that to change quickly.

Generative AI (general artificial intelligence) has been the trendiest term in software for two years. Now it’s about to make its way to the consumer hardware market, too. By the latter half of this year, it’s likely that we’ll begin to encounter phones being marketed as GenAI smartphones or simply GenAI phones. But just what is a GenAI phone, and where does the phrase come from? Here’s what you need to know.