Chinese smartphone brands drive AI proliferation in 2024, led by Oppo

The second half of 2024 is expected to see a further proliferation of generative AI use-cases, driven by Chinese smartphone brands such as Oppo, Nothing, and Vivo, especially in lower price tiers, according to analysts and industry executives.

“Smartphones are the perfect carriers for AI functionalities due to their comprehensive input and output capacities and their ever-increasing hardware capabilities, particularly in AI computing power,” said Counterpoint Research in a recent report.