Organization: The GenAI intelligent smartphone is expected to account for 45% of global shipments in 2026.

According to the latest GenAI smartphone market forecast report released by Counterpoint Research, smartphones with GenAI capabilities are expected to account for 45% of the global smartphone shipments in 2026, up from 36% in 2025. However, ongoing storage supply constraints are expected to lead to a 13.9% year-on-year decrease in global smartphone shipments in 2026, falling to a historic low of 1.08 billion units. At the same time, the market share of GenAI smartphones is expected to further increase, with projections that by 2027 they will account for 52% of global smartphone shipments, making GenAI technology likely to become a standard feature in the entire market.