Last mentioned: Mar 16, 2026
Invisible AI Era
Samsung predicts AI will become a seamless, unnamed part of the user interface.
800M Target
Projected date for doubling AI-integrated device footprint.
S26 Launch
Samsung launches Galaxy S26 and outlines 'unavoidable' AI revolution strategy.
400M Milestone
Samsung reaches 400 million AI-enabled devices globally.
Samsung Mobile COO Won-Joon Choi has characterized the AI revolution as an unavoidable shift that will impact every sector from law to medicine. The company plans to double its AI-enabled device footprint to 800 million units by the end of 2026, leveraging a Hybrid AI model to democratize the technology.
Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event featured the launch of the Galaxy S26 series, with the S26 Ultra's new Privacy Screen technology taking center stage. This feature marks a significant shift toward hardware-integrated privacy protections for mobile users in an era of increasing visual hacking risks.