Honor Magic7 Leads the AIAgent Phone Era: Converging with Apple's AI Strategy

Honor Magic7 Leads the AIAgent Phone Era: Converging with Apple's AI StrategyAppleIntelligence was first showcased at WWDC24 in June, while Honor had already unveiled its AI-driven, all-scenario strategy and four-tier AI architecture in March. Unlike conventional approaches that rely on cloud-based third-party providers for AI capabilities, Honor aims to build a "smart life entity" that serves users

Honor Magic7 Leads the AIAgent Phone Era: Converging with Apple's AI Strategy

At the 1:00 AM launch event of Apple's 2024 Fall product lineup, the highly anticipated iPhone 16 series made its debut with customary upgrades like new camera controls across all models and the powerful A18 chip series. However, the most captivating announcement was the official unveiling of AppleIntelligence. Apple declared that AppleIntelligence would enter its testing phase in October with the release of iOS 18.1, and plans to support major global languages like Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish starting in 2025.

This news sparked industry discussions, and Honor CEO Zhao Ming responded with his own insights. In a Weibo post, he acknowledged the shared vision for AI development between Apple and Honor, but emphasized that the true competition lies in delivering superior AI service experiences. Only by providing top-tier AI services can companies win over users and drive innovation in the industry. Zhao believes AIAgent will ignite a new wave of innovation in the smartphone landscape, and the Honor Magic7 will be the first to embrace this technology, promising exciting future advancements for users.

AppleIntelligence was first showcased at WWDC24 in June, while Honor had already unveiled its AI-driven, all-scenario strategy and four-tier AI architecture in March. Unlike conventional approaches that rely on cloud-based third-party providers for AI capabilities, Honor aims to build a "smart life entity" that serves users. This involves restructuring the operating system with AI, subsequently empowering and redefining all business logic and app services.

Industry experts perceive a strong correlation between Apple's AppleIntelligence and Honor's "four-tier architecture strategy." Both companies leverage AI to profoundly restructure the underlying operating system, signifying that AI agents (AIAgents) have emerged as the future direction for AI phones. Zhao Ming has even commented, "Apple has closely followed Honor's business logic and approach in on-device AI."

At IFA2024, Honor introduced the industry's first open-ecosystem AI agent AIAgent. They announced its commercial rollout on the upcoming Honor Magic7 series, making it the first true AI agent phone.

However, Honor's approach to AI differs from Apple's enclosed "walled garden" strategy. Honor remains committed to an open ecosystem, developing AIAgent to transcend third-party app interactions and empower users with richer, more convenient smart experiences. By establishing an open-ecosystem AIAgent, Honor hopes to break down barriers and fully integrate user-centric AI applications and services, creating a "constantly online personal assistant."

Honor AIAgent stands out with its "service-seeking" philosophy nearly all operations can be completed with a drag, a swipe, or a simple voice command. By leaving complexity to AI, users enjoy unparalleled simplicity. AIAgent boasts four core capabilities: "natural language understanding and computer vision," "user behavior pattern learning and scene environment perception," "intent recognition and decision-making," and "in-app and cross-app operations."

During the launch event, Honor showcased the ability to disable app subscription renewals with a single voice command. As Zhao Ming aptly puts it, "AI is as simple as a single sentence." This capability of shutting off automatic app subscriptions through a simple voice command is currently exclusive to Honor.

By announcing AIAgent first, Honor reiterates its leadership in on-device AI innovation. With the combined efforts of Honor and Apple, the competition in AI phones is undoubtedly entering a more advanced and innovative dimension. Currently, Honor and Apple are the only two brands offering AIAgent phones, making the upcoming Magic7 potentially the first AIAgent phone on Android, giving users a head start over the iPhone 16 series.