Honor and Apple Converge: AIAgent Ushers in a New Era of Smartphones

Honor and Apple Converge: AIAgent Ushers in a New Era of SmartphonesAt 1 AM on September 10th, Apple unveiled its new iPhone 16 series. The launch showcased the company's previously announced AppleIntelligence, which was first introduced at WWDC24, and elevated the phone's AIAgent capabilities to new heights

Honor and Apple Converge: AIAgent Ushers in a New Era of Smartphones

At 1 AM on September 10th, Apple unveiled its new iPhone 16 series. The launch showcased the company's previously announced AppleIntelligence, which was first introduced at WWDC24, and elevated the phone's AIAgent capabilities to new heights. A beta version of the associated applications will be released next month, while Chinese users will have to wait until next year to experience the Chinese version of Apple's AI.

Following the Apple event, Honor's CEO, Zhao Ming, shared his perspective on Honor and Apple's convergent paths in AI development on Weibo. He stated, "Apple and Honor have converged in their AI development paths. Competing with each other in terms of AI service experience is the key to winning over more users and driving innovation within the industry. AIAgent will ignite a new wave of innovation in smartphones. Honor Magic7 will be the first phone for Chinese consumers to experience AIAgent, and many more surprises await."

Indeed, Apple's heavily promoted AppleIntelligence is deeply integrated with its operating system, making it central to the company's AI strategy. This concept aligns perfectly with Honor's previously announced four-tier AI architecture. At IFA 2024 last week, Zhao Ming unveiled Honor AIAgent, the industry's first cross-application open ecosystem intelligent entity, to a global audience. The next generation flagship Honor Magic7 series will be the first to feature this technology. This move signifies Honor's proactive implementation of AIAgent, predating Apple, with the aim of delivering a more intelligent and convenient user experience.

Available information suggests that both Honor and Apple, tech giants, are focused on deeply modifying their system architectures using AI, aiming for seamless integration between AI and the system. Both Honor AIAgent and Apple AppleIntelligence prioritize on-device capabilities. They aim to leverage complex natural language processing to learn user habits, perceive the environment, accurately identify user intent, make decisions, and ultimately offer highly personalized service experiences.

For example, Honor AIAgent, with a simple voice command, can leverage its powerful natural language understanding, computer vision, user behavior learning, environmental perception, intent recognition, and decision-making capabilities, as well as cross-application control, to effortlessly execute complex tasks. As Honor's CEO succinctly puts it, "AI is all about a single voice command."

The convergence of Apple and Honor's strategic choices demonstrates that intelligent agents (AIagents) will be the path forward in AI phone development. While understanding the alignment in their AI development trajectories, it's also crucial to recognize their differences.

Industry experts point out that Honor AIAgent takes a different approach compared to Apple. Apple has its own applications and leverages its closed ecosystem to connect these applications. Conversely, Honor aims to integrate with a vast array of internet-based AI services. Currently, AppleIntelligence's AI technology is limited to internal Apple applications and its ecosystem, remaining closed to third parties. Experts predict that even if Apple releases AIAgent, it will initially be restricted to its own applications.

Honor, however, differentiates itself by its on-device AI technology, which transcends applications and ecosystems (such as Android and Windows), achieving seamless integration. Honor AIAgent, as a cross-application open ecosystem intelligent entity, embodies a novel path of open innovation and collaborative cooperation.

Previously, AI was limited to singular operations, but now it can handle multiple tasks simultaneously. At IFA, Honor showcased Honor AIAgent, demonstrating its ability to be applied in diverse scenarios. With its exceptional intent recognition capabilities, Honor AIAgent transforms into a personal life manager, handling almost all operations with a simple swipe, drag, or voice command, simplifying complex tasks. Honor staff also demonstrated the real-time ability to disable app auto-renewal using one click. The phone automatically identifies services with auto-renewal enabled and allows users to individually disable services or cancel them all at once.

The AI agents presented by both Apple and Honor demonstrate their capabilities in easily grasping every subtle user need and automatically completing a range of complex daily tasks. Currently, Honor and Apple are the only two brands offering AIAgent-powered phones. This unprecedented user experience undoubtedly marks a revolutionary shift in modern life.

Honor's open framework has accelerated the research and development of AIAgent technology, unlocking limitless possibilities. This unwavering commitment to innovation has garnered recognition and respect for Honor from users in Europe and around the world. Media outlets like The Associated Press and CNBC have praised Honor for its achievements, stating that Honor is challenging Samsung in the foldable phone category and has taken the lead over Apple in the AIAgent field.

It's evident that the smartphone industry is entering a new era of AIAgent intelligent entities. Honor, with its deep roots in AI, has already secured a leading position. As the industry's on-device AI experience continues to evolve, a new era brimming with imagination is gradually unfolding. Honor, Apple, and other terminal manufacturers are working together to drive this transformation, offering users unprecedented intelligent experiences.