Samsung was one of the first brands to bet on artificial intelligence on mobile. The Galaxy S24 were pioneers, being in charge of released the galaxy ai ai -based gemini and Google’s services.
The reward of this bet was tremendous: the Galaxy S24 generation has been the most successful in many years, even competing against the iPhone 16 during its launch, something that did not happen in a long time.
Now, Samsung is about to deny this bet, Abandoning Google Ya Gemini and investing in one of his great rivals: perplexity. An investment that will have immediate consequences, with the next Galaxy S26.
That has been the surprising revelation published today by Mark Gurman in Bloombergand that can totally change the panorama of modern smartphones, again; A blow for Google, but maybe something necessary for Samsung.
According to filtration, Samsung and Perplexity are in conversations so that the first Great investment of 500 million dollarswhich will end with the announcement this year of the integration of its AI technology in Samsung mobiles.
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As a result, The next Galaxy S26 would come with the perplexity app pre -installed, in addition to its own personal assistant; In the same way, AI would be integrated into Samsung’s browser.
But the agreement would go beyond simply installing an app; Companies have also contemplated the possibility that Samsung’s Bixby personal assistant will be based on perplexity technology.
Looking ahead, both companies have come to talk about the creation of a New Operating System based on AI and with AI agents who can use perplexity functionalities, following the idea of a mobile with only one app.
If the agreement is finally signed, the consequences would be immediate, with Samsung abandoning Gemini and Google’s platform; The Galaxy S25 would be the last to come with the pre -installed Google assistant.
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For Samsung, this operation is of the utmost importance, because it can decide its future as one of the pointer brands of the smartphones market; and Perplexity is confirmed as one of the new most requested AI companies.
Samsung wants Stop depending on Googlethat although it is one of its great allies, it is also a rival in the smartphones market with its Google Pixel, which are already receiving exclusive functions.
The idyll between Samsung and Google is about to breakand not only in a matter of ia; Recall that the next Pixel 10 for the first time will use G tensioner processors that will not be manufactured by Samsung.
In Samsung they can believe that they cannot be competitive if they have to depend on Google, which has had no qualms about giving priority to their own devices for the launch of New functions of AI.
Perplexity is already one of the great alternatives in the young AI market, with its conversational search engine and in a very short time it has become one of the most requested.
Apple has also shown interest In integrating perplexity technology into the next iPhone, with the possibility of offering its search engine as an alternative to Google that has been using for years.
But neither Samsung and Apple would be the first to use perplexity in their mobiles. This honor is Motorola, whose motorcycle AI platform released in the RAZR 50 is based on perplexity technology.
