At MWC 2025, Deutsche Telekom announced its upcoming AI phone. For those who are not familiar with the company, Deutsche Telekom is a German-based company that is also one of the largest telecommunication providers in Europe. They operate their smartphone business through their T-Mobile company. The company has collaborated with Perplexity AI to design this phone. Let’s get into the depth of it.
Deutsche Telekom AI Phone Overview
The AI phone is designed to be “app-less,” controlled mainly by voice commands. You’ll be able to book flights, make restaurant reservations, call a taxi, and shop, all without switching between apps. This is pretty impressive, and it seems like a huge step toward simplifying smartphone use. The phone is being developed in collaboration with Perplexity, Picsart, and other partners and will feature a new AI assistant app called “Magenta AI.”
The phone will run a custom Magenta AI operating system, which replaces the usual app-based interface with Perplexity Assistant. You can interact with the phone using voice commands, typing, or even using the camera to perform tasks. For example, you could tell it to translate text or search for something using your camera, much like Apple’s Visual Intelligence feature. This sounds pretty convenient and a lot more seamless than constantly jumping between apps, don’t you think?
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Hardware and Rest
As for the hardware, Deutsche Telekom hasn’t revealed much. But from the images, it looks like the phone will be a budget or midrange Android device. It has thick bezels on the top and bottom and a pink sleep/wake button, which gives it a bit of character.
Availability
We will officially get to see this device later this year, and it will offer access to Perplexity Assistant, Google Cloud AI, ElevenLabs, Picsart, and a suite of other AI tools. Deutsche Telekom also confirmed that the AI features will be integrated into the Mein Magenta app, which can be downloaded from Google Play. Overall, it will be exciting to see how this phone will reshape our experience with AI and smartphones.
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