Qualcomm CEO Says Phones Could Run 100B LLMs by 2028

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says smartphones capable of running 100B large language models (LLMs) continuously could arrive by 2028. He also says AI companies are building phones intended to achieve that capability.

The report identifies memory capacity as a major bottleneck for running larger AI models on phones. It says crossing the 16GB memory threshold soon is unlikely, given the DRAM supply situation.

Amon has said phone makers would need to put substantial amounts of RAM into handsets to run these models, even as memory supply is scarce and prices are high. The source raises DRAM supply and cost as unresolved issues, but the provided material does not explain how manufacturers would address them or give further details about the phones.