# The AI phone era is coming, and the weird brands may not survive it

> I have a soft spot for phone brands that made Android feel less inevitable. Meizu is one example, but there were plenty of smaller names with their own strange little gravity, from Fairphone’s repair-first stubbornness…

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/the-ai-phone-era-is-coming-and-the-weird-brands-may-not-survive-it/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bd330254f0da55deb587d)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #apple #samsung #xiaomi #ai #android
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