(Reuters) - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled a raft of AI-powered features for its latest iPhone 16 lineup at an event on Monday, as global smartphone makers turn to generative AI to encourage customers to upgrade.
Here are the key AI features from Apple and rival Android phone providers such as Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Google, South Korea's Samsung (KS:005930), as well as China's Huawei:
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