The 5 best AI smartphones of 2025

Artificial intelligence has been expanding into everything, including mobile devices. Considering these innovations, it’s time to check the best AI smartphones. 

They’re more than your typical Instagram/camera machine; they can refine your writing, polish your photos, and provide other nifty AI features. 

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Here are the 5 leading AI smartphones on the market that will give your school or work life a much-needed AI boost. 

1. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Price: Starts at ₱84,990

The Apple of everyone’s eyes dazzles as the best AI smartphone race, thanks to its Apple Intelligence.

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Apple Intelligence adds the latest AI features to the Cupertino tech giant’s flagship model despite initial flaws and errors. 

It powers Writing Tools in the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s contextual menu, letting users proofread or rewrite entire documents easily. 

Also, the Notes app can transcribe and summarize recordings, so keeping up with lectures and meetings is a breeze.

Polishing those perfect moments is a snap thanks to the new Clean Up feature. It lets you remove specific parts of an image and search for pics and clips with natural language. 

2. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Price: Starts at ₱84,990

If you prefer Android, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra might be the best AI smartphone for you. 

It has AI features similar to the iPhone 16 Pro Max, such as its Writing Assist.

Whip out AI Select from the pop-out sidebar to activate Writing Assist. Then, watch as it makes your text more professional and your images more beautiful. 

The Korean AI mobile contender also has unique features, such as real-time voice translation for phone calls, making it easier to chat with unni (older sister)!

The Samsung Now Brief summarizes useful info from apps, such as weather reports and traffic updates. 

Meanwhile, the Now Bar simplifies those even further to fit into lock screen notifications. 

Another unique Samsung AI feature is Circle to Search. Take out the S25 Ultra’s S Pen, press and hold the home button, and then draw a circle around anything on the screen. 

In response, its AI will identify encircled objects and locations and provide relevant Google searches.

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Samsung AI makes your perfect shots even better by removing unwanted reflections and shadows, deleting objects, and other editing features. 

Lastly, Instant Slow-mo adds extra frames to your video footage, adding a professional-looking slow-motion effect.

3. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Price: Starts at ₱68,391

Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra is the best AI smartphone if you want a slightly more affordable option.

It costs roughly ₱20,000 less than the S25 Ultra. Yet, the S24 Ultra offers all its beefier cousin’s AI features except Now Brief and Now Bar.

The S24 Ultra has an Ultra Wide 12.0 MP camera while the later model has an Ultra Wide 50.0 MP. 

Moreover, the S24 Ultra has a slightly shorter video playback time and weighs 20g more.

Aside from these minor differences, the Samsung S24 Ultra is a top-notch AI smartphone.

4. Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Price: Starts at ₱45,999

The best AI smartphone for taking photos is likely the Xiaomi 14 Ultra.

Its AI Ultra Zoom 30x lets you take clear shots from long distances. Moreover, AI image Enhancement upscales them and reduces their noise improving image clarity. 

The AI portrait lets you take your face from a photo and put it into any pose, outfit, and background. 

The Chinese mobile device also has powerful hardware backing its AI camera features. 

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The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has four Leica Summilex lenses with six focal lengths and an anti-glare coating. 

Its 1/0.98-inch image sensor is one of the largest among smartphones, enabling it to capture crisper, wider shots. 

5. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6

Price: Starts at ₱59,441

Check out the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 if you want a more compact AI mobile device.

It’s one of the best AI smartphones merging two of the hottest digital trends: generative AI and foldable smartphones. 

The Galaxy Z Flip 6 integrates with the AI chatbot Google Gemini. Also, it offers some of the AI features of its larger cousins, such as Circle to Search and real-time voice translation.

However, the Samsung Flip tends to run these AI features slower than the larger phones. 

The clamshell design might make up for these shortcomings if you prefer a mini phone. 

You may fold the Flip 6 in half, making it easier to fit in your pocket. Even better, you can continue taking photos while it’s folded by tapping the power button twice.