Examine the challenges and criticisms surrounding the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into smartphones, particularly by major tech companies like Apple, Samsung, and Google. They highlight a significant disconnect between the rapid, innovative advancements in the broader AI industry and the slower, often underwhelming AI features offered by phone manufacturers. The sources question whether smartphone companies genuinely comprehend AI's potential or are merely marketing diluted, often outdated, AI tools. A central concern raised is the yearly update cycle of smartphones struggling to keep pace with the weekly evolution of AI models, leading to features that are often surpassed by free, more capable alternatives available elsewhere. Ultimately, the texts suggest that current smartphone AI offerings may fail to impress knowledgeable consumers and that monetization strategies based on these limited features could prove unsuccessful.