The AI Phone powered by Perplexity AI to launch this year: Key details

The AI Phone by Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom is all set to launch its AI Phone this year. The T-Mobile parent firm confirmed at MWC 2025 that the AI Phone will be “available in course of the year”.

Deutsche Telekom revealed the AI Phone as a concept during MWC 2024. The German telecom company plans to introduce the AI Phone to key European countries in 2026.

The AI Phone: Perplexity AI and Magenta AI OS

Deutsche Telekom's AI Phone will run a custom Magenta AI operating system. The AI Phone ditches the usual app-based interface found in modern-day smartphones with Perplexity Assistant. It means that the user just has to tell the AI Phone what they require through voice commands or text; they do not have to go from one app to the next like in a traditional smartphone. They can also use the AI Phone’s camera to search.

In a press statement, Deutsche Telekom said: “Thanks to the Perplexity assistant, Deutsche Telekom's new AI Phone becomes an indispensable companion: order a taxi, reserve a table, translate in real time, and answer all questions. In the future, millions of Deutsche Telekom customers will always have a virtual butler on their AI Phone at their side. In addition, he writes e-mails, starts phone calls, plays music, summarizes texts or translates them, makes calendar entries and much more”.

On the AI Phone, users will be able to access the Perplexity digital assistant directly from the lock screen or by double-tapping the power button. Although the Perplexity Assistant will take over most tasks, the AI Phone will be integrated with Google Cloud AI, ElevenLabs and Picsart in Summer 2025.

Deutsche Telekom confirmed that the AI features will be integrated into the MeinMagenta app (available on the Google Play Store).