Apple rival Honor launches AI phone tools that help users get online shopping discounts and more

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With the AI upgrade, Honor expects to climb into the top three smartphone brands by market share in mainland China by the end of this year, Fei Fang, president of products at Honor Device, told CNBC in an exclusive interview.
Honor’s new AI tools come as Apple has yet to release its AI system in China.
It’s part of how Honor expects people will use AI assistants to access apps rather than going to the apps directly.

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