Digit AI-Q Scoring system

Updated on 26-Jun-2024

In the rapidly evolving world of smartphones, Neural Processing Units (NPUs) have become integral to the system-on-chip (SoC) designs of all popular devices. These NPUs are leveraged for a myriad of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, enabling sophisticated functionalities to be processed locally on the device. From enhancing photography to enabling voice assistants and augmenting reality experiences, the applications of AI in smartphones are vast and growing. Understanding the AI capabilities of a smartphone is crucial for users seeking optimal performance. This is where the Digit AI-Q Scoring system comes into play—a comprehensive benchmark designed to evaluate the AI performance of smartphones rigorously.

The Testing Process

The benchmarking process for assessing smartphone AI performance involves running over 80 different AI models. These models encompass various user scenarios, ensuring a thorough evaluation. Each model has been selected to provide a holistic assessment of the NPU, examining more than 180 different aspects of AI performance, such as speed, accuracy, and initialisation time. The results of these tests culminated in the Digit AI-Q Scoring system, a first in the publishing industry measure to gauge the AI performance of a smartphone in a standardised manner.

Digit AI-Q Smartphone Leaderboard

Based on the above tests, we have created a leaderboard of the best smartphones as per their AI capabilities that exist in the market. It is important to note that, aside from the SoC that lies at the heart of the smartphone, there are a lot of optimisations that have to be made by the smartphone manufacturers. And as a result, you will see smartphones featuring the same SoCs scoring differently. Here are some of the recently launched smartphones who have been graded under the new methodology.

BrandSmartphonePrice (INR)AI-Q SCore
SamsungGalaxy S24 Ultra12999990.70
SamsungGalaxy S23 Ultra10999974.32
VivoX Fold3 Pro15999973.25
Xiaomi146999972.59
OppoFind X7 Ultra8999964.33
OnePlus126999962.97
OnePlus12R3999953.72
GooglePixel 8 Pro10199948.08
NothingPhone 23699946.83
GooglePixel 8a5299944.35
InfinixGT 20 Pro2499936.83
POCOF62999931.44
NothingPhone (2a)2399930.28
RealmeGT 6T3099929.55
MotorolaEdge 50 Pro2999924.09
OnePlusNord CE4 5G2499923.77
MotorolaEdge 50 Fusion2299921.73
iQOOZ9X1299916.79
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