Elon Musk Denies SpaceX Is Developing Starlink Smartphone (X: NASDAQ:XYL)

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX (NASDAQ: X), has twice confirmed on X that the company is not developing a Starlink smartphone. Reports earlier this week cited internal discussions of a device to connect directly to Starlink, but Musk denied those claims. In a January 1st statement, Musk had suggested a “sometime” smartphone was not impossible, but only if it offered a significant departure from current phones and was optimized for neural network performance per watt. He clarified on February 6, 2026, that this “sometime” does not mean the project is underway. SpaceX is focused on ongoing initiatives, including its merger with xAI. Starlink, which serves over 9 million users with about 650 satellites in the LEO constellation for IoT and connectivity, remains a speculative future project rather than a near-term priority.