Doubao AI Phones to Launch Multiple Models This Year
The first AI agent phone, the "Doubao AI Agent Phone," jointly developed by ByteDance and ZTE Nubia, will see multiple models released this year, with one model set to debut at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Due to rising costs of upstream components, total inventory preparations have been adjusted from an initial 300,000 units to approximately 200,000 units, with the first batch limited to under 100,000 units. As of press time, ZTE had not responded
On July 15, Jiemian News exclusively learned that the first AI agent phone (the "Doubao AI Agent Phone"), jointly developed by ByteDance and ZTE Nubia, will have multiple models released this year. One of these models is scheduled to debut during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Total inventory preparations stand at approximately 200,000 units, with the first batch limited to under 100,000 units.
Jiemian News sought confirmation from ZTE regarding this information, but as of press time, ZTE had not responded.
Previously, the first-generation Doubao phone (namely the Nubia M153 Technology Preview Edition) was released on December 1, 2025. Its core positioning was as an "engineering prototype," leading to extremely conservative inventory levels. No additional production runs were planned after the initial stock sold out. The first batch consisted of approximately 30,000 units with no further material investment. Consequently, prices for the Doubao phone in the secondary market were speculated to rise significantly, reaching a high of 7,999 yuan, far exceeding the official price of 3,499 yuan.
Supply chain sources told Jiemian News that inventory preparations for the current generation initially far exceeded those of the previous generation, with some spare parts scaled to over a million units. However, due to rising costs of upstream components, plans underwent multiple adjustments, reducing the initial target of 300,000 units to approximately 200,000 units.
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