ByteDance’s First Doubao-Assisted AI Phone Sells Out at $495 as Second-Hand Prices Rise by at Least $210 · TechNode

ByteDance’s first Doubao-assisted AI phone sells out at $495 as second-hand prices rise by at least $210 · TechNode

The Nubia M153 engineering prototype, the first smartphone to feature ByteDance’s Doubao AI assistant in a preview version, has sold out on ZTE’s official online store at a price of RMB 3,499 ($495). Because the device was released in limited quantities, resale prices have climbed sharply. On second-hand marketplace Xianyu, unopened units are listed for as much as RMB 4,999 ($706) — a premium of about RMB 1,500 ($210) over the official price. Th…

ByteDance-powered AI phone snapped up by consumers keen to try agentic assistant

The first smartphone running on ByteDance’s artificial intelligence agentic phone assistant sold out on the first day, as consumers jumped at the chance to try the AI-powered gadget that could change the way people use mobile phones. The ZTE Nubia M153, an “engineering prototype” only available for order online, was keenly sought after thanks to ByteDance’s embedded operating-system-level Doubao Mobile Assistant, which is able to carry out tasks…