World's First AI Agent Phone: Nubia NaviX Ultra Opens Reservations, Debuts Next Wednesday

Nubia announced the launch of the world's first AI agent phone, the NaviX Ultra. The device is jointly built by ZTE and ByteDance, with its core highlight being the built-in Doubao mobile assistant, positioned as the "second-generation Doubao phone." The product will officially debut next Wednesday and is currently open for reservations on e-commerce platforms.

Notably, the phone has made adjustments in AI interaction methods. Its cooperation with super apps like Alibaba and Tencent no longer relies on GUI technologies that read screens and simulate clicks, but instead leans toward deeper, system-level AI capability integration. This means the agent may directly call application interfaces rather than simulating human operations, resulting in more efficient experiences and stronger privacy and security.

The emergence of such AI agent phones reflects the evolution of on-device AI from voice assistants to proactive agents. Phones are no longer just passively responding to user commands, but can understand complex tasks and coordinate multiple applications to accomplish goals. For the industry, this could become a new watershed in mobile AI competition, also revealing a trend of deep binding between large model vendors and terminal manufacturers.

For users, whether AI agents can truly understand intent and execute reliably still needs verification on real devices. And ByteDance, leveraging hardware entry points to strengthen the Doubao ecosystem, may also change the existing mobile internet traffic distribution landscape, which deserves continued attention.

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