9月14日，豆包手机助手消费者版本正式发布；两天后的9月16日，搭载该助手的努比亚NaviX Ultra将正式开售。中兴通讯方面称，这是其推出的全球首款AI智能体手机，也被业内视为全球首个走向商用的AI智能体手机。中国厂商由此率先把AI手机推向“下半场”。
过去一年多，AI手机的竞争焦点一直是“手机里装了多少大模型”。2024年以来，大模型从云端下沉到端侧，主流安卓旗舰普遍实现70亿参数级模型的本地部署，但此前的“AI手机”更多是给手机装上会聊天、会修图、会摘要的功能包——AI只是手机里的一项能力，用户仍要自己动手打开应用、逐项操作。业界将这一阶段概括为“端侧大模型落地、AI功能预装”。
进入下半场，变量是“智能体”。手机不再只是被动回答问题，而是理解用户所处的具体场景，代替用户完成一连串操作：看得见屏幕、记得住偏好、办得成事情。无论是苹果Siri还是此次发布的豆包手机助手，都是以App为基础、与手机厂商在系统层面展开合作的AI智能体软件，助手不只是一个独立应用，而是作为操作系统的“能力层”。
据豆包官方介绍，相比去年底推出的技术预览版，这次消费者版本更强调稳定性和日常可用性，围绕交互、任务执行、本地记忆及检索等核心体验展开。用户可以通过语音、专属AI键等多种方式唤醒助手；AI键带有指纹鉴权能力，本人验证后无需二次解锁即可调用助手执行任务，语音唤醒则针对远场、嘈杂等场景做了专门优化。本地记忆及检索能力让助手能够记住用户偏好，在后续任务中提供更贴合个人习惯的操作建议。
“看得见”是此次升级的一大看点。用户无需截图或切换应用，助手即可结合当前屏幕内容继续处理任务。在演示场景中，把手机摄像头对准客厅，说一句“帮我选一个一米二以内、价格不超过一千元的柜子”，屏幕上的AI助手便自行打开电商平台、比对商品、给出推荐。这一此前只出现在科技公司Demo视频里的场景，将从9月16日起真实落地在消费者手中的手机上。
首款搭载豆包手机助手的新机为努比亚NaviX Ultra。该机已取得工信部入网许可，生产方努比亚此前亦完成了智能体大模型备案，从技术验证到合规量产，商业闭环正在成型。中兴通讯称其为全球首款AI智能体手机，业内也将其视为全球首个走向商用的AI智能体手机。
从“会聊天”到“会干活”，AI手机正在换挡。当行业不再满足于功能预装，而是比拼“手机能替你办多少事”，智能体能力层的落地将成为下一阶段竞争的关键。中国厂商率先迈出商用一步，也为全球AI手机的发展提供了新的参照。
On September 14, Doubao Phone Assistant consumer version was officially released; two days later, on September 16, Nubia NaviX Ultra equipped with the assistant will officially go on sale. ZTE said this is the world's first AI agent phone it has introduced, and the industry also regards it as the world's first commercially available AI agent phone. Chinese manufacturers have thus taken the lead in pushing AI phones into the 'second half.'
Over the past year or so, the competitive focus of AI phones has been 'how many large models are packed into the phone.' Since 2024, large models have moved from the cloud to on-device, and mainstream Android flagships have generally achieved local deployment of 7-billion-parameter models. But earlier 'AI phones' were mostly phones loaded with feature packs that can chat, retouch photos, and summarize—AI was just one capability inside the phone, and users still had to open apps and perform operations step by step. The industry summarized this stage as 'on-device large model deployment and pre-installed AI features.'
In the second half, the variable is the 'agent.' Phones are no longer just passively answering questions; instead, they understand the specific scenario the user is in and complete a series of operations on the user's behalf: able to see the screen, remember preferences, and get things done. Whether it is Apple's Siri or the newly released Doubao Phone Assistant, both are AI agent software built on apps and cooperating with phone manufacturers at the system level. The assistant is not just a standalone application, but serves as the 'capability layer' of the operating system.
According to Doubao's official introduction, compared with the technical preview released at the end of last year, this consumer version places more emphasis on stability and daily usability, focusing on core experiences such as interaction, task execution, local memory, and retrieval. Users can wake up the assistant through voice, a dedicated AI key, and other methods; the AI key has fingerprint authentication capability, so after identity verification, the assistant can be called to execute tasks without unlocking again. Voice wake-up has been specifically optimized for far-field and noisy scenarios. Local memory and retrieval capabilities allow the assistant to remember user preferences and provide operation suggestions that better fit personal habits in subsequent tasks.
'Being able to see' is a major highlight of this upgrade. Users can have the assistant continue processing tasks based on the current screen content without taking screenshots or switching apps. In a demo scenario, point the phone camera at the living room and say, 'Help me choose a cabinet within 1.2 meters and priced under 1,000 yuan,' and the AI assistant on the screen will open an e-commerce platform, compare products, and give recommendations. This scenario that previously only appeared in technology companies' demo videos will actually land in consumers' hands starting September 16.
The first new phone equipped with Doubao Phone Assistant is Nubia NaviX Ultra. The device has obtained network access license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and manufacturer Nubia has also completed the filing of the agent large model earlier. From technical verification to compliant mass production, a commercial loop is taking shape. ZTE calls it the world's first AI agent phone, and the industry also regards it as the world's first commercially available AI agent phone.
From 'being able to chat' to 'being able to work,' AI phones are shifting gears. When the industry is no longer satisfied with pre-installed features but competes on 'how many things the phone can do for you,' the implementation of the agent capability layer will become the key to the next stage of competition. Chinese manufacturers have taken the lead in commercial deployment, providing a new reference for the development of AI phones worldwide.