With the added benefit of "doubao" (a type of steamed bun), the 3499 yuan phone sold out in one day, with the highest listed price on second-hand platforms approaching 10,000 yuan.
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On December 2, ZTE Mall's official website showed that the "Doubao Assistant" mobile phone, priced at 3,499 yuan, was sold out.
Image: ZTE's official website shows that the "Doubao Assistant" phone is sold out. Currently, searching for this phone on the Xianyu platform shows that most sellers are offering it for more than the original price of 3,499 yuan. Among them, brand new, unopened phones are priced at 7,999 to 9,999 yuan, with the highest premium exceeding 6,500 yuan.
According to reports, Doubao Mobile Assistant is not a standalone mobile phone product, but rather an AI assistant software developed in collaboration with mobile phone manufacturers at the operating system level, based on the Doubao App.
The collaborative engineering prototype was led by Doubao in product definition and user experience for the AI mobile assistant, while Nubia, a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, was responsible for hardware engineering and technology development.
This phone features a 6.78-inch screen, is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Ultra mobile platform, and the "16GB RAM, 512GB storage" version is priced at 3499 yuan, primarily targeting developers and tech enthusiasts with limited availability.
Furthermore, the device can be activated directly at the system level via voice commands, or users can interact with Doubao using the AI button on the side of the phone or with earphones.
For example, users can ask questions directly about the content displayed on the screen; deeply integrate multimodal generation models with the phone's native photo album to intelligently remove irrelevant people or objects from photos; download and install multiple apps with a single sentence; check the logistics progress of all shopping apps with one click; and compare prices and place orders across platforms.
It's worth noting that ByteDance stated it is working with multiple mobile phone manufacturers to implement its mobile assistant plan, but currently, the only officially disclosed mobile phone partner is ZTE. This suggests that Doubao may partner with more mobile phone manufacturers in the future.
Previously, influenced by the release of the "Doubao Assistant" mobile phone, ZTE's A-shares and H-shares surged. On December 1, the A-shares hit the daily limit, closing at 46.3 yuan per share, while the H-shares rose sharply, finally closing at HK$35.8 per share, an increase of 13.94%, with a total market value exceeding 210 billion yuan.
On December 2, the company's stock price fell, with A-shares closing at 45.5 yuan per share, down 1.73%; and Hong Kong shares closing at HK$33.78 per share, down 5.64%.
