AI Agent Phone Race Begins: Nubia, StepFun, Honor Compete, Models and Hardware Battle Behind the Scenes
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Chinese smartphone makers Nubia and Honor, along with AI company StepFun, are racing to launch AI agent phones. The competition involves model, hardware, and app integration, marking a new phase in on-device AI.
The AI agent smartphone race has started in China, with Nubia, Honor, and AI startup StepFun competing. Nubia announced the world's first DeepSeek-R1 full-dimension model phone, while Honor showcased its YOYO agent with multi-step task automation. StepFun launched its Step series models and developed AI agents for devices. The competition also involves chipmakers and app developers, aiming to turn smartphones into intelligent personal assistants.
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