ByteDance reportedly developing second-gen AI phone for 2026 after first batch sells out · TechNode

Following the rapid sell-out of its initial engineering batch, ByteDance has reportedly halted production of its first phone equipped with the Doubao AI assistant and is moving forward with a successor. Supply chain sources said the release was a market test limited to about 30,000 units.

ByteDance and ZTE are reportedly developing a second version expected to ship by late 2026. ByteDance has said it does not plan to build its own hardware and aims to integrate its AI assistant, which can perform cross-app tasks such as ticket booking, into third-party devices. [TechNode reporting]

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