The Nubia M153 engineering prototype, the first smartphone to feature ByteDance’s Doubao AI assistant in a preview version, has sold out on ZTE’s official online store at a price of RMB 3,499 ($495). Because the device was released in limited quantities, resale prices have climbed sharply. On second-hand marketplace Xianyu, unopened units are listed for as much as RMB 4,999 ($706) — a premium of about RMB 1,500 ($210) over the official price. The model was jointly developed by ZTE Corp and ByteDance. ByteDance’s Doubao unit led the product definition and user experience of the AI assistant, while ZTE’s Nubia brand handled hardware design, development and manufacturing. The phone comes in a single 16GB+512GB configuration and is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and a 6.78-inch LTPO display. [TechNode reporting]
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