阶跃终端(STEPX)于2026年10月13日正式发布STEPX Neo,定位为全球首款大模型原生智能体手机。
The STEPX Neo represents a material shift: agent functionality is no longer an app-layer add-on but a system-level primitive — enabled by on-device NPU acceleration, always-on sensor fusion, and OS-managed agent lifecycle control. This eliminates cloud round-trip latency and enables real-time, privacy-preserving context awareness (e.g., ambient audio + location + calendar triggering proactive actions). For AI application founders, it signals a new distribution model: instead of competing for app store downloads, teams can develop ‘agent skills’ as lightweight, certified modules that plug directly into the device’s native agent runtime. This lowers acquisition cost, improves reliability, and opens monetization paths via skill subscriptions or enterprise white-labeling — especially valuable for domain-specific agents in healthcare, logistics, or field service where offline operation and data sovereignty are non-negotiable.