AI Phones Aren't Just About Installing LLMs; STEPX Neo's 'Agent' Concept Is the Watershed

Bottom line first: If STEPX Neo by Step Terminal is indeed unrelated to Meizu, as industry insiders say, then it's not just following trends but betting on a direction—redesigning everything from hardware to system around "agents", rather than just slapping an AI shell onto existing phones. As a cross-border e-commerce operator, I use AI tools daily for product selection and copywriting, so I'm particularly sensitive to "AI implementation." Many phone makers' AI efforts feel like stuffing ChatGPT into the notification bar; you still have to switch manually when you need it. Whether STEPX Neo's "autonomous design" can deliver depends on how it solves the problem of "AI proactively doing things."