On March 13th, some media reported that NIO would buy a car and give away a mobile phone. In response, @ Oriental Finance inquired with NIO's official customer service, who stated that they would pay a deposit before March 31st, 2024, and users who purchased the 2024 model would receive a NIO phone voucher worth 6498 yuan as a gift. The performance version of NIO phones is priced at 6499 yuan, the flagship version is priced at 6899 yuan, and the EPedition version is priced at 7499 yuan. Therefore, if you purchase the NIO Mobile Performance Edition, you only need to pay an additional 1 yuan.
The editor found through search that there are indeed promotional texts related to the event on the official NIO page.
At NIO IN 2023 NIO Innovation Technology Day, Li Bin, founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, delivered a speech. At the meeting, NIO Phone officially made its debut.
It is reported that the NIO Phone is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Leading Edition, with a maximum optional 16GB+1T memory combination; Equipped with NIO Sky UI system, designed with Android system as the underlying layer; 0 system software, 0 commercial pre installation; The maximum battery life is 5200mAh, supporting 66W wired fast charging and 50W unlimited fast charging.
According to Li Bin's previous disclosure, the launch of mobile phones will help increase the competitiveness of the car, and plans to deliver mobile phone products in late September.
According to the New Beijing News, Li Bin stated that it is not because mobile phone companies are all making cars, nor is it because NIO is not making money by using mobile phones, but rather because NIO users need a mobile phone seamlessly connected to NIO cars.
According to Weilai official account, recently, NIO Phone won the 2024 German iF Design AWARD. In the eyes of the judges, "NIOPhone is not just a mobile phone, but also a tool that can connect NIO users and their beloved cars at all times.".
The NIO Phone supports one click connection with NIO smart cars through the car control button, helping NIO owners more conveniently control the vehicle, transfer information, and activate various entertainment methods.
According to the news on the official account of Weilai Automobile on February 1, in January 2024, Weilai will deliver 10055 new cars, an increase of 18.2% year on year. As of now, NIO has delivered a total of 459649 new cars.