STEPX Neo: First Agent-Native Phone Runs MCP Core at ¥3,999

StepX Terminal opened pre-orders for the STEPX Neo Pioneer Edition, the first commercially available smartphone built on an agent-native OS, at ¥3,999 (~$597). Sales start October 16. Its Step AOS 1.0 uses the MCP protocol at the OS level, which the NSA and CSA flagged in 2026 for unresolved security flaws.

• Priced at ¥3,999 (~$597), pre-orders from Oct 13, sales from Oct 16
• Step AOS 1.0 rebuilt from Android, Linux and RTOS components, not an Android fork
• Agent Amoo calls 300+ Alipay services and major apps via MCP tool endpoints
• MCP was flagged by NSA and CSA in 2026 for unresolved security gaps