aircannonsinc Chapter 66 Mate Series
Chapter 66 Mate Series
"Sigh, this is a situation that neither you consumers nor manufacturers want to see."
But alas... those people, having become so fat and bloated, shifted all the responsibility onto us, ultimately dragging you down with them.
well……"
At this point, these highly educated individuals also sighed helplessly, their disdain for Muhammad growing stronger.
In the end, they could only spend $399 to buy a Transsion S1, since they had brought this upon themselves.
We must protest! This idiot must be made to pay the price.
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Huawei, in its R&D building.
Even though it was already night, the mobile phone lab was still busy with testing.
Yu Chengdong, the man later known in the industry as Yu Dazui, was staring intently at the engineering prototype on the test bench, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Just a few months ago, he was in charge of other businesses in Europe, but at Shen Fei's request, Ren Zhengfei agreed without hesitation to let him take over the mobile phone business.
He knew the name; he was a formidable figure with a fierce drive. If he were in charge of the mobile phone business, it might bring him unexpected surprises.
This might revitalize the business.
"Mr. Yu, the last test passed." The engineer reported excitedly. His expression clearly indicated a good result.
The result is indeed something to be happy about.
You should know that they can only make OEM phones for telecom operators. They make a lot of products, but the profit margin is very low.
But with the investment from Huaxin Investment, it hasn't been long... and the smartphone test has already passed.
Yu Dazui forcibly suppressed his excitement and then picked up one of the phones.
The phone features a metal body, a five-inch LPS screen, and a frosted finish on the back, printed with Huawei's logo and the word "mate".
This phone's appearance is 7% similar to the Transsion S1, so it could be called a high-end version of the Transsion S1, with more refined details.
For example, the bezels are narrower, the buttons feel better, the curves on the back are more natural, and the overall feel is more comfortable.
……
Two months ago, when Shen Fei proposed naming Huawei's first smartphone "Mate," Yu Dazui initially opposed it.
He felt the name was too ordinary and lacked a sense of technology, so he suggested changing it or waiting until the smartphone project was launched before slowly coming up with a name.
Shen Fei laughed at that moment. The Mate was the flagship product of Huawei in the future. Even after Honor was sold, they never stopped updating this "son". He didn't expect that Yu Dazui would reject it as soon as he brought it up.
Later, Yu Dazui came up with several nice-sounding names, but they were all rejected by Shen Fei and President Ren.
This isn't Shen Fei settling a personal score; it's just that "mate" is indeed a more suitable name.
Later, Ren Zhengfei also sided with Shen Fei: "Let's call him mate."
Looking at the highly polished phone in his hand, Yu Dazui suddenly realized that "Mate" was indeed a good name.
It's not great on its own, but when paired with a mobile phone, it's a qualitative leap and a perfect fit.
"Notify General Manager Ren and General Manager Shen that the prototype is ready," he instructed his subordinates.
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The next morning, Shen Fei and Ren Zhengfei sat down at the coffee table, on which were three Mate prototypes.
Yu Dazui stood to the side, looking slightly nervous.
After all... he was like a student waiting for a teacher to grade his homework, especially since this teacher was the head of Transsion, and especially President Shen in front of him, who seemed to have a deep understanding of the future of smartphones.
"Nice appearance." Ren Zhengfei picked up a phone and weighed it in his hand. "Lighter than I expected."
"Although it has an all-metal fuselage, we used aerospace-grade aluminum, which reduced the weight by about 30%," Yu Dazui eagerly reported to his superior.
"The screen supplier is still Dongfang Factory, and it's the same one as the Transsion S1. But we've done color calibration, so the color accuracy is better."
Shen Fei pressed the power button. The TaiShan OS startup screen appeared, but the logo now included Huawei's chrysanthemum symbol, indicating that this was a heavily customized version by Huawei.
The system remains quite smooth, and thanks to its large RAM, it's even a bit faster than the Transsion S1.
"The chip used is the Mtk6573. The chip that General Manager Shen sent is much stronger than the reference design," Yu Dazui introduced again, his eyes also flashing with surprise.
He originally wanted to use other chips, such as Samsung or Qualcomm, which are all better than MediaTek. However, after testing them, he said they were surprisingly good.
"But we've made some optimizations to the heat dissipation by adding a copper plate, so it won't throttle down even after a long time, and the smoothness will be better."
"What about the battery? I feel it's much lighter than the previous Transsion S1 engineering prototype," Mr. Ren asked.
After saying that, he picked up the teacup on the table and offered it to Shen Fei.
"This is our biggest highlight."
Yu Dazui's eyes lit up instantly. It's no wonder he was excited, as smartphone batteries these days typically have around 1000mAh.
With such a small battery and such a large screen, the battery life would be practically nonexistent. But now they've suddenly released a large 3000mA battery, which will dominate the domestic and even European markets.
As for the Apple 3G, it does have a good reputation...
Yes, but they don't have official channels in the domestic market yet. However, I heard they are in negotiations with China Unicom, and it's possible they will introduce it in the future...
Of course, we're not afraid even if we bring in Yu Dazui; it's not like we haven't beaten other European and American tech companies before.
And they will soon have a comparison in the European market.
"What are you thinking about now?" Ren Zhengfei reminded him.
Old Yu immediately realized what was going on and quickly explained: "We used the high-density battery solution provided by General Manager Shen, with the same capacity of 3000mAh, but the weight has been reduced significantly."
The only downside is that this phone charges too slowly. However, we've modified the charger so it can maintain high power for a longer period and will fully charge in another 5 hours.
Shen Fei nodded: "Don't worry about charging. Transsion is currently researching Type-C fast charging technology."
Our self-developed fast charging chip will soon be in mass production, and the charging speed will be much faster than that of ordinary mobile phones. Large batteries will also not be a problem.
However, it will be usable on the Mate S or Mate Pro in the future; the technology will develop step by step.
Yu Dazui was slightly taken aback. President Shen's method of harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting people) was indeed professional.
"This fast charging technology?" Ren Zhengfei looked at Shen Fei.
"Our self-developed... is called Taishan Fast Charge. We've even changed the connectors; if we're going to do it, we'll do the whole thing, so it'll take some time..."
Ren Zhengfei nodded and continued testing the phone. After a while, he said, "This fast charging technology is relatively less important. We can apply for a patent and license it to other manufacturers."
After saying that, he continued testing, since telepathy was indeed more professional for harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting people).
Taking photos, surfing the internet, watching videos, playing games...
The simple Plants vs. Zombies game particularly piqued his interest; the experience was indeed good, and perhaps this is the key to Mate's explosive popularity.
"Mr. Shen, a few months ago you said that investing in the terminal business could revive the mobile phone business..." Ren Zhengfei put down his phone, somewhat moved, thinking how fast times are changing.
"I had some doubts back then. Looking back now... I guess I was the old man who was confused. Luckily, I made the right choice."