108: Mr. Lei, something terrible has happened!

I wonder if Qualcomm got inspiration from Red Star's Lingxiao design."

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"After saying so much and listing the differences of the MSM8974AB, perhaps some viewers are already confused. Since it's clearly the MSM8274AB, what's the difference, and why bring up so much about the MSM8974?"

"As everyone knows, when processor manufacturers produce the same processor, due to different batches and other reasons, it causes slight differences between different batches of the same processor."

"Some batches have a high yield rate, so these processors can run at higher frequencies. Other batches have a low yield rate, so the manufacturer will run that batch of processors at a lower frequency."

"This is what we often refer to as different binning."

"So, the MSM8974AB is the batch with better binning, while the MSM8974 is the batch with poorer binning."

"Having finished talking about these two completely different processor models, we will now properly discuss the differences between the MSM8274AB and MSM8974AB used by Xiaomi in the mi 3."

"Both of these were fine-tuned and upgraded from the 8974 series. The difference is that the MSM8974AB supports the TD-LTE 4G network, meaning that if you use this processor as advertised by Xiaomi, some users with strong technical skills can enable the TD-LTE 4G network. The MSM8274, on the other hand, only supports the WCDMA Unicom 3G network."

"Therefore, these two processor codenames are definitely not two names for the same processor, but two completely different processors. There is no such thing as the Xiaomi printing error that some students have guessed."

"Dami Company couldn't possibly not know about this!"

"Otherwise, Lei Jun wouldn't have said at the launch event that the mi 3 uses the MSM8974AB processor."

"I went to check the official Xiaomi website, and as of now, the details page for the mi 3 is still labeled as 8974AB."

"Qualcomm's public documents require that if the 8X74AB series is used with different network standards, it must be clearly labeled as two different models."

"I am not a legal professional, so I don't know if this situation constitutes false advertising, and if it does, whether it is applicable to the 'return one, compensate three' rule. If there are any students in the comment section with expertise in this area, please leave a comment."

"I will not make any evaluations regarding this mi 3 incident. I, Old Fish, uphold an impartial and objective viewpoint to introduce to everyone the differences between the various Qualcomm processor models."

As soon as Old Fish's video was released, it instantly attracted tens of thousands of viewers, and this number is still constantly increasing.

"'Born for enthusiasts'? I think it's 'born for fooling people'!"

"Xiaomi really knows how to play the 'stealing the beam and replacing it with a pillar' trick. I'm even starting to wonder if they swapped chips in their previous phones too; otherwise, how could they sell such high specs for 1999."

"Xiaomi, oh Xiaomi, I even skipped a class that day just to snap up the mi 3, and this is what you do to me?"

"Haha, this is hilarious. You can even get your chip swapped when buying a phone. Good thing I bought the mobile version of the mi 3. Nvidia doesn't have as many different models as Qualcomm; they just have this one."

"Exactly. Although my mobile version took a bit longer to ship, something like this would absolutely never happen. Swapping chips? What would they swap it with? The mobile version is still better."

"Damn it, make Xiaomi give a refund!"

"Refund!"

"Can any big shots come out and say whether we can demand a 'return one, compensate three'?"

"The 8974AB and 8274AB are exactly the same in performance. I don't know what you guys mean by demanding a refund. Xiaomi hasn't even issued an announcement yet, and you're already shouting for 'return one, compensate three'? Look at how pleased you are with yourselves."

"Qualcomm hasn't even issued a statement on whether these two processor codes are the same processor, yet you guys are concluding that they aren't the same model just by watching a video from some so-called digital blogger?"

"I trust Lei Jun, I trust Xiaomi. They would absolutely never do something like this. Even if the 8974AB supports the mobile 4G network, so what? The chip is locked there, so you can't use it anyway. Isn't it the same as the 8274AB? I really don't know what you guys are barking about."

"I specifically went to check the data. This 8274AB really has the exact same performance as the 8974AB. Please everyone be rational. Everything should be based on the official announcement from Xiaomi. Don't be led astray by people with ulterior motives."

"Led astray? Didn't Lei Jun say it was the 8974AB at the launch event? Isn't it labeled as 8974AB on the Xiaomi product details page? I'm truly impressed by you mi fans; you can even justify this. False advertising is false advertising!"

"Oh, oh, oh, starting to defend them already? No conclusion yet? Some bloggers have already torn it down, and the mi 3 definitely uses that 8274AB. It's absolutely not some printing error."

The personnel arranged by Shen Rou had just arrived at Xiaomi's official Weibo and Xiaomi forums, only to find that it had already been flooded with various posts and comments demanding an explanation from Xiaomi.

The group from Ocean Studio saw that they didn't need to exert much effort at all; Xiaomi's own users had already discovered so much. But since they had taken the money, they still dutifully added fuel to this public opinion fire.

"Lei Jun, oh Lei Jun, who would have thought you'd have a day like this?"

Mr. Huang looked at the Xiaomi official Weibo and forums, where everything was uniformly demanding refunds. He laughed so hard he could barely close his mouth, then picked up the phone and called Bai Yongxiang.

"Old Bai, do you think I should add more fuel to the fire? Maybe this wave can directly crush Xiaomi. 300,000 units of the mi 3—if they are all returned, it will definitely be enough to give Lei Jun a hard time."

"And if there's a 'return one, compensate three' on top of that, hehe..."

Chen Chen went to suppress Xiaomi just to vent his anger, but Mr. Huang was truly hoping for Xiaomi to go bankrupt soon. He still held a grudge against Lei Jun for coming to Meizu to learn their trade secrets and poaching his people.

"Mr. Huang, let's just forget it. There's no need to kick them while they're down. Besides, right now, their own mi fans are enough to make Lei Jun suffer. There's absolutely no need for us to get involved."

"We can just watch how Xiaomi handles this."

Mr. Huang thought that was reasonable. Now that public opinion had formed, it didn't matter whether he participated or not; he could just watch the show.

"Mr. Lei, this is bad!"

Li Wanqiang and Lin Bing ran into Lei Jun's office in a panic.

"This is bad? What's bad? Am I not doing just fine here? 400,000 units of the mi 3 have basically all been shipped; there shouldn't be any more mi fans urging for shipments."