67: Yangtuo's problem

Soon, as users began receiving products from various manufacturers, netizens finally realized why all the phones using MediaTek's 8-core processor this time had to be equipped with such large batteries.

Some netizens who were hesitating about which phone to buy also started tagging An Old Fish, urging him to release a review video quickly.

【An Old Fish】: Thank you all very much for your support. Adhering to the principles of objectivity and fairness, I purchased one phone from each of these brands with my own money. I've been using them for a few days now, and here I'll share my subjective impressions with everyone.

First, let's talk about the appearance. I have five phones in front of me, and all five have plastic back covers. You must remember, no matter how much the manufacturers hype them up during the launch events with terms like high-molecular nano-composites or polycarbonate, these are all just plastic.

In terms of color vibrancy, the Blue Charm note has a coating that makes the shell look more vivid. However, as time passes and the coating wears off, it will inevitably show dull spots and wear. I'm sure some family members who bought the mi 2 can relate to this.

In second place, I feel the matte polycarbonate of the Shine note has a better feel and is more skin-friendly. The downside is that it gets dirty easily; I can already see obvious stains after just a few days of use. As for Huawei and Xiaomi, I won't comment too much; they have standard plastic back covers.

The theme of all these launch events was 'Big.' My first impression after getting them was also how big they are. Not a single screen size is smaller than 5.5 inches, and this Dashen F1 is even larger than I imagined.

As the camera zoomed in, An Old Fish picked up the phone and used his palm to compare the size.

"Obviously, the screen size of the Dashen F1 is a bit too large this time. I can't hold it with one hand at all. I feel like Qiku made it big just for the sake of being big, without considering the user experience. However, family members who truly love large screens might consider getting one."

"Speaking of performance and battery, I don't think these two aspects can be looked at separately. I carefully studied this soaring c1 processor and found that it's not a new processor at all. It's just the Lingxiao S2 used in the Kunpeng mobile phone and red star 2, just a downclocked version. The maximum frequency has been reduced by 0.1GHz, which has almost no impact on performance."

"Everyone knows Red Star's habits; they've always stacked large batteries and fast charging. But on this Shine note, they uncharacteristically didn't use a larger battery, choosing instead to make the body thinner.

When I watched Chen Chen's launch event, I was puzzled. There was clearly enough space to make the battery larger, so why make the body thin?"

"It wasn't until I got the phones from the other manufacturers that I understood. It's not that Chen Chen couldn't make the battery bigger, but that it wasn't necessary."

When An Old Fish reached this point, many netizens were so anxious they were scratching their heads. He'd been talking for ages without explaining why. Quite a few people started dragging the video progress bar to listen to the explanation further on.

"The MediaTek 8-core processor in the Dashen, Hongmi, and meizu blue note hasn't improved much in performance, but its power consumption has increased significantly. In other words, performance didn't go up, but power consumption did."

"This is also why these manufacturers all had to stack large batteries. If you don't, you simply can't handle the power consumption of such a large screen and this 8-core processor.

After using them for a few days, I found that this 8-core processor generates a lot of heat. Especially in the current weather, with outdoor temperatures over 30 degrees, the Dashen F1 only lasted 5 minutes before the processor downclocked. Next was Xiaomi's Hongmi note, which lasted 8 minutes."

"In contrast, the scheduling of the processor in the meizu blue note surprised me. According to Old Huang, MediaTek must have sent Engineers to meizu for joint optimization, which is why it performed so well."

"This explains why those manufacturers stacked large batteries while Red Star did not. It's because Red Star's processor is a trickle-down flagship processor. Their Lingxiao S2 has been polished for over a year, so its optimization is bound to be stronger than other phones using MediaTek's 8-core processor."

At the end of the video, Old Fish specifically emphasized that regarding Red Star's new products, he was more interested in those two internet-capable smart devices.

"I'm really looking forward to the day when everything can be connected to the internet!"

Once An Old Fish's video was released, it was pushed to the number one spot in the digital mobile phone circle within just two days, further unmasking the true nature of MediaTek's processor.

"Old Fish is right. I bought the meizu blue note because I really liked the colors meizu produced, but now I regret it a bit. It's exactly as Old Fish said; using it outside in this weather causes severe heating, and the battery life is nothing like what Old Bai said about it lasting two days."

"The person above is right. The Dashen I bought is a bit better; at least the battery is 4000mAh, so it can basically last a day and a half. If it were still a 2000-something mAh battery like before, I can't even imagine..."

With the release of various review videos online, the Shine note became the ultimate winner.

Chen Chen had already anticipated the 'True Octa-core' of the other brands. Releasing a downclocked version of the Lingxiao S2 was essentially a dimensional strike.

This was also why Xiaomi's Lei Jun's expression changed drastically upon hearing the specs of the soaring c1.

He knew MediaTek's performance all too well. With such a short optimization time, it had almost no room to fight back against the Lingxiao S2.

At this moment, Lei Jun for the first time harbored the idea of making his own chips.

If he had his own chips, he could use them however he wanted and trickle them down as he pleased. Unlike now, even if he wanted to use the snapdragon from the Mi 2s, Qualcomm wouldn't agree.

If you sell a snapdragon 600 for 999, what would people think of Qualcomm?

How would the manufacturers who use that chip to sell phones for over 3000 manage to sell theirs?

Vivo: I suspect you're throwing shade at me.

Even now, the Mi 2s selling for 1799 was a price set only after obtaining Qualcomm's consent.

However, the thought of making his own chips only appeared for a moment before Lei Jun shook it out of his head.

What a joke. With Xiaomi's current scale, if they tried to make chips, believe it or not, the company's vitality would be severely damaged after just a few tape-out failures.

Even the Lei Jun of his past life, forced by circumstances, had made the Pinecone chip. A few tape-outs cost hundreds of millions, essentially throwing money away.

Then, when making the Pinecone S2, five tape-out failures meant over a billion went down the drain. Lei Jun was so pained that he directly halted the large chip project.

He couldn't afford to play; he really couldn't afford it.

If it weren't for Huawei's other departments constantly providing blood transfusions, their chip business wouldn't be able to survive on the mobile phone business alone.

Chen Chen had long expected the public opinion online, but he didn't pay too much attention to it because Red Star was now welcoming the joining of another heavyweight figure.

After several months of back-and-forth, Yang Tuo eventually turned down Huawei's recruitment and threw himself into Red Star's embrace. As for the reasons...

One was 'money power,' and the second was that Red Star's Kunpeng series had already firmly established itself in the price range above 3000 yuan, making Yang Tuo feel there was more room for him to perform.

"President Chen, what is your positioning for our Red Star Mobile Phone?"

This was the first question Yang Tuo asked Chen Chen after joining Red Star and starting work.