31: Chapter 31 What Xiaomi phone? Never heard of it before.

Peng Rizhao wore a kind and amiable smile as he happily came out to greet them, thinking to himself that this signboard really was effective!

honor of kings had just been released, and presumably, many manufacturers were eyeing this cake, wanting a piece of the action.

But no one had expected that not a single manufacturer's phone could run this game smoothly; some phones couldn't even launch it!

This led to many phone manufacturers dropping their prices significantly since the release of honor of kings, because if they didn't, they simply couldn't sell their devices!

Yet, he was completely unbothered. Which phone manufacturer could out-price Boss Bai?

Boss Bai was selling phones by scraping together every last cent; his prices could absolutely crush every other phone manufacturer. No other brand posed any threat to him.

Peng Rizhao even felt a tinge of regret that he hadn't met Boss Bai sooner when he looked at the room full of other phones.

He walked up to the three college students and said, "Students, yes, it's absolutely true. That phone is called the xiaomi 5; it's a new shipment we just received. Feel free to take a look."

As he spoke, he took out a display unit he had already prepared and handed it to them.

The three of them took turns handling it, studying the phone for quite a while.

"The system is quite smooth. Look at the animation when entering the main interface; it feels really satisfying! I think the system design is also quite youthful. I really like it; the icons look very vibrant."

"It has quite a lot of features, like call recording, app cloning, custom ringtones, and so on. For starters, I can confirm this probably isn't a knockoff. If it were a knockoff, it would be lagging like crazy."

"But I've really never heard of this brand. xiaomi phone? Could it be a new device launched by some major manufacturer?"

"Look at the settings here; you can see the specific specs. The processor is a snapdragon 820, the rear camera is 13 megapixels, the front is 8 megapixels, and for storage, there's only a 64GB version. The RAM is 3GB. It actually seems pretty good."

"I've heard that the specs here can be faked, though I don't know if that's true."

The three of them chimed in, quickly getting a good grasp of the phone's basic specifications.

One of the college students took a photo of the phone's detailed specs and posted it on a gaming forum with the caption: "Brothers, take a look at this phone. Has anyone heard of it? It's called the xiaomi 5 and uses a snapdragon 820 processor. The shop owner says it can run honor of kings smoothly."

This student had previously been quite skilled at heroic battle records and was very capable. He often created tutorials or funny videos, posting them on various video platforms and forums, which had earned him quite a few followers.

Of course, he was only a moderately well-known gaming blogger; he was still a long way from becoming a major streamer.

Still, a post from such a moderately well-known blogger was quickly seen by many people, and quite a few left comments below.

"What phone? Never heard of it." "xiaomi phone? I'm Rice phone." "Then I'm Corn phone." "Then I'm Pineapple phone."

"Haha, this is hilarious. It must be some knockoff phone. Knockoff phones are just something else! You can tell at a glance that the specs have been faked."

"It can run honor of kings smoothly? This shop owner really dares to brag. What is a snapdragon 820 processor? I've never even heard of it. I only know that the most powerful processors right now are Apple's A8 series, followed by Li Xiang Technology's Ideal 6 series. As for other knockoff phone chips, there are countless varieties—some slightly better, some absolutely terrible—it's a dizzying mess that gives you a headache. This is probably just one of those. But no matter what, those processors could never outperform the Apple A8 series or the Ideal 6 series I mentioned."

Seeing the netizens' replies, the student, whose name was Wang Hongda, felt a bit disappointed.

He muttered to himself, "It's true. With so many people replying on the forum, not a single one has heard of this phone. It must just be a knockoff."

Another student next to him said, "Hongda, don't even think about buying this phone. Just think about Sao Hei's Apple 6 Plus—it gets burning hot just playing honor of kings. If you play on a knockoff like this with no quality control, and it gets too hot and the battery explodes, you'll be in big trouble! If you end up disfigured, you'll have a hard time finding a girlfriend for the rest of your life!"

Another person added, "That's right, Hongda. I know you love playing honor of kings, but just wait a little longer. Wait until Tencent optimizes it, and you'll probably be able to play it smoothly. Why buy such a piece of junk now? It's not worth it! Besides, looking at these specs, this device probably isn't even cheap."

"There's absolutely no need to buy it. Think about what your main requirement is—isn't it just to play honor of kings smoothly? How could a knockoff possibly be better than the Apple 6 Plus that Sao Hei uses? Everyone says knockoffs are 'awesome,' but that's just a joke; they really aren't that great!"

Wang Hongda nodded and returned the phone to the shop owner, but he was still unwilling to give up. He asked, "Boss, can this phone really run honor of kings at over 30 frames per second like you said?"

Peng Rizhao had already overheard the three students' debate. He smiled, nodded, and said, "Why would I lie to you? Besides, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Since you don't believe me, why don't you just start a game yourself? This display unit has honor of kings installed; you just need to log in to your own account to play. Of course, I certainly won't steal your account—my shop is right here, so I'm not going anywhere, right?"

Wang Hongda looked at his two friends and asked, "Are you guys in a hurry? If not, I'll start a game and give it a try."

The other two knew that Wang Hongda was truly obsessed with heroic battle records—to the point of losing his appetite. Now that he'd heard there was a phone that could run honor of kings smoothly, he would definitely want to test it. If they didn't let him, he probably wouldn't give up.

The two of them said in unison, "We're not in a hurry!" "Go ahead and try it out. I still doubt it'll run smoothly, but we're going to keep our distance. You need to be careful, too—if the phone gets too hot, throw it away immediately. I'm genuinely worried the battery might explode! Haven't you heard? Batteries in those knockoff phones have exploded and injured several people, and when that happens, you can't even find the manufacturer to hold them accountable. Anyway, be sure to stay safe while playing."