214: Chapter 214 Glory: I'm back again!

"I don't know if he's crazy or not, but he definitely won't be sleeping tonight." Big Mouth Yu grinned.

He hadn't forgotten how, after the launch of the honor play2, the other party had been frantically taking jabs at them...

Who knows who it was that removed the front-facing camera of the Xiaomi 2s and swapped the RAM from 1GB to 256MB, a full three-quarters reduction.

At exactly 2 PM, the venue lights dimmed.

Accompanied by a spotlight, Big Mouth Yu strode onto the stage.

"Good afternoon, friends!"

A wave of cheers erupted from the audience.

"Today, Honor is bringing you two products: the honor 3 and the honor 3 pro.

This is our brand-new digital series. The pricing is very accessible."

Renderings of both phones appeared on the big screen simultaneously.

On the left was the honor 3, with a four-inch screen and a sleek, rounded body that looked very comfortable. On the right was the honor 3 pro, with the screen upgraded to 4.3 inches and 720p resolution, featuring narrower bezels and a significantly higher screen-to-body ratio.

The exclusive promotional video created by the design department also began to play.

Various core details were also displayed:

Standard version, HiSilicon K3V1, maximum clock speed of 1.08 GHz, available in a variety of vibrant colors.

But as it played to this point, some sharp-eyed audience members frowned.

The frequency of this K3V1 felt a bit off; there was a certain discrepancy compared to the frequency on the honor play2.

Soon, their attention was drawn to a brand-new chip.

The Taishan 600 processor.

A mid-range processor from Transsion Semiconductor, with a 1.3x improvement compared to the MSM8255?

A massive "130%" was written on the promotional material, and another wave of cheers erupted at the venue.

The S20 sensor from Transsion Optics was also highlighted.

The promotional video finished playing, and a huge round of applause erupted at the venue?

Big Mouth Yu took a few steps on stage and pulled out a phone.

"Let's talk about the specs first.

The honor 3 is equipped with the HiSilicon K3V processor, with a main clock speed of 1.08 GHz.

I believe those in the audience who are knowledgeable about the digital industry have already noticed. Compared to the version on the honor play, this processor has had its frequency reduced."

Some audience members who didn't know much about it saw everyone else nodding and subconsciously nodded along.

"A crippled version?"

"With just that one core, it must be an underclocked version."

"Regardless, the performance has to be better than the MSM8255."

"That still won't beat the Xiaomi 3; it's said that phone is equipped with a dual-core MSM8260, a dual-core processor... it completely surpasses it in performance."

On stage, Big Mouth Yu still wore a confident smile: "I know you might say this is a crippled processor.

But I can assure everyone that it is not a crippled version. To make the chip's performance more stable, we specifically underclocked it, and in actual tests, the performance difference is less than 5%.

As for whether this single-core processor is obsolete right now, I can responsibly tell you all:

No!"

On the big screen, two large red characters first appeared: No!

Then it changed to: 28nm process!

"The K3V1 was already introduced at the last launch event; it uses a 28nm process.

This process means lower power consumption, less heat generation, and longer battery life.

All our competitors are still using 45nm, or even 55nm chips.

And they keep harping on about clock speeds and performance, and at the drop of a hat, they challenge you to a benchmark test. It might look like they have real strength, but that's just bullying the average person who doesn't understand technology."

Another wave of commotion rippled through the audience.

Meanwhile, Xiaobai Unboxing, who was watching the livestream, immediately clipped this segment and posted it to the video platform...

The title was: Big Mouth Yu 'doesn't take jabs at' Lei Jun.

The big screen at the venue displayed a comparison chart, with the K3V1's power consumption curve clearly leading that of Qualcomm's comparable 8255.

Compared to the 8255, its big brother, the 8260—which was named the Fire Dragon S3 processor—was also listed on the big screen.

In terms of performance, the Qualcomm S3 was slightly ahead of the K3V1, with a real-world performance difference of about 10%.

This dual-core processor from Qualcomm does have some strength; compared to the 8255, it has a 100% improvement in CPU and a 115% improvement in GPU.

Whether it's gaming or UI animations, everything will be smoother; this is the flagship processor for the Android camp this year.

But compared to the K3V1, although there is a 10% gap on paper, when running games, the slight performance lead of the Fire Dragon is actually surpassed by the K3V1.

When running 2D games like fruit ninja, both are equally smooth. But when running large 3D games like Shadowgun, the S3 experiences some stuttering, while the K3V1 handles it with ease.

Rounds of applause rang out from the audience; it turns out that piling on cores does have an effect, but it depends on who you're comparing against.

After introducing this, the honor 3 pro appeared on the big screen again.

Big Mouth Yu's face once again displayed that 'far ahead' expression.

"The honor 3 pro features the global debut of the Taishan series mid-range processor, the Taishan 600."

"This processor also uses the 28nm process, with a 30% performance improvement over the K3V1.

This processor was developed by Transsion specifically for the mid-range market and is currently exclusively used by Honor; interested manufacturers can contact us."

A wave of mischievous laughter came from the audience, and the livestream chat was filled with question marks.

You can even play it like this.

A perfectly good product launch event actually turned into a Transsion chip launch event.

Is there no justice? Even though you are in cahoots, you still have to consider the occasion.

Meanwhile, at ZTE, the procurement director immediately ordered his subordinates to book tickets. He needed to contact procurement immediately and secure the Taishan 600.

After all, Taishan 900—that name is already a god-like existence in the industry.

This processor has already proven its strength in Chip Design, and now here comes the 600; although it's said to be mid-to-low end.

It's still a proper flagship processor by outside standards, and ZTE cannot miss out.

"As for RAM and storage..." Big Mouth Yu slowed his speech and smiled again, which gave Lei Jun, who was switching screens, a sudden strange feeling.

"The entire honor 3 series starts with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage?"

A round of loud applause erupted directly from the audience.

At this time, standard thousand-yuan phones still came with 256MB. Some foreign brands were even still using 128MB. 512MB was definitely a flagship configuration.

"Everyone knows that industry RAM prices have been skyrocketing recently?" Big Mouth Yu's voice became serious, "Some competitors, when market prices were cheap, shouted about popularizing large RAM.

Shouting about rolling over everyone?"

"But as soon as the market trend went up, they quietly cut the RAM and used small RAM to fool people."