215: Chapter 215 Sony: Oh no, we've been tricked?

All the audience members below the stage wore a subtle expression on their faces.

They got to witness some more drama.

As expected of a pair of rivals; they finished fighting on Weibo, and now they have to continue at the press conference.

However, please keep this kind of segment coming, so applause rang out once again...

"Honor does not do such things.

We believe that popularization is a long-term matter, not a short-term act.

Therefore, even if memory prices rise, the entire honor 3 series will still come with increased specs without price hikes, starting with 512MB across the board."

The audience below immediately shouted.

"Huawei has a conscience."

"This configuration is too powerful; I don't know what competitors will use to compete."

At this moment, the PPT on the big screen changed again to 'Global Launch'.

"Everyone remember, before the press conference, I posted on Weibo that the honor 3 series is more than just K3v1. We just launched the Taishan 600, but the surprises are far from over.

So today, it will also launch a brand-new technology."

S20!

Some detailed specifications appeared on the big screen: 2-megapixel, 1/2.6-inch large sensor.

A 1/2.6-inch sensor might not be considered much in the future—even generic filler lenses have sensors larger than this—but today, it is undeniably a super large sensor.

Whether it's light intake or shooting effects, it will definitely bring a qualitative leap.

The super large sensor immediately surprised many people below the stage.

Big Mouth Yu continued to introduce at this moment:

"This lens is the S20 series image sensor, which is a result of deep collaboration between us and Transsion, and completely self-developed by the Transsion imaging team.

Although it only has 2 megapixels, thanks to the super large sensor, its night scene performance benchmarks against or even slightly exceeds Sony's upcoming IMX145."

A comparison chart appeared on the big screen; the audience couldn't tell the difference from the detailed comparison below.

But they could see that when the 2-megapixel sensor went up against an 8-megapixel one, the S20 series was even slightly ahead in some scenarios.

"Damn, 2 megapixels can beat the Sony IMX145? This is too insane!"

"This night scene capability... could it be used in security surveillance as well?"

"In the past, we always looked at foreign sensors; now domestic ones can go head-to-head. That's awesome!"

"To the person above, a 1/2.6-inch large sensor is definitely a super large sensor.

Honor actually managed to pull this off; I wonder if the honor 3 will become Lei Jun's nightmare?"

"It definitely will. When he lifts his blanket at night, it'll be full of Honor phones!"

On stage, Big Mouth Yu continued to introduce: "It is equipped with Transsion's self-developed BSI back-illuminated structure and dual-transmission circuit design.

From pixel structure, photoelectric conversion signal noise reduction, to image output, everything was independently designed, independently researched, and independently patented by the Transsion imaging team.

No external IP cores were used, and there is no reliance on any overseas solutions."

Meanwhile, at Sony headquarters.

Nakamura Koji felt a wave of fear; their technology still exceeded his imagination.

Initially, he could comfort himself by claiming Transsion's technology was fake, but now he only felt a sense of worry.

His own team wouldn't be poached entirely, right?

Should the Sony headquarters team also get a salary raise? Otherwise... leaving the country seems... not that difficult.

Immediately after, Big Mouth Yu introduced the sensor's performance in low-light conditions:

Under extremely dark conditions of 0.01 Lux, it can still capture clear images, with more accurate night color reproduction and more complete retention of details in dark areas.

Long exposure won't result in blur, dirtiness, or color cast."

Nakamura Koji hurriedly and anxiously walked to the filing cabinet nearby and started searching through it.

He quickly found a report.

Refusing to believe it, he looked at the Huawei press conference again; this wasn't just benchmarking, this was clearly surpassing.

In fact, it was significantly ahead in all three parameters: night scene capability, low-light imaging, and noise control.

Oh no!

Did we get played? Nakamura Koji paced back and forth in his office alone.

"The performance of the IMX145 has already been hyped up by Big Mouth Yu, and most consumers have already built up huge expectations for it, while our actual level...

Is this going to be a disaster?

This is their fucking conspiracy."

Nakamura Koji's back was drenched in cold sweat; Transsion was not only poaching their employees but also constantly flattering them.

But if the actual results didn't match this publicity, then the consequences...

At the press conference, seeing this technology introduction, even more fans cheered.

"Full-link self-development, brothers! It's not assembly; it's a chip truly made by themselves."

"Domestic sensors can finally go head-to-head with major overseas manufacturers in a niche track. Transsion is awesome. I hope it can completely crush them in the future."

"It's so shocking! I originally thought since Transsion didn't hold a press conference for this sensor, it was trash, but it turns out it's fucking..."

Many people on the scene had already jumped up!

"This sensor is definitely at a leading level in the current market, and we have it as standard across the entire series."

"Way ahead!" This sentence completely ignited the final passion.

Big Mouth Yu took the opportunity to turn, gently clicked the page-turning key on the PPT, and the red word "Price" appeared on the big screen.

"Regarding the price, the starting price for the honor 3 is 1,999 yuan."

honor 3: 512MB + 4GB for 1,999 yuan.

512MB + 8GB for 2,199 yuan!

512MB + 16GB for 2,499 yuan.

honor 3 pro, with the same three memory combinations, is priced at 2,599, 2,799, and 3,099 respectively!

The price of the top-tier version of the numbered Pro series broke through 3,000 yuan, but the audience below still felt the price was reasonable.

After all, it is equipped with the dual-core Taishan 600, with performance that can crush all competitors at the same price point.

There is also the top-tier S20 imaging sensor, which can even create a certain gap with the Mate2 series.

But the reactions of other competitors were quite different.

In order to discuss cooperation, Lenovo, ZTE, and Coolpad all sent people to attend this press conference, but upon seeing this price, the people from Lenovo turned pale, and the people from ZTE had nothing to say, just lowering their heads to scroll through their phones.

After all, this pricing directly filled the entire 2,000 ~ 4,000 yuan market.

Below that, there is the main brand's Enjoy series, yes, targeting the sub-1,000 yuan market.

Above that, there is the honor play and Mate series, and the flagship market has Transsion's S series.

This press conference, with the honor 3 and Pro versions, filled the 2,000 yuan and 2,500 yuan market segments.

With this, Transsion's layout is completely finished.

The barrage in the online live broadcast room was already covering the screen rapidly.

"Holy shit, is Honor going on a killing spree?"

"1,999; buying 512MB when memory prices are skyrocketing, I can only say Transsion is awesome!"

"Conscience! Conscience! Conscience!"

"Lei Jun is going to have trouble sleeping tonight. I wonder if any big shot can slip a few Honor phones into his bed [doge head]."

Meanwhile, in Beijing, Xiaomi headquarters.

Lei Jun stayed in his office, staring blankly at several phones on his computer screen.

On the left was the honor 3, on the right was the honor 3 pro, and in front of him sat the unreleased Xiaomi 3 engineering unit.