301: Chapter 301 Glory X1: Small Tablet, Big Phone

A rendered photo of a device appeared on the big screen; it looked just a size larger than the mate series, but felt just right in the hand.

It was that feeling of being just right!

"Honor X1, that is the answer!"

7 inches, ultra-narrow bezels; held in the hand, it felt like a small notebook, and also like a big phone.

The silver-gray metal body had the Honor logo on the back, but it gave people the feeling of the mate series.

This size immediately made many gamers in the live stream unable to resist; after all, this size was just too good. If it could support a SIM card, it would simply be a legendary device.

"This screen is 7 inches, the resolution is 1920 × 1200, and the pixel density is 323ppi, the same as the Retina standard.

Watching videos, reading e-books, reading manga—in a word, satisfying!"

Zhao Ming on stage lifted the device, carefully experienced it in his hand, and the big screen displayed an immersive usage experience.

On the left was a five-inch phone playing a video, and on the right was the Honor X1.

For the same movie, the image on the phone was pitifully small, and the subtitles couldn't be seen at all, but on the X1, it was crystal clear!

But the most surprising thing was the icon above. A 4G icon!

"Holy crap, what kind of tablet is this? This is clearly a big phone."

"A 7-inch screen, it's completely a phone!"

"Is this 4G icon real? If it is, I'm going to switch to it as my main device. The Mate's screen isn't small, but it's still too small."

"Big hand users need big screens!"

The director told Zhao Ming about the situation in the live stream, so he skipped the storage section he was originally going to talk about and went straight to the network format aspect.

"Just now, our director told me that everyone wants to know if it actually supports 4G networks?"

Zhao Ming looked at the audience while gently rotating it, and the opening for a SIM card slot appeared before everyone's eyes.

Many people in the audience and the live stream rubbed their eyes; they had seen this slot, but at first, no one thought it was for a SIM card.

After all, it is very common for tablets to support memory card expansion, so everyone subconsciously took it for a memory card slot.

"The Honor X1 supports a single SIM card and a single memory card expansion, supporting up to the 128GB protocol."

The huge 4G icon on the stage lit up.

"Holy crap, it really became a phone?"

"But... the price has gone up again."

"How much does adding a 4G baseband cost? Students can't afford it!"

"To the person above, don't worry, Brother Ming knows what he's doing. He only kills Xiaomi, not the users."

Immediately after, Zhao Ming also introduced other content: 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and a massive 7000mAh battery, with no issues watching videos continuously for 15 hours.

"The overall weight is 280g.

As a big phone, it might be a bit heavy, but as a tablet, it is very light."

"Our thickness is only 7.5 mm, which is thinner than the Apple 5."

Zhao Ming walked onto the stage, took an Honor X1 out of his pocket, and held it up.

"The problem I had with watching videos on the subway before is perfectly solved by the Honor X1.

The screen is big enough, watching videos isn't tiring, the weight is light enough, even for an hour it doesn't feel heavy, and it can also make calls, so you don't need to carry two devices."

Shen Fei, sitting in the audience watching this launch event, suddenly thought of a rather famous comparison video.

That was a launch event from a competitor, where they claimed their self-developed laptop was thinner than a 1-yuan coin.

Everyone thought Dami Company had broken physical limits, but it turned out... Dami Company lived up to its reputation as the company best at marketing, refreshing marketing methods once again.

The 1-yuan coin also became a very famous meme.

On stage, Zhao Ming addressed the performance everyone was most concerned about: "In terms of performance, the Honor X1 comes in two versions this time. The standard version is equipped with the K3V1 enhanced version, and the Pro version is equipped with the Kirin 910."

Loud applause came from the audience once again.

Two versions meant that the price of the standard version would be a surprise. K3V1 phones were already so cheap; putting it on a tablet should... should also be a device everyone can afford.

"Brother Ming won't keep you in suspense on this; let's look at the final result together!"

A line of text appeared on the big screen.

"Starting at 1299."

The audience erupted again: 1299 to buy a seven-inch tablet that can make calls, half the price of the Apple iPad mini, and one-third cheaper than similar products from Samsung.

The Pro version starts at 1999.

"It's super enticing; this is a tablet, but it's clearly an X series big phone."

"I hope it continues to iterate next year! Don't let it die after one generation, expand the size."

"Brothers, you must support Mr. Zhao's work, otherwise we won't see this device next year."

Zhao Ming said on stage: "Thank you to all the guests for coming; the Honor X1 is officially on sale starting today.

Online and offline, it is available in stock without limits."

After the launch event ended, the first sales figures for the Honor X1 came out quickly: 203,000 units.

Another hit!

Two hits in less than a month; regardless of the profits, the Taishan System ecosystem had already occupied the mainstream domestic market, standing firmly alongside Android and even gaining a certain upper hand.

Lei Jun saw the news in his hotel in Mumbai, and his breathing suddenly became erratic for a moment.

He picked up his phone and flipped through the product planning document for the Xiaomi tablet, which was initiated in 2011 and planned for 2012; it was also planned to be a seven-inch tablet.

However, they were preparing to make a 7.9-inch one, with specs similar to the Honor X1, and a price of around 1200 yuan.

But later, this project was cut.

At this moment, he doubted whether Xiaomi had taken the wrong path at every step, which was why the road today was so difficult to walk.

Lin Bin walked in and saw Lei Jun in a daze.

"Alright, the foundation has been laid, and we are about to start rapid construction; why are you in a daze again?"

Lei Jun handed the phone to him, and after Lin Bin read the news, a complex expression rose on his face.

In their project planning, the Honor X1 was called the first-generation Xiaomi Pad, supporting WiFi but not 4G internet, with a cost of less than 1000 yuan.

But the final research result was that the market was very small, and the current Android tablet market was too small, so they finally abandoned this project.

But now, 200,000 in one day.

Sigh!

After a deep sigh, Lei Jun said with a dull gaze: "Xiaomi also tried to make one; why didn't the tablet take off! We didn't even build a prototype."

Lin Bin sighed; at that time, their mobile phone business was almost crushed to death; how could they have the energy to do such thankless work?

If it failed, that would be tens of millions in inventory!