315: Chapter 315 World's First LTE Cat6 Technology

On the left is the currently mainstream LTE Cat4, and on the right is the brand-new LTE Cat6. The maximum uplink data rates of these two different specifications look particularly striking under the lights.

Especially when it comes to LTE Cat6 speeds.

"What is the most annoying thing when you are browsing photos or downloading apps on your phone? It's the slow loading circle. Even when the signal is full, nothing loads for ages."

Zhao Ming's tone was very down-to-earth, instantly striking a chord with the users in the audience.

"Why does this happen? Everything seems fine, yet it just keeps circling? Because your road isn't wide enough!"

A smile instantly spread across Zhao Ming's face as he pointed to the comparison data on the screen: "The vast majority of mobile phones on the market right now use LTE Cat4. Its theoretical maximum download speed is 150Mbps, which is like a single-lane road. When there are too many cars, it naturally gets congested."

Zhao Ming even used both hands to mimic holding a steering wheel. The gesture was quite funny, and many people in the live stream chat were joking, 'Why doesn't CEO Zhao just go and build cars? Transsion is already doing it! Honor cars could focus on the under 200,000 range and wipe out other new energy vehicle companies.'

After finishing the gesture, Zhao Ming suddenly changed his tone. The pride in his voice was almost overflowing, and that song played once again. "And what is the concept of our globally debuted LTE Cat6 on the honor 6?"

Before his voice had even faded, the number on the PPT instantly enlarged: 300Mbps!

It is not just a doubling; it is a dual-lane road!

"Its theoretical download speed has directly doubled to reach 300Mbps. This is equivalent to everyone else's phone still being on a single-lane road, while we at Honor have opened up a dual-lane road for you. Our speed is faster under light loads, and our speed is also faster under high loads."

The chat comments surged again.

"I definitely have to switch phones now. When students open large-scale events, browsing Moments takes forever to load. If I use an honor 6, will it open instantly?"

"Can we understand it this way: the honor 6's internet speed is twice as fast, leaving other phones' speeds far behind?"

"Brother Ming is eating too well. This must require hardware support. The Kirin 910 is last year's chip; don't tell me they didn't solve it, which is why they needed to debut this technology now [Dog Head JPG]"

"It looks like Honor is the favorite child, and Old Yu is about to become the stepchild!"

"Xiaomi: I just don't understand, why make the internet speed so fast when users can't even use it? Honor: No, users just can't use your slow internet speeds."

Accompanied by gasps from the audience, Zhao Ming continued his technical explanation.

"Some people might say that doubling the speed just makes the numbers look better, and it's not useful in most scenarios. Let's do the math on time for everyone. Downloading a 1GB movie takes 1 minute with LTE Cat4, and if there are fluctuations, it might take even longer. With our honor 6, it only takes 20-something seconds to get it done."

He paused for a moment, looked at the audience nodding continuously, and continued with a smile: "And LTE Cat6 isn't just fast at downloading; it uses carrier aggregation technology. This term is a bit difficult, but simply put, it ties two of the carrier's signal frequency bands together. Even in crowded places, like inside a mall or on the subway, while other people's phones are just spinning, you can browse videos and load large images on the honor 6 smoothly without lagging!"

Another very pleasing piece of copy popped up on the screen: honor 6: The world's first phone to support LTE Cat6, with a maximum download speed of 300Mbps, 100% faster than Android and Apple phones! We are far ahead!

This copy was very detailed and didn't mention Taishan-series phones.

"Some might say, isn't it just internet speed? Is it worth bragging about, even putting those four words up there..." Zhao Ming shrugged, but the confidence in his words remained undiminished.

"But in my opinion, the first thing a user experiences when they get a phone is the network. We did this premiere just to let everyone know that while 4G wasn't debuted by a Chinese manufacturer, the world's fastest 4G is debuted by a Chinese manufacturer. To help everyone completely say goodbye to the annoyance of 'loading,' we are working hard on researching 5G technology, and in the future, it will eventually be conquered by us."

Zhao Ming's words were very morale-boosting, but what was even more morale-boosting was the text that appeared on the big screen behind him: In the 2G era, we were behind; in the 3G era, we were catching up; in the 4G era, we are running alongside; in the 5G era, we are leading. We might not be advanced enough yet, but we have always been working hard.

Finally, Zhao Ming picked up an honor 6 and said: "And I can responsibly say that the honor 6 is not just numbers on a PPT, nor is it laboratory testing; it is a real feature that you can experience as soon as you get your hands on it and insert your card."

The applause from the audience rang out once again, and on the screen behind Zhao Ming, the words LTE Cat6 were shining brightly alongside the Kirin 910 logo.

After introducing this, the other specifications were glossed over.

The camera has 13 megapixels and an F2.0 aperture, with some flagship algorithms trickled down. At the same time, the camera startup speed was optimized, being 0.3 seconds faster than the iphone 5. A comparison video was also played on the big screen. The honor 6 and iphone 5 were placed side by side, and when the camera icons were clicked simultaneously, the honor 6's camera opened first, about a blink of an eye faster than the iphone 5.

"0.3 seconds doesn't seem like much! But in some critical moments, whether you can capture those 0.3 seconds is the key to whether you can succeed in taking the shot!" The live stream chat was instantly filled with voices of doubt, but the director ignored them, and Zhao Ming continued to improvise on stage.

Finally, a huge question mark appeared on the big screen.

"The price of our honor 6 is 1998!"

2+16G for 1998, exactly the same price as the Xiaomi next door, but with higher configuration, a stronger chip, and a better screen!

The standard version is an LCD screen, but its quality is not something Xiaomi can hold a candle to.

The price of the honor 6 Pro is 2599, completely sealing off Xiaomi's upper limit, and the speed at which Mi Fans were typing in the live stream chat slowed down significantly.

After waiting for the applause to die down, Zhao Ming routinely said a line that everyone would remember: "I believe that for the same price, Honor will definitely have a higher configuration than our competitors, because Honor's mission is to let everyone use the best phones!"

He paused for a while to let the emotion build up, then emphasized again: "This slogan, I have said it at previous launch events, but we have always been putting it into practice. We are not making the cheapest phones, but the best phones."

Thunderous applause erupted, and the honor 6's data kept climbing. After the launch event ended, Honor's official Weibo account announced that sales had exceeded 100 million within 1 minute of going on sale.

Meanwhile, inside Xiaomi, it was chaos! Lei Jun, in his residence in Mumbai, watched the entire honor 6 launch event. The more brilliantly Zhao Ming spoke on stage, the worse Lei Jun's expression became.

It wasn't that Zhao Ming spoke poorly; it was that every word Zhao Ming said felt like a knife stabbing into his heart. Kirin 910, 2GB RAM, 5-inch 1080p screen, price of 1998. Xiaomi is still 1999, but the configuration cannot compete with the opponent at all. Anyone could figure out with their eyes closed how users would choose. Should they just scrap it and start over?