385: Chapter 385 Qilin 920: Qualcomm's world record seems a bit weak.

"That sounds so reasonable. After all, Qualcomm, you aren't even worthy of being a threat, and you can't even beat mid-range chips, so why should they release their trump card?"

"Although it sounds arrogant, it makes a lot of sense. After all, you don't even have the qualifications to make me use my full strength, so why should I listen to your demands?"

"Before, people said the 9 series was Transsion's exclusive secret weapon and that everything sold externally was just a product to fleece leeks, but looking at it now... it doesn't seem like fleecing leeks. After all, what they're selling externally is already on par with Qualcomm's products, and the power consumption is even better."

"This is the result of having no opponents... They've been too weak lately. I used to complain that MediaTek wasn't worthy of sitting at the table, but now I feel like Qualcomm doesn't need to eat either."

"What are you pretending for? If you're so capable, show us the 14nm foundry process instead of being all passive-aggressive here."

"The person above, use your Xiaomi-fan brain to think for a second. Hasn't Transsion already released the 14nm process? It's just that your master doesn't want to use it... Doesn't Apple's latest series use 14nm?"

"I don't care, I don't care. Fleecing leeks is fleecing leeks, no matter how high-sounding you make it sound. Isn't it just because your technology isn't good enough, and you don't dare to release it?"

"It's like you're saying if they released it, it would sell. At the price they set, it wouldn't sell at all. They probably don't even have confidence in it themselves, right?"

Just as the live stream chat was arguing, a sigh of disappointment rose from the stage below.

After all, some of them were still expecting Honor to bring the price of the Taishan 910 down to below 3,000 yuan, but now... sigh...

At this moment, a foreign media reporter off-stage said to the camera: "Transsion has confirmed once again that high-end chips will not be sold externally. This closed strategy may limit their long-term competitiveness..."

But before he could finish, Shen Fei spoke up again:

"Of course, the prices of our S series and guangyun series are still a bit high, and although the 9 series is our exclusive competitive advantage and will not be opened to other manufacturers..."

He paused for a moment, and the Lan Yangyang Assistant grew excited again, as there should be a "but" coming at this moment.

Sure enough, Shen Fei's "but" arrived right on schedule.

The logos of two brands appeared on the big screen...

"The red petal logo and the blue Honor logo lit up simultaneously within the deep blue scope."

"The Huawei Mate 8 series and Honor 8 series will both be equipped with the custom version of the Taishan 920.

Some versions will be equipped with the standard Taishan 920, and the Honor series will be equipped with the 22nm custom version of the Taishan 920.

The 22nm version will have slightly reduced performance, but power consumption will be further optimized compared to the base version.

Transsion does not want to be an island in the mobile ecosystem; we have many partners.

With our chip system combined with the relevant quality, China will not lose in the semiconductor supply chain."

Loud applause erupted in the venue once again, and this time, even many foreign media reporters couldn't help but clap.

They knew all too well the significance of these three brands teaming up. In reality, it was just two, and if you considered it deeply, it was actually just one and a half.

Yet, this one and a half brands managed to cover the entire battlefield from high-end to mid-range, and from online to offline.

What Qualcomm had to face was not just one opponent, but a web.

However, many Huawei Fans in the live stream were sighing. After all, the previous generation's Mate 7 series could still get the enhanced version, but this time they could only get the standard version...

This made them feel a bit unhappy.

But from the side of the stage, a figure walked up.

Big Mouth Yu. Some new viewers in the live stream were a bit curious; the Huawei CEO appearing at a Transsion launch event, what kind of signal was this?

Could it be that the two companies were planning a big new move?

But the veteran fans immediately shattered their illusions. After all, Transsion owned 50% of Huawei's terminal business, plus the corresponding supply chain...

Overall, Big Mouth Yu seemed more like an employee, and Transsion was the one doing the harvesting in the background.

This inside information made many viewers in the live stream sigh. They had thought there was some big secret, but it turned out... it was just like this.

At the launch event, Big Mouth Yu walked to the center of the stage and shook hands with Shen Fei.

"I am truly honored that CEO Shen could attend this launch event."

Shen Fei patted his shoulder, then walked to the side and said: "Chinese chips and Chinese phones moving toward the world together—this is what Transsion and Huawei have always been doing."

However, after saying this, Shen Fei suddenly cracked a joke: "Old Yu, when you introduce the Kirin 920 later, make sure to watch your tone and choice of words. Be careful, or your salary might be docked!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the audience instantly. After all, with the support of Transsion over the past two years, both Big Mouth Yu and Zhao Ming were firing on all cylinders during launch events, so they often used some filler words, like...

This resulted in some viewers finding it very satisfying, while others found it a bit grating.

"Today is the launch event for the kirin chip. On such an important day, of course..."

Saying this, he hurriedly glanced at the teleprompter behind him to double-check...

This hilarious scene made many viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.

"Shen Fei: Old Yu, use less 'holy shit' today, otherwise your salary won't be safe."

"Old Yu: Received. Today is all about being elegant! (Next second: Holy shit, this performance!)"

"The person above is wrong, it should be 'Oh my god'."

"CEO Shen, did you install a filler word monitor on CEO Yu?"

"Old Yu: Today is the Kirin launch event. On such an important day, of course... (glances frantically at the teleprompter)"

"Let me think... let me think again..."

However, after letting the audience tease him for a while, Big Mouth Yu picked up the microphone.

"Today, on this important day, I announce on behalf of HiSilicon that the Kirin 920 is released simultaneously today."

A render of the Kirin 920 appeared on the big screen. The PPT design looked almost identical to the Taishan 920, except the logo was changed to the Huawei Kirin emblem.

The color scheme was also changed from Transsion's gold to Huawei's red, and the logo was changed to the Huawei Kirin emblem.

This made many viewers in the live stream wonder if this was just a modified version of the Taishan 920.

"Our Kirin 920 has made significant progress compared to the previous generation 910."

Sure enough, Big Mouth Yu forgot his lines after only a few sentences and then frantically looked at the teleprompter above.

"Ah, this... we based it on the Taishan architecture for customization... benchmark score... 79,000 points, slightly lower than the Taishan 920.

But the power consumption is 5% lower than the Taishan 920.

Truly low power consumption, high performance..."

Loud applause rang out from the audience, and Big Mouth Yu paused for a moment, then glanced at the teleprompter on stage again.

"This chip will be equipped on the Mate 8 series, and we have also surpassed Qualcomm."

At this moment, the staff backstage heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Old Yu didn't use any filler words, otherwise, they would have had their salaries docked too.