388: Chapter 388 Qualcomm's Light-Speed ​​Cutting

"Forget about playing the racing games from the launch event; I'm playing a modded version of plants vs. zombies, and after 10 minutes, it starts lagging the moment the zombies spawn.

I checked the CPU frequency, and it dropped directly from 2.35 GHz to 1 GHz.

Fire Dragon 800? More like Fire Dragon 400!"

"The fast charging is indeed a bit better than previous Xiaomi products, and the 50% improvement mentioned at the launch event is true, but look at how far Dami Company's fast charging has fallen behind the competition.

Besides, is this Qualcomm fast charging protocol crap? The phone gets too hot to touch while charging.

I used a temperature gun and measured 52 degrees near the charging port; is this charging or barbecuing?"

"The Ceramic White is genuinely good-looking, and the feel is truly comfortable, but I have to carry a portable power bank because the battery life is absolutely terrible, and the ceramic back cover gets extremely hot when playing games.

I finally understand why they used a plastic middle frame; otherwise, it would be impossible to hold. It's beautiful, alright, but it's also burning hot."

Finally, the tech blogger Dami Reviews also released a real-world comparison video.

In the same room, playing the same game, the test started at the same time.

After running the modded version of plants vs. zombies for 10 minutes on the xiaomi note 3, the maximum body temperature reached 54.4 degrees, while the competing model, equipped with the Taishan 910, only reached a maximum temperature of 39 degrees.

When the time reached 30 minutes, the competitor's temperature was only 41 degrees, while the xiaomi note 3 had dropped to 52 degrees...

It wasn't because of any black technology, but simply because it was lagging like crazy and the chip was automatically throttling...

During the test, to ensure authenticity, Dami Reviews didn't say anything, but the massive news didn't seem to need any commentary.

"Lei Jun talked about the ceramic master for over 20 minutes at the launch event, only for this ceramic to become the best heat-conducting material."

"Fire Dragon 800 is a pure fire dragon, and paired with the ceramic back cover—a heat-conducting artifact—it's a combination literally born to burn your hands."

"Didn't Lei Jun brag about the Fire Dragon 800's power consumption being stable? Is this what he calls stable?"

"To the person above, need I say more? Lei Jun has been ignored by Qualcomm again! The chips they sent you were all specially selected with stable power consumption, but the public version they sent after you signed the contract..."

"I can only say that Xiaomi has been used as a pawn by Qualcomm again."

"xiaomi note 3, everything else is quite good; the ceramic back cover is truly good-looking, and the system is truly smooth.

But I really can't stand the heating and battery life. To return it or not, I'm really torn."

The one that reacted fastest to this public opinion crisis wasn't the victim, Dami Company, but the mastermind behind the scenes, Qualcomm.

That afternoon, Qualcomm's China region issued a statement: "The power consumption design of the Fire Dragon 800 chip fully complies with industry standards.

The temperature performance of the chip under normal operating conditions is stable and reliable.

The overall heat dissipation solutions of individual manufacturers have design flaws and are unrelated to the chip's own performance."

In the comments section, Lan Yangyang Assistant once again became the gold-medal translator: "Simply put, it's not my problem; it's Xiaomi's problem.

But the problem now is, it's not just the xiaomi note 3 that's burning; every other phone equipped with the Fire Dragon 800 is burning too.

This is definitely a design flaw, and as for whose design flaw it is, we don't need to say much more."

Below Lan Yangyang Assistant's comment, a bunch of greetings for Qualcomm appeared, but Qualcomm quickly closed the comments section...

Starting to play dead!

After all, if they can't even handle the Fire Dragon 800, then the upcoming Snapdragon 801... that's much more intense than this, and this is just the beginning.

At that time, when Lei Jun saw this statement, he was in his office thinking about how to discuss countermeasures.

But when he saw this buck-passing agreement from Qualcomm, he was so angry that he wanted to tear up the order for the Snapdragon 801.

Who acts like a teammate like that! Instead of discussing a solution together, they turned around and sold him out.

Lei Jun slammed his phone face down on the table and then stood by the window.

At this moment, Lin Bin, who had just finished working in another meeting room, stood at the doorway, not daring to come in.

As Lei Jun's good friend, he knew that Lei Jun was very angry, but as a leader, he knew that throwing things wouldn't solve the problem; instead, it would prove that he didn't have the ability to solve it.

Lin Bin waited for a while, found a chair to sit down, and signaled to the others to be quiet, letting Old Lei think it over.

After about three to five minutes, Lei Jun finally turned his head back.

"Qualcomm is passing the buck."

Although Lei Jun was still a bit angry, he tried his best to calm down. After all, as a leader, he couldn't just buzz around like a headless fly.

"They were the ones who promised the 800's power consumption back then, and they even patted their chests to guarantee it.

We delayed the xiaomi note 3 launch event for a long time just to wait for this chip.

The difficulty of the initial ceramic back cover process was so high, and the yield rate was so low, but we endured it all.

And now that there's a problem, they say it has nothing to do with them."

Everyone present lowered their heads. Lin Bin wanted to speak, but Lei Jun didn't give him the chance.

"The story I told at the launch event..." Lei Jun also lowered his head, as if thinking about something.

"That old man Tanaka, although he tells people what they want to hear, his words actually make quite a bit of sense.

A piece of good porcelain is waited for in the kiln; a good product should be the same. You can't rush it.

But what about me?"

He walked back to his seat, sat down, and slumped into the chair.

"We spent so much time making the ceramic back cover, and even specifically found a foreign ceramic master, intending to make a perfect product.

But in the end, everything was ruined by a fire dragon."

However, what Lei Jun didn't say was that they had compressed the heat dissipation testing time; it was supposed to take at least two months, but they launched it in less than a month.

As he spoke, Lei Jun sighed again.

"That old bastard Tanaka didn't lie to me; I lied to myself."

The office was very quiet. After all, even the gentle and refined Lei Jun had started cursing; it was clear how much of a blow this was to him.

"Let's recall them!"

Lei Jun's voice was very low, so low that the others in the office almost couldn't hear it.

"Recall."

Lin Bin's eyes widened instantly; he doubted if he had heard correctly.

"Lei Jun, that's 220,000 units.

Recalling these 200,000-plus units will cost at least over a hundred million, not to mention the supply chain issues..."

"If we don't recall them, the Xiaomi brand is finished!"

Lei Jun was out of options; after all, the Note 3 was the first product he shifted his focus back to the domestic market from India, and the initial sales were indeed quite good...

But in the end...