66: Series

"Sigh, this situation is something neither you consumers nor the manufacturers want to see.

But unfortunately... those people eat until they are bloated and fat, yet they dump all the responsibility on us, eventually dragging you all down with it.

Sigh..."

At this point, this group of highly educated people also sighed helplessly, their disdain for Minister Mohammed growing even more severe.

In the end, they had no choice but to spend 399 USD to purchase a transsion s1; after all, this was all their own doing.

Protest—they had to protest; they had to make this fool pay the corresponding price.

Meanwhile, at the R&D building of Huawei headquarters.

Even though it was already night, the mobile phone laboratory was still busy with testing work.

Yu Chengdong, the man later known in the industry as Big Mouth Yu, was staring intently at the engineering prototype on the test bench, his eyes filled with anticipation.

A few months ago, he was still managing other businesses in Europe, but at Shen Fei's specific request, Mr. Ren didn't hesitate and directly agreed to let him take over the mobile phone division.

He knew this name; he was a fierce general with a fierce drive. If he were to manage the mobile phone business, perhaps he could bring him unexpected surprises.

Perhaps this business would be revitalized.

"CEO Yu, the final test has passed." The engineer reported back with an excited expression. This expression clearly indicated a good result.

The result was indeed worth celebrating.

You have to know, they could only make white-label phones for telecommunications operators; they made many things, but the profit margins were very low.

But after receiving the investment from Huaxin Investment, how long had it been... the Smartphone test had already passed.

Big Mouth Yu forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and then picked up one of the phones.

It had a metal body, a five-inch LPS screen, and the back used a matte finish, printed with the Huawei LOGO and the word Mate.

The appearance of this phone was 70% similar to the transsion s1; perhaps one could directly call it a high-end version of the transsion s1, with more refined details.

For example, the bezels were narrower, the buttons felt better, the curvature transition on the back was more natural, and the overall feel was more comfortable.

...

Two months ago, when Shen Fei proposed naming Huawei's first Smartphone "Mate," Big Mouth Yu was initially opposed to it.

He felt the name was too ordinary and lacked a sense of technology; they should change it to another name, or wait until the Smartphone project was launched before slowly coming up with one.

At that time, Shen Fei just laughed. Mate was, after all, the flagship of Huawei in later generations; even if Honor was sold off, the updates for this beloved child never stopped. He hadn't expected that he would be rejected by Big Mouth Yu the moment he proposed it.

Later, Big Mouth Yu also came up with a few nice-sounding names, but they were all rejected one by one by Shen Fei and Mr. Ren.

This wasn't Shen Fei settling personal scores; rather, Mate was indeed more appropriate.

Later, Mr. Ren also stood on Shen Fei's side: "Let's just call it Mate."

Now, looking at this highly finished phone in his hand, Big Mouth Yu suddenly felt that "Mate" was indeed a good name.

It didn't sound like much on its own, but when applied to the phone, it truly had a qualitative leap, and it was extremely suitable.

"Notify Mr. Ren and Shen Fei that the prototype is ready." He instructed his subordinates.

...

The next morning, Shen Fei and Mr. Ren were sitting by the coffee table, with three Mate prototypes placed on the table in the middle.

Big Mouth Yu stood to the side, feeling a little nervous.

After all... he was like a student waiting for a teacher to grade his homework, especially since this teacher was the head of Transsion, and especially with Shen Fei right in front of him, who could be said to understand the future of Smartphones.

"The appearance is not bad." Mr. Ren picked up a phone and weighed it in his hand. "It's lighter than I imagined."

"Although it has an all-metal body, we used aerospace-grade aluminum, reducing the weight by about 30%." Big Mouth Yu rushed to report.

"The screen supplier is still Dongfang Factory, and it's the same model as the transsion s1. But we have adjusted the color calibration, and the color accuracy is quite good."

Shen Fei pressed the power button. The startup interface of Taishan OS appeared, but the LOGO added the chrysanthemum emblem of Huawei, indicating that this was a deep customization by Huawei.

The system's fluency was still good, and thanks to the large operating memory, it was even slightly faster than the transsion s1.

"The chip used is the Mtk6573; the chip provided by Shen Fei is much stronger than the reference version." Big Mouth Yu introduced again, his eyes flashing with surprise.

Originally, he wanted to use other chips, such as Samsung or Qualcomm; regardless of which one, they were all stronger than MediaTek. After testing, however, he had to admit it was actually quite good.

"But we made some optimizations to the heat dissipation by adding a copper sheet, so it won't throttle even after long periods of use, and the fluency will be even better."

"What about the battery? I feel the weight is much lighter than the previous transsion s1 engineering prototype." Mr. Ren asked.

After speaking, he picked up the teacup on the table and toasted Shen Fei.

"This is our biggest highlight."

Big Mouth Yu's eyes lit up instantly. It was no wonder he was excited; current Smartphone batteries were usually around 1000mAh.

With such a small battery paired with such a large screen, the battery life was basically a disaster, but now they had suddenly come up with a large 3000mAh battery, which would be a game-changer in the domestic and even European markets.

As for the iphone 3g, its reputation was indeed good...

Hmm, but they didn't have official channels in the domestic market yet, though I heard they were negotiating with China Unicom, and it was possible they would introduce it later...

Of course, even if they introduced it, Big Mouth Yu wasn't afraid; it wasn't like they hadn't fought against other European and American technology companies before.

And soon, they would have a showdown in the European market.

"Where has your mind wandered off to again?" Mr. Ren reminded him.

Old Yu immediately reacted and hurriedly explained: "We used the High-density battery solution provided by Shen Fei. The capacity is also the same 3000mAh, but the weight has been reduced significantly.

The only pity is that the charging speed of this phone is too slow. However, we modified the charger, which allows it to maintain high-power operation for a long time, and it still takes 5 hours to fully charge."

Shen Fei nodded: "Don't worry about charging; currently, Transsion is researching Type-C fast charging technology.

Our self-developed fast-charging chip will be mass-produced soon. By then, the charging speed will be much faster than ordinary phones, and the large battery won't be an issue.

However, it can be used on the Mate S or Mate Pro at that time; technology needs to be introduced step by step."

Big Mouth Yu was slightly stunned; Shen Fei's method of harvesting leeks was indeed professional.

"This fast charging technology?" Mr. Ren looked at Shen Fei.

"It's our self-developed... called Taishan fast charging. We even changed the interface. If we're going to do it, we'll do the whole set, so it still needs some time..."

Mr. Ren nodded and continued testing the phone. After a while, he said again: "This fast charging technology is relatively less important; you can apply for a patent and license it to other manufacturers for use."

After saying this, he continued testing; after all, when it came to harvesting leeks, Transsion was indeed more professional.

Taking photos, surfing the internet, watching videos, playing games...

That simple plants vs. zombies was particularly attractive to him; the experience was indeed good, and perhaps this would be the explosive hit point for the Mate.

"Shen Fei, a few months ago you said that investing in the terminal business could save the mobile phone business..." Mr. Ren put down the phone, feeling a bit emotional; times were really developing fast.

"I was still a bit skeptical at that time. Looking at it now... it turns out I was the confused old man; fortunately, I made the right choice."