In its past, Samsung phones led the world in sales. Then came the Samsung "bomb phone," which terrified many users. After that, whenever people mentioned Samsung, they associated it with exploding Samsung phones. Who would dare buy a Samsung phone then?

"The safety and stability are excellent! However..." Wu Huahan said confidently, "We have conducted repeated tests on the battery and there have been basically no problems."

"Wujiang Battery is developing a new type of lithium-ion battery that uses a carbon anode made of graphite material to replace the original metallic lithium anode. This technology is considered a 'revolutionary breakthrough for lithium-ion batteries.' Using a carbon anode can reduce the weight and cost of the battery, while improving its safety and cycle life. In the future, the application scope of lithium batteries will be further expanded, extending to fields such as electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and aerospace..."

"Boundless Battery plans to name this battery the 'Thor Battery.' I think if the iPhone 5 could be equipped with the 'Thor Battery,' it would definitely improve the smartphone user experience!"

As a groundbreaking product, Wu Huahan still wanted to make the iPhone 5 as perfect as possible.

The "Thor Battery" can at least double the battery capacity, allowing for six hours of online movie watching without running out of power, enough for office workers to use during the day and charge at home at night.

Zhao Ye smiled upon hearing this, "No problem, of course we want to present the best to consumers! Besides, 3G networks haven't been rolled out yet, so releasing the iPhone 5 so early wouldn't be very effective."

Zhao Ye spent the entire morning in the iPhone R&D department, where he gained a very detailed understanding of the iPhone 5's development progress.

Next year, in 2003, after the 3G network is rolled out, we will be able to produce the iPhone 5 smartphone.

Before that, there are still many things to do.

It's not enough to just have smartphones; you also need a software ecosystem, including all sorts of apps.

By noon, Zhao Ye was starving, so he ate lunch at the cafeteria in the iPhone research building.

As for the food, it goes without saying. The canteen run by Wujiang Group offers food that surpasses that of many restaurants, serving a wide variety of Chinese cuisines, including Shandong, Sichuan, Cantonese, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Hunan dishes, as well as Russian specialties, French, Italian, Japanese, and Indian cuisine…

There were so many dishes, it was dazzling.

The key point is that all employees of Wujiang Group eat for free in the cafeteria.

It's a buffet style; just take what you want to eat and don't waste food.

Anyone who has ever visited the Wujiang Group's cafeteria can't help but express their envy.

This perk is truly the envy of everyone.

While eating, Zhao Ye pondered whether it was too early to start the mobile internet era in 2003.

Apple's iPhone 4 smartphone wasn't released until 2010.

However, the smartphone technology we have developed is already mature...

Zhao Ye then wondered if Wujiang Group could create a patent barrier in terms of technology if it launched a smartphone, making it difficult for competitors to shake its position.

Zhao Ye thought for a long time, and before he knew it, he had finished his lunch.

He then bid farewell to Wu Huahan and the others, returning to his large office in the Wujiang Building to continue pondering the issues he had raised earlier.

After much deliberation, he felt it necessary to strengthen the patent barriers for smartphones.

If we don't make a move, we don't make a move at all; but when we do, we make our competitors despair!

But Wujiang Group has the capability to do just that!

Zhao Ye walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked down into the distance with deep, bright eyes. After a while, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly and he suddenly smiled, thinking to himself, "Who in the world understands smartphones better than me?"

Faced with the smartphone revolution, even if Nokia and Motorola hadn't been as complacent as they were in their previous lives, they still couldn't compete with Wujiang Group!

(End of this chapter)