Chapter 689: Is the A8 inferior to the Tiangong A100T? Sales plummet! Whoever has low sales is a plagiarist!
It was not until late at night on September 16 that Chen Yansen returned to China and then took a connecting flight to Shanghai.
After the plane landed, Huang Boxiang drove a black Maybach to take Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng to No. 116 Yunjin Villa.
This villa was bought for more than 20 million three years ago, but I haven't lived in it for even a month in total. However, the cleaning staff hired by the company comes to clean it thoroughly every two weeks to keep the house clean.
In fact, these cleaning staff actually spend more time in the villa than Chen Yansen.
After the car stopped, Chen Yansen was the first to step out, and Song Yuncheng followed closely behind.
Old Huang opened the trunk and moved their luggage to the door of the living room. Then he left without saying a word and without disturbing them too much.
"What are you standing there for? Open the door."
Chen Yansen raised his hand and tapped Song Yuncheng lightly on the head.
"Oh." Song Yuncheng responded.
Only she and Chen Yansen have the key to this villa.
She immediately opened her shoulder bag, took out the key, and reached out to open the door.
Looking at this scene, Chen Yansen narrowed his eyes, and a thought suddenly popped up in his mind: Maybe he should set up or acquire another smart door lock company.
With Senlian Capital's existing hardware foundation and software accumulation, developing a smart lock is a piece of cake.
"Let Lin Zhiming approve the project later."
He was secretly calculating in his mind.
With a "click", the copper-clad mahogany door opened.
Chen Yansen came back to his senses and reached out to turn on the lighting system in the house. In an instant, the huge room was illuminated by lights.
The furnishings in the house are still exactly the same as they were three years ago: an oversized LCD TV placed against the wall, a dazzling crystal chandelier hanging in the middle of the ceiling, and that soft water sofa.
Chen Yansen changed into slippers and sat down on the water sofa. Under the influence of gravity, his whole body sank deeply into the soft sofa.
"I've been skiing and climbing volcanoes these past few days. It's more tiring than working."
Song Yuncheng pushed the suitcase to the corner of the living room and sat down on the edge of the sofa, taking up only a small amount of space. He rubbed his sore thighs and spoke softly.
"I won't take you there next year." Chen Yansen turned his head and teased her with a smile.
"That won't do!"
When Song Yuncheng heard this, he reached out and grabbed Chen Yansen's right hand, then gently put his face in his palm, smiling and acting coquettishly.
"This sofa hasn't been used for a long time." Chen Yansen stared at Song Yuncheng and said with a smile.
"I feel sticky, I want to take a shower first."
Song Yuncheng's ears turned red, and he immediately understood what Boss Chen meant.
She knows better than anyone why this water sofa was bought and what it is used for.
"Then go and drain the water first."
Chen Yansen ordered in a lazy tone.
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The next morning, Apple officially released three new products in the Asian market: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch.
Among them, iPhone 6/Plus became the world's second smartphone equipped with Deep Blue Battery 2.0 version. Although the battery capacity of 4200 mAh is not as good as that of Orange, Huawei and Xiaomi, its battery life has increased by two or three times compared with Apple two years ago, which is a considerable improvement.
But what sparked heated discussion was the Apple Watch!
Because its appearance is very similar to the Orange Watch smartwatch, netizens have angrily accused Apple of being a plagiarist.
Although neither Orange Technology nor Apple is the first to develop smartwatches, this is often the reality.
In the eyes of most people, whoever has a more popular product and has an impact first is the "pioneer" in the industry.
The Orange Watch smartwatch was released four months earlier than the Apple Watch. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell who copied whom.
What's more, the Orange Watch smartwatch is priced at only 2,399 yuan, while the Apple Watch dares to price it at 2,588 yuan, which immediately attracted a wave of ridicule from netizens:
"Who gave Tim Cook the courage to set this price? Is Apple Watch's system more advanced than Apple's, or is its hardware more powerful?"
"It's better to buy Orange Watch than Apple Watch. It not only has a richer application ecosystem, but also supports practical functions such as blood oxygen monitoring, electrocardiogram and sleep monitoring."
"Not only is it expensive, but the screen size is so small, with a resolution of only 272×340. I really can't think of any reason not to buy the Orange Watch!"
On major portals, social platforms and short video platforms, netizens' criticism of Apple Watch is overwhelming, with very few praising it.
After all, with the rise of Orange Technology's Yaocheng series, the Aurora Future OS operating system has also gained the favor of more and more users. Coupled with the more powerful Tiangong A series processors provided by Tiangong Technology, Apple's previous advantages have long disappeared.
Previously, on Douyin and Kuaishou, a large number of bloggers even conducted comparative tests between the Yaocheng X2 Plus and the iPhone 5s.
Judging from the results, Apple almost completely lost.
It is not difficult to see from this that domestic buyers have long been disenchanted with Apple.
Take the A8 processor used in the iPhone 6 for example, it cannot be separated from its connection with Orange Technology.
To put it bluntly, this processor also uses the Orange Z1 instruction set architecture.
In essence, Apple's self-developed chip actually also contains some of Orange Technology's patented technologies.
Of course, Apple has been operating in China for many years, and there are also some die-hard fans who bluntly say that the A8 processor uses a 20-nanometer process, which is more advanced than the 28-nanometer process of Tiangong A100T.
For a time, netizens were arguing over the Tiangong A100T and A8 processors.
In fact, the outside world is also very curious about this.
After receiving the iPhone 6 prototype, the SPEC Association immediately launched a comprehensive, hardcore performance test on the A8. The test items covered core dimensions such as power consumption control, integer processing efficiency, image processing capabilities, and floating-point operation performance.
The final test results are out: the A8 processor's comprehensive performance score reached 1550 points!
When Apple users forwarded screenshots of this test report to TikTok and Weibo, many people, even if they were reluctant to admit it in their hearts, had to face the fact that the A8 processor's SPECint score was indeed higher than the Tiangong A100T's 1437 points.
In comparison, the SPECint comprehensive score of Snapdragon 800 is 762 points, while that of Tegra 4H is 928 points. The performance of A8 this time exceeded the expectations of many people.
However, some netizens also said that although the A8 processor has certain advantages over the Tiangong A100T in terms of integration, power consumption, performance, etc., a simple score cannot be used to judge the performance of a processor.
A comprehensive judgment must be made based on multiple factors such as specific application scenarios, costs, and technological maturity.
The debate on the internet was a hot topic, and bloggers in the digital and technology circles saw that there was something to be desired. They immediately used the Yaocheng X2 Plus and iPhone 6 to conduct a series of comparative tests in different usage scenarios, from daily video watching and gaming to multitasking switching and battery life and fast charging, and clearly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the two phones.
Although the iPhone 6 has just been launched in Asia and it is difficult for ordinary people to get the first release, it is not a difficult task at all for digital bloggers in the circle.
Moreover, the iPhone 6 was already released in North America a week ago.
In addition to the mainland version, these bloggers also have overseas versions, so they have no pressure in testing and comparing them.
The first one to become popular was the digital blogger Genius Panda!
In his video, the left side is Yaocheng X2 Plus, the right side is iPhone 6, and Douyin is turned on at the same time.
The color saturation of the Yaocheng X2 Plus is high, and thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate, the picture is smooth without any lag; the iPhone 6 is slightly inferior, and there is actually a delay when sliding.
In theory, under optimal conditions, the human eye can recognize a refresh rate range of approximately 60Hz to 75Hz, but individual differences and environmental factors will also affect the actual perception effect.
Especially with a reference!
When comparing the refresh rates of 120Hz and 60Hz, you can notice the lag of iPhone 6.
"Look, when it comes to watching short videos, Orange's Aurora OS is more optimized for short video platforms. Although the Tiangong A100T's SPECint score is lower than the A8, it can handle this type of light application with ease. In fact, because the system adaptation is more in line with the habits of domestic users, the experience is even smoother."
The genius giant panda brought the two mobile phones close to the camera, allowing the audience to clearly see the differences in the screens and reaction speeds.
He paused and continued, "Looking at the battery life, both phones were used intensively for four hours straight. The X2 Plus still had 79% battery left, while the iPhone 6 only had 72%. This shows that the Tiangong A100T far surpasses the Apple A8 in terms of power consumption and battery management system."
But who would have thought that the netizens who saw this would be the first to laugh.
Previously, Orange Technology had always denied that the Yaocheng X2 Plus used the second-generation deep blue battery. Now that the iPhone 6 has been launched, a comparison between the two immediately exposed the truth.
Because no matter how stupid netizens are, they will not believe that the Yaocheng X2 Plus can have a longer battery life than the iPhone 6 while using the first-generation deep blue battery. This is obviously not in line with common sense.
In the comment section below the video, netizens' discussions were even more heated.
Someone shared a screenshot of their usage: "My Yaocheng X2 Plus can play mobile games at the highest quality, while the iPhone 6 occasionally drops frames at medium quality. That's the difference!"
Next, Genius Panda tested the APP startup speed, web page loading, multi-document processing, etc.
Especially when using video editing software to import a video of the same length, frame rate and resolution, the Yaocheng X2 Plus is slightly better than the iPhone 6 in terms of export time, frequency stability and preview smoothness.
Perhaps in order to avoid inaccurate data from naked-eye observations and avoid causing controversy, Genius Panda also used professional tools such as performance monitoring, load generation, timing and frame rate analysis to conduct multi-scenario battery life tests on the two models.
He doesn't want to be criticized by netizens for being objective because he only uses a single indicator to judge the quality.
At the end of the test video, the genius panda called up the real-time data chart in the background and summarized it seriously to the camera:
"According to data monitored by professional tools, the CPU frequency fluctuation of the Yaocheng X2 Plus is always controlled within 5% in high-load scenarios such as video editing, while the fluctuation of the iPhone 6 reaches 12%. This means that the performance of the Tiangong A100T is more stable and the experience is not affected by frequency throttling due to heat.
As for battery life, after 8 hours of mixed use, the Yaocheng still had 64% battery left, while the iPhone 6 only had 55%. Even without looking at the battery version, in terms of hardware and software synergy optimization, Orange Technology is already ahead of Apple.
Less than two hours after the video was released, the number of views exceeded 10 million.
The comment section was flooded with netizens’ jokes, “And you still say you didn’t use the second-generation deep blue battery!”
One netizen tagged the official Orange Technology account: "Stop pretending! Admit that the Yaocheng X2 Plus uses a second-generation Deep Blue battery! Otherwise, how else can you explain its battery life being better than Apple's?"
Some people even started a meme: "Apple: I use the second generation Deep Blue battery; Orange: What a coincidence, me too!"
Orange Technology's public relations department responded quickly, replying in the comments section shortly after: "Thank you for your attention to the Yaocheng series. No matter which generation of Deep Blue Battery it is, as long as the battery life performance meets the standards, it is a good product."
Neither admitting nor denying, he played a beautiful Tai Chi.
Meanwhile, at Apple's Asia headquarters, the marketing director's face grew increasingly gloomy as he watched the "negative public opinion monitoring data" climbing in the background.
He had just projected the test video of the Genius Panda onto the large screen in the conference room when Ge Yue, who had pushed the door open, interrupted him: "What's the situation now? Has there been any change in user feedback or pre-sale data?"
“Boss, not very optimistic!
This video of the genius panda ranked third on Douyin's trending list, sparking the topic of "the A8 is inferior to the Tiangong A100T." As of now, a total of 13 hours and 27 minutes have passed, with spot sales of 300,000 units and pre-sale orders of only 714,000 units, barely exceeding 1 million units.
The marketing director quickly replied.
One million units may seem like a lot, but it is far less than Apple’s psychological expectations for the Chinese market.
You know, iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C easily sold a terrifying 3 million units on the day of their release last year.
The highly anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus only sold 1 million units combined?
Ge Yue frowned and glanced at the problems counted by the marketing department: the performance of the A8 processor is not as good as the Tiangong A100T, which has been on the market for nearly a year; the body can be bent with bare hands; the seams of the glass panel are easily caught by hair, etc.
Seeing his boss's uncertain expression, the marketing director hesitated for a moment before speaking up. "Boss, the most urgent thing right now is to restore our reputation. I think we can work with our offline stores to offer a 'trade-in' subsidy program, and then promise 'free repairs' for issues with the phone and touchscreen."
In addition, you can also contact digital bloggers to publish some tests showing the advantages of the A8 processor in overseas application scenarios to offset negative public opinion.
Ge Yue was silent for a few seconds. She knew this wasn't a long-term solution, but she had no better idea at the moment, so she nodded and said, "Let's do as you say. First, make a marketing budget and hand it in."
"Okay, boss." The marketing director responded.
The next morning, a third-party data agency said that the first-day sales of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were 1.547 million units.
In response, the media gave the news headlines "Apple's new opportunity cools down, sales plummet by 1.5 million units."
Meanwhile, Guo Xiaosi posted a photo of himself holding the new iPhone on Weibo, asking netizens, "Is this the 6 or the 6P?"
As a result, in order to mock him, netizens came up with a standard calculation formula: the ratio of head to body length is 7:6. According to the general human body proportions, the head-to-body ratio is 1:7. From this, it can be deduced that if Director Guo’s mobile phone is an iPhone 6, his height is 135 cm; if it is a 6 Plus, his height is 154 cm!
Therefore, it is very likely that Director Guo got an iPhone 6.
(End of this chapter)
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