Chapter 309 Record-breaking! Legend!
"The Samsung i7500 uses Qualcomm's new processor, the QSD8250. Although this SoC was released about half a year later than the X1, due to its conservative strategy and relatively low design and development costs, even though it was released a year later, the SoC performance of this Samsung flagship is still far behind that of the quantum phone."
"So how far behind is it exactly? We can use the most authoritative benchmark software to test it."
"Geekbench is a SoC evaluation software developed by Canada's Primate Labs. It is currently recognized as the most authoritative in the industry."
This world's most authoritative benchmark software was originally scheduled to appear more than three years later in history, but in this world it has appeared now, to be precise, it appeared two years ago.
On the surface, it has nothing to do with Lin Xiao. But after peeling away the fog, the final clue will point to Lin Xiao.
Of course, even so, this does not change the authority of this benchmarking software. Less than a year after its launch, it has been recognized by the majority of technology practitioners.
Next, the review blogger conducted the review three times in front of the camera.
After shutting down, restart the machine and run it for the first time.
After extensive use, clear the background and run again.
After a lot of applications, without clearing the background, I ran it for the third time.
"The results of the three tests all show that the performance of the Samsung i7500 SoC is only about 76% of that of Quantum Technology. This is the best case scenario, that is, the results of the tests after the two machines were restarted."
"After using it for a while, the running score of Samsung i7500 was only about 70% of that of the quantum phone."
"This gap is extremely shocking, considering that the Samsung i7500 was released a full year later."
"This certainly does not mean that Qualcomm's technology is inferior to that of Texas Instruments and Quantum Technology. On the contrary, Qualcomm's 3G patents far exceed those of Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments may have more relevant experience in mobile phone SOCs, but in the final analysis, it is because of Qualcomm's conservatism and cost considerations."
"From what we know, Apple has invested the same level of cost in developing a new SOC, which will have far superior performance than the previous generation."
"However, there is one piece of news that has not been confirmed. The new generation of SOC designed and developed by Texas Instruments and Quantum Technology will be more radical, even more radical than the A4 processor in Apple's research, and the development cost will be much higher than Apple's A4. We don't know this."
"The SOC is the core of a mobile phone. The Samsung i7500 is more than $50 more expensive than the quantum phone, but its performance lags behind by more than 25%. This is really not glorious."
"Of course, what is even more unforgivable is the difference in screen size between the two phones."
"Although the resolution of both phones is 720*480, because the amoled screen uses a Pentile arrangement, compared with the LCD RGB screen, the clarity of the Samsung I7500 is less than 70% of that of the quantum phone at the same resolution."
"Therefore, the difference in screens between the two is even greater than the difference in SoCs of mobile phones."
Next, the video UP host first uses magnification to compare the two screens. It can be seen with the naked eye that the screen of the Samsung phone is much rougher and blurrier, and the jagged edges are much more pronounced.
Next, take a photo under a microscope and you will see it more clearly. The top-level Sharp screen of the quantum phone has a much denser pixel arrangement.
"So Samsung is playing this word game, which doesn't mean anything."
"But if the difference in screens is somewhat forgivable, the difference in camera performance between the two is completely unforgivable."
"In order to force the i7500 to have 8 million pixels, the performance of the CMOS module is completely disastrous."
"The first is blurriness, color cast, and the second is distortion."
"With this level of distortion, ghosting, and double vision, especially at night, I can hardly imagine that it was not adjusted before it was released."
"Because of the performance of the SoC and the mutual optimization issues between Android 2.0 and this SoC, the photo taking speed is very slow. It takes a long time for the photo to appear after pressing the shutter button. Moreover, after taking a few photos, it becomes noticeably hot and the viewfinder freezes."
"So, although the camera of this Samsung phone is said to have 8 million pixels, the image quality is far inferior to that of the iPhone 3GS."
Next, the UP host very intuitively presented sample photos taken by the quantum mobile phone, iPhone 3GS, and Samsung I7500.
The difference is really visible to the naked eye.
"Finally, the Samsung i7500 has two fatal flaws, which is heat!"
"As soon as I picked it up to use it, the temperature soared to around 39 degrees Celsius. I didn't even need to play games, just watch a video or take a photo, the phone's maximum temperature could reach 45 degrees Celsius. This temperature is no longer high, it's dangerous."
"Samsung is obviously aware of the heating problem of this phone, so once the temperature starts to soar, the phone's SoC starts to reduce its frequency, and the consequence of this is that the phone freezes."
Next, the video uploader began to test the smoothness of the two machines.
As more apps are opened, the load becomes heavier, and Samsung becomes slower and slower.
This gap is becoming more and more obvious.
"Finally, I want to comment on Google's Android 2.0 system."
"After more than a year of upgrades and iterations, Android 2.0 has made great progress, both in terms of feature richness and UI design aesthetics, almost catching up with the X1 operating system in one fell swoop."
"Of course, I won't comment on whether this involves plagiarism or infringement of certain patents."
"What I want to say is that in terms of ecological applications, in terms of apps that are essential to mobile phone users, Android lags behind X operating system and IOS in almost all aspects."
"Currently, the top apps in the mobile app rankings, such as Facebook, YouTube, WeChat, Instagram, OnlyFans, Twitter, etc., are all absent from Android 2.0."
"Of course, Android 2.0 also has its own advantageous applications, such as Google Chrome and Google Maps. As a web browser, the browser of the X operating system is completely comparable to the former, while in terms of map apps, the X operating system of the quantum phone is relatively backward, but Facebook is constantly acquiring related companies and has established a special company."
"Therefore, Google Maps, as the only application with an advantage, will soon be caught up. As for those apps that are very important to users, according to my understanding, almost all of them come from Quantum Technology and its allies, and these apps will not be available on the Android system in the next few years, so the gap in ecological applications will become larger and larger."
“So I want to tell users around the world.”
"If you've never used a smartphone before, the Samsung i7500 is a good choice. But ... you have better options, and you can buy a better phone for a lower price."
"Believe me, once you use a quantum phone, you can't go back to i7500."
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These review videos not only appear on YouTube, but also on the YouShow video platform, which is a video website controlled by Google.
Samsung asked youshow to delete these videos, but youshow refused. They can choose to reduce the exposure of these videos, but how can they delete these videos?
Currently, video websites are in a period of explosive growth, with all kinds of videos flourishing, and technology product videos are the largest category among them.
The proliferation of these videos has directly led to the defection of many technology media.
Of course, it’s not a switch. They also need to chase traffic and hot spots.
Moreover, many technology media have previously said good things about Samsung without paying attention to the main issue. Now they need to make up for it. Otherwise, how can they appear objective?
However, the angle of the review from one of the video UP host is completely different.
He stared at the game.
Thanks to the early deployment of quantum technology, more than 20 very classic mobile games have appeared on the X operating system.
He found that some mobile games had appeared in the Android application market, which were very similar to the classic mobile games on quantum phones.
"The quantum phone side is Temple Run, while the Android side is Egyptian mythology."
"On the quantum phone side, it's Angry Birds, and on the Android side, it's Slingshot Legend."
"Quantum phones are protecting carrots, while Android phones are protecting cheese."
"This is all blatant plagiarism, and they don't even bother to cover it up."
"Some people may say that these games have nothing to do with Google and are simply plagiarism by individual game developers, but Google openly allows them to be listed and makes them appear at the forefront."
"Does competition really need to be so shameless? Google, you may have really fallen!"
"When you start falling behind in some area, do you show your true colors?"
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This comparison seems to have become a carnival for global technology reviewers and a carnival of traffic.
There is traffic only when there is struggle.
Especially when one of the parties in the struggle is a world giant.
This has resulted in a further clarification of the concept of smartphones among global users.
More and more users are switching from feature phones to smartphones.
iPhone 3Gs sales surged.
Sales of quantum phones have soared.
Even the sales of the much-maligned Samsung i7500 increased.
This... is really a bit outrageous.
There actually is a war, and everyone is winning?
San Ge and Xiao Ba said they had something to say.
But there is no doubt that in this comparison, although Samsung's sales are still increasing, its brand value may be declining.
The reason for the surge in sales is that this brand has too many basic users, and many non-smartphone users are rushing into the market.
Samsung soon discovered the cost of this: sales of its other mobile phones, especially high-priced feature phones, were declining rapidly.
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August 6! After about a month and a half of overwhelming publicity.
"2012" is finally going to be released worldwide, and the Chinese market still enjoys a preferential treatment, being released one day earlier than other markets.
In theory, "Kung Fu Panda" is Lin Xiao's most important work.
But I didn't expect that the audience's expectations and enthusiasm for "2012" would far exceed that of "Kung Fu Panda".
This is because the domestic market has not yet been bombarded by super blockbusters, and the demand for super large scenes is still very high.
Moreover, this is a truly world-class blockbuster in which China plays a huge role in the plot.
Whether it is on the Internet, in newspapers, or on television, it is widely promoted that in this movie, China is the final savior.
Moreover, whether it is on video websites or TV stations, large scenes such as the Yellowstone Park explosion, the destruction of Los Angeles, and the destruction of Hong Kong City are played repeatedly.
So, on the evening of August 6th.
Many movie theaters in China's first- and second-tier cities are crowded with people.
At around 12 o'clock that evening, film critic Cheng Qingsong published his review on his blog.
"From now on, disaster movies will be a swan song!"
"This is the best epic disaster movie in the history of world cinema, bar none!"
"I still remember the creepy feeling and the trembling feeling when watching movies like Armageddon, Collision Course, The Day After Tomorrow, and Independence Day. The unparalleled visual impact made me only think that Hollywood is too powerful and Chinese films will probably not catch up for decades."
“I never thought that in less than ten years, the Chinese film industry would be dominated by the year 2012.”
"Although a considerable part of the film was shot abroad and there are American and Russian actors, the entire production team, from the director to the investment to the script, is almost entirely from China."
"This movie is top-notch in terms of plot, rhythm, emotions, and images, and it cannot be surpassed even in this genre."
“It’s the epitome of all disaster movies.”
"The visual impact it brings is stronger than those classic disaster films before."
"Master Zhang made the most correct choice in his life. This movie directly upgraded him from a Chinese director to a world-class director."
"In fact, after I saw the destruction of Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Hong Kong, I was worried that the climax and images at the end of the film would not be enough. But when the images came to China, the shocking power of the images reached its limit."
"I don't know how many planes and troops were used to make this dozens of minutes long scene, but it brought a brand new Chinese movie with super beauty, which is completely different from traditional Hollywood blockbusters. It feels like watching the final battle and War and Peace."
"In these scenes, I can feel a huge amount of money being burned, and I can also feel the resources of Master Ergou being burned. I can't imagine how many people he and Master Zhang Guo had to find to shoot these scenes, and how high-level they were."
"In this world, only the craziest people can do the craziest things."
"This is what makes the biggest and best disaster movie ever made."
"But there is also bad news. Because 2012 is so outstanding, it may become the swan song and end the disaster film category completely."
"Because audiences around the world have been satisfied beyond their expectations, it will be difficult for any other disaster films to satisfy the audiences' appetites."
Not only him, but almost all film critics have made similar comments.
Of course, some film critics say that this is just a popcorn movie with no substance at all.
Of course there are more extreme film reviews.
"In this movie, I only saw the crazy fantasy of the leader Ergou. Let China become the savior? Ask the whole world if they believe it or not?"
"Ergou is not only fantasizing himself, he is also leading the entire nation to fantasize."
But these film reviews were undoubtedly all criticized to pieces.
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In fact, the Lightning Group also took the opportunity to launch an application.
Maoyan Movies, a platform for online ticket purchases.
This is something that only a giant can do. As the most powerful film and television company, Lightning Entertainment directly connects with all domestic theaters and develops systems.
For ordinary audiences, it is just a matter of opening the APP, choosing seats, and buying movie tickets.
As for the Lightning Group, no one knows how much manpower was mobilized and how much money was spent.
Of course, this app still belongs to those who are the first in the country to embrace technology and try out a new lifestyle.
And so far, this APP does not share the ticket purchase fee. And the payment system is still in cooperation with Alipay.
In quantum mobile phones and X operating system, Alipay and Taobao are almost the most active giants.
Not only do they tailor apps for the X operating system, but they also actively update and upgrade them.
However, it is unknown how long this honeymoon alliance can last, because Quantum Technology, Lightning Group, and Facebook Group will sooner or later launch their own mobile payment.
Lin Xiao and Xia Xi are patient enough and will wait until WeChat and Wechat have a huge number of users worldwide and a very strong position before launching the mobile payment function.
Also, about group buying and taxi-hailing.
Lin Xiao has really been weighing whether or not to do it.
Overseas, he will not be entangled and will definitely seize this opportunity.
But in China, he will be very cautious, and may even completely give up all domestic taxi-hailing, food delivery and other businesses for the future short video platform.
He himself will focus more on exploring and innovating the latest and most cutting-edge technologies.
As for the expansion of capital in the ordinary people's livelihood areas, he must be extremely cautious in the future.
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August 10th!
Not only movie fans, almost everyone in China is paying attention to the first week box office of "2012".
This level of attention even exceeded that of "The Journey" that year and "Kung Fu Panda" the year before.
Because "2012" better meets the expectations of all audiences for a blockbuster, and more importantly, it is a blockbuster belonging to China.
Not to mention that compared to the historical version, the scenes in the last few dozen minutes are more magnificent and the role of China's savior is greater.
The previous versions were already shocking, and this version is an upgrade.
In the afternoon, the first week box office was released! 460 million RMB!
A new record has appeared! The previous record was also set by Lightning Entertainment at the end of last year.
This time, not only did it create a new record, but it also surpassed it by several dozen percent.
"This is a victory for Chinese films, which means the film will easily surpass the 1 billion mark."
"The only suspense now is how much the box office will be in the end. Will it exceed 1 billion by how much?"
"Of course, the most important thing is whether it can succeed in the North American market? Can it succeed in the global market? After all, China plays a very important role in this movie, especially the last part, where China becomes the savior of the world, which already carries a strong nationalist sentiment. Will the global audience buy into it?"
In fact, there are slight differences in overseas versions.
The big scenes and the big pictures are still there, but the strong nationalist sentiments are slightly hidden.
It probably gives people a vague feeling that China is very powerful in this movie, but it is not directly expressed through dialogues.
When we first start exporting culture, we really have to be very careful with national sentiment. It is best to express the feeling of great unity among the people of the world, which requires a more advanced emotional expression.
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Amy Pascal and Tom Bernard are also anxiously awaiting the first week box office in North America and the first week box office worldwide.
"The North American box office in the first week was 93 million US dollars!"
As soon as the data came out, there was a cheer in the office.
Although it is not as good as "The Hunger Games", it is already very, very good data.
Disaster films like "2012" are still very fresh to Chinese audiences, but for North American audiences, they are actually a bit aesthetically fatigued.
Historically, this movie only grossed about 65 million U.S. dollars in its first week, but in this world, because of the major upgrades in the final plot and images, there are a lot of reveals about the mystery of XZ and the CN army, which is very fresh to Western audiences.
In addition, the publicity expenses invested by Sony were about two or three times that of any other film in history, so the box office was more than 40% higher.
Of course, even a first-week box office of $93 million can be considered a mediocre success, and it is not particularly stunning or popular.
But soon the first week box office results worldwide came out.
380 million US dollars! This figure really shocked Sony Columbia and Sony Classics.
Generally speaking, the global box office is more than twice that of the North American box office, and it is difficult to exceed three times.
And now it has reached four times.
Looking at the specific reports, the entire Asian market has exploded.
The Chinese mainland market, Hong Kong market, Taiwan market, Korean market, and Japanese market are all booming.
Amy Pascal said slowly: "What does this mean?"
Tom Bernard said: "It means that the global box office of this movie will exceed 1 billion US dollars!"
One billion dollars!
It is also a crown-level achievement for a Hollywood movie.
Last year, no movie in the world broke the $1 billion box office, even though "The Dark Knight" was such a hit, it only grossed $996 million.
Amy Pascal: "We are going to be the world's number one again!"
Tom Bernard nodded and said, "Yes, the miracle of Master Ergou is still continuing!"
Of course, what they don’t know is that there is a high probability that they will not be able to get the first place in this world.
Because "Avatar" will become the world's number one box office movie in history in an incredible way.
Of course, this does not hinder the glory of "2012" at all, nor does it affect the legend of Master Ergou and Huanmeng Vision.
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Note: I finally finished writing it. I'm going to have dinner now! To those who still have the guaranteed monthly tickets, please help me. Thank you so much! (End of this chapter)
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